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I came across this product at Bed Bath and Beyond a couple weeks ago, and was immediately interested in trying them out. I recently purchased a California King bed, and had been looking for "The right sheets". Unfortunately, the California king sheets seem to be limited availability wherever I go - and BB&B was no exception.I had some gift card balance at Amazon, and without reading reviews, I bought them - in plum... the wife wanted purple. :)So, here's my assessment:Yes, your callouses and hangnails will catch on them. However, I have very dry skin, have owned satin sheets before... and kind of figured that would happen before I bought these - just by feeling the fabric. No, it's not as bad as you'd think - when weighed against what I consider the benefits.Also, they smell funny... Yeah, weird, odd... rubbery... whatever you want to call it. They don't smell like sheets - and I washed them first.They are stretchy. Not like "a little give due to elastic" more like a sling shot... You grab the corner, the cat is laying in the body of the sheet, with just enough weight... You get it pulled up to where you want it, let go and boooiiing... the sheet snaps back and kitty runs out of the room.Now the pros:I have a Sealy Optimum Desire mattress. It's thick... The stretchy I mentioned above, plus a well put together elastic ring around the fitted sheet made the "bottom" sheet fit like a glove... you could bounce a quarter off it, but cover your eyes before it snaps back.They are SO soft. So so soft. Soft like rabbit fur. Did I mention soft? The fabric has an amazing feel. I have owned up to 800 thread count sheets. These ones make those seem like sandpaper.The most important thing to me in regards to these sheets:I live in Phoenix, AZ. It's warm here. Currently, at 10pm, It's 90 degrees outside. My master bedroom's main windows face southWEST. That's right, at the end of the day, I have a wall of windows collecting heat in my bedroom. I am also a very warm person, and I sleep on a memory foam mattress. Yes, the mattress has "cooling gel" but that's not exactly a built in air conditioning. I had recently purchased a set of 400 thread count sheets for roughly $70. My wife washed them the first night. We used them. The dark gray became a weird pink color from the sweat... not attractive, I know. I figured it was so warm because of something to do with the fabric (it was a blend) and went to buy another set of sheets... $106 later, and well... not quite as bad. Still was overly warm - and had to sleep with no blanket, just sheet. Wifey was fine. But I was a sweaty mess. (This is an all my life thing, except for the years that I slept on a waterbed, and never turned the heater on). For many years, waking in a sweat about every hour has been normal... even before the memory foam.Then the purple sheets arrived.I washed them per the instructions, and made the bed with them. They looked very nice - and I couldn't wait to give them a try. So, I went to bed later on... and slept all the way til the alarm clock. When I woke up, I was cold. Only had a sheet over me, and I was cold. Normally, when that's how I wake up, it's because I am in a pool of sweat and the sheets are soaked.This time, I was cold because I needed to pull up the blanket. Sheex were not wet...Since purchasing Sheex, I have raised the thermostat temperature by one degree a day (but I'll stop at 78 if we get there), because the Sheex ACTUALLY WORK. So, I bought a $220 set of sheets for $65.50 (yay gift card balances), and it's also cutting my electric bill.Before buying these, take into account that you may not be able to tolerate the snag of hangnails and rough skin. Although... if you're like me, and you have grown used to it - it may not matter. Go to BB&B and feel them.Based on the reviews, this seems to be a very polarizing product...I'm thinking black or red will be my next color.
