eli5 Why do hotels all over the world, and so many people at their home use white bed sheets? Aren’t they the easiest to stain and a laundry nightmare?

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eli5 Why do hotels all over the world, and so many people at their home use white bed sheets? Aren’t they the easiest to stain and a laundry nightmare?

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On top of practicality, for a long time bed sheets only came in white. That is part of why people would embroider on them so they looked less plain. That is why the January sales of bed linens are called White Sales