My level of sadness is high. I have a thick mattress with a topper, so Im constantly looking for sheets with deep pockets (that I dont have to fight with). These fit (18 inches) - I was elated, but held off on reviewing because I wanted to put them through a few washes. Fast forward to 4 washes later and I found these random tears and they arent really near a seam. Just a fluke for this set Dont know.