Alas, it appears that stores still haven’t caught onto the need to stock plenty of those extra-long sheets for dormitory bound freshmen. Despite the high percentage (90+%) of college-going seniors in my hometown, my mother still had to special order my sheets from a local store. My college roommate arrived with standard sized sheets, which kept her popping out of bed all night to get the corners tucked back in. Her mom finally found and sent her XL twin sheets, in a pretty peach color which I was envious of since all we were offered was plain boring ol’ white. These days there’s the web to turn to. Online stores that cater to college students, like AllDorm, carry a selection of XLs, even in flannel. Lands Ends’ “Dorm in a Bag” comes in XL and other popular bedding retailers have XLs listed on their sites. So while local shops may not be keeping them in stock, online merchants may have them. And, worst case, it can’t hurt to learn how to fold proper hospital corners on a mattress with flat sheets.
(via Obscure Store)