Andiamo Solid 500 Thread Count Egyptian Cotton Sheet Set

I loved the sheets the first week i received them-very soft and the hem stitch looked grand, but after the first two washes, I could not use these sheets anymore. The pilling was horrible and the sheets had shrunk by a huge amount, I could not fit them on our mattress anymore. sorely disappointed as I loved the colors and felt this was such a good buy initially.

• Would you recommend this to a friend? No

Bad reviews can scare you away and there are so many variations on all these different types of sheet sets offered on overstock that I just had to take the plunge and pick one (well I order a 350 count one too). I'm a 30 something bachelor so I'm not too versed. I just know good comfort and to have nice sheets (thanks Mom). I ordered the grey cali-king set. My bed is a cali-king and is probably is 15+ inches deep. The sheets come in the typical plastic zipper package. The front tag reads "Andiamo Fine Linens, Ispirato en Italia per la casa, 500 thread count, 100% Egyptian Cotton - Single ply yarn, 15" Deep pockets fits mattresses up to 17" The back does read "Made in India" and "...500 threads per square inch" With that said, I tried the sheet over my bed first to check the fit and was happy to see elastic all around and that it fit. I then immediately washed the sheets following the instructions. Although I missed the gentle cycle but will do that moving forward. There was very little lint in the lint screen before and looked no different after. The sheet has a nice sheen that remained after washing. Use some type of fabric softner. I think a few of these complainers don't know how to wash clothes. And bathe your skin before hitting the nice clean sheets. Makes no sense hopping in the bed on clean sheets with your skin from a day of activities. After drying on low heat, you will definitely have to iron the wrinkles out if you're a stickler for that. I'm not. I just wanted to go to bed. The sheets are soft people!...and comfortable. I usually am up late but I was knocked out by 930p and missed the rest of MNF after getting in these sheets. They are not thin and not thick. Just right for me, because I am typically warm. I can probably just sleep in them without a comforter even into the winter months for a little while. No pilling ocurred so far. These are good sheets. Maybe it's helped by my pretty awesome bed and vice versa. You have to take a chance somewhere though. Glad I did. I recommend!

• Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes

These are great sheets - feel great, very soft. I liked them so much, I ordered another set right after I tried the first set. The only thing I was surprised about was that the stitching is coming undone on the 2nd set on the one side of the fitted sheet after the first washing. I can mend this pretty easily, but am concerned about more issues with the stitching coming undone in the future.

• Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes

I ordered the queen size sheets in ivory. They are super soft and fit generously over my huge, fat 16'' mattress. I was worried because they don't give the dimensions of the sheets, and my new mattress is huge, but these fit perfectly. The fabric is incredibly soft and has a bit of a sheen. I would highly recommend them.Queen Sheet Dimensions:flat sheet - 90'' x 102''fitted sheet - 60'' x 80''

• Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes