I made a repeat purchase this year (I move often) on a ~$200 Signature Sleep mattress from Amazon! It comes rolled up and it explodes open. It's hard to believe, but it's very comfortable. It's not too firm or too soft and 1.5 years later still feels the same as when I got it (I rotate every month or so).
Dave Ramsey listener wrote:
Regular Poster wrote:Why would someone you are not married to have a say-so in the mattress you are buying?
+1. You shouldn't be cohabiting with someone you're not married to. If you "love" her enough to live with her, then marry her. Otherwise, cut bait.
THIIIIIIIIIS.
OP, you worrying about what mattress to buy for you and your girlfriend is like Hillary picking out carpet for the White House.
In Japan, people sleep on yoga mats, and they are fine. Why would you want to waste 500 dollards on a mattress?
A few months ago I bought a high quality memory foam mattress (Novosbed). It is by far the best mattress my wife and I have owned, and I wish I'd figured out 15 years ago that it's worth it to buy a good mattress. I got the medium, and ordered the soft comfort pack afterward. It's also sitting on a slatted bed base which has, on each person's half of the bed, separate slats that are curved concave down, and compress more where there is more weight. I'm not sure how that effects the mattress, but the combination is amazing.
OP, Where Are You? wrote:
OP, you worrying about what mattress to buy for you and your girlfriend is like Hillary picking out carpet for the White House.
Nah. Not really the same. Hillary would expect to keep the carpet for herself regardless of whether she went to the WH or not.
Coureur22 wrote:
In Japan, people sleep on yoga mats, and they are fine. Why would you want to waste 500 dollars on a mattress?
True. Ever notice that no MD will ever endorse a mattress? All their claims that it will improve your sleep, help your back, wake up less sore etc. are all malarkey and deceptive. No medical evidence supports any of it. Humans have slept on the ground for centuries or hay, maybe some furs or whatever. Don't waste your money.
Coureur22 wrote:
In Japan, people sleep on yoga mats, and they are fine. Why would you want to waste 500 dollards on a mattress?
What are they like, a 2 foot wide, 1/4" inch thick piece of foam?
I've slept on rugs plenty of times, but that's not as comfortable as a mattress.
800 dude wrote:
My advice is to get a Zinus or a Signature Sleep. These are made in China foam mattresses that are far and away the best value you'll find. I have them for all the bedrooms in my house, and all of my guests remark that they love them. I consider that the real evidence, because mattress preference is idiosyncratic. If a lot of people like them, then they're good.
If your girlfriend wants a pillow top, don't get it as part of the mattress. Just buy something separate.
I've been looking for a mattress for years, and am going to get one of these.
Thank you for the recommendation!
anotherrunner wrote:
You should get a king bed, it will change your life... you'll never go back to a queen.
The first 2 months my wife and I were married we slept on a queen, it was awful, we now have a king and it's wonderful. It might sound like we are old (30) but now if we go to a hotel and there are two queen beds instead of a king, we sleep in separate queens; we're also both over 6' so that's probably a factor.
what a load of crap...Look, it's the Cleavers!
You're all wrong.
Buy an inflatable mattress. You'll be surprised how comfortable they are, not to mention cheap.
I bought the cheapest mattress I could find at IKEA Approximately 200 bucks, then bought a pillow top for added layer for Approximately $99. I bought this so I could move easily while in graduate school.
$300 for the whole thing and your "girl friend" gets her pillow-top.
The fad has faded, but have you thought of a waterbed? Back in the day, you could buy frame, mattress, heater, etc for 200 bucks. Now, I'd guess its 300 or 400.
Not a bad way to sleep. There's not a store in every town like there was 30 years ago, but they can still be found.
Goin4it wrote:
You're all wrong.
Buy an inflatable mattress. You'll be surprised how comfortable they are, not to mention cheap.
Go for an inflatable girlfriend, while you're at it. The money you save there will make your mattress savings look like pocket-change.
Agree concerning all the statements about mattresses stores, they're really shady and you never find out all the necessary details there, especially about precise model. I guess these are necessary measures that people didn't order mattresses online. You know it is very widespread practice to test out something in a real store and then order it at Amazon lol. I would still advise to check mattresses offline, at least you need to define with the level of firmness. I personally hate soft ones, the surface must be firm enough otherwise I will suffer from back pains. Here is a very detailed guidance on the best mattresses of nowadays https://sleepissimple.co.uk/ , traditionally memory foam is the most expensive and the most advanced from the orthopedic point of view.
Its a rip off over here as well
Last bed I bought was 800 including the mattress which was around 250
At the time i could easily have bought a whole bed for 200
Now it seems like a decent mattress costs a grand. I went to a bed shop and he proudly said they have beds up to 20k. The place is next to a pound shop- get real.
Look for a reasonable priced one and check the spring count -you want 1500-2000 and avoid anything near 1k
You can find very cost effective mattresses online.
I buy used (pre-owned) at some of these mattress stores and get really good deals. These stores want to unload these used mattresses as quickly as possible. A perfect situation for a low-income dude like me! ?
We just (last night) slept on our new mattess for the first time. Its a Bed in a box "Sleep Inovations Marley" and it was $400 from Amazon. Consumer Reports did a review of matresses in the March 2018 edition and we bought (surprise!) the cheapest of the top 15. Among the top 15 are Casper, Sleep on Latex, Serta Luxury, Lull, Ghost Bed, Purple, My Pillow, Ashley & Tuft and Needle. They range in list price from $2500 to $430. Ours is not a pillow top, so you'd have to add that, but as I type this my wife is still sleeping so she must like it ok!
ukathleticscoach wrote:
The place is next to a pound shop-
Speak English, please.
CaseyAdams wrote:
You can find very cost effective mattresses online.
Yeah....but don't they charge an arm and a leg for delivery? ?