Oh! SF Shannon - from my understanding, sateen is the weave of the cotten, not the type. So sateen or percale weave can be made with egyptian, pima, etc. I agree - I'm not a sateen lover.

I feel like thread count isn't always the most important thing, I've found the type of cotton used also makes a big difference (i.e. Pima or Egyptian). Usually I try to find deals on Bluefly.com or...