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TPopp — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 20:35:55 GMT

Will there be any more Malden Mills polarfleece sets offered this season? I was hoping to purchase some as a gift .

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GSPgirl — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 22:26:31 GMT

You mean on tv? There are Malden Mills sheet sets online here.

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Mominohio — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 01:34:29 GMT

Just a guess, but they are starting gardening shows this week, so I'd say what is online will be all they have. But you never know, QVC is doing some crazy things lately, so just keep searching this site, entering Malden Mills polar fleece sheets and the word new.

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homedecor1 — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 02:17:01 GMT

@TPopp

not sure which polarfleece style but I picked up the cal king set w/extra pillowcases on a great clearance price.

Id check it out online at Q.

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Venezia — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 02:56:54 GMT

I've been a fan of Malden Mills for the past few years, but the VelvetSoft sheets that were a recent TSV had to be sent back. The measurements they gave on air and online weren't even close to being accurate and the fitted sheet wouldn't even cover my queen-size mattress; left a gap of several inches at one end and didn't cover the sides of the mattress. As for the pillowcases in the queen, they barely fit a standard size pillow. It was a struggle to get them on. (Imagine boxing up three sets of sheets and carting them to the post office!)

I've just received a set of the fleece (H206266) and to say I'm shocked is an understatement. When did you ever get a set of sheets that has a piece of material about two feet long stitched to the end of the flat sheet???

And the fitted sheet has panels stitched down each side. WTH is up with that? The material is very thin, nowhere near the quality of the other, older sets I have.

Honestly, this new set looks like something someone stitched together at home! They never mentioned this "piecemeal" fashion during the presentations. If the Malden Mills quality is plummeting this badly, it's the last set I'll ever buy. And I was a former BIG fan!

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ccassaday — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 18:47:36 GMT

@Venezia wrote:
I've been a fan of Malden Mills for the past few years, but the VelvetSoft sheets that were a recent TSV had to be sent back. The measurements they gave on air and online weren't even close to being accurate and the fitted sheet wouldn't even cover my queen-size mattress; left a gap of several inches at one end and didn't cover the sides of the mattress. As for the pillowcases in the queen, they barely fit a standard size pillow. It was a struggle to get them on. (Imagine boxing up three sets of sheets and carting them to the post office!)

I've just received a set of the fleece (H206266) and to say I'm shocked is an understatement. When did you ever get a set of sheets that has a piece of material about two feet long stitched to the end of the flat sheet???

And the fitted sheet has panels stitched down each side. WTH is up with that? The material is very thin, nowhere near the quality of the other, older sets I have.

Honestly, this new set looks like something someone stitched together at home! They never mentioned this "piecemeal" fashion during the presentations. If the Malden Mills quality is plummeting this badly, it's the last set I'll ever buy. And I was a former BIG fan!

That is really bad. I would be sending those back at their expense. I ordered two sets of the xlong twin. I love them. But they are sold out now. My guess is they won't get more until late summer

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Venezia — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 04:00:06 GMT

@ccassaday - Thanks. I was thinking the same thing, that they're defective and I'll be sending them back as such. I wanted them because they said the pockets were 18" (and our mattress is 16" so I hoped they'd fit easily).

Did your XL twin sheets have anything like that? I can't, for the life of me, understand how they could ever think that was acceptable quality or why the customer shouldn't be told about it in advance.

What is happening with QVC these days?

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ccassaday — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 04:42:45 GMT

@Venezia wrote:
@ccassaday - Thanks. I was thinking the same thing, that they're defective and I'll be sending them back as such. I wanted them because they said the pockets were 18" (and our mattress is 16" so I hoped they'd fit easily).

Did your XL twin sheets have anything like that? I can't, for the life of me, understand how they could ever think that was acceptable quality or why the customer shouldn't be told about it in advance.

What is happening with QVC these days?

Nope. Mine were perfect and I love them. Sounds like something slipped through quality control. Sounds like you got some kind of test product for sizing or something.

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mima — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 01:45:08 GMT

@Venezia I love the sewn on material!!!! I read the reviews of people thinking this was a flaw. It was NOT a flaw. You put the seam on the fitted sheet on the top and bottom of the bed. It makes it so easy to tell which way the fitted sheet goes. The sewn on does not go on the sides. On the flat sheet, you can tell which end goes at the bottom with the hem at the top. You also line the seam of the top sheet with the bottom edge of the mattress. That way the top sheet is straight.

I feel bad for this company when they put a lot of thought in the sheets and people think they are defective.

It makes making the bed much easier!!!

Oh, you never feel the seam since it is on the top and bottom edge of the top of the mattress.

LOVE mine!!!

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ccassaday — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 01:45:56 GMT

@mima wrote:
@Venezia I love the sewn on material!!!! I read the reviews of people thinking this was a flaw. It was NOT a flaw. You put the seam on the fitted sheet on the top and bottom of the bed. It makes it so easy to tell which way the fitted sheet goes. The sewn on does not go on the sides. On the flat sheet, you can tell which end goes at the bottom with the hem at the top. You also line the seam of the top sheet with the bottom edge of the mattress. That way the top sheet is straight.

I feel bad for this company when they put a lot of thought in the sheets and people think they are defective.

It makes making the bed much easier!!!

Oh, you never feel the seam since it is on the top and bottom edge of the top of the mattress.

LOVE mine!!!

That makes sense. Maybe they need to put that in the description.

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Venezia — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 02:59:43 GMT

@mima wrote:
@Venezia I love the sewn on material!!!! I read the reviews of people thinking this was a flaw. It was NOT a flaw. You put the seam on the fitted sheet on the top and bottom of the bed. It makes it so easy to tell which way the fitted sheet goes. The sewn on does not go on the sides. On the flat sheet, you can tell which end goes at the bottom with the hem at the top. You also line the seam of the top sheet with the bottom edge of the mattress. That way the top sheet is straight.

I feel bad for this company when they put a lot of thought in the sheets and people think they are defective.

It makes making the bed much easier!!!

Oh, you never feel the seam since it is on the top and bottom edge of the top of the mattress.

LOVE mine!!!

@mima - I'm glad you like yours, but I saw nothing in the presentation (or online) that suggested the sheets were supposed to be this way and clearly some people got sheets that were all one piece, so it's not even consistent.

I wrote to QVC's customer service team and the response was that they couldn't explain why they were like this and apologized for me getting a defective product.

I don't need a seam at the bottom of the sheet to tell me which end is which or to make sure it's straight. If Malden Mills did this deliberately, they should have made a point of stating that. I prefer my sheets to be all one smooth piece of fabric. Also, the strip of fabric tacked onto the end of my flat sheet is slightly wider than the rest of the sheet so it puckers. I honestly thought, when I first opened it, that they'd sent me a bed ruffle!

They're going back. (But I do appreciate you taking the time to post another viewpoint. Thank you.)

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ccassaday — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 03:05:59 GMT

@Venezia wrote:
@mima wrote:
@Venezia I love the sewn on material!!!! I read the reviews of people thinking this was a flaw. It was NOT a flaw. You put the seam on the fitted sheet on the top and bottom of the bed. It makes it so easy to tell which way the fitted sheet goes. The sewn on does not go on the sides. On the flat sheet, you can tell which end goes at the bottom with the hem at the top. You also line the seam of the top sheet with the bottom edge of the mattress. That way the top sheet is straight.

I feel bad for this company when they put a lot of thought in the sheets and people think they are defective.

It makes making the bed much easier!!!

Oh, you never feel the seam since it is on the top and bottom edge of the top of the mattress.

LOVE mine!!!
@mima - I'm glad you like yours, but I saw nothing in the presentation (or online) that suggested the sheets were supposed to be this way and clearly some people got sheets that were all one piece, so it's not even consistent.

I wrote to QVC's customer service team and the response was that they couldn't explain why they were like this and apologized for me getting a defective product.

I don't need a seam at the bottom of the sheet to tell me which end is which or to make sure it's straight. If Malden Mills did this deliberately, they should have made a point of stating that. I prefer my sheets to be all one smooth piece of fabric. Also, the strip of fabric tacked onto the end of my flat sheet is slightly wider than the rest of the sheet so it puckers. I honestly thought, when I first opened it, that they'd sent me a bed ruffle!

They're going back. (But I do appreciate you taking the time to post another viewpoint. Thank you.)

Just a FYI. I think I had a different version then you have. I agree it should of been explained.

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Venezia — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 03:11:24 GMT

@ccassaday - The ones I got (H206266) were the grid pattern. I wouldn't normally buy anything but the smooth PolarFleece, but they were on clearance and I wanted another set.

Oh well.

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Mominohio — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 03:38:00 GMT

@mima wrote:
@Venezia I love the sewn on material!!!! I read the reviews of people thinking this was a flaw. It was NOT a flaw. You put the seam on the fitted sheet on the top and bottom of the bed. It makes it so easy to tell which way the fitted sheet goes. The sewn on does not go on the sides. On the flat sheet, you can tell which end goes at the bottom with the hem at the top. You also line the seam of the top sheet with the bottom edge of the mattress. That way the top sheet is straight.

I feel bad for this company when they put a lot of thought in the sheets and people think they are defective.

It makes making the bed much easier!!!

Oh, you never feel the seam since it is on the top and bottom edge of the top of the mattress.

LOVE mine!!!

I bought some sheets at Sam's Club several years ago that I think are just like what you all are describing. And yes indeed, they are wonderful. The head and foot portion of the fitted sheet is a different material and makes it so easy to get the sheet on right the first time. The material is also more 'gripping' so I don't have the problem of the fitted sheet slipping off the mattress.

I thought it was the best invention, and with a headboard and footboard, you never see that different fabric.

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Venezia — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 06:09:29 GMT

@Mominohio - In this case, the material sewn on is exactly the same material the rest of the sheets are made from. Which is why it makes no sense, other than they ran short while making the sheet and pieced it together to make up the correct length.

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mima — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 13:20:25 GMT

@Venezia wrote:
@Mominohio - In this case, the material sewn on is exactly the same material the rest of the sheets are made from. Which is why it makes no sense, other than they ran short while making the sheet and pieced it together to make up the correct length.

The material that was sewn on mine was also the same material.

The ones I got last year that were just normal fleece were also made this way.

I never touch the seam when I am laying in the bed and you never see it other than when making it.

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Sunshine Kate — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 13:27:41 GMT

@Venezia wrote:
@mima wrote:
@Venezia I love the sewn on material!!!! I read the reviews of people thinking this was a flaw. It was NOT a flaw. You put the seam on the fitted sheet on the top and bottom of the bed. It makes it so easy to tell which way the fitted sheet goes. The sewn on does not go on the sides. On the flat sheet, you can tell which end goes at the bottom with the hem at the top. You also line the seam of the top sheet with the bottom edge of the mattress. That way the top sheet is straight.

I feel bad for this company when they put a lot of thought in the sheets and people think they are defective.

It makes making the bed much easier!!!

Oh, you never feel the seam since it is on the top and bottom edge of the top of the mattress.

LOVE mine!!!
@mima - I'm glad you like yours, but I saw nothing in the presentation (or online) that suggested the sheets were supposed to be this way and clearly some people got sheets that were all one piece, so it's not even consistent.

I wrote to QVC's customer service team and the response was that they couldn't explain why they were like this and apologized for me getting a defective product.

I don't need a seam at the bottom of the sheet to tell me which end is which or to make sure it's straight. If Malden Mills did this deliberately, they should have made a point of stating that. I prefer my sheets to be all one smooth piece of fabric. Also, the strip of fabric tacked onto the end of my flat sheet is slightly wider than the rest of the sheet so it puckers. I honestly thought, when I first opened it, that they'd sent me a bed ruffle!

They're going back. (But I do appreciate you taking the time to post another viewpoint. Thank you.)

@Venezia, I completely agree with you. I bought the sheets a couple of years ago and they were sewn like this. I didn't like and sent them right back.

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Mom2Dogs — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:46:39 GMT

@Venezia...I am not sure but I think that extra piece of fabric is supposed to help the sheets stay tucked in.....

I would like the 'velvet' sheets you returned because of sizing issues....did you like the fabric? Thanks!

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mima — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:18:24 GMT

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
@Venezia...I am not sure but I think that extra piece of fabric is supposed to help the sheets stay tucked in.....
I would like the 'velvet' sheets you returned because of sizing issues....did you like the fabric? Thanks!

@Mom2Dogs I LOVE the fabric. They are much nicer than my regular fleece sheets I got last year from QVC.

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Venezia — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 22:08:39 GMT

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
@Venezia...I am not sure but I think that extra piece of fabric is supposed to help the sheets stay tucked in.....
I would like the 'velvet' sheets you returned because of sizing issues....did you like the fabric? Thanks!

@Mom2Dogs - I thought the VelvetSoft fabric was okay; my DH hated it. The flat sheet wouldn't stay put on the bed, slid all over the place and stretched like mad. He'd find it well up over his head by morning! That, coupled with the sizing issues, was the dealbreaker for me. And in our home, the static in those sheets was awful.

I didn't like it nearly as much as the regular Polarfleece, but there are others who would disagree. If you want to try them, I'd suggest just ordering one set to see how they suit you. That way you're not out so much money, if you don't like them. (I ordered 3 sets because they were the TSV, but I wouldn't ever do that again. Not worth the minimal "savings".)