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

I received these for Christmas, and since warmer weather is here I decided to throw these onto my bed and retire my flannel sheets for the season (also L.L. Bean which are the best sheets I've ever had). They are very comfortable and certainly keep cool, but in 2 weeks time I noticed my pillow case and fitted sheet became sweat stained. Sadly, I have been unable to get these stains out in the wash despite repeated attempts. In hindsight I would probably have chosen a darker color such as Navy but it is what it is. I'm very disappointed that the sheets absorb normal perspiration this badly and retain the stains permanently. Note: I bath nightly so this is not a matter of poor hygene.

I was not pleased with these sheets. They feel comfortable to sleep in and initially looked very nice. However, my husband sleeps without a shirt and within the first week a smudge type body mark showed up under his body area. His pillow case was also darkened and showed smudge type discoloration excessively. It is winter here in Maine and its not so hot that he was sweating a lot. I thought it would wash out but after two washings, it has not. I alternate sheet sets and at first thought I'd buy another set of these sheets but now I am hoping I can find the receipt so that I can return them.

I excitedly bought these sheets in September 2018. They were wonderful & soft for about 2 years, although they started to look a bit shabby after just 1 year. Like other reviewers experienced, the pillow cases wrinkled terribly and looked sloppy, as did the top of the sheet. However, worst of all the fitted sheet wore through & split after 2 years and 5 months of use. I even rotated in another set of sheets occasionally, so I'd say it was after 2 years of regular nightly use. I've never, ever had this experience with sheets. It's so disappointing. These were the most expensive sheets I've ever bought. I loved them so much during the first 2 years of ownership I even gave sets as gifts. I now feel terrible, they will not last long. I'd buy another pair, but they're not durable. This is probably the most disappointed I've ever been in an LL Bean purchase. Save your money and buy sheets that will last longer.

I bought these sheets a year ago based on good reviews for their durability. After less than twenty washings on delicate cycle, the fabric has begun to fall apart. Very disappointing!

I've purchased 2 Pima sheet sets and was very disappointed. Not the fabric I wanted, was needing percale sheets. I do not like the feel of Pima sheets. I would love to return both sets for percale fabric

We have been using these sheets for many years and have been very happy with them so we decided to get 2 more sets. What we received are totally different from the prior pima sheets we purchased. They are no longer thick and crisp. The new ones are much thinner and actually very slippery. You feel like if you roll over you just might just slip off the bed. Very dissapointing. If you have purchased these sheets in the past, don't expect the same quality or feel as in prior years.

We purchased these sheets and they are stiff and not soft at all. We have had pima cotton sheets before and these are stiff and very uncomfortable. The sheets will be returned as soon as we wash and pack them up. We always loved everything we purchased from LL Bean so these were a real disappointment. Customer Service was very nice in accepting our return.

I spent HOURS researching and reading reviews before ordering these sheets, as I feel very strongly about sheets and wanted to make sure I got the right ones. I'm looking for a nice CRISP percale. These sheets are very smooth, but they feel like a polyester blend rather than pure cotton! Thinking they had maybe been treated with something to make them so slippery, I washed them in hopes they would feel different, but no. Very disappointed; will have to see if I can return and then start my search all over again...

I have been an llbean fan for many years. I have never been disappointed in the quality of their products until I ordered their Percale Sheets. When they arrived I was so excited. The color was perfect. However, sleeping on them is like sleeping on plastic. I tried washing them a few more times and the results were the same. Their award winning sheets are a bust.

Unfortunately, the top sheet shrank 10 inches in width. The fitted sheet was difficult to measure, but the pockets no longer fit under the mattress so I am assuming it shrank as well. I had ordered 2 sets and will have to return them. (This is the first time I have EVER had to return something to LL Bean because of quality concerns.)

Terrible. Slept one night on them, and I will be returning them. They feel like synthetic fabric, with that almost slippery quality. Yet they also manage to be grainy somehow. Definitely not smooth or soft. They made me hot and itchy. They remind me of the old sheer polyester curtains we had growing up. I feel like Bean has consistently raised prices while lowering quality. These sheets might be the nail in the coffin, but I'll make sure the coffin is better made than these.

$150 sheets and they can't add the piece of fabric so your pillow doesn't slip out of the case.

My search for some nice percale sheets continues. I figured for the high price I paid for these, that I would love them. They are very thin, and don't feel like cotton at all. They feel like some cheap synthetic material and sheets that would be found in a cheap motel. Over the years I have purchased many things at LLBean stores that I have been happy with. I can't imagine you selling something so expensive that has such poor quality. I will be returning them.

I've bought LL Bean percale sheets for a long time. Earlier on they had all the qualities I looked for in percale: thick, crisp, cool percale. While the quality has deteriorated over the past few purchases -- thinner fabric, less crisp -- this latest rendition is by far the worst, and I will be looking elsewhere for my percale sheets in the future. This rendition is like the sheets in a cheap motel: thin, see-through, not at all crisp. It's hard to believe the material is even 100% cotton ... it feels like a synthetic. I'm using them, but not at all happy with the feel.

Fell apart after 1 year. We use vinegar to wash and not bleach as we know bleach can shorten the life of fabric but they still fell apart in one year's time.

Because I liked this sheet set the first time that I purchased it, I made a second purchase. I did not like the second set at all. I did not get a crisp, cool feel; instead, the sheets maintained a gritty feel despite being advertised as getting softer with every wash. Because the first set I purchased worked for me, even at 280-thread count, I kept trying to like the second set. But, after four washes and still a very gritty feel, I returned them.

I have been buying LL Bean sheets for years. My older sets of supima cotton sheets, which I still use, are soft and comfortable and were from the start. The new sheets are not. My husband and I found them rough and uncomfortable. I am so disappointed.

I purchased my first set of these sheets in 2017. I love Pima Cotton. However, I expected the set to last longer. The fitted sheet just ripped right down the middle while I was putting it on the mattress. I had washed these sheets once a week but didnt expect after three years for the sheet to rip the way it did. I also purchased a pair this year, I'll see how long this set lasts. I thought good sheets last a lot longer than that.

I had so much confidence that these sheets would be perfect after reading all of the great reviews. Instead I was not even able to sleep on them! I washed them twice before using and they were starchy feeling and did not even feel cool when you first slip into bed. I will absolutely be returning these. Really dissapointed. They were sized well however and fit our 15" mattress perfectly. These are just not my kind of sheets.

Was quite disappointed with these sheets. I bought them because they are highly rated by Consumer Reports. They are not at all soft - with a Made in China tag.

These white sheets are too scratchy and too pink for my liking and I returned them. I purchased the same in 2015 and 2016, and still love those sets but they're frayed. Bought another in 2017 and found them a bit scratchy so I decided to use that set for guests (don't want them to get too comfy :)). This 2020 set I find uncomfortably scratchy and it has a pink hue I don't care for, even after a washing.

The sheets and pillowcases fit just fine but they sure don't last! If I didn't know better, I'd swear someone is slicing the sheets (both top and bottom) with a knife. To round out the issues even the pillowcases developed slits on the opening ends and frayed. I thought it was just a fluke with the first set so after throwing them out, I stupidly bought a second set. Same issue. I have great respect for Bean and want them to do well but the quality of these sheets is disheartening.

I have had LL Bean sheets for years, but something is different about these. They are rough and not comfortable. Did you change suppliers, LL Bean? If I could return them, I would. I have washed them over and over trying to soften them up a bit, but so far they are still rough and uncomfortable to sleep on.

Not the quality I expect from LLBean! Very stiff and scratchy as well as overpriced.

I purchased the mid-blue sheet set. I have never experienced such a stain-prone fabric before. The pillow cases, in particular, look greasy after a single night's use (yes, I bathe daily). What's more, these stains don't wash out completely. Perhaps this is an issue specific to this color, I don't know. In any event, I not only wouldn't repeat this purchase, I hesitate to use the set I own.