Need a new Mattress - opinions?

[Pho King]

I did a search and came up with some threads about this - but no one answered them. I'm looking for a new mattress and things are just getting confusing. The same mattresses have different names at different places and it's hard to get a handle on what's comparable. Looking online, the only place with reviews seems to be epinions, but even there it's very unorganized.

I've looked at a couple places so far, sleep train and mattress discounters. It seems like it's pretty easy to haggle with the salesguys, but the problem is that I don't know what a good price is!

I've been leaning towards a simmons beautyrest carmel pillowtop (?) but it's gotten bad reviews (on epinions) - can anyone suggest anything else?

 

[akubi]

buying mattress is like buying tv... go to local store and check it out in person.
then order online

 

[ebaycj]

They usually have really big sales for every minor holiday, at least around me (Chicago burbs)...

I seem to remember President's day being a ridiculous sale, something like 60% off....


EDIT: I mean the local B&M Stores (mattress giant, american mattress, etc....)

 

[dawnbug]

We went to Sears to pick ours up-- sat and laid on lots of mattresses, and ended up going with some generic brand for a lot less money. It's a nice mattress.

 

[broon]

Don't buy a mattress. Buy a sleepnumber.

 

[Pho King]

Isn't sleepnumber just an air mattress? After using an air mattress in college, I do not want to go back!

 

[goatjc]

I have a sealy pillow top (sorry, dont know the exact name as I'm at work) but I've had it for about 3 years now is still sleeps the same since I've got it. What I do know is my roomate went with a generic brand and after about a year, it had an indention where he slept in it. Dont know much about the sleep # beds, but I've moved them before and they're really light and easy to move lol.

 

[iamwiz82]

Markup on mattresses is insane. List price can be as high as 4-5x what the store actually paid for it.

 

[Patt]

All I can say is don't cheap out ... that doesn't mean you have to spend a ton of cash, get one discounted, but don't buy a crappier bed because it'll save you $100. I finally bought a nice bed the last go-round, and it is still brilliant 8 years later.

 

[jfall]

Wait for a sale. I waited for Boxing day and bought a really nice $2,399 mattress for $999

Honestly though, a good mattress is worth the money. Think about it, you sleep on it every night, and it will probably last 10-15 years.

 

[broon]

Originally posted by: Pho King
Isn't sleepnumber just an air mattress? After using an air mattress in college, I do not want to go back!

Yes but it has better control than a regular air mattress. I suggest in your shopping that you at least go to a sleepnumber store to check them out.

 

[Pho King]

Thanks for all the replies. I know a lot of people are saying that the generic brands have indentions, but that's what I've been reading about Simmons mattresses... anyone have any experiences with them?

 

[Scarpozzi]

I've had a Serta that I got from Sam's Club for a year now. I ended up getting it 50% off their price which was around ~$600 for a King.

Check out Sam's or Costco. The Serta mattress/box springs I got are very comfortable and come with the same 10 year warranty they offer on the more expensive beds they sell. Basically, it's still really good quality but about half-price from most other distributors/stores. Some of them offer Sealy mattresses, instead of Serta.

P.S. - I recommend getting a firm mattress without a pillow-topper...then adding a featherbed on top of that. The only problem with mine is that when I go to sleep, I don't want to wake up.

 

[FoBoT]

go to costco
buy something you like

 

[kami333]

Sams or Costco

 

[courtjester123]

Funny...there was a piece on 60min or 20/20 awhile back. The mattresses intentionally have many different names at different places so that you can't compare store-to-store. We had good luck at a trusted local furniture store buying a name brand mattress for our daughter's bed.

The wife and I still have a Select Comfort mattress from about 12 years ago. Very expensive; marginally worth it overall. The air mattress inserts seem to be well-made and have lasted a long time, but the overall construction seems a bit cheap. We also found 2 big problems unless you pump both sides up to a high level of firmness, 1) sitting down on one end of the bed with another person at the other end results in a pretty good "bounce" for the already-seated person, and 2) if one person prefers firm and the other prefers softer, you end up rolling up/down from one side to the other if you want to snuggle close.

 

[sager66]

Foam mattress research links.

 

[bmacd]

Sears is having a 50% off sale the 17th-20th. I have no idea what I'm getting into. I have a brand new twin sized mattress now that sits on a wood frame, so there's no box spring. I'm looking to pick up at least a queen size mattress. I guess I have to buy a box spring with it too? How do I know what a comfy bed is? I've never layed on a mattress that WASN'T comfy.