The Hamer of mattress sets?

[gtone]

Man I miss the old mattresses - lasted 20 yrs and they were still comfortable to the point you could get a decent rest on 'em.  I've had to buy two sets for wifey and I in the last 8 yrs (one Sealy, one Serta) and they both sucked ($800 for one, $1,200 for the other) - retain heat, body indentations after a few months, sore neck/back, etc.

We're now desperately needing another so how/where do you buy a good one these days?

 

[atquinn]

22 minutes ago, prototype-fan said:

No reason not to try, except that it's a total pain in the ass to repackage a mattress to ship it back...

You don't actually package it up and ship it back. I tried out a memory foam mattress 6-7 years ago from a different company and didn't like it. The way returns for that company functioned is that they would call a local organization to come and pick it up from you (so they essentially donate the mattress). In our case, they didn't have a local place that could do that, so they just refunded our money and told us to keep the mattress. I listed it on Craigslist as a free mattress for anyone that wanted to come pick it up and a day later it was gone. Super easy. Purple's returns function the exact same way. But I imagine that at this point, many years later, there will actually be a local organization that can come get the mattress.

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Austin

[sled]

My girlfriend bought herself a new mattress about a year ago. I spend the weekends at her place and it is the most comfortable mattress I have slept and laid on. It is very firm so may not be for everyone. I will ask her the make and model. I will also ask the other guys that sleep on it when I'm not there and get there opinions. 

[Boomerang~Junkie]

Our Tempur-Pedic (king) is easily the best night's sleep I've ever had - no issues at all.  Unless your getting in or out of bed quickly or jumping around like our kids, you can't feel your spouse moving in bed at night - at all - so that's another thing that won't wake you up during the night.

I've gotten so used to sleeping on it, I dread at how bad the hotel beds might be comparatively. when we travel.

[HSB0531]

My only experience with a foam mattress was on a 9 month project.

I slept on the same mattress at the same Inn 5 days a week from January to August.

I hated it it because as soon as I payed down I sunk in about 1/2".

They said the beds were that expensive memory foam.

That was 2012, and I'm sure mattress tech has gotten better, but I'm still hesitant.

[Armitage]

In six months our memory foam had permanent soft spots, so I keep rolling to the same spot/position. I hate it now, and it was really expensive too!

[sixesandsevens]

I have a sleep number bed and it's alright.  It's a balloon, so permanent dips and such are a non-issue...  you just add air.  One nice side benefit is that it's easy to pick up and move when you're changing sheets, etc.

That said, we have the pillow-topped King model and there is a noticeable dip between the two sides when they're both inflated to fairly high levels.    I think with the smaller sizes you have the option of one or two separate zones.  In hindsight, I'd do a single zone.  I'd also get a lofted bed so that I could reclaim the floor space in that room for something else (office, hobbies, reading).

[Armitage]

I have a big dip in my bed, but it was my choice, I married her.