The Saga Continues
March 12, 2010“Hopefully the bed saga is over now!”
This is the sentence that Kara enthusiastically proclaimed as we walked out of Belk tonight, proud owners of a new comforter and sheet set. The saga, as it was, extended from the time we decided months ago that we wanted to a new bed, to, well…Who knows, now?
The bed process itself was a pain, but finding a comforter and sheet set has turned out to be just as big of a headache, if not more-so. After scouring the city for something we could agree one, we settled on a bed-in-a-bag that was ordered online. This turned out to be an idea that wasn’t the best either of us has ever had. After a week of waiting, it arrived in the mail yesterday only to disappoint both of us.
We ordered from Egyptian Peddler after seeing nothing but positive reviews regarding the quality of their products, as well as shipping times. We received the 12-piece set in great time, but unfortunately, neither of us were happy with the product. The colors, to start, weren’t exactly as flattering as they looked online, and the quality of the set, comforter in particular, was far below par. The ruffles were sloppy-looking, and there were loose threads abound; luckily, we both agreed that it was better off sent back, which was a far better ending than had one of us fallen in love with it and the other hadn’t.
So today after work, we headed to find our set once again. Starting the day off at Ross, we quickly dismissed this place as an establishment to find something of high quality. Moving down the outside mall, we hit up Target next, and did find a set we both liked but decided we wanted to check out one more place, just to be sure. Thankfully, that idea worked out for us. After a thorough exploration of our local Belk, we found the perfect set and made the final decision to go with this arrangement. We matched sheets, and as we left…
“Hopefully the bed saga is over now!”
Not so fast, my friend!
We got home, unpacked the set, put it on the bed, fell in love and then…Found a huge area of discoloration.
At the foot of the comforter, where the placard had been stationed, was a 6x18in rectangle of darker brown that definitely didn’t match the rest of the top. Sooo, the saga continued, until Kara managed to find another Belk, about 30 miles away, that has the same set. Kara had them put it on hold for us, and when she goes to pick it up tomorrow, HOPEFULLY it will not only a)be the correct set, but b)not have any unwelcome discoloration.
We can only hope! But if it doesn’t work out in our favor, I guess the saga will continue.
