Help purchasing a mattress from costco or sams club

[mikez]

I'm looking to purchase a mattress from Sams club or Costco but not sure what to look for. But what I want is a firm bed that will prevent backache. My budget is $800 for a full size bed.
Here are the links to costco and sams club, please help me pick out what's best for me. thanks

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www.costco.com

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www.samsclub.com

 

[sager66]

mikez wrote:
help me pick out what's best for me
Since you apparently lack the initiative to research previous forum contributions . . just select a mattress that has a nice looking cover. Make sure one of those stuffed animal lambs is included.

 

[archik100]

Take it easy, sager.

 

[Sabra]

Yeah.

 

[consumersavy]

Sam's sells poor pillowtop mattresses. The pillowtop will sag in a very short time. I've had a Sam's mattress: Serta PerfectSleeper Eurotop for only a year and it hammocks in the middle as many other people on this website have attested to the big "S" mattress company beds. I would advise getting a basic mattress without a pillowtop and getting a topper following the advice of many on this forum.

 

[imjay]

Don't know about CostCo. Sams sells the lower or entry level of Serta - The Perfect Sleeper.
Our research seemed to show that firm mattresses are not necessarily good for someone with back issues or back pain.
My bride has developed multiple and degenerative/permanent back problems and we discovered that - for us - best and most reliable comfort to be found in a waterbed (Sam's sells a decent waterbed mattress but only online).
We believe that newer model mattresses with their 13 to 14 guage wire coils are going to show sag in just a few years and spring and foam mattress prices are not to be believed.
Unless you have sharp clawed cats that prowl on your bed or sleep with sharp objects modern waterbed mattresses are well engineered and well made. We have had two mattresses in over 22 years with total costs of just $550.00. Our current one is 8 yrs old and still about the same as when we bought it - we've ordered a new one to try out a dual sided model so each of us can adjust firmness by simply adding or removing a little water. It's really civilized to have a temperature controlled bed.
If you haven't looked at a waterbed mattress do a bit of research - they are not the bouncy things we played on back in the early 70s - they are really nice and the price is really awesome - our latest set us back just a bit over $300.
Best of Luck

 

[jimsocal]

You really should do some research, but I'll cut you some slack:
Buy the mattress with the least amount of foam on top, and the strongest springs, then buy 2 x 1" toppers of various softness, one medium and one soft, and mix and match them - one on top, the other on bottom and vice versa, or just one by itself, then the other by itself, until you have the right feel. If you want to get fancy and especially if you are not happy with the feel with any of these combinations then cut the toppers in thirds and make various firmnesses of "zones" for your top, middle and leg/feet sections.

You can also try 1" of latex and 1" of memory foam.

The purpose for buying a firm mattress with little foam and then putting your own 1-2" of foam on top is so that the foam on your mattress does not wear out, and your toppers can be replaced. Do not buy a Simmons under any circumstances.

Good luck!