After reading the reviews, I was nervous about this comforter.  It certainly does have a very nasty smell..like old vomit!  Not very appealing right away!  I thought ok, I’ll wash it..boom…review alert!!  I washed it no problems. Now drying….no heat, low, delicate setting…checked it every 10 minutes for the “melting” that so many had mentioned. I had no melting, but it took forever to actually dry. The smell gone!  But seriously, everytime I wash it, I’m supposed to take hours and watch it like a new baby.  Not happening.