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So after months and months of researching, going from mattress store to mattress store, I finally made a promise to myself that for my new year's resolution I'd finally pick a new mattress. I had been sleeping on a old, innerspring, sealy posturpedic hand me down from parents. That mattress is probably twenty yrs old  Never had any serious back issues though but that's probably because I'm still young (27) and workout (lift weights) religiously (5 days a week) and eat healthy foods. So In my search of mattresses I narrowed down my options to Simmons beautyrest, Sealy posturpedic, and Serta perfect sleeper. My old boss whose a Chiropractor has a Simmons so he recommended that brand for me. I ended up going with the Simmons because of his recommendation and the price was great for a king, pillowtop ($800). I've had the bed since Jan 3rd and I like the new mattress, but don't love it. I've had numerous nights where I toss and turn all night and can't fall asleep. I've also woken up with low, achey back pain that I've never experienced before. I am a stomach sleeper so I know that's bad for your back but I didn't use to feel this with my old, worn out, hand me down mattress. I have a little over a week left of my 60 day exchange policy and I'm considering exchanging the mattress for a different one. I just get scared I'll choose another mattress and will not even like it as much as the Simmons and I'll be screwed lol! The other mattress I'm considering (went back into Sleep America where I bought the mattress and layed on more beds) is a Serta. This is supposedly there "higher end" model that has a 20 yr warranty and more supportive foam in the hip areas and what not. I think the label says Serta perfect day "morning sunrise" or something like that. The sad thing is the serta is around $1600 so I'd have to pay a lot more to switch to that mattress. It would be worth it though if I can sleep a lot better. Just needing some opinions please to help with my decision. I'm stuck here :( |
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budgy wrote: I doubt you will have much luck with the Serta either because for that price I am assuming it is most certainly another pillowtop mattress. I am sure that the type of coils used in either bed is almost completely irrelevant because there is too much foam being used anyway. But I definitely wouldn't pay that much money for a continuous coil considering they are the cheapest to make. As a stomach sleeper you really should be on something a little bit on the firmer side, which is probably why your older mattress (although worn out and maybe not so comfortable) was actually a better support for the way that you sleep. If you don't want to spend more money and get something like a firm latex bed you should try and get them to simply take the mattress back for a more basic Simmons model perhaps with no pillowtop at all. It might be a lot better for your posture. yes, it's another pillowtop! Although, the lady salesmen said the pillowtop is half memory foam, half latex. So it would be better for me. She probably just wants a bigger commission check since this bed is $800 more than my simmons that I already bought. Great point, my old mattress is pretty firm too so I think my back has been supported on it. I'm thinking of going the route that was mentioned above. Get a cheaper, firm mattress and throw on a latex topper or two. Opinions? |
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If you can get a refund yes, by all means use your old mattress. You will just be having more of the same problems with a different new S matress; just everyone elses opinion on new mattresses. Or if you can't get a refund, take which one has the best springs, and gut it in 6 months to a year and put in what foam you want. Not sure springs are any good now days though. Or just take a loss like the rest of us consumers, been there and done that one many many times.... This message was modified Feb 24, 2010 by Leo3
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| Sorry, I'm not sure how I can tell what mattress has the best springs. I can't see inside of these mattresses lol! |
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woofman81 wrote: Sorry, I'm not sure how I can tell what mattress has the best springs. I can't see inside of these mattresses lol! Talk to the salesman about the coil gauge and coil count of the various mattresses. Go with the firmest/strongest imho. It may not really matter much. Just go for firm and strong. The less foam the better. |
| I bought a Simmons Beautyrest Classic almost two years and so I am in the same position as you only two years later. My mattress started off fine but the foam has know lost it's resilience and by bottom sinks into the mattress and I now wake up in the middle of the night hot and sweaty (because of back strain) and a sore back of course. Even though the mattress looks like new. It just doesn't have the support any more and of course it's not covered under warrenty. I also bought my mattress from a big chain and this was my replacement mattress and after trading in my first choice for similar reason to yours. I agree completely with Jimsocials advice and trade it for a firm mattress and then purchase a latex topper. Don't be swayed by the big mattress chain and the "expert" salesmen and go with the advice of hundreds of satisfied customers on this site and possibly save money at the same time. When you are talking to the salesman, ask him straight out will the mattress break in (break down) over time and he will say "yes and that is normal". Don't believe it!! |
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tugg wrote: I bought a Simmons Beautyrest Classic almost two years and so I am in the same position as you only two years later. My mattress started off fine but the foam has know lost it's resilience and by bottom sinks into the mattress and I now wake up in the middle of the night hot and sweaty (because of back strain) and a sore back of course. Even though the mattress looks like new. It just doesn't have the support any more and of course it's not covered under warrenty. I also bought my mattress from a big chain and this was my replacement mattress and after trading in my first choice for similar reason to yours. I agree completely with Jimsocials advice and trade it for a firm mattress and then purchase a latex topper. Don't be swayed by the big mattress chain and the "expert" salesmen and go with the advice of hundreds of satisfied customers on this site and possibly save money at the same time. When you are talking to the salesman, ask him straight out will the mattress break in (break down) over time and he will say "yes and that is normal". Don't believe it!! Thanks for your reply. I'm kind of scared about this whole exchange for a firm mattress idea but the more responses I get like this help. Thanks again :) |
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Jim gave you the perfect advice. Its very doubtful you'll get anything other than an exchange and more than likely, it'll have to be as much or more than you've already paid. So get a good firm mattress and then do the toppers as Jim suggests. This is the advice that makes the most sense. Your mattress is too soft, thats why your back is hurting. I did exactly the same thing as you about a year ago. Also a stomach sleeper like you, I thought I was buying a real 'latex' mattress but in effect it was a PU mattress with 2" of latex way down underneath 6" or so of smart sounding PU layers. It felt fine in the store, but after a few weeks, it had to go. The mattress sales lady asked us specifically how we slept and should have never let us buy that bed with a soft pillowtop.... but she did and we bought it. I did end up being able to exchange this bed for furniture credit (this was at JC Penney's). I had to fight for this. But it was better than being stuck with a bed we didn't want. We used the credit to buy a dining room set and some other items that we wanted. I then put together a latex bed from FoamByMail for $1000 king sized. Its worked out well and is firmer than the original bed. As Jim said - get a firmer mattress with the latex toppers to soften it up. |
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BillB wrote: Jim gave you the perfect advice. Its very doubtful you'll get anything other than an exchange and more than likely, it'll have to be as much or more than you've already paid. So get a good firm mattress and then do the toppers as Jim suggests. This is the advice that makes the most sense. Your mattress is too soft, thats why your back is hurting. I did exactly the same thing as you about a year ago. Also a stomach sleeper like you, I thought I was buying a real 'latex' mattress but in effect it was a PU mattress with 2" of latex way down underneath 6" or so of smart sounding PU layers. It felt fine in the store, but after a few weeks, it had to go. The mattress sales lady asked us specifically how we slept and should have never let us buy that bed with a soft pillowtop.... but she did and we bought it. I did end up being able to exchange this bed for furniture credit (this was at JC Penney's). I had to fight for this. But it was better than being stuck with a bed we didn't want. We used the credit to buy a dining room set and some other items that we wanted. I then put together a latex bed from FoamByMail for $1000 king sized. Its worked out well and is firmer than the original bed. As Jim said - get a firmer mattress with the latex toppers to soften it up. Thanks for the reply. Can I find these latex toppers anywhere? How much do they usually run? Alright, I'm getting more convinced on this new idea. It seems to make the most sense. So glad I found this forum. Thanks everyone for the replies so far :) |
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How about this. Your chiropracter owns and recommends a certain brand. I'm sure he doesn' get paid to recommend a certain product. So I'm guessing he's been happy with what he owns and has benefited from it. Do you think he has given you bad advice? Or, maybe he's like 90% (Or more) of the population who is happy with their purchanse. Keep in mind, this forum is a very small percentage of people who spend months or even years trying to find the perfect sleep system. Don't get me wrong, but does that make any sense? If you lurk around here long enough, You'd think everyone has a problem with what they're sleeping on. BTW, I'm one of the few people who are actually happy with their mattress. Makes me wonder why I'm even here in the first place. I do find it to be an interesting forum I guess. |
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Good_Sleep wrote: How about this. Your chiropracter owns and recommends a certain brand. I'm sure he doesn' get paid to recommend a certain product. So I'm guessing he's been happy with what he owns and has benefited from it. Do you think he has given you bad advice? Or, maybe he's like 90% (Or more) of the population who is happy with their purchanse. Keep in mind, this forum is a very small percentage of people who spend months or even years trying to find the perfect sleep system. Don't get me wrong, but does that make any sense? If you lurk around here long enough, You'd think everyone has a problem with what they're sleeping on. BTW, I'm one of the few people who are actually happy with their mattress. Makes me wonder why I'm even here in the first place. I do find it to be an interesting forum I guess. No offense, but who are you? A mattress saleperson? You don't even say what mattress you are happy with, why are you here? 90% of the population is happy with their purchase????? What??? |