need a mattress review

[youtkiddin]

anyone out there ever bought a mattress from badcock furniture? looking at a king size firm. they carry a perfect sleeper by the name of kingsbrook. they have a pretty good sale going on. buy a king for price of a queen. just dont want to end up sleeping in another hole in middle of bed. i think its the most hardest decision to make when buying a mattress.

[Blake]

yur gettin a bed full of badcock

[Mk23]

Get a foam mattress.

[Memphis1]

http://www.hastens.com/en/THE-COLLEC...-beds/Vividus/

[Tondtar]

Originally Posted by Blake

yur gettin a bed full of badcock

Mattress shopping FAIL - before even stepping in the place.

[Feyd]

Originally Posted by memphis2012

http://www.hastens.com/en/THE-COLLEC...-beds/Vividus/

Hastens... home of the $25K mattress.


I've got a tempurpedic won't ever buy anything else.

[F32Fleet]

Mattress Guru told this to me years ago:
#1 Stay away from pillow tops.
#2 Thickness does not = better.
#3 Spring Firmness scale (Softest to Firm): Simmons (IIRC now bankrupt), Sealey, Sterns & Foster.
#4 Sealey bought Sterns & Foster years ago, yet they do make different mattresses.
#5 Pay careful attention to specifications when crossshopping. All mattress companies supply the same mattresses to their customers but each customer will get a unique name for "their" line. There may be minor differences in the outer fabric, so don't get caught up in that.
#6 If you want foam, look at Latex (Spring Free Sealey, or Sterns & Foster). They breathe and don't rely on body heat to conform to your body.
#7 You generally want FIRM springs across the board. If you're a side sleeper get more padding and if your wife is curvy look at "Plush". If you're a back sleeper then you want less padding. Did I say no pillowtops?
#8 You can always make a hard mattress softer by adding a topper, but you can't make a soft mattress harder.
#9 Mattress types: Firm, Firm Plush, Plush, Ultra Plush. A retailer may sell the Firm and Plush of a mattress line while another retailer will sell Firm Plush and Ultra Plush of that line.
#10 NEVER buy a floor model (No warranty).
#11 If you have a queen or larger make sure you have a strong center support for warranty purposes. Wooden slats across a bed w/out a center support are NOT sufficient.

http://blog.pennlive.com/mattress/index.html

Good luck.

[UncleWede]

tempurpedic was the best $4k+ I've ever spent (two beds)

[Hawkeye]

I have a bed I jacked from my parents house when they moved. I always get the question "Don't you hate sleeping in the bed after your parents had sex in it?" and my answer is always "They didn't seem to mind sleeping in it after I had sex in it." Of course, they might not have known...

I read the initial post and thought it may be a joke. Matress, badcock, hole in the middle...

[solefald]

i've had the same $300 IKEA mattress for 10 years now. It's pretty damn good.

[BMdblU]

Originally Posted by memphis2012

http://www.hastens.com/en/THE-COLLEC...-beds/Vividus/

so sweet, 150 hours of craftsmanship ..

it's the place you spend half your life.. might as well spend 25k on it, right?

[san~man]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

tempurpedic was the best $4k+ I've ever spent (two beds)

Truth

[Kiemyster]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

I read the initial post and thought it may be a joke. Matress, badcock, hole in the middle...

your not alone. i couldnt even read on after i read badcock.... hahahaha

[TunedM2C]

Originally Posted by Socom

Mattress Guru told this to me years ago:
#1 Stay away from pillow tops.
#2 Thickness does not = better.
#3 Spring Firmness scale (Softest to Firm): Simmons (IIRC now bankrupt), Sealey, Sterns & Foster.
#4 Sealey bought Sterns & Foster years ago, yet they do make different mattresses.
#5 Pay careful attention to specifications when crossshopping. All mattress companies supply the same mattresses to their customers but each customer will get a unique name for "their" line. There may be minor differences in the outer fabric, so don't get caught up in that.
#6 If you want foam, look at Latex (Spring Air Sealey, or Sterns & Foster). They breathe and don't rely on body heat to conform to your body.
#7 You generally want FIRM springs across the board. If you're a side sleeper get more padding and if your wife is curvy look at "Plush". If you're a back sleeper then you want less padding. Did I say no pillowtops?
#8 You can always make a hard mattress softer by adding a topper, but you can't make a soft mattress harder.
#9 Mattress types: Firm, Firm Plush, Plush, Ultra Plush. A retailer may sell the Firm and Plush of a mattress line while another retailer will sell Firm Plush and Ultra Plush of that line.
#10 NEVER buy a floor model (No warranty).
#11 If you have a queen or larger make sure you have a strong center support for warranty purposes. Wooden slats across a bed w/out a center support are NOT sufficient.

http://blog.pennlive.com/mattress/index.html

Good luck.

You sure have a good memory there Socom. lol
I need a new bed myself and plan on getting a latex if they are comparable to the temper's. The heat resistance is an added plus.

[F32Fleet]

Originally Posted by Tuned1

You sure have a good memory there Socom. lol
I need a new bed myself and plan on getting a latex if they are comparable to the temper's. The heat resistance is an added plus.

I'm a little OCD, and to be honest I got pissed off when it became clear that retailers had it set up where it was almost impossible to comparison shop. So since my wife has back problrms I became more determined to find the best deal for my $$ ($2,300).

Btw..I meant to say SpringFree for Sealy Latex. Not Spring Air. And if you're looking at latex you will notice that you won't find a Sealy SpringFree along with a Sterns and Foster Latex on the same floor since Sealy own's Sterns and Foster.

Good Luck.

[CIGARGUY]

My wife and I both have back issues. We bought a latex foam mattress a couple of years ago (can't remember the brand right now). $3k, but I'm happy. It did make a difference.

[GreenPlease]

I've got a tempurpedic won't ever buy anything else.

+1. Those things are friggin amazing.