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Kitt
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09-06-2000

Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Our mattress is in good condition and I don't want to buy a new one, however I've decided it's just too hard and I'm wondering about memory foam mattress toppers.

Does anyone have one and find them comfortable? I have a memory foam pillow and find that with a pillow case on it doesn't mould to my neck as well, and is actually a bit hard, so I'm wondering if the memoy foam would actually make the bed softer/more comfortable or not.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations!

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 11:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I have a mattress with memory foam on top. It is very comfortable. I believe mine is a serta or a sealy. But it came with it. Unfortunately, I need a firm bed for my back, but soft for my hip, so no matter what I am screwed comfort wise. But it is squishy, moldy comfortable for my hip, but too soft for my back, LOL

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 11:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I got a king-size 4 inch thick memory foam topper for my bed. Even that is very expensive, but I used one of Bed, Bath and Beyond 20 percent off coupons which saved me a bunch of money.

Anyway, with my topper I rotate it one-quarter turn every 6 months. After the first side was on for two years, I've now flipped it over. I think in the long run this is a lot better option because memory foam will give out after awhile and you'll have a permanant dent where you sleep.

Alwayzmovin
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11-06-2003

Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 11:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alwayzmovin a private message Print Post    
I have the same as OG, wouldn't trade it for the world. Always had terrible pressure points when trying to sleep and this memory foam topper helped out tremendously. If I get out of bed....no disturbing DH either.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 1:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Thanks, I'm sold! We have the same thing where we both like support, but not pressure points.

Those 20% off Best Buy coupons are great! I have one, so I can look there or see if Overstock.com has any at a good price.

Thank you!

Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 2:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
You guys have me thinking I should get one

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 3:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
They are sure a wonder to sleep on.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 3:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
You guys have me thinking I should get one

I knew I smelled something burning!!!

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 4:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
When I said "Best Buy" above I meant Bed Bath and Beyond - got my Bs messed up!

I got what I hope was a good 4in one at a great price at overstock.com. The site had a coupon for free shipping, but it didn't work, so I clicked their "chat" button and the rep gave me a credit to cover the shipping while I was waiting! Gotta love overstock.com!

One of the reviews said the only problem with the topper was that because it made their bed higher their portly cat couldn't quite jump on top of it anymore! I thought that was cute.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 4:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
ROFLMAO @ Got my BS messed up.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 4:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    


Happymom
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01-20-2003

Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 10:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Two of my 3 teen kids have one. One loves it! The other one said she was too hot. She wants it now though, but it got buried behind all the Christmas boxes down from the attic. We just packed up the decorations today and I'm going to go out there and get it for her now.

I found the best price for the thickest one at Costco. (not sure if it beat a 20% off at BB&B though)

Third kid is in college. Dorms have extra long twins. We bought her an egg crate foam (non memory foam) mattress topper. She loves it and her bed is ultra comfortable. It was a lot cheaper than the memory foam topper.

Memory foam topper kid has a pillow that she loves. It is memory foam on one side and regular pillow on the other.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 4:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
I have a Full memory foam mattress at the cottage on a high platform I had built for me (to provide storage for big totes underneath it). Because the mattress is on a sheet of plywood rather than on another mattress, it's sort of too firm for me. I have tons of back problems to begin with, but by the end of cottage season, I'm pretty used to it.

My 13-yr-old son has a Twin memory foam mattress on top of a traditional box spring mattress, and he loves it! Just bought DD her first NEW mattress for Christmas, and she chose a traditional mattress rather than memory foam. This was her choice.

My advice is that you get the memory foam mattress into the room where you want to use it BEFORE you take it from the box. If you take it out of the box it's pretty hard to carry to where you want to use it. I tried my Full size mattress out at home (made my bed too high) before transporting it to the cottage in the back of my van. It was all bend-y and difficult to carry! Unlike a traditional mattress, the memory foam mattress I bought had no handles on it to make moving it easier.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Friday, January 08, 2010 - 12:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I gave youngest daughter her memory foam mattress topper the other day. She is so happy to have it. We were storing it in an XL space bag (and it's a full size topper). It was easier to carry to her room in that bag. (I remember it taking some work to get it into that bag.)

Karen
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09-06-2004

Saturday, January 09, 2010 - 4:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Does anyone know what / when the Feast of the Nativity is?

I'm proofing a 2010 calendar and it lists January 7th as the Feast of the Epiphany. Needing to do due diligence on it, I google this and can't' find anything really concrete. My google search took me to a holiday referred to as Epiphany, listed as being on January 6th this year. So is the Feast held the day after Epiphany? Does anyone know?


Kitt
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09-06-2000

Saturday, January 09, 2010 - 4:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
I found this:

"While most countries celebrate Christmas on December 25 each year, some Eastern Orthodox national churches, including those of Russia, Georgia, Egypt, Ukraine, the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and the Greek Patriarchate of Jerusalem celebrate the Great Feast of the Nativity on January 7. This is because of their use of the traditional Julian Calendar, under which December 25 falls on January 7 as measured by the standard Gregorian Calendar. On the other hand Armenian Apostolic Church in Armenia and throughout the world celebrates Christmas on January 6."

This might help - the quick links haven't all been updated for 2010 but the "Holy days by date" works:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/tools/calendar/

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, January 11, 2010 - 10:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Can anyone tell me if I am blind? I am trying to find where I can actually ask this seller a question. (The question being is the size referring to the age of the potential wearer of these socks, or official sock size, or shoe size?) I am 90% sure it refers to the age and not sock size, but would like to confirm. When I go to "ask seller a question, it only gives me pre-given answers. None of which answer my question. When I go to their store, I do not see a size chart anywhere. Thought I would see if a few other sets of eyes might be able to see what i can't. Thanks!! Oh here is the ebay link...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120483048015#ht_3889wt_1070

Panda
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07-15-2005

Monday, January 11, 2010 - 11:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
Julie when you click on one of the pre given Q/A -it goes to the question, then at the bottom of the page is an option to contact seller,then you can type in your own thing.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, January 11, 2010 - 12:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
That new feature had me befuddled the other day too, but I somehow muddled my way around to finding where to post the actual question.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Monday, January 11, 2010 - 12:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Julie, in the upper right corner in the box labeled "Top-rated seller", there's a link labeled "Ask a question". Goes through eBay, not e-mail directly to Seller.

Kitt
Member

09-06-2000

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 5:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Well I like my new memory foam mattress topper, but it doesn't like me. I left it airing for about 36hours, and most of the smell had gone, then put it on the bed - so soft and lovely!! - but then the next day my windpipe felt really weird, like if you go for a long hike in freezing weather. Same again the next day, then a bit better yesterday. Last night it suddenly dawned on me it was most likely breathing in the fumes from the mattress topper that did it; I sleep with my mouth open and and can't think of any other thing it could be with such weird symptoms. I wonder if there was some sort of spray coating on it :-(. I feel just about back to normal today, but if it's not completely gone by tomorrow I think I will take it off, which is a shame, because it's so beautifully comfortable.

Zgoodgirl
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08-22-2003

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 11:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zgoodgirl a private message Print Post    
I'm putting my question here though I really thought we had a Wii board.

My sister has been talking about getting a Wii and Wii Fit, so I've been thinking about getting it for her birthday coming next month. I wanted to get her all the stuff that she would need for it. I was also going to get her The Biggest Loser Game too with it.

My question is, does TBL need the balance board? Is it two-player? If yes to both, will she need two balance boards?

Or are there any other games that are two player that will need two balance boards? I'm asking this so she can play with her daughter on it if it's possible. I also want to know before I fork over money for two boards and find out that you cannot do that on the Wii. TIA!

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 11:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
TBL does not require a balance board. But as far as I can tell, it's only one player.

There are some things I don't like about it: many of the exercises require you to put the Wiimote in your pocket. Well, I don't have pockets on most of my exercise clothes, and the ones that do, the Wiimote often slips out. Also, there are some exercises where you can't look at the tv while you are playing without major contortions - but Bob and Jillian don't tell you when to move on to the next one (Downward Dog to Plank, as an example).

It is fun to "compete" to be the Biggest loser. The exercises are fun also.

Can't help you with the two Balance Board question, as we only have one and only one of us plays at a time.

Kitt
Member

09-06-2000

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 1:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
I haven't used TBL, but wanted to say if you're getting your daughter a Wii and Wii Fit, get "Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board" not "Wii Fit with Balance Board." Wii Fit Plus has all the original Wii Fit stuff but with an upgraded interface that makes it much more fun to use when you're playing with someone else. It also has another screen full of games on it.

Merrysea
Moderator

08-13-2004

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 2:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
I second getting the Wii Fit Plus - we've had the Wii Fit for over a year now, but since we got the Plus program at Christmas, it's getting used every day.

You only need one balance board. The players would just take turns using it. But I'd really recommend getting the Wii Sport (instead of just a Wii) where they can compete against each other in things like bowling and tennis, no balance board needed.