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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 7:28 am
Any tips on mattress buying? How important are box springs? We want a new firm mattress. When we bought our bedroom set about 4 or 5 years ago, we were stupid and just told the guy we wanted a good mattress and did not try any out. Well maybe one or two, but we were so tired from picking out the set and ordering it, etc. and we assumed the mattress would be firm (as that is what we requested) Well anyways, we want a new mattress. We would like to find a Sealy Posturepedic Ashton Firm (our queen mattress which I still LOVE) that is about 10 years old. Any idea how to find that same mattress? If we find a new mattress that we like, can we use the box springs that we already have?
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Sewmommy
Member
07-06-2004
| Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 12:06 pm
Hey Julie, we are in the process of looking for a new bed too. I found a really great article in Consumer Reports magazine about just this thing in the June 05 issue. Your best bet is to go and try a bunch. They say to go and lay on a bed for 10-15 minutes to get a good idea as to how it will feel. Unfortunately the names of mattress change from store to store(and I am sure from year to year as well). http://www.sealy.com/ You might want to check here to what sort of information you can find. Unfortunately you get the Consumer Reports info on line(subscriber only) but they always have copies at the library. And yes if your box spring is still in good shape you don't need to buy a new one.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 6:30 am
I want a tempurpedic bed soooo bad. I love them, I love how they feel. *sigh* Someday I will have one.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 4:08 pm
My gramma has a comforpedic and I hate it. I housesat while they were gone and tried it out and i really had a problem with it. When it boils down to it, you are spending $3000 on foam.
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Bigd
Member
09-13-2001
| Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 4:34 pm
I began waking up with a backache every morning and began to hate my bed. Several weeks ago I had my husband build a "platform" out of plywood. I had him build it higher than a normal bed so that I could store stuff under it and also to account for the height that the box springs add. We put the box spring in the basement. Put the mattress directly on top of the plywood and I bought one of the temperpedic mattress pad toppers. We love how comfortable our bed is now. I think the mattress topper makes things a little warmer, but the comfort we feel much more than makes up for the temperature adjust.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 4:40 pm
Thanks you all. So far I did find out that the temperpedic ones are comfy, BUT they create a lot of resistance if you move around a lot. You are not supposed to need to roll around much though, cuz it takes away the pressure points. But it does create kind of an imprint of your body (like you are sunk in sand) and so you have to push kinda hard to get out of your little "hole". (Message edited by julieboo on July 21, 2005)
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 4:42 pm
Anyone know anything about latex (verses the temperpedic)??? The latex one seemed a lot more comfy to me. Then again the firm coil ones felt good too.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 4:51 pm
We are thinking about investing in a Select Comfort Mattress. Has anyone slept on one of those? Julie, I haven't heard of the latex ones.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 9:01 pm
I've got a friend who swears but the sleep number mattresses. If we can ever afford it, that's what we'll get. We currently have a soft-side waterbed (w/fiber filled so it doesn't wave much at all), but since it's a king size, saving up for the select comfort is gonna' take awhile!
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Friday, July 22, 2005 - 5:45 pm
If anyone gets the Sleep Number mattress, be sure to get the mildew (or is it mold?) proof liner. My dd became really sick from hers, and it took them a while to find the problem. Condensation was forming inside. The company rep she spoke with acted surprised that this had happened, as though they had never heard of such a problem, then she sent them the new mildew or mold-proof liner. DD and her dh have had no more problems with the mattress but she said it isn't all they expected it to be. There is some "extra" thing they didn't buy that she said may have made a difference, but I have CRS and don't remember what the "extra" thing is!
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Thursday, September 08, 2005 - 8:08 am
What is a sleep number mattress? We are looking for a twin that is soft but not too soft, any suggestions? It is for a child.
We want her to sleep! Has anyone bought a bunk bed from Pottery Barn?
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Saturday, December 03, 2005 - 4:35 pm
I sleep on a bed of nails 
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Weinermr
Member
08-18-2001
| Saturday, December 03, 2005 - 8:35 pm
As always KL, you have some good pointers.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 11:43 am
You are a sharp one, Weinermr.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 3:06 pm
I thought you'd sleep on shards of ketchup bottles! I have a King sized good firm mattress (with two box springs) that has a pillow top.. that is topped with a featherbed and a down topped mattress pad.. and it is SO comfy! (even more now that I have my cozy/chic blanket, 500 thread count sheets and a down comforter on top.. I had a friend stay with me when I had my knee surgery and she was amazed.. said her back had been hurting for months and after one night on my bed she lost that backache. So I sent them a featherbed and her back was happy at home, too. In the past I've had a regular (old fashioned, one bag, no baffles) waterbed that was fine at that time, later I added a featherbed on top of that and that was a good thing, until the bed sprung a leak I would think the sleep number bed might be great for two people who have VERY different mattress (firmness) requirements.. Julieboo, did you ever get a mattress? Any feedback?
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Weinermr
Member
08-18-2001
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 6:36 pm
Thanks Juju, I left that one for you (or anyone else who got here first).
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 6:52 pm
We still haven't gotten a new mattress. Other things have taken priority. But I am still hoping to get one kind of soon, you can feel every movement anyone makes (even the cat!)
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 7:50 pm
And really you do spend a large chunk of your life in your bed and it can really affect you the rest of the day if it isn't restful..
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 8:11 pm
Good point Seamonkey!!! Thanks for helping me justify! 
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 8:43 pm
Sea -- weren't you horribly warm with both a featherbed/topper and a down comforter? DH and I have been looking at sleep number mattresses (we have different desires for our water bed -- I end up on a "Hill" when it has enough water to support my back AND DH is in bed -- when we fill it as low as HE wants it, my back is in pain! We tried a feather bed, and it was WAY too warm -- even our comforter makes it too hot in the winter upon occasion(good thing we leave the window open a smidge).
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 10:59 pm
Oh no.. the featherbed is underneath me and the down comforter (I use them all year round but have a lighter one for summer and of course it may not stay over me on hot nights, but we tend to cool off nicely here at night.) I've never felt the feather bed created warmth but I don't heat my place at all except for a couple of space heaters and that is not in the bedroom. My back wouldn't want a waterbed anymore and most people I know who had them "back in the day" have moved on from them, usually for back problems.. You might check out a Somma mattress where you and DH could each control the amount of water in the tubes under your area.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, December 05, 2005 - 12:09 pm
Posturtemp Mattress I have two herniated disks and had a terrible time getting comfortable in a bed. Weird as it seems, though I picked out a top-of-the-line Stearns & Foster pillowtop for our brand new bed just 3 years ago, I had trouble sleeping in it. (My dh does not.) 9 times out of 10, I'd be wiggling to get comfortable and wind up on the (carpeted) wooden floor. It felt better. After testing out every single bed we could find, we agreed on a Posturtemp. It is like a Tempurpedic, but with these differences: Posturtemp has: 1. A regular sewn mattress covering. (Tempurpedic does not. The cover and a layer of something (I forget) under it eliminates the heat build-up problem many people complain about in a Tempurpedic. It's true; I've noticed no problems whatsoever with any heat build-up in the PosturTemp. 2. A built-in lumbar support--runs full width of the bed. 3. Reinforced sides to eliminate damage from sitting on the edge of the bed * I bought 2 of the Tempurpedic pillows, though. Tried out all the pillows at the Sleep Center and liked that pillow best. Absolute best pillow I have ever had (Expensive at $60 a pop or 2 for $100) But no no neck problems anymore!! It is supposed to be our guest bed, but I have been 'testing it out' ever since. Love it! My mom has a Tempurpedic and my first reaction to hers was it was that it was like I was laying on wet sand. The Posturtemp actually has a similar feel--not a bouncy mattress at all, but for some reason, it is doing wonders for my back! Also, for the first time I am barely move during the night--whereas before I was always tossing and turning, trying to get my back comfortable. I'd never been able to sleep comfortably on my back before. Now I can! That astonishes me. But (must have posted this elsewhere cuz I do remember saying this): There is no 'one good mattress' for everyone. I even subscribed to Consumer Reports online to find out their best recommendation. And this was it: It's too individual to make a single recommendation. You simply have to set aside time and go test them out--lie down on them, one by one; eliminate models while in the store. Not a good thing to purchase simply by looking at prices and pictures online.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 7:56 pm
I have a Comfortaire mattress, which is the "select number" without the numbers. It looks and feels like a regular mattress, but is air adjustable. Super comfy, not as expensive as the "select" one, and I have had absolutely no problems with it in the three or four years that I have had it. What is nice about the air adjustable beds (and this is NOTHING like those aero beds they sell all over the place), is that if you need additional support, hit the button and voila... and if you want to be snuggled in, let some air out. I have found that I don't do that much anymore but it was great fun when I first got it. I did get a pillowtop-like mattress cover from Martha Stewart and it is terrific! http://comfortaire.com/home.asp
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Curious1
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 8:00 pm
We just got our Sleep Number bed yesterday from Select Comfort. Unfortunately we aren't going to have time to set it up for another week or so. After looking at them for years my brother found a deal and we followed suit and bought one just a few months after him. The deal is that they do sell last years models and they are discounted about $500. There is only a slight change in the design of the pillowtop and to me it wasn't a big enough difference to warrant spending the extra $500 for this years model. The other big bonus for us (and sounds like you could do this too teachmichigan) is that since we had a soft sided waterbed we didn't have to order a foundation which saved us another $400 or so. All together we paid $1250 or so for a king size sleep number bed (I did hear that their prices just went up about $100 though). To get the deal, just go into the store and tell them you have a "friend" who purchased an "outlet" mattress and that you want to do the same. After we sleep on it a few nights I will let you know how we like it. BTW the manager at the store said that she has two beds, last years model and this years model. She put this years model in her guest room because she likes last years better...why on earth she would share that with customers is beyond me but she did.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 8:26 pm
Curious, I'll be looking for your "evaluation"! I didn't think we'd need the foundation, but I don't know where a store is nearby. I've only been looking online, but I'll definitely go to the site and see if they have a "store locator" for me. Doesn't it have a 30 days "risk free trial" so if we get it and don't like it, we can return it?
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