The hotel where my husband stayed was going out of business and I bought 10 mattress pads, thinking I would use them instead of batting. Then, I started thinking about how many people slept on them and couldn't bring myself to use them. So now we use them when we move furniture or lay on the backseat of my car when taking the dogs to the groomers. I just couldn't get it out of my mind how many hundreds of people had slept on them. They were $1 each and were queen size. I've given a few away to people who are moving. I like using batting and after spending so much money and time on a quilt top, I don't mind spending a little bit extra for nice batting. I just bought quite a bit of batting on sale at Joann's for a really good price, so it's not breaking the bank.