I'm commenting for a second time on this thread because now I have a story to share -- the good ole' "you get what you pay for" line is tried and true for me today.
Today, I went to Bed Bath & Beyond to pick up my daughter's new bed set. We just recently removed her crib from her "nursery" in order to transform it into a "big girl room". DH and I just purchased a king sized bed and gave Madi our nearly new full sized bed. We're skipping right over the toddler bed phase! Anyway, I special ordered this set for her and waited almost 2 weeks for it to arrive. I have been tracking the package daily, excited to see it -- I have been in love with it from the beginning. Seriously!
I merrily drove the 30 minutes to the store to pick up my goods only to fall in love with it even more because it's brighter and more precious in person...and to get home and realize A) the comforter colors bled during shipping and the comforter is now badly stained and B) the set is missing the shams (the cutest part of the set). BB&B says they have 7 other sets in stock "somewhere" but can't locate any store that has one of the 7 remaining sets.
I'm now canning the entire bed set, as much as I love in, and heading over to PBK to scoop up their adorable Kelsey quilt. I know it's more expensive (about $50 more than the defective set I have now) but the quality exchange is well worth it. I'll gladly fork over an extra $50 if it means the colors won't bleed in the wash -- I want a set that will last and PBK seems to be the company to go with. Now I have to wait until April to receive our new set since the one I've chosen as back up is on back order. But of course!
After all is said and done, I say go with PBK!
ETA: My mom just reminded me about the importance of finding a bed set that can be machine washed. The bed set I ordered from BB&B is dry clean only whereas the set I will be ordering from PBK is machine washable. Big plus!