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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, February 13, 2005 - 7:32 pm
Looking for more help. Actually this is for my father who (bless him but he is so computer-phobic) is looking for a mattress. I told him to do research on the internet. Well, he thinks the internet is a waste of time. (Can you freaking believe that!) He sooo should have been born about 30 or 40 years before he was. All he uses a computer for is email. And he doesn't even understand how to cut and paste! He really is an intelligent man. Well I am getting so off topic here. Does anyone out there know the difference between the latex ones and the posturpedic ones and the memory foam ones? Are there any good websites that gives good mattress information? Thank you very much.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, February 14, 2005 - 9:00 am
bump
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Max
Member
08-12-2000
| Monday, February 14, 2005 - 9:47 am
Can't help you with details, but I can give you personal experience. I LOVE my Tempurpedic mattress! There are some imitators out now that are less expensive, but I don't trust them not to break down. I have several friends who have had their Tempurpedics for several years and say they are still as comfortable as they were on day one. You might want to check Consumer Reports and see if they have any reviews. They are about the only place I'd trust as everywhere else seems to be trying to sell something and therefore their data is questionnable. Oh, your dad is not alone in his computer-phobia. My sister is a very competent and successful business owner, but she can hardly figure out how to turn on her computer! 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, February 14, 2005 - 9:56 am
Thank you Max! What do you love about your tempurpedic mattress? Why did you choose that one and how long have you had it?
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Max
Member
08-12-2000
| Monday, February 14, 2005 - 10:24 am
It simply cradles me so nicely. Just as the commercials say, I no longer wake up with sore spots and I don't toss and turn nearly as much as I used to. I can lay flat on my back if I want to without ending up with a backache because the foam adjusts to fill in and cradle every curve. I've had it for a little over a year and can't imagine how I got along without it. I also like that I don't need a box spring. I have a platform bed that I built from a kit that has two sets of drawers underneath it, so my bed is pretty high. If I needed a box spring, I'd need a step-stool to get into bed! I thought about getting one of those Sleep Comfort adjustable air mattress beds, but I just don't like the idea of fiddling around with the levels to get it right. Plus, I sleep alone in a queen-sized bed and usually end up in the middle - right where there's a division between the two sides of one of those kind of mattresses. I went with the name brand (Tempurpedic) instead of a knock-off one because experience has taught me that it pays off much better in the long-run to buy the best, especially on something that's as integral to life as a mattress. 
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 11:31 pm
Max, do you find that you get hotter at night because of the way the mattress hugs you so well? I have a tempurpedic pillow and I always end up sweaty because it just hugs my head so well. Hubby and I are planning on buying a tempurpedic mattress after he graduates so I was curious.
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Max
Member
08-12-2000
| Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 12:07 am
Fabs - hard to tell. I've been getting night sweats for a while now -- darned menopausal symptoms! Overall, I don't find it too hot. I thought I would during the summer months, but it was fine. ETA: They used to advertise a 30-night money-back guarantee. Not sure if that's still happening or not. Check with the retailer where you buy. That way, if it IS too hot or anything, you have an easy "out". 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 7:01 am
Fab, they do have the 30 days mbg!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Sunday, February 27, 2005 - 12:01 am
I used to have a regular old waterbed but eventually that became not good for my back (same thing happened to my brother and a few other friends). When I bought this condo I decided that I was graduating from my used (from a friend) double bed to a queen size.. well oddly enough when the queen size arrived they could not get the box spring up the convoluted narrow stairway I have (others have removed the window upstairs and brought them in that way), so we switched to a king size because they have two box spring sets. Anyway it is a good brand with a pillow top. On top of that I have a cushy down mattresspad and on top of that a featherbed. And my back has never been happier. When a friend came to help out when I had my knee surgery, after just one night she was amazed at how well HER back felt and said she had no back pain the whole six days she was here. That returned as soon as she went home.. so I ordered her a featherbed and she's been very happy with that. But.. a featherbed with a pretty firm mattress underneath. Still, I'd say he has to try out his choices because people differ, backs differ..
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, February 28, 2005 - 6:42 am
I won't be able to do the 30 day mbg, I think. My sister works at Brookstone and gets their discount so she can buy tempurpedic for wholesale. She was going to buy it for us as a graduation gift but we talked her out of it.
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