Where do you usually go to buy bed linens?

Target

Or Walmart.

You're the second person I'm hearing that from. Supposedly they're good quality.

There are no Targets in Canada, unfortunately. But that's normally a regular stop for us when we go to the states.
(There was some talk of Target coming to Canada and buying out Zellers, but that never materialized).

(still using the ones that i got as presents, may they live a long life)

isn't zellers equivelent to target?

No.

what's the difference?

My first set I bought at a Jewish store and some solid sheets/pillowcases from Target to mix in. After the beg bug incident, I bought a duvet sets on overstock.com and got solid sheets + pillowcase sets at Target. The new Target sheets were very nice fabric.... but seem to be leaving reddish discoloration (no, the sheets are not red!) on the walls and the pillow slipcovers. I did pre wash them, and they dont bleed in the washing machine.
I'd have second thoughts before buying sheets at Target again. Maybe this was only happens with this specific line of sheets, because I didn't have this problem with my previous set of target sheets, nor have I ever hear anyone else complain about this.

bed, bath, and beyond.

i bought one set at target, and it's already fading after just about three washes.

In the States, department stores or Fortunoff. I like decent bed linen. Target/Wal-Mart does not do it for me.

The Bay does linens right? I think we registered for linens there. Our favorite set of towels is from the Bay actually. Our sheets are from Bed Bath and Beyond in Canada, so it's possible to find good ones.