Mattress

[Doofy]

There must be one heck of a mark-up on mattresses since there is a mattress store on every other corner in every city in America. Find one you like and be happy.

 

[aczlan]

Wife still swears my side of the bed is more comfortable

What's the problem with that?

Aaron Z

 

[ChiefBodie]

We had a Sleep Number bed that we both liked for a dozen or more years, but we failed to use a good cover on it and it got some perspiration stains.

Everyone has an opinion and it is only what is right for you that matters. Me: I think the Sleep Number is a gimmick and lying on one feels like I am on an air mattress. Just my opinion. I don't know if you resell your mattresses when you buy new. But perspiration stains on a mattress is a deal killer, for sure, in the used market.

 

[Doofy]

Everyone has an opinion and it is only what is right for you that matters. Me: I think the Sleep Number is a gimmick and lying on one feels like I am on an air mattress. Just my opinion. I don't know if you resell your mattresses when you buy new. But perspiration stains on a mattress is a deal killer, for sure, in the used market.

Used Mattress? Yuk! Don't you remember "Cooties"?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

There must be one heck of a mark-up on mattresses since there is a mattress store on every other corner in every city in America. Find one you like and be happy.

Very huge profit margin.

 

[Doofy]

Very huge profit margin.

Must be like fireworks. I invested $200 with a buddy and we bought a mess of fireworks to sell. We made $2000. and shot off most of the cherry bombs and M-80s ourselves. Fun Times! (We were 15)

 

[ChiefBodie]

Used Mattress? Yuk! Don't you remember "Cooties"?

Around here in regulated Western communities you can't even donate a mattress to a charity for free. It is prohibited.

But some regions are not regulated. Sovereign Indian land is one of them. I'm not saying mattresses are traded in such regions, just observing the lack of regulation. This lack of regulation also exists with many Western communities in States and regions without such oversight.

 

[GirlWhoWantsTractor]

We bought an Original Mattress In Hickory 7 or so years ago. Tried latex, memory foam, ect...Like this one better. One third the price and flippable. Excellent quality built in a factory close to the retail stores. Good business model. Will replace with another when needed.

Yes, that is the made-in-USA no-frills flippable quality innerspring I was talking about. There are still some American mattress factories scattered around, and many mattress stores will carry at least one of these "basic" mattresses. They are actually much better quality in terms of the materials than the fancy "euro-top" "brand name" high-price ones. They are cheaper because "no frills."

A quality innerspring mattress like that lasts a long time and gives good support. However, for best comfort, you also need a little pressure relief on the top. Try a foam topper on that mattress for the best of both worlds.

 

[japody]

Most mattresses of conventional design these days are one sided. So you can't flip them for longer wear.

We have a sleep number air bed. It's ok, I've always actually liked sleeping on an air mattress.

My favorite mattress is an old-school conventional 2-sided mattress made in house at "The Mattress Factory" in Atlanta. It's a very firm "orthopedic" model that we top with a 4" memory foam pad from Costco.

We bought a mattress from "the Mattress Factory" when our old one needed to be replaced. It was so good, we bought another one for the guest room. Do yourself a favor and go to one of their stores and look at their display. They have cutaways of the different competitor brands. You wouldn't believe the crap that is put into the so-called brand names.

 

[bunyip]

Our next one is coming from one of the small manufacturers who can replicate the big names for about 1/3 of the price, we want a pocket spring set for my 130kg on one side and her 60kg on the other, the big names want $3k+, these places sell them for around $900, no mark up to retail and another margin, they advertise and offer up to a five year warranty.
Stayed at a motel once with King size beds (we have a Queen), it was like sleeping in a boxing ring, I knew she was in there somewhere....

 

[NoTrespassing]

It must have been 45 years ago, I was at the local auction with my dad and the auctioneer was holding up a pencil for sale. I asked my dad what was going on and he said, you see that mattress over there? You get the mattress if you buy the pencil. It's illegal to sell a used mattress in Illinois. Lesson learned, you can get around a lot of laws with creative thinking.

Kevin

 

[Bird]

Stayed at a motel once with King size beds (we have a Queen), it was like sleeping in a boxing ring, I knew she was in there somewhere....

Yep, we, too, still have the Queen size.:laughing:

Everyone has an opinion and it is only what is right for you that matters. Me: I think the Sleep Number is a gimmick and lying on one feels like I am on an air mattress. Just my opinion. I don't know if you resell your mattresses when you buy new. But perspiration stains on a mattress is a deal killer, for sure, in the used market.

If lying on one felt like an air mattress, I would think you needed to change the air pressure; i.e., sleep number. I know nothing about any related laws, but have never seen a used mattress for sale. Our used one went to the landfill, and I soon wished that I had it back.

 

[Dftodd]

What's the problem with that?

Aaron Z

Rolling over and slapping your wife in stead of the snooze button

 

[Ortimber]

Another vote here for Tempurpedic. We have several in our family and everyone loves them.

 

[JamesHW]

We went with a traditional two sided Shifman mattress made from natural materials. Very good quality and not cheap and you need to old school flip and spin regularly, especially when breaking it in. A friend gave us a heavy down mattress pad recently that has made it even more comfortable. Eight years on still loving it.

 

[aczlan]

Rolling over and slapping your wife in stead of the snooze button

Well, then you need to stop rolling over and slapping things in bed...

Aaron Z

 

[Industrial Toys]

Funny Humans! You pretty much can't give away a used mattress, but people will spend hundreds and even thousands of dollars a night to sleep on one.

 

[Turbys_1700]

It must have been 45 years ago, I was at the local auction with my dad and the auctioneer was holding up a pencil for sale. I asked my dad what was going on and he said, you see that mattress over there? You get the mattress if you buy the pencil. It's illegal to sell a used mattress in Illinois. Lesson learned, you can get around a lot of laws with creative thinking.

Kevin

Illegal in NC too. Several years ago I helped one of our secretaries move some furniture she bought used. She got a couple mattresses to put in a second bedroom. I would have hauled them off to the dump. Nasty. The dealers here deliver and dispose of old mattresses. That is one law that I can agree with.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I'm older than dirt so I can truthfully say I've had quite a bit of experience with mattresses. If you are young and have no joint or back problems then an innerspring mattress will be OK. As you get older and things start to ache in the night - you are going to need a mattress with better support. Such as a Tempur-Pedic or an air adjustable like I have - Sleep Number.

Go on the internet - find a local dealer - see what you like - buy from a dealer with 60 to 90 day return policy.

My neighbor has Sleep Number beds and swear by them. I have not tried them but I sure will when my present mattresses need changing. Maybe wife and I will go over and spend the night with him and his wife sometime since he has a spare Sleep-number, actually he has 2 spares, one in his motorhome and one in his man cave.

I have tried Tempur-Pedic memory foam (hotel )and did not like it at all. It was hot and hard to move on and really didn't agree with my back.

 

[Locoweed]

Here is a site for mattress comparing
Sleep Like The Dead : Independent and Unbiased Mattress Reviews, Pillow Ratings and Much More