THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, September 3, 1995 TAG: 9509010065
SECTION: HOME PAGE: G1 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY MARY FLACHSENHAAR, SPECIAL TO HOME & GARDEN
LENGTH: Short : 39 lines
SOME COLLEGE STUDENTS will be short-sheeted this fall, not just as a result of a roommate's prank. On many campuses across the country, even the 4.0 physics major will be unable to stretch a traditional fitted twin sheet from mom's linen closet over a dormitory bed.
That's because many dorms now use extra-long twin mattresses, which are 5 inches longer than the twins of yesteryear.
This problem is actually a lot easier to solve than most in a physics textbook. At least one catalog and many local stores carry extra-long sheets, mattress covers and blankets.
A few days ago, several local merchants who were questioned about their supply warned that, as is always the case this time of year, the long linens have been selling like hotcakes.
A sample of the extra-long linens featured in the Coming Home catalog from the bed and bath division of Lands' End is pictured here. The catalog can be ordered by calling (800) 345-3696.
The following stores carry linens for an 80-inch twin: West Point Pepperell Bed, Bath & Linen at the Great American Outlet Mall in Virginia Beach; Linens 'n Things, 4000 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach; the two local Linen Warehouse stores, one next to Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach, one at Best Square shopping center on Military Highway in Norfolk; and the bedding and linen departments at Sears, JC Penney and Hecht's. ILLUSTRATION: LAND'S END COLOR PHOTO
College students may discover they need to buy extra-long twin
fitted sheets t ofit dormitory beds.
by CNB