Duvets

nicola_red | 11:20 Sat 04th Jun 2005 | Shopping & Style

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It has come to our attention that we need a lighter duvet for the warmer weather, however, despite having lived away from home for 8 years I have never had to buy one before and know nothing about them! Can someone explain to me what the 'tog' system means, ie what would constitute a 'summer' tog, and what would I reasonably expect to pay for a decent duvet (NOT a feather one as I'm allergic)? Thanks!

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SteveD

Here is a site selling duvets. It suggests 4.5 Tog for summer, 9 for spring and autumn and both of them snapped together for winter. It also gives prices which you could use as a ball park figure when you look round your local shops. Ikea could be a good source for a quality duvet.

http://www.healthy-house.co.uk/products/products.php?product_id=196&prod_gp_id=13

nicola_red

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Thanks Steve, I have just had a look at that site and was horrified by the prices, I had no idea I was looking at in excess of a hundred pounds. can anyone else say if that's reasonable or if I could get away with paying less?

ianess

http://www.sleepingsolutions.co.uk/ may be of some help.

kazza12345

you can get them in bhs for under 50 quid for a kingsize

SteveD

I wasn't suggesting that you buy one from that site as they are rather expensive. However, the prices shown are for the two quilts - one 4.5 Tog and the other 9. As with most things, I suppose you get what you pay for.

I had a look in the Ikea catalogue and, for some reason, they only seem to list single ones! I looked on their website and, if you click on a product name after having done a search for "quilt", they do list different sizes.