I love flannel sheets, so much so that I have about 10 different sets! However, I upgraded to a thicker mattress so I needed deeper pocket sheets, liked the pattern of these and decided to give them a try.  These are literally the softest flannel sheets I have ever had.  Fit my bed perfectly, pattern was just as described, and the first few nights I slept like a baby....  Now if the story stopped there you'd be sold, right? ... So why only 2 stars? Well after about a week of sleeping on them they began to pill, and the more I slept on them the more pilly they got.  After washing the second time around (less than 2 weeks) they were so pilly that I wont even put them on my bed anymore.  These are really thin flannel sheets and my feeling is that if they pill this much after less than two weeks of use then they probably will get a hole in them after 2 months  of consistent use.  Wouldn't recommend them for the price.