Customer Reviews L.L.Bean Pima Percale 280TC Sheet Set King

I would like to see items like this made in the U.S. The organic is made in the country but I did not know this difference before buying. Did not want to pay the restocking fee so kept. Overall good sheets.

Sheets aren't as soft as I hoped.

Disclosure: we put the sheets on the bed without washing them first because we were lazy. It is possible, maybe even likely, that these will be a solid 5* after that first wash. I'd buy them again; I'd recommend to family and friends; and I'll always have a soft spot for Bean, even though it's morphed into a behemoth operation.

Excellent fabric, nice and crisp and comes of the dryer without too many wrinkles. Color cream was closer to yellow, but didn't send back after opening.

And by solid I mean these are exactly the sheets you'd expect from Bean: sturdy, comfortable, amply sized & they generally deliver good value for the money. Why no fifth star? I've noticed that both these sheets and the Heritage flannel series (my winter choice) do not seem to stand up over time as well as they did in the past. I'd still recommend & buy them, but I can't quite rant and rave to a fifth star. So, solid.

I got these sheets in Lake blue, Mint Green, and Pink. I enjoy the Lake Blue color best, though it is not Navy, as it appears on the website. It is a softer hue of blue than Navy. The Mint is sort of creamy, and the Pink is sort of a peachy-pink. I took one star off the rating, however, because I was hoping with 280 thread count and long staple cotton, and L.L. Bean's reputation, that it would be softer than it is. I washed it before using it, and have washed it again, but while acceptable, is a little scratchier than I prefer. Perhaps with more washing, it will soften up. I called customer service, and they said I could return for a full refund any time within a year, so we'll have to see. Interestingly, the blue seems to be softer to the touch than the other colors. I have no idea why this would be. The standard pillow cases are generously large and easily fit large fat pillows with room to spare, unlike the pillowcases I was replacing, which barely fit large fat pillows.

I love cool soft sheets that are 100% cotton. These sheets are OK. They don't stay on mattress very well and are not as soft as I hoped.I wish I had returned them but I've used them so they are mine. I will keep searching for the PERFECT sheets.

I purchased this sheet set after reading about it as the #1 recommendation in Consumer Reports. The sheets are comfortable and keep me cool at night. However, the fitted sheet does not fit my new mattress and it looks sloppy hanging on the sides. Prior to ordering, I made sure my mattress dimensions would match the fitted sheet. At this point, it's more important to me to have sheets that keep me cool at night, so I am keeping them.

I love Pima cotton shirts from LL Bean. In fact I prefer to sleep in one. So when I needed a new set of King-sized sheets I thought these would be perfect. I can't wait to go to bed at night and crawl in. The only issue is they come untucked on my husband's side. Perhaps it's the temper pedic mattress which is not as deep as the sheet or that he's restless. But I certainly would recommend these and buy them again.

The texture of the sheets is smooth and crisp, the color (even the neutral "cream") was bright and clear. A small complaint is that if the queen fitted sheet is going to have enough depth to cover super-deep mattresses, maybe the elastic needs to be a bit stronger to keep the sheet fitted and smooth on less-deep mattresses.

Because of the price, I contemplated for years about buying these, however, they are nice sheets. I was concerned about how soft they might be given the thread count but they are soft. I ordered them in "cream" but the color is more of a yellow (thus 4 stars instead of 5).

These sheets are perfect so far- a little crisp, smooth, they seems like they would never pill. But I've only had them for about a month. They do seem to be a little thinner than others I've had, but very good quality

I recently purchased the cream, queen size sheets; they have been washed only once. They are very nice, soft and seem of good quality. They are roomy (which I like as cotton sheets usually shrink with many washings). The only reason they received 4 stars rather than 5 is the color. I chose cream, thinking they'd be more of an off white. However, they actually are quite yellow. I'm keeping them because I do like the fabric and quality.

They feel good , very cool and comfortable. they fit the bed perfectly specially the fitted sheet , Just wish they didn't wrinkle so much in the washer .

These sheets are good quality long-fiber cotton and the construction is well done. I had two issues: 1) The fitted sheet is too big for my queen size bed and wrinkles after a night's sleep. 2) The fitted sheet isn't marked as to which side is which, making it so much easier to make the bed.

The sheet set is good quality. I do have a few issues with them however. I ordered the queen set, the bottom sheet fits great, but the top sheet appears to be a king, it hits the floor on both sides of the bed. Also, I'm not sure who started the trend of only putting two pillow cases in sheet sets. In the past, all sets that I've purchased have had four cases. I had to purchase two more cases which cost an additional $40.00!! Give me a break

Very comfortable, great skin feel. They truly seem like the equivalent of a much higher thread count sheet at a literal fraction of the price of those sort of sets. Also, love the baby blue color!

I love the feel of these sheets; they are very well made and the color I soft and pleasing. My only complaint is that the fitted sheet is quite large so it does not fit smoothly on the mattress (a deep king size). Not enough to deter me from buying another set, just a preference.

Good product quality as always from LL Bean. However, description of bottom fitted sheet is inaccurate. It states that " it fits mattresses up to 14 inches". The pocket in the bottom sheet IS 14 inches. My mattress is 9 inches with a 2 inch pad on top making 11 inches. The fitted sheet is therefore too big and does not stretch nicely to cover the mattress. It rucks up and requires tucking in every morning. It would be nice if LL Bean made a 12 inch fitted sheet. Otherwise these sheets are REALLY comfortable to sleep in.

Excellent quality all around. I just wish I could find a fitted sheet that stays tight. This set is generously sized and the fitted sheet fits my mattress loosely. Washed in hot water to shrink it a bit. But this is my problem, not L.L.Beans. Excellent product.

I ordered these sheets primarily because online stated the length I needed for Cal king bed. However the actual length ( and that stated on the package) was 5 inches shorter. The sheets are high quality, nice feel & good color. Customer service was apologetic & polite & said I could return them. However, I decided to keep them but would not order or pay such a high price again for sheets not the length I need

Sheets wash well but wrinkle.. very soft comfortable. Main complaint is pillow cases are too narrow. Barely fit queen pillows & only get 2 pillow cases

I bought it as a birthday gift. I haven't given it yet.

The sheets are very nice, we enjoy them. Comfortable. But we only bought them because we got a gift card--I wouldn't normally every pay $150 for a set of sheets, as you can get comfortable ones for less.

These sheets are very soft and cozy. However the color, which was called Cream, is far more yellow than I expected. I would have called it Soft Butter. I'm hoping the color will fade a bit over multiple washings.