These are very nice, thick sheets.  But, whoever the reviewers were that said that they were soft must have washed them again and again to say that these are soft - because - they're not!  I can see where there is potential that these will be soft, but, washed 3 times out of the package - not so soft.  Nice quality though, that you can tell. I would buy again although I know I will have to give these many launderings to soften them up...