I met a guy once who was a professional mattress tester. He slept on them all and reviewed them for their manufacturers. I asked him what he slept on, expecting to hear Sealy or Temperpedic or some such. He told me that at home, he slept on an air mattress on the floor. So, you know, I figure it isn't worth it to buy an expensive mattress.
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Zenkitty - Jul 10, 2011 10:58:49 am PDT #25112 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
smonster - Jul 10, 2011 11:02:03 am PDT #25113 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I'm thinking about buying a cheap, firm mattress and a memory foam topper. And my air mattress was great, until my cats put holes in it.
Zenkitty - Jul 10, 2011 11:05:51 am PDT #25114 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm thinking about buying a cheap, firm mattress and a memory foam topper.
Sounds like a perfect plan. I love my memory foam topper.
beekaytee - Jul 10, 2011 11:08:16 am PDT #25115 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
That seems like the perfect plan, smonster.
I sleep on a mattress that is so soft, it has a me shaped crater in the center. I lurve it. Plus, a feather topper AND a wool topper. MMMM.....comfy.
Scrappy - Jul 10, 2011 11:14:18 am PDT #25116 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
That's what we have, smonster, and it works great.
Liese S. - Jul 10, 2011 11:18:15 am PDT #25117 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I know it`s NOT DONE these days because of bedbugs and whatnot, but I bought my mattress at a thrift shop. $100 and I went in on 50% day, so fifty bucks for a king sized mattress in fabulous condition.
beekaytee - Jul 10, 2011 11:37:27 am PDT #25118 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Good on ya Liese.
I remember an Oprah episode years ago about ridic mattress prices and nefarious industry practices. Such as, changing model names within a region to ensure that consumers cannot comparison shop...300-400% mark-ups and fake sales.
It strikes me that there are several products on the market that are priced so high, simply because they can be!
The mattress I sleep on is at _least_ 14 years old (it belonged to an ex) and I have no interest in replacing it. As aforementioned, the most comfortable bed I've EVER slept on.
Zenkitty - Jul 10, 2011 11:50:45 am PDT #25119 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I bought my current mattress, new, in 2000, after I moved out of my boyfriend's apartment. It's getting a little saggy in the middle, but so am I. I'm not willing to pay money for a new one yet.
smonster - Jul 10, 2011 11:57:01 am PDT #25120 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Mine was over 20 years old, and was sagging a bit so I left it in NC. Kind of regretting that now. I'm actually considering just getting a foam topper and putting it on the floor, see how that does.
Liese, were it not for bedbugs, I'd be all over that. If I knew anyone selling a bed, I'd buy it.
eta found a queen set for $398. Sold!
erin_obscure - Jul 10, 2011 12:47:53 pm PDT #25121 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
got my current mattress via overstock.com - a generic memory foam and i love it. Tho it did stink the first cuple days.