Should I be purchasing a TempurPedic mattress?
| Hi, I've really been looking into getting a TempurPedic mattress although after researching for reasons why TempurPedic sucks, I've recently become discouraged into buying one. I'll be a senior in highschool and after a year I won't be able to use the mattress for one school year since I will be in a dorm. After that, I can use it again, since I will be living in a condo my sophomore year of college. I also plan to pay for the Advantage TempurPedic Queen mattress, since if it will last 20 years, I will most likely be married and need the room for my wife. Do you think the TempurPedic will really last me 20 years? I'm just becoming confused on whether I could get a same quality memory foam mattress at a lower price that is just a generic brand. My dad keeps telling me all I'm paying for is the brand name of TempurPedic, and that seems to be what a lot of people believe too. Although none of the other memory foam mattresses look very promising. I just need some guidance. If I go the TempurPedic way, I'll be spending around $1800 although I get two free TempurPedic pillows and bed frame. |
Re: Should I be purchasing a TempurPedic mattress?
| Awesome! I really appreciate your advice. Perhaps I may go with the double size Tempurpedic Advantage Bed then. And I won't be settling down for a while so you're right that I probably won't need a queen size mattress. I'll think some more about the purchase. |
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I'd not spend the money if I were you. Your father is correct, you are spending huge amounts of money for the name. There are plenty of memory foams out there, Tempurpedic was just the first one to make a whole bed out of it and market it. Don't waste your time on the Select Comfort air mattress either...more hype(I know, I had one). When you buy a famous name bed you can be sure that you are spending most of your money on their advertising and all of their special stores and middlemen, not on the quality components in the bed. Also, I've known people whose back went bad due to sleeping on total memory foam mattresses. No support. A couple of things about memory foam: They sleep HOT and make you sweat....and sweat breaks down the foam. Kind of a Catch-22. In life, you'll find out eventually that gimmicks sell...and they are just that, gimmicks. First, tho, they have to make you believe that you have a probem and that they are the only solution for that problem. It's true in more than beds. I am in the saddlery business and it is alive and well here, too. So very many gimmicks. Kait |
Re: Should I be purchasing a TempurPedic mattress?
| Yes, why settle for a mercedes when you can get a kia for less. My brother has had his classic tempurpedic for 12 years now and three kids later. The cover did wear out and he replaced it. Maybe thats part of the 'they don't last very long' part of it. I have had a top of the line latex mattress which was great for many years. I now have a top of the line tempurpedic. It doesnt sleep any warmer than my latex or past innerspring matts. If your a hot sleeper, most beds probably sleep hot any how. Kick the covers off for cryin out loud. My new tempurpedic gives a lot better support than any mattress I've ever owned. Unfortunately, I do like to change beds every few years. I won't be doing that any time soon. Good luck, and yes if you can't go tempurpedic save your money. |
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lambo wrote: Awesome! I really appreciate your advice. Perhaps I may go with the double size Tempurpedic Advantage Bed then. And I won't be settling down for a while so you're right that I probably won't need a queen size mattress. I'll think some more about the purchase. You're welcome! I hope you enjoy your new mattress (whichever brand/model you decide to go with). I read somewhere recently that Tempurpedic foam is the densest memory foam on the market, so if you need serious memory foam that you can really sink into, I doubt you can do any better. |