I bought this one because the other one I bought was too short on the sides. I later read through some other reviews on other like items and it seems this is certainly not a one off. So be very careful and consider the thickness of the mattress you are using. I'm thinking some of these comforter sets are not factoring in the newer thicker mattresses, even though I don't consider my 9" to be that special, the previous one hardly even reached the bottom of the mattress. So you may want to consider what I did and go one size up. Other than that, this is a great warm comforter that I hope lasts a very long time.