Ha, I never knew either and have made it both ways over the years. Now I know...............never thought about Googling it.

I'm not sure I knew that we had buttons on any of my covers. I'll look and if they are there I will tell my wife of my new found knowledge.

It was a new word for me, so I also went to Google and figured that we have these animals at home and in winter my wife even gets it out of the closet and claims that it is hold (looking at the calendar) and some how survives under it, while we still usually have air conditioner.

But as for the buttons, she knows does it the right way, or so she said. This winter, if she gets it, I will look.

Hi Elizabeth... Now I feel like the past 43 years of my life, I have been living a lie!  LOL, who knew?

OMG_ I was just wondering this last week as I had washed my cover. Mine has a zipper though so I thought that shouldgo at the end of the bed. I am still trying to sort out the ties that are inside the duvet cover- but I am using them to tie the corner of the comforter itself when putting it all back together - yes, life can be so complicated :)

Oh my word, I have been chucking at this for a while now (LOL). Thank you! I needed that laugh. :-)

Okay, Elizabeth, if you referred to my daughter does that mean she's really smart?  Even though she hadn't figured out the camera yet?  I didn't know what a duvet was.  It's for the younger set!  LOL

Lets see -- are the buttons so beautiful you want to show them off -- put them at the bottom.  Does the fabric bunch up and look like it needs to be ironed -- put them at the top under the pillows!  If they are at the top are they bumping you in the night as you pull up the covers . . .

such hard decisions!

I didn't even know duvet covers had buttons.

Elizabeth - well, I asked her. You know what she said? "You, silly man..."

She then said that of course at the foot. She then said (and I did not check it) that the tag on those should be at the foot, so check the tag.

Now, do not get me wrong, but if the tag is not there, Olga is still right, That's how life goes.

I have always put them at the end of the bed, who knew I was actually right! It just bothered me to think they were at the top ;)

Yep... the buttons go at the end of the bed... just like the tag on the matress... at the foot of the bed, in order to be away from your hands, face, etc... (can you imagine waking up in the a.m. with a nice button imprint in the middle of your forehead?)

I can't take credit for knowing the answer to this on my own... my wife explained it all to me when we first married... in great detail and clarity.  She knows everything, about everything... just ask her! :-)

Elizabeth - I do, with or without the Bible

I am very surprised by two things:

1. How you managed to interest that many people in a subject that far from the political scene and the terrorist scene.

2. How I managed to get interested in the subject... you know the rest.

Elizabeth,

I am right for the first time ever!  My wife has always made the bed with them at the headboard and I at the footboard.  She may still believe I am wrong, but I feel so much better...

Elizabeth - Only once did I have a duvet.  The material was slick, and I must say, it ended up more on the floor, than with the buttons at any particular end. 

My grand daughter just walked by - She thought a Duvet was a critter of some sort, and you were wondering what end it's belly button belonged???  We must excuse her, she's only 5.

Elizabeth... I know you can tear off "that" tag... (I have an uncle doing 5-10 @ Joliet for doing that)... but I was talking about the label that's permanently affixed to the bed... right on the sleeping surface, that would come into contact with your feet.  It starts face down, but when you flip the bed... if it's at the head... you feel it with your hands under the pillows... if it's at the foot... you can feel it with your feet through the sheets... (or at least I can, since I'm taller than the wife)...