Cots
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Topic: Cots
Posted By: KiwiL
Subject: Cots
Date Posted: 13 July 2008 at 11:14am
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DH and I are starting to think about cots and have been looking around. Everyone seems to talk about American Size or Standard Size cots.
What's the difference. I am assuming the American Size is bigger (isn't everything bigger in America?) but why? And is there a benefit to that? Thanks guys! |
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Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 13 July 2008 at 11:17am
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Most american cots seem to be larger so you can just take the sides off and use it as a first bed for longer. -------------  
 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 13 July 2008 at 11:35am
| Most cot sheet sets (that I've seen anyway) are american sized too |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 13 July 2008 at 12:25pm
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When we looked at cots I don't actually remember seeing any standard size, only the American size. And as Stacey said most cot sheets are American size, I have just grabbed sheets off the shelf and they have always fitted, have never had to check the size of them before buying ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: pip1
Date Posted: 13 July 2008 at 1:50pm
| Just thought i should add that i was in farmers in chch yesterday and saw they had the sleigh cot for half price $250 i think it was. I would imagine most farmers have the same specials. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 13 July 2008 at 2:13pm
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Do you always use cot sized sheets? Or can a folded single sheet fit just as well? ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 13 July 2008 at 3:29pm
| I suppose you could, I like fitted sheets. I hate the top sheet in cot sets though, it's never big enough |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 13 July 2008 at 3:36pm
I used single sheet's on our cot casue I had only one set of cot sheet's I loved the single ones better cause you could fold it and have 2 sheet's in one if that makes scence. ie top and bottom. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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fleury wrote:Posted By: kiwigal
Date Posted: 13 July 2008 at 8:00pm
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I brought one last year at that price couldn't pass it up on a good deal. |
Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 15 July 2008 at 4:39pm
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the standard size, which i think is what we have, is very narrow compared to others i have seen -------------   
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