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I hate to say this, but I think I screwed up big time. I bought a firm Excelsior model a little over a year ago back when I was a single guy. Met the soon to be wife shortly after getting the bed and guess what? The mattress absolutely kills her back because her body type isn't suited for a firm mattress. At first I was in denial and thought she might be able to adjust to it, but it doesn't look like that is going to happen. Now... she hasn't said that the mattress has to go, but unless we want to sleep in separate beds for the rest of our lives (I don't), something has to give. Between this and paying for medical school, the bed simply must go.
Does anyone have any experience with selling a used high priced bed? A luxury bed must be one of the most illiquid assets one could own, so I have no clue what to do in this scenario. I'm really weary of using Craiglist for a high priced item like this. Friends and family aren't interested and the credit from selling it to Hastens is measly.
Ross
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"I'll definitely look into this more. I've got to ask though; if I can make the bed soft and comfortable for her and myself by using toppers, did I just blow a stupid amount of money on a "base mattress". Couldn't a much cheaper mattress do the same thing as a Hastens in this case since the comfort is coming from the top layers?" Hastens makes an excellent coil system so no, I don't think you wasted money on their mattress because that is where you are getting the support for your back. By the way, when I was trialing Hastens, I liked it better without the topper too. Yes, you can have your fiance (wife now?) try it without the topper but unless she is quite heavy I suspect the firm mattress by itself is still going to be too firm. But it is amazing what 2-3" of a topper will do. And this way you can customize the firmness of the top for each of your needs. A king memory foam at Costco (Pure Comfort) is between 150-200 and is returnable and would be a good place to start. If that makes it too soft for you, then try 2 twinXL toppers of different firmnesses in latex. I'm optimistic this is going to work. Don't give up on your beloved Hastens yet! |
| P.S. The flyer on the windshield is a great idea for selling the topper too. |
| The topper is made out of horsehair. It's weird. When you are crawling into bed the mattress is more squishy and feels like a giant pillow, but once your weight gets distributed, it really firms up. The bed definitely needs a topper of some sort, so I'll start looking at a replacement for the Hastens one. I guess I just found my guest "bed". |
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"Hastens makes an excellent coil system so no, I don't think you wasted money on their mattress because that is where you are getting the support for your back." That's good to hear! I'm also glad I'm not the only one who thinks the bed is more comfortable without the topper. I tried sleeping on it last night without the topper and you're right, its still firm even for me (it's a weird firm because it still feels comfortable). She's tiny so that isn't going to work. I'll check out the costco option and see how that feels. Thank you so much for your help! |
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So, if you had to choose between sleeping with or without the horse hair topper, which would you chose? It sounds like you are saying it is too firm without it?
Costco also has on sale right now Eco memory foam toppers (2.5" 4 lb.). Not sure which is better between that and the pure comfort (3"). Those might be too soft for you (not sure how soft the horse hair topper is to compare), buy your fiance might like them. Another way to go would be to order 1" of something from Overstock. You could fold in half to see what 2" would be like as well. Possibly you could cut in half if one of you likes it and the other doesn't. I have tried the mem-cool (4lb. density, a bit softer, breathes better) and Sensus (5lb., a bit firmer, can sleep hotter for me). p.s. not sure if Hastens could split your topper into 2 for you and resew it. Then maybe you could still use half of it. This message was modified Sep 17, 2010 by sandman
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Rosstamon wrote: I'm really weary of using Craiglist for a high priced item like this. Why not post a price, and where you reside in this thread? |
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Do you still have the shipping crates that it came in? If so, you could try putting it up for sale on Ebay. I would stipulate that arranging the pick up and delivery would be the buyer's responsibility. Or, you can always limit it to a local pick up only. There are plenty of smaller shipping companies that specialize in shipping antiques that could easily handle a job like this.
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| My wife and I have actually been looking for a used king sized Hastens. But most of them have still been out of our price range. We bought one on e-bay, but when it arrived, it was all torn up so we refused the shipment. Either the seller or the shipping company really screwed it up. How much were you asking for the Bed? We are in Independence, KS of all places. A long way from most Hastens afficianadoes. You can respond to my e-mail peterell@cableone.net Thanks, Peter |
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Rosstamon; I think you are making this more complicated than it needs to be. Women have curves and aren't as heavy as men are, so need more "cush" for comfort. Your bed has good "bones", or springs, and all you probably need to do is create a topper system that works for her and makes her side softer. Horsehair has no rebound,or bounce, that is why it feels hard once you get in it and settled. Foams are all different in their amount of rebound and and sink. Memory foam has no rebound either, but it does have sink...it sinks in where you are the heaviest, and cradles the body. Latex has lots of rebound and less sink...so they have many different ILD's. P/U foam is cheaper and often has a good sink:rebound ratio...but it won't last as long. Does not mean it isn't worth trying. A long time ago I bought a Select Comfort mattress...without their pillowtop. I simply could not sleep on it without a foam topper....so I got a cheapie at Target, their convoluted P/U foam one, and it slept fine. However, every few months I'd wake up in the middle of the night and the foam had died...I could not sleep on it a moment longer. I ended up keeping a supply of these $30 toppers in my closet so replaced as needed. My hubby wasn't amused when I'd wake him up to change it, LOL, but many of you understand no doubt. A cheapie topper may be all you need. I'd no way sell that bed and start the mattress hunting nightmare!!!!!!!!!! You have the base, now just make the top layer comfy for her and you should be good to go. Remember, mattresses are not rocket science...the reason Hastens is a good bed is that they put old fashioned, quality materials into it, and make it the tried-and-true way that mattress companies used to. It is not that easy to find one like that. Kait |