<story><title>Amazon’s share of the US e-commerce market is now 49%</title><url>https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/13/amazons-share-of-the-us-e-commerce-market-is-now-49-or-5-of-all-retail-spend/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>rubicon33</author><text>Would either you, or the post above you, mind sharing where you ended up getting your sheets from?&lt;p&gt;My wife is obsessed with nice sheets, but feels like what we got from Amazon isn&amp;#x27;t what they said it was.  I didn&amp;#x27;t even realize until now, how that might be true.  So I&amp;#x27;d like to buy some nice sheets from a reputable source.  I don&amp;#x27;t mind waiting for shipping.</text></item><item><author>reaperducer</author><text>It was very weird reading your comment, because I went down the same rabbit hole a few months ago.  Nothing in BB&amp;amp;B, Target, or Macy&amp;#x27;s.  Lots in Amazon, but all looked fake. (3,500 thread count?  How dumb do I look?)&lt;p&gt;Ended up getting them in a really weird B&amp;amp;M place.  I&amp;#x27;d never buy sheets on Amazon.&lt;p&gt;Also, I&amp;#x27;ll probably never get another calking sized bed.</text></item><item><author>taurath</author><text>I went shopping for some cal king bedsheets last week. Bed Bath &amp;amp; Beyond had 1 set - the warmest sheets possible, in the middle of summer. Macys had 0. Target had 0.&lt;p&gt;Then I went on amazon - the only sheets that were on prime with a good rating were $60 sets of... dubious quality, and half the ratings seemed like they were fake (almost all &amp;quot;recent&amp;quot; reviews were 1 stars). I ended up finding a (much more expensive) specialized sheet co, but am waiting 2 weeks for the delivery (4 day delivery cost $30!!).&lt;p&gt;It really kind of sucks, because I used to rely on Amazon for this sort of stuff - I WANT to buy stuff on Prime but I might as well be shopping at a street market half the time.</text></item><item><author>pnathan</author><text>Time and again I can&amp;#x27;t find what I&amp;#x27;m looking for in brick and mortar, but it&amp;#x27;s on Amazon. Original companies don&amp;#x27;t always have a direct sales arm.&lt;p&gt;I avoid buying gadgets from Amazon, but other than that... ::shrug:: They&amp;#x27;ve got it nailed. Worlds better than brick and mortar for non-boutique goods.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>stickfigure</author><text>My wife and I are obsessed with nice sheets. I will give you two recommendations:&lt;p&gt;* Winter - flannel from Land&amp;#x27;s End. Super thick, warm, and comfortable. They feel like felt. $100-$150.&lt;p&gt;* Summer - linen (flax) from Linoto. These sheets are possibly the second thing I would grab in a housefire, after the baby. It takes a little getting used to sleeping on linen but they somehow are always perfectly warm or perfectly cool no matter what the temperature. $400, which sounds crazy for bedsheets but they are worth every single penny. We bought a second set from West Elm for half that but it was a mistake; the difference in thickness and quality is dramatic.</text></comment>
<story><title>Amazon’s share of the US e-commerce market is now 49%</title><url>https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/13/amazons-share-of-the-us-e-commerce-market-is-now-49-or-5-of-all-retail-spend/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>rubicon33</author><text>Would either you, or the post above you, mind sharing where you ended up getting your sheets from?&lt;p&gt;My wife is obsessed with nice sheets, but feels like what we got from Amazon isn&amp;#x27;t what they said it was.  I didn&amp;#x27;t even realize until now, how that might be true.  So I&amp;#x27;d like to buy some nice sheets from a reputable source.  I don&amp;#x27;t mind waiting for shipping.</text></item><item><author>reaperducer</author><text>It was very weird reading your comment, because I went down the same rabbit hole a few months ago.  Nothing in BB&amp;amp;B, Target, or Macy&amp;#x27;s.  Lots in Amazon, but all looked fake. (3,500 thread count?  How dumb do I look?)&lt;p&gt;Ended up getting them in a really weird B&amp;amp;M place.  I&amp;#x27;d never buy sheets on Amazon.&lt;p&gt;Also, I&amp;#x27;ll probably never get another calking sized bed.</text></item><item><author>taurath</author><text>I went shopping for some cal king bedsheets last week. Bed Bath &amp;amp; Beyond had 1 set - the warmest sheets possible, in the middle of summer. Macys had 0. Target had 0.&lt;p&gt;Then I went on amazon - the only sheets that were on prime with a good rating were $60 sets of... dubious quality, and half the ratings seemed like they were fake (almost all &amp;quot;recent&amp;quot; reviews were 1 stars). I ended up finding a (much more expensive) specialized sheet co, but am waiting 2 weeks for the delivery (4 day delivery cost $30!!).&lt;p&gt;It really kind of sucks, because I used to rely on Amazon for this sort of stuff - I WANT to buy stuff on Prime but I might as well be shopping at a street market half the time.</text></item><item><author>pnathan</author><text>Time and again I can&amp;#x27;t find what I&amp;#x27;m looking for in brick and mortar, but it&amp;#x27;s on Amazon. Original companies don&amp;#x27;t always have a direct sales arm.&lt;p&gt;I avoid buying gadgets from Amazon, but other than that... ::shrug:: They&amp;#x27;ve got it nailed. Worlds better than brick and mortar for non-boutique goods.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>loco5niner</author><text>Neither of the above posters, but I&amp;#x27;ve purchased sheets I was pleased with (although expensive) following Wirecutters guide: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;thewirecutter.com&amp;#x2F;guides&amp;#x2F;buying-sheets&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;thewirecutter.com&amp;#x2F;guides&amp;#x2F;buying-sheets&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>