King size mattress size
Apr 11, 2013 5:33 PM
Joined: Apr 11, 2013
Points: 1
I just bought a king and it measures 74x78 not 76x80. The salesman said they can vary by 2 inches. He showed me 5 others all different brands and they were all 74x78. It is defiantly smaller than what I had. Is there such a thing as irregular sizes and this store has imperfects or is he telling the truth
Re: King size mattress size
Reply #1 Apr 12, 2013 8:09 AM
Joined: Mar 15, 2012
Points: 182
frontierman26 wrote:

I just bought a king and it measures 74x78 not 76x80. The salesman said they can vary by 2 inches. He showed me 5 others all different brands and they were all 74x78. It is defiantly smaller than what I had. Is there such a thing as irregular sizes and this store has imperfects or is he telling the truth

Mattresses can vary in size, but the standard nominal size for a King is 76x80.  It's not difficult to maintain that size so anything other than that size is by the maker's choice.  74x78 is not an imperfection... it's just made smaller/non-standard.  I would insist on the standard size so that it fits my bed and bedding... before it ships.

GK