Where does an average middle class person go to buy a mattress and why is every one so expensive they push a payment plan?

costco. or Ikea.

Neither pushed payment plans.

Just got a Lowe's Serta bed in a box for $500 (on sale) yesterday. Queen hybrid foam mattress. Pretty decent quality and it's easy to transport

One of the many mattress stores located adjacent to malls. IKEA. Etc.

There are a bunch of online mattress companies and a wide range of prices.

I bought a few at mattress plus last month. There was no payment plan or pushy salesmen. I walked into the store with my family and explained what we wanted and didn't want. It was painless.

We also did a bit of research before we shopped.

Nowadays, the average person gets a mattress ordered online that comes in a box. Way cheaper than in store, and very comfy if you get the right ones.

What store did you go to?

First decide how important sleep is to you. I’m sure Costco mattresses are fine for some people. My experience is they’re pretty uncomfortable after a few months. When you decide you need better, wait for a sale; mattresses have huge markups. It’s hard to go wrong with a sleep number bed…

Amazon.

Bed-in-a-box.

12 inches of pure bliss! (wait, that didn't sound right)

This thing is the best thing I have ever slept on!

Trust me!

"Mattress firm". I don't know why I wrote "mattress plus" earlier. There are many stores throughout our area. We walked in and told the salesman what we'd spend, my son tried some, my wife tried some. They didn't try to sell us a much more expensive mattress and they threw in pillows, mattress covers and sheets.

The best mattresses I've bought have been middle-of-the-road firm inner spring models from Serta and Seely, including a couple bought from Costco. Not expensive, delivered, great for about 8-10 years, repeat.

I've tried foam-type mattresses and never found them to be right for me, and they tend to feel hot to me as well. The WORST mattresses I've bought were higher-end ones from companies like Stearns and Foster that were very thick and heavy and included super-plush toppers. Within a year or so, the toppers started to sag and compress and the mattresses became unsupportive within a couple of years. Ugh.

That happened twice and decided to stick with conventional inner spring, non-super-plush "regular" firm mattresses thereafter and have been happy that way.

Mattresses are like used cars, heavily marked up and sold by commissioned sales people.

You can and should negotiate. 50% isn’t unreasonable.

Same experiences with mattresses.

What model sleep number do you recommend and how does it compare to a Sealy or one of those from Costco?

I bought a used one from a thrift store and woke up with bite marks on my neck...took me awhile to figure out it was bedbugs...

I’d try one out of you can, as they get more expensive, they have more padding on top of the sleep number part. My experience is, the C2 is pretty comfortable, but they get better the more you spend. The reason it’s better than a Costco mattress is because it’s adjustable. What feels good for 15 minutes in a store doesn’t feel great all night. Most people need a softer mattress than they think they need. I started off with the sleep number set at 100 and gradually worked my way down to 45. I don’t know too many people who’ve bought one and decided to go back to a regular mattress. Hey, look: they’re on sale.

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