Bedding on a budget

At a time when food and petrol prices are rising, you may find that you don't have the disposable income that you're used to. This means that you'll need to cut back in some areas, but with some careful shopping, you can still buy new bedding and home furnishings if you want to brighten things up.

Great value bedding

When the housing market is slow and there's not much spare cash, you might think you're limited when it comes to freshening up your home. In fact, now could be a great time to buy quality bedding at a reasonable price, giving you the chance to add a new lease of life to your room. All you have to do is know what to look for:

• Online shopping - online bedding stores can often offer bedding at lower prices than high street shops. Lower overheads and greater stock quantities means that there's no need to keep prices high, so you should be able to find good quality bedding at reasonable prices.

• Bedding sales - like all retailers, bedding and home furnishing stores have sales. As retail sales are no longer seasonal, you should be able to find a bedding store that has some items on at sale prices. By checking out both high street and online retailers, you might be able to get a bargain.

• Offers - just as you would look for "buy one, get one free" offers in the supermarket, so you should keep an eye out for bedding offers. You may be able to get two fitted sheets for the price of one, or deals where additional pillowcases are thrown in with a duvet purchase. Retailers will put their own offers together depending on their stock levels, so it's worth browsing to see if there are any bedding offers that suit your needs and your budget.

• Quality - just because you're on a budget, it doesn't necessarily follow that you won't be able to afford quality bedding. By shopping sensibly, you might be able to track down good quality bedding at an excellent price, giving you the best of both worlds.

Competition between retailers means that bedding customers really can make the most of their money if they know where to look. The combination of good quality bedding at affordable prices means that even if you're trying to save money, you don't have to do without.

Duncan Stewart Textiles Ltd has been trading online at www.towelsrus.co.uk for over 5 years. With 30 years of experience in the towel and home textiles market, we offer the very best in quality and service both to businesses and individual clients. We give you as much information nand advice as we can so that you can make an informed choice when it comes to buying bedding, towels and other textiles. Whether you're replenishing your linen cupboard or ordering personalised towels for a corporate events, we can help. Browse our website to order online, or call us on 0845 123 5880.