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Hi everyone! I'm going to purchase my first mattress soon and have been doing research on Sealys, Simmons, Serta, memory foam, toppers, latex, have read articles online and in Consumer Reports, went to a mattress store today, and I had absolutely no idea there was so much to know and how many options there are! Hopefully with some research I can get a great mattress that will provide great sleep. I'm also thinking more about quality of sleep, initially I was planning on buying a cheap mattress but having done some research I think it makes more sense to get a quality one to improve my sleep. I have a number of questions and I tried to do searches on the forum here but have not been totally successful in finding what I'm looking for. 1. How do you distinguish between coils and upholstery? When I go back to a mattress store and try out different ones should I try to determine the ideal coil number for me, and then try to find different mattresses with that number of coils with different kinds of upholsteries, some soft, some very thin? I'm confused because more coils is supposed to be firmer, but then a person just gets a feathertop upholstery which negates the firmness... so I don't see how these play together. It says in the Buying Guide that the upholstery is for comfort and once you fall asleep it is the number of coils that determines the support, in which case why wouldn't the most coils be the best? Or do you have to determine it based on how your back feels in the morning? 2. What's the purpose of mattress toppers? It seems that some use them to make cheap mattresses more comfortable, but wouldn't it be a pure comfort issue since its not increasing the support of the bed any (or is it?)? 3. How reputable are memory foam mattresses sold online on ebay? Eg, see the following one: http://cgi.ebay.com/10-FULL-DBL-5LB-DENSITY-MEMORY-FOAM-MATTRESS-bed-beds_W0QQitemZ190297159413QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item190297159413&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A15|39%3A1|240%3A1318#rpdId It's being comparted to a Temperpedic, is 5 pounds density, which sounds pretty good for a foam mattress, and there is a 10 year warranty and 60 day money back guarantee. It's also an ebay power seller. 4. I found some inexpensive mattresses online, a Sealy Backsaver alone for $220 and a 390 Bonnel innerspring coil system for $200. How do I determine the quality of these, can I look at number of coils, manufacturer warranty, etc? Thanks for any input! |
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Thanks for the great responses.
Are you familiar with the Newton and Woburn locations of Gardner Mattress? They are closer to me but I could also go to Salem. Any opinions on toppers, should I consider getting a really firm mattress and then using a topper to try to combine the best of both worlds, that is good support + comfort? Is this possible? I almost always sleep on my back but probably turn a bit during the night. Also, is there any way to search this forum by just the topic threads? The search functionality doesn't seem that great and I don't want to answer questions that have already been discussed. |
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SRNH, I'm in the Los Angeles area. do you know any good, local, trustworthy manufacturer's out here? trustworthy is key. we visited a few small stores selling mattresses in LA, but they were just saying anything to get you to buy from them and not the guy down the street. i would not mind buying from a local trustworthy source if I could find one... Thanks. |
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Alopex, In Covina you have Flexus Mattress Co. ( www.flexuscomfort.com ). Also www.customcomfortmattress.com - higher price with superb quality - 7 showrooms including w. Hollywood and Pasadena. www.royal-mattress.com again in Covina Hope those help as they are all good manufacturers. Good Luck. |
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Thanks SRNH!! I'm in process of checking out their websites. I like the fact that flexus comfort makes double sided flippable mattresses. that is very hard to find.
what experience do you have with any of these manufacturers? have you purchased anything from any of them?
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so this is interesting. I read imjays post above and it sounded interesting and I was going to ask him which waterbed he bought, but looking at his profile it says he is a 'banned user'.
does anyone know why?
i slept on type of waterbed for years and found it very comfortable, it was the kind with 6 or 7 large tubes in it filled with water that were set into a mattress like container. it looked like a mattress, but there were no foams or springs, it just held the tubes. but it was old and we inherited it from a friend so when we moved we left it behind and i figured it wouldnt be that hard to get a new mattress. how i wish i had held onto that mattress..little did i know the hell that mattress shopping is...
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alopex wrote: so this is interesting. I read imjays post above and it sounded interesting and I was going to ask him which waterbed he bought, but looking at his profile it says he is a 'banned user'.
does anyone know why?
i slept on type of waterbed for years and found it very comfortable, it was the kind with 6 or 7 large tubes in it filled with water that were set into a mattress like container. it looked like a mattress, but there were no foams or springs, it just held the tubes. but it was old and we inherited it from a friend so when we moved we left it behind and i figured it wouldnt be that hard to get a new mattress. how i wish i had held onto that mattress..little did i know the hell that mattress shopping is...
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Inquisitive, Jordans did have a waterbed like the one you were mentioning at their Nashua store. It was just to the left of the front window in their hokey "Sleep Lab". |