I got frustrated shopping for a mattress

debodun

debodun

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Today's mattress are HUGE! I'd need a a step ladder to get into bed they are so thick, like 20" or something. They don't have handles on the sides. And EXPENSIVE! The one I have now is a pillow-top innerspring. Thirteen years ago, I paid a little over $100 for it and it is 7" thick. I don't think my fitted sheets would go around these hefty mattresses. The least expensive one I was shown in the furniture store was close to $500.
 

As hard as it may be to gulp-down the price of a new mattress, don't short-change yourself, it's money well spent. Proper sleep posture, waking in the morning feeling rested and pain-free, well worth the investment.
 
I did research on the web, then looked on-line. Ended up purchasing on-line but from a local chain. Fast and efficient buying process, after it took me months of deliberation, LOL!

On-line had all the info needed: type of construction, degree of firmness, and height.
 

Height can be a problem, that and weight if you were planning on buying a 16" foam top mattress. For you. You will need for someone to come in and open the mattress from it's wrapping & set it in place. That is because it is compressed & once the wrapping is removed it unfolds & expands pretty fast. On our queen size that depth isn't a problem for fitted sheets, ours fit and don't shift or pull off the corners.

Not relative but solving that issue I built a custom frame, stained it to match the headboard my wife wanted to keep. The base is used for under bed storage, the box to hold the matress of course custom built to encase the matress. Leaving 4" over so fitting the sheet is a breeze. My wife is 5' 4" climbing into bed is really comfortable for her.

That part was to explain. Depending on the bed frame you have now you might want to see about a lower frame. Overall we chose the foam top over the pillow top for us it is more comfortable. Cost when weighed against the quality, lifetime warranty & a really good night sleep is worth it.
debodun said:
Unfortunately, I can't make purchases online.
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None of my business but will ask anyway. Why no credit cards?
 
I also need a new bed. Was going to buy right before the stores were closed down. Yes, Deb, some mattresses are so high one needs a step-ladder. Too high for me. I wouldn't buy online, as I would certainly want to try it out at the store to be sure I like it. I also need a new frame. I would want one inches off the floor, as the cats hide & play under the bed and I wouldn't want them to feel bad they can't do that anymore.
 
I hate the big mattresses because they are so heavy and hard to put fitted sheets on. I'm not as buff and muscular as I used to be so this is annoying. (I have to have those military, bounce-a-quarter-off-it bottom sheets all smoothed to sleep well. :D)
 
Someone might want to consider getting a foam pad, at whatever number of inches thickness you'd like. They come in many thicknesses, from 2 inches on up, and are cheaper than a mattress.

Very comfortable, imo. Many people use them for a mattress topper, but they can be used by themselves, if someone wants to. It's just an optional thought to consider.

They come in firm or soft, and one might even get a firm one, for beneath, and a medium or softer one, for a top layer. To total the number of inches thick, you'd like and that fit into your sheets.

They come compressed , but expand quickly on their own, once unwrapped.

They bend easily, so they are easier to get the sheets, on and off the corners.

I dont know where to get them. Perhaps the mattress places do have them available if one asks, but do not feature them on the sales floor.
 
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The compressed foam mattresses are great, but I've found that you need to let them "air out" for 2-3 days before you sleep on them. We got a couple of 4" mattress toppers and had to keep taking them off the beds and airing them out until they stopped smelling like chemicals. I hated the smell, but they finally stopped stinking.
 
All that said, (what I posted above)
I do agree with above posts, that it's well spent money, if you can afford to, on whichever mattress is best for yourself.

We spend lots of hours of our lives on them, and they do make a difference.
I haven't regretted spending more, on the one that I did;
once I did it, I found out, that a good one lasts a long time, (many more years) and is more supportive, and much more comfortable than the cheap ones were, all the previous years of my lifetime.
 
jujube said:
had to keep taking them off the beds and airing them out until they stopped smelling like chemicals. I hated the smell, but they finally stopped stinking.
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I have heard others report that, and I am sure it's true.

Yet, I myself am extremely sensitive to chemicals and smells, and I react very badly to many,
but I did not have to let mine air out for too long, and I didn't have that trouble from it.

I forgot about that concern though, so I am glad you noted it!
 
Years ago there weren't so many choices. I get confused - traditional inner spring, memory foam, pillow top, plush, Euro top (whatever that is) or hybrid. And what firmness. I tried a firm and it was like laying on a wooden plank, the soft was smothering. My biggest gripe is what happened to the handles on the sides to help grab and flip the mattress when needed? What do you grab onto now, especially those big thick ones?
 
debodun said:
Years ago there weren't so many choices. I get confused - traditional inner spring, memory foam, pillow top, plush, Euro top (whatever that is) or hybrid. And what firmness. I tried a firm and it was like laying on a wooden plank, the soft was smothering. My biggest gripe is what happened to the handles on the sides to help grab and flip the mattress when needed? What do you grab onto now, especially those big thick ones?
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No need to flip, and those big thick ones you couldn't flip even if you wanted to. That is one of the reasons we bought memory foam. As the name suggests it returns to it's shape & firmness.
 
Kaila said:
Someone might want to consider getting a foam pad, at whatever number of inches thickness you'd like. They come in many thicknesses, from 2 inches on up, and are cheaper than a mattress.
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Do foam pads stay in place? With my tossing and turning, I need something that won't wander. Restlessness us what cause mine to deteriorate quickly. I looked at the other side thinking I could flip it and it isn't any better there - even worse - a spring is poking through. I remember my father had an "egg crate" foam mattress topper when he got sick. I fear a foam topper will just sink into the mattress and I won't be any better off. It's like a hammock now.

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I doubt that the foam as a topper, would be worthwhile, for use with the mattress in that condition, Deb.

I wouldn't waste the money on a pad of any type , for that purpose, (even though the foam pads are cheaper than mattresses)

with your mattress so poor at this point....a foam pad would not correct it....

but you could consider them instead of a mattress.....or on top of a cheaper new firm mattress.

Just ideas, though. You really need to choose what is right for you personally. I think a mattress does involve gathering info, and attempting to decide what will suit you best.

Those egg crate ones do make a hard mattress more comfortable.
I prefer the modern flat ones though. They are strong, durable, and comfortable.
For me.


As for your question in general, it slides just a little, and is very easy to slide back.
But again, it wouldn't correct your problem, just to get one to put on top of your old, present one, now.
 
Knight said:
No need to flip, and those big thick ones you couldn't flip even if you wanted to. That is one of the reasons we bought memory foam. As the name suggests it returns to it's shape & firmness.
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How many years should memory foam last? My bed purchase will probably be my last.
 
Pepper said:
How many years should memory foam last? My bed purchase will probably be my last.
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Mine came with a lifetime guarantee. It didn't specify whose lifetime. So Far after 5 years it is as good in support as the day my son & I opened it for placement in the bed I built.
 
I too, haven't seen it breaking down at all, as the older types used to do.

And by the way, when I mentioned that as a top pad, it might slide a little, but is easy to slide back,
I am significantly disabled, but I just lean against it, and it's back in place.
 

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