Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Information and Services in Turkey Section => Good (or Bad) Shop Guide => Topic started by: AnneandTerry on March 04, 2004, 19:10:52 PM
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Does anyone know of a shop in Fethiye selling single-bed sized sheets and pillow cases? I know prices can be high, and I might well have to buy them in England, but then there is always the problem of weight as far as luggage is concerned.
I would also like to buy some single bedspreads, as opposed to duvet sets.
From what I could see last week, there appears to be a shortage of single-sized bedding of any description.
Anne
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Hi Anne, I don't know if this will be any good for you but I have found a good linen/bedding link on the shopping site www.kangurum.com.tr with a company called ABC Linen (Turkey based). I am hoping they can supply by mail order but I am in "exploratory mode" still!
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Anne
Get the Dolmus to the Terminus at the main Mosque in Fethiye, when you get off walk up the hill to the T Junction at the main road and turn right, the linen shop is on your right hand side, it has everyting you could need.
Rimms
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Anne
We had ours made - out of better material than you can buy normally.
Bought material at Sumer (something) shop behind the fish market in Fethiye. It looks like a clothing store from the front - the material is way in the back. It's quite a large store. There are also quite a few other fabric shops around that area. We chose that one as Olga (of Cenk & Olga) recommended us to go there. We had 8 king, 16 single & 20 pillowcases made up & it cost us either £130 or £160 for the lot. We ordered them Saturday afternoon & they were ready for us at 11am Monday. Making up for the flat sheets were just 40p each & that was all included in the above prices. The material is also guaranteed - I think he said 3 yrs but may be just 1? Pretty good quality too.
Single bedspreads - I'm sure you can have them made up too. The patterns in Turkey do not seem as nice as here though. I'm thinking of buying quilted throws (Shaws do some nice ones at great prices) & putting in one of those bags that you suck the air out of as the weight is not that great. When people are going to come visit us they will be given one of these to put in their luggage.
Your visitors will be glad that they have free space in their bags when they see the prices & we all take far too much with us normally.
Linda
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Snap Linda
I have my quilted throws in my living room ready now waiting for a bed to put them on in May. I am also going to be using vac-packs.
Teresa
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Thanks for all your help and suggestions.
I like the idea of having sheets and pillowcases made, and will definitely head for Linda's shop in May. In the meantime, I will keep looking for bedspreads here - we already use the vacuum bags, so that will be no problem.
Thanks again.
Anne
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found this site earlier :) Prices seemed quite reasonable.
May be worth a look :D
http://www.kingofcotton.com
Anne
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I would like to get some of the vacuum packs mentioned - can anyone tell me where I can buy some?
Thanks
Evie
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Evie
I'm sure there was a thread on here somewhere re vacumm bags
Anne
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Hi Evie I got mine from Argos and Index sell them as well.
Jen
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Hi Evie
I got mine from QVC they are self vacuum bags so they do not need a vacuum cleaner so handy for coming home as well they were around £28 for 9 with different sizes .
Sue X
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They sound just the job Sue :D
That way we can raid the markets too! :P
Anne
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Just an update on the bedding.
We slept on the sheets for the 1st time - they are REALLY comfortable & the colour is really wonderful - bright green/blue, really uplifting.
Washed really well with no colour leakage, creased quite a bit but ironed well.
Wonder if they will crease less with tumble drying as I hate ironing?
Bought some percale sheets dead cheap in Shaws made of Egyptian cotton (the best) but love the colour of the sheets we had made so much that they have been put aside for later.
Linda
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Argos do egyptian cotton sheets. and the King of Cotton gives good prices for 300 thread count. Bought Ecru woven cotton beadspread from Gima supermarket this week 22million for double 15million for single.
Teresa
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Just an update.
Found Sumer and asked for sheets to be made. I wanted 4 single sets, 2 double and 2 king size. Language was a bit of a problem, as I wanted fitted bottom sheets. Eventually ordered (or thought I did) 12 pillowcases, 2 sets single, 1 set double and 1 set king size. I thought I could re-order the same if they turned out all right.
Collected the sheets after two days, only to find they were all fitted!
Went back a few days later and ordered the flat ones ("elastic yok"!!) so eventually got what I needed!!
Another Turkish tale!
Anne and Terry
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Hi there is a shop called Ozden, which makes your fitted bed sheets to size. You choose your material in the shop and it is ready in 24 hours. They also sell bed spreads, pillows, mattress protectors,blinds etc. Not sure of the street. But if you are walking past all the bars, car cemetry etc, away from the harbour, at the end of this street turn left, it is further along on the left. A turkish friend took me, this is where she shops.
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try getting some friends together(if you got any !!) and take a day trip up to denizli, great town, cotton goods, towels sheets etc, dirt cheap as they say up north!!
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I got two single and one double quilted bed throws from Denzili £40 the lot!
Anne