feather / down pillows and duvets

[needtobediscreet]

I'm thinking of replacing my manmade ones of these with feather down as was convinced by having them in the spare room at a friend's. Are there any disadvantages to them? Where's good to get them for good prices? Thanks!

[amyboo]

I have feather pillows - I much prefer them as you can "puff" them up and then sink into a puffy pillow at bedtime :-) We always have one manmade one underneath (to give a bit of support) and then a feather one on top. I don't have a feather duvet though. Our pillows come from M&S and they're really great - very happy with them.

[Rinkydinkypink]

Feather duvet is heaven ! We have just got a goose feather duvet and it's the best thing. Very puffy, comfy and warm.

I'm not a fan of feather pillows.

[needtobediscreet]

I might just go for a feather duvet to start and see from there. Are they machine washable usually? Thanks for the replies.

[Fluffycloudland77]

if you buy from John Lewis they guarantee the feathers are not plucked from live birds.

[Lilymaid]

I have goose down duvets and pillows. Bliss! And you can wash pillows in a domestic washing machine ( only one at a time), dry in a tumble dryer and they are refreshed and as new. All mine are from John Lewis.

[needtobediscreet]

Oooh, not plucked from live animals would be great, and I've some John Lewis vouchers I've been struggling to find a use for too.

[SparkyToo]

www.purelivingcollection.com sell good quality feather duvets and pillows.