Ok folks, didn’t know what forum would be (the most) appropriate for this, but here goes;
my current mattress isn’t serving me very well. granted, its my fault that it leans a little more to the right (thats the side i sleep on), but having to wake up every night just on the brink of falling on my face is not… lets say you get tired of it really fast.
i’ve done the flipping, switching, etc etc with it already, so i guess i’m gonna have to buy another. any suggestions?
The market has a lota ‘tempura-pedic’ and memory foam stuff, but does any of it actually make a difference?
Also, trying not to spend a fortune on it (i.e., college student here).
i bought a tempurpedic 3 years ago. i was a little apprehensive about the price and when i installed it… it was so light and flimsy i was second guessing the value of $1500. what was i paying for…foam ? 1500 bucks for a piece of fucking foam ?
anyway , it took about a week to get used to the inert feeling of not having springs under me, but really i’ve slept great on it from night #1. in 3 years i have NEVER woken up with any aches or stiffness from sleeping in a weird position.
sex is really good as your feet and knees can dig in anywhere for leverage. though i do miss the bounce but that is the only time i miss the bounce from springs and the better leverage more than makes up for it. that stuff they say on tv about getting in and out of bed and not disturbing your girl is all true and a huge benefit. and sleeping with your girl in the nook will not give you dead arm.
in short i love the thing. and i wouldn’t buy anything else. i slept once a different memory foam brand and it wasn’t even close. it is alot of money but i figured this was a long term purchase and the value has been well worth it, though not so apparent at first.
I started to get sold on the sleep number bed over the memory foam one, but then I went to their website and priced them.
I think a king was around $4,000!!!
That was insane. I now want to go with the foam.
There is also the cheaper 1"-3" memory foam pad that goes on top of your mattress, but that wouldn’t solve your saggy mattress problem.
Maybe just go to a local mattress store and get a decent quality, regular mattress. Try out different firmnesses. You might not know how much better you like a harder or softer mattress until you try them.
Kingsdown make some of the best mattresses, they’re hand made and the top of the line one’s only have 4 people making them. Also they’re an employee owned company, in my opinion they’re the best
I admittedly go through mattresses like loose change, but I had a memory foam mattress about 2 years ago (for less than a year). It was supremely comfortable in the beginning, but it ended up having 2 major prolems: (1.) It doesn’t breathe well, so I ended up sweating buckets, often waking up with my sheets soaked, and (2.) It became concave and worn out within months.
Now, I do tend to wear out mattresses like no one else on earth, inexplicably, so take that for what it’s worth, but that was my experience.
It depends on what kind of sleeper you are. I bought a mattress with the memory foam pillow top 3 years ago, and I hate it. As soon as I can afford it, I’m going with a firmer mattress from someone like Sterns and Foster. If you go to their site you can plug in info on how you sleep and they’ll make a suggestion as to which mattress to buy.
If you decide to go full memory foam/ memory foam pillowtop, do not sleep on your stomach because it will jack up your neck and back even more so than with a regular mattress.
Damn $4,000 for the Sleep Number bed! I just bought one and we paid $2,400 for the King, with foundation a free comforter. I LOVE IT! My wife has back problems and she finally sleeps through the night. Tried the Memory Foam, but it created way too much heat so I would sweat all night long.
If you are strapped for cash, just buy a moderately priced one from a local store and pay for the the new box spring. That makes a huge difference. You can always spring for a great mattress when you have more $$ in a couple years.
all memory foams are definitely not equal. the non-tempurpedic ones i tried were all much softer and therefore not as supportive long term. my mattress is as flat today as the day i bought it. what damici said about the heat is true. it does seem to hold more heat and at first i was sweating but i switched from down to wool and also went with lower thread count sheets and that fixed it. also i have a shearling mattress pad and i keep a cold bedroom, around 55f.
I’d buy the best mattress you can afford with your budget. I think we tend to forget how many hours of our lives we spend (or should be spending) sleeping…when you think of all of the other things you spend money on 1000-5000 for something that you spend 6+ hours with everyday and has a direct impact on your quality of life is a no-brainer to me.
that said, when I have more disposable income than I know what to do with, I’m buying one of these:
I almost purchased a Comfortpedic, but decided not to because of the high price ($2,800 for a queen). However, it comes highly recommended and many prefer it over Tempurpedic. I like the memory foam beds and think they are a great choice as you get older since your body may need different support than what a mattress can provide.
If going with memory foam beds, stick with Comfortpedic or Tempurpedic. All the other companies now make a memory foam line of mattresses, but they are not the same and won’t feel as good or last as long or be made of the same materials.
I ended up getting a Serta Perfect Day mattress (this thing is huge! I practically need a step stool to get into bed). I’m happy I did. This bed is unbelievably comfortable (for me). It’s a soft bed, and that’s what I needed due to my shoulder issues (softer beds are better for men with shoulder and back problems - women tend to prefer something more firm for their hips).
I can’t tell you the name of my mattress because every store that carries the Serta Perfect Day mattresses will have them under different names with slight differences. Mine wasn’t one of the “air” beds that you can adjust, but it was one of the higher end mattresses with a thick eurotop, and it wasn’t cheap.
Your best bet is to go shop around (toward the end of the day is best during the week) and lay on each mattress in your typical sleep positions for at least 15 minutes. It’s the only way to truly judge if the bed will be comfortable for you or not once it breaks in.
I was actually very disappointed with my mattress when I received it. I was in pain every morning (lower back) and couldn’t sleep well. It didn’t feel anything like the store model. However, after 3-4 weeks, it finally “broke in” and feels as good or better than the store model of the same mattress!
So, take your time, shop around and lay in a lot of beds!
Waterbed. Seriously. Big bag of water, too - not some “soft-side” or heavily baffled thing. Nothing is better than a properly filled waterbed (most people new to waterbeds way underfill their mattress and then hate it).
We’ve had a Selectcomfort sleepnumber for about 5 years, well worth the money. We got a queen, the second level pillow top, paid about $1100 I think. Good tip is to go to the store if theres one near you and try and get a deal on a display model. Much cheaper.
I guess I was looking at the “9000” series (but don’t really know the difference), but still, the 5000 is really expensive for any of their sets over a Queen size (over $2000 for a series 5000 queen set).
the foam wears out pretty quick. find a layered mattress. i forget what they are called but i just bought one and it’s great. it has springs, some soft stuff, another layer of springs, a second layer of filler and a pillow top.
it is firm enough to prevent back pain, but soft enough to be very comfortable. many companies make them. describe it at your local mattress store and i’m sure they’ll have plenty to try. very comfy.