Usually it is the feel of the fabric that dictates whether I will buy it or not - and the White on White with the plastic I could feel and it was not a nice feeling. This is hard to do when you order on-line. One thing I did notice with the plastic - it will discolor over time. It wasn't a totally white on white - it was a Christmas fabric with the doves were white on a white back ground and then there was a phrase or word in a light blue - very pretty, but I discovered the doves turned a tinge of yellow after a few washings. Since that happened I have avoided that style of fabric.