"nothing wrong with the pillows in a male sense - I had four, they were clean, just I don't think that they were 'fluffy' enough for delicate female sensibilites" --TR HA! The pillowcases were clean, but his pillows are of the Victorian-era-feather type, so they weighed about 2 stone* each, and full of god-knows-what. The actual "gift" was the pillows themselves, but since he's a boy living on his own, I didn't think I could depend on his owning more pillowcases than he has pillows, and asking him beforehand would've given away the surprise. (I also wasn't sure that US & UK "standard" pillows were the same size. They are, in case anyone cares.) And yes, he does make life difficult with the no-curtains thing - thankfully, *I* have a sleeping mask.     ;-) * See how I'm still one with the lingo, even though I'm home now?