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frustrated at this whole mattress shopping experience
Aug 10, 2011 2:02 AM
wynnsayz
Joined: Aug 10, 2011
Points: 3
Hey guys,

I've been sleeping on a futon mattress for the past 8 years and I went to a chiropractor recently and found out I really need to get a good mattress. I went to Sit n Sleep and I found some pretty good mattresses. However, all of them felt great compared to the bad futon mattress. What made this mattress shopping absolutely horrifying and frustrating are the reviews I read, mainly on this site.

I can't remember the exact model or style, but the ones the store manager recommended were: simmons beautyrest black (around 2200 for queen), sleep to live (around 1700 for queen), serta icomfort (around 1200 for full XL).

For those three, I have found mainly bad reviews for various reasons and since this is not a cheap purchase, it really scares me.

I guess what scares me the most are

1. craters
2. defects
3. customer service and warranty

 

I've read some reviews saying most of the mattresses will have a indentation/crater within like 3-4 months of purchase and simmons's customer service is either not helpful or will do anything to get out of their warranty.

 

I'm sorry this thread isn't very organized. I am very very frustrated (not at you guys of course). Maybe you guys can give me some pointers?

Thanks!

Wynn

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Re: frustrated at this whole mattress shopping experience
Reply #2 Aug 10, 2011 11:04 AM
DoreenA
Joined: Jun 16, 2011
Points: 171
Wynnsayz, I know what you mean. I hadn't bought a bed in over 15 years, and had no idea things had changed so much. No longer can you just buy what you like and expect it to last 10 or or years, never mind the mind-boggling array of choices. I found this forum after my brand new, expensive pillowtop started sagging in 5 weeks. Car shopping is a picnic compared to mattress shopping these days!

Here's an article from a member of this forum. It helped me quite a bit and maybe will help you too!

 

http://www.whatsthebest-mattress.com/forum/answer-whats-best-mattress/6097-0-1.html

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Reply #3 Aug 10, 2011 12:23 PM
slpngoc
Joined: Jun 2, 2011
Points: 481
DoreenA wrote:

Wynnsayz, I know what you mean. I hadn't bought a bed in over 15 years, and had no idea things had changed so much. No longer can you just buy what you like and expect it to last 10 or or years, never mind the mind-boggling array of choices. I found this forum after my brand new, expensive pillowtop started sagging in 5 weeks. Car shopping is a picnic compared to mattress shopping these days!

 

Here's an article from a member of this forum. It helped me quite a bit and maybe will help you too!

 

http://www.whatsthebest-mattress.com/forum/answer-whats-best-mattress/6097-0-1.html


Thanks Doreen!

First time I've seen this by jimsocal .... I'm reading!
 

Re: frustrated at this whole mattress shopping experience
Reply #4 Aug 10, 2011 6:51 PM
wynnsayz
Joined: Aug 10, 2011
Points: 3
thanks! thats a great read!

does beautyrest black use pocketed coil like jim mentioned? or the pocketed coil used in black is better than the ones in other beautyrest line

Re: frustrated at this whole mattress shopping experience
Reply #5 Aug 10, 2011 7:21 PM
slpngoc
Joined: Jun 2, 2011
Points: 481
wynnsayz wrote:

 

thanks! thats a great read!

does beautyrest black use pocketed coil like jim mentioned? or the pocketed coil used in black is better than the ones in other beautyrest line


Beautyrest Black coils are made from twisted pairs of coil.  The rods are twisted together in a spiral, then made into a coil.

Posturepedic advertises titanium coils.
 

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Re: frustrated at this whole mattress shopping experience
Reply #6 Aug 10, 2011 7:48 PM
slpngoc
Joined: Jun 2, 2011
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Hate to scare you, but if you think just shopping for a mattress is a hassle ... wait until you purchase a  set and maybe find out it isn't all that for you....

 

I've been through it 3 times ... so far since May this year - 1 mattress and 2 mattress sets (w/ foundations).

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Re: frustrated at this whole mattress shopping experience
Reply #7 Aug 10, 2011 8:14 PM
wynnsayz
Joined: Aug 10, 2011
Points: 3
Ya, so is the coil in beautyrest black better than other lines of beautyrest?
Re: frustrated at this whole mattress shopping experience
Reply #8 Aug 10, 2011 8:15 PM
budgy
Joined: Dec 17, 2009
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slpngoc wrote:

 

 


Beautyrest Black coils are made from twisted pairs of coil.  The rods are twisted together in a spiral, then made into a coil.

Posturepedic advertises titanium coils.
 


makes me wonder why, steel is used instead of copper and aluminum because it is much more elastic and therefore able to return to its shape much quicker and without losing as much strength over time. chromoly steel is even more elastic than regular steel and is typically used for springs in race car applications. the whole point of a spring is to absorb energy and then return to its original shape, hence elasticity of the material chosen is the single most important quality.  titanium is a very low elasticity metal, it is just stronger than steel pound for pound...it is more corrosion resistant.

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/young-modulus-d_773.html

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