I was very excited when I first felt these sheets still in the package though! I thought the softness was amazing! BUT when I washed them this softness seemed to disappear. I not only washed then once and was very generous on the fabric softenner but 3 times and the result was still the same. So now I have average sheets that are about as soft as what you would buy at your local Walmart and I actually had to iron out the wrinkles in the flat sheet and pillow cases.These are also made in India so do not get too fixated on the "Egytian" description. If you are looking for regular sheets you will have to iron then these are the sheets for you.