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Post by countrychick on Jun 4, 2016 14:49:47 GMT
Is it a common thing to not have a bottom sheet on your bed?
To sleep right on the mattress?
I have never even considered this but just lately I have been watching a lot of reality shows that take you inside people's homes and when you glimpse the bed or see someone getting out of the bed there is no sheet on the bottom.
This strikes me as a little.... I guess the word is odd.
So what do the all wise peas say?
Bottom sheet or no bottom sheet?
For the record it is always a bottom sheet for me.
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Post by gar on Jun 4, 2016 14:51:06 GMT
Always have a bottom sheet. That's weird to sleep directly on the mattress  |
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Post by countrychick on Jun 4, 2016 14:51:08 GMT
And with this post I am now a throbbing member!!!!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2016 14:51:41 GMT
Always a bottom sheet. Sleeping directly on the mattress is nasty.
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Post by GiantsFan on Jun 4, 2016 14:53:10 GMT
Always a bottom sheet. How would you wash a mattress?
ETA: I do vacuum my mattress and wash the mattress pad. But I'm weird like that!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 4, 2016 14:54:32 GMT
Bottom sheet AND a mattress pad. I can only imagine how quickly a mattress would get nasty without both of those, and I'm just talking about everyday sweat and skin oils not even taking anything else into account.  Yuck. Just yuck. ETA: My kid is a little furnace and sometimes when she has darker colored sheets on her bed you can see a white ring of salt from her sweaty little head on the pillowcase in the morning! |
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Jun 4, 2016 14:55:43 GMT
Always have a bottom sheet. That's weird to sleep directly on the mattress  |
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Post by PLurker on Jun 4, 2016 14:55:52 GMT
Always a bottom. Top is more optional. My kids never used them- after kicking them off they just use their blanket. That even took some getting used to as I never considered not using even a top sheet before. I'm ok with it now.
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Post by leannec on Jun 4, 2016 14:57:41 GMT
Mattress pad and bottom sheet ... no sheet is completely gross |
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Post by Dani-Mani on Jun 4, 2016 14:57:58 GMT
Bottom and top sheet. I think it's gross not to have both.
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Post by alissa103 on Jun 4, 2016 14:58:28 GMT
Bottom sheet AND a mattress pad. I can only imagine how quickly a mattress would get nasty without both of those, and I'm just talking about everyday sweat and skin oils not even taking anything else into account. Yuck. Just yuck. No no bottom sheet just sounds like the people on the shows are suuuuuuper lazy. |
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Post by originalvanillabean on Jun 4, 2016 14:58:29 GMT
Always have a bottom sheet. That's weird to sleep directly on the mattress I agree 100% |
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Post by peajays on Jun 4, 2016 14:59:43 GMT
I've seen that on tv as well and it skeeves me out! Mattress pad + bottom sheet.
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Post by myshelly on Jun 4, 2016 15:00:29 GMT
I have a mattress pad and a bottom sheet on top of my mattress.
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Post by calgal08 on Jun 4, 2016 15:00:34 GMT
Ewwwwwwwwww, that would be a big fat no.
Mattress pad and bottom sheet for us
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Post by Mary_K on Jun 4, 2016 15:08:04 GMT
OMG NO!
I have to have a bottom sheet & mattress pad also.
For my sweaty-sleep son I put 2 sheets on his bed and double pillow cases on his pillows.
I could not imagine sleeping on something that I can't wash!
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Post by YooHoot on Jun 4, 2016 15:11:44 GMT
Gross. I have a mattress pad and a bottom sheet. Both get washed weekly. I can't imagine how gross that mattress would be.
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Post by mollycoddle on Jun 4, 2016 15:13:27 GMT
Definitely a bottom sheet.
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Post by scrapmaven on Jun 4, 2016 15:15:11 GMT
Maybe there's a reason that they do that on reality tv? It's yucky.
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Post by nepean on Jun 4, 2016 15:17:35 GMT
I can't even imagine NOT using a bottom sheet! GROSS!! I alway put a fitted bottom sheet on the mattress and I MUST have the flat top sheet on. The top sheet MUST be neat, flat and tucked in or my OCD issues kick in. It is challenging sharing a bed with DH, as he is 6'8" and always kicks out the tucked in sheets in order for his feet to fit on (I really mean.....hang off) the bed. So my side is tucked in neat and tight, while his side is flapping in the wind ;/ We make it work though.
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Post by countrychick on Jun 4, 2016 15:18:55 GMT
Glad to know the peas are with me on this. It definitely struck me as strange to say the least. |
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Post by gillyp on Jun 4, 2016 15:19:17 GMT
Bottom sheet AND a mattress pad. I can only imagine how quickly a mattress would get nasty without both of those, and I'm just talking about everyday sweat and skin oils not even taking anything else into account. Yuck. Just yuck. Can't say I've ever noticed this myself. I shall be looking closely at all beds on the TV now! |
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Post by femalebusiness on Jun 4, 2016 15:22:57 GMT
Not only do I have a mattress pad but I have a fitted sheet over that, then I put my real bottom sheet over that one. I like a lot of clean layers between me and my mattress.
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Post by LeaP on Jun 4, 2016 15:24:27 GMT
Do you think they are staging the reality shows on the cheap?
I do notice that on a lot of the hoarder shows they sleep directly on the mattress.
Anyway, regardless, as everybody else has pointed out, no sheet is gross.
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Post by countrychick on Jun 4, 2016 15:42:19 GMT
LeaP The shows that I can remember seeing the no bottom sheet situation off the top of my head were a couple of the "hoarder" shows, My 600 lb Life and just now a Malcolm in the Middle ( which obviously isn't a reality show  ). I know there were more but I can't recall just which ones right now.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2016 15:43:04 GMT
Maybe there's a reason that they do that on reality tv? It's yucky. My thought is for product placement (advertising). You can't see the type of mattress they are using if there is a sheet over it. |
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Post by cmhs on Jun 4, 2016 15:45:17 GMT
I have noticed it too. So nasty. My mattress is covered with a zip on cover that encases the entire thing. That is topped by a mattress pad and then a fitted sheet.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2016 15:48:26 GMT
For some reason, both of my kids got the idea this was acceptable. My son, a gross teenage boy, has ruined his mattress as a result. My daughter has finally got the hang of it but that's mostly because she doesn't live here anymore and I'm the one making that bed these days.
I *always* have a bottom and top sheet. I, now, always have a mattress pad/protector on as well. Those mattresses aren't cheap and you need to everything you can to keep them going for as long as possible.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jun 4, 2016 15:48:41 GMT
Bottom sheet AND a mattress pad. I can only imagine how quickly a mattress would get nasty without both of those, and I'm just talking about everyday sweat and skin oils not even taking anything else into account. Yuck. Just yuck. No no bottom sheet just sounds like the people on the shows are suuuuuuper lazy. I could see my lazy college age son skipping the bottom sheet-but only because he can be lazy and doesn't have a single clue about what grossness is.  |
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jun 4, 2016 15:52:34 GMT
For us, ALWAYS a bottom sheet.
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Yuck. Just yuck.
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