For the last few weeks we've been shivering under our duvet at night. The feathers are so old and flat that it's like sleeping under a thin sheet. We can't complain though because that duvet lasted more than 15 years. It was handcrafted by my mother-in-law and she really did a fine job. But alas, the duvet is on it's last "wings".
Over the weekend we went on a mission to find a new duvet. Who knew that it would be so complicated? We spoke to a duvet expert at a fancy linen store and learned all about fill power, loft, ounces of down per channel (or something like that) etc... She also went into great detail about each duvet that they carried and how the down was washed and treated, and how the panels were stitched. We learned that grey goose down was just as warm as white goose down, but most people opt for white down and will pay more money for it (she called this the "snob factor.") We walked out the door after she read us the price list. Yikes!!!! I'm pretty sure only snobs shop at her store...
We think we've found some duvet sources that are 60 or 70% cheaper than the fancy store and are roughly the same quality. When it comes right "down" to it, I really don't care what colour the down is. I just want a long-lasting duvet that keeps me warm in the winter but doesn't bake me to death in the summer and that fluffs up pleasingly when shaken without loosing its feathers. Oh won't it be nice to bask in my new nest?
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