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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, January 19, 2015 - 2:42 pm 
In April of '08 I got a Sealy Posturepedic memory foam mattress. Prior to that I'd been sleeping on an old innerspring mattress. I was stiff and sore in the lower back and hips in the morning. Got that new mattress and almost immediately I could "pop" out of bed in the morning and move. Good! Then early last year I realized I was stiff and sore again in the morning. Mattress? Ten year guarantee on it. Store I bought it from came and took pictures and "measured" it with some gadget. Yes, it had failed. Back to the store. After talking with a good salesperson and trying mattresses, decided on a hybrid -- top 1/3 is foam, bottom 2/3 is special kind of innerspring. That didn't do much for the back, etc. Now I've been through a couple more mattresses. (Don't ask $$ amount.) I'm thinking -- am I stupid? Tomorrow a Serta iComfort (100%) memory foam mattress is being delivered. I'm expecting (hoping) it will eliminate back and hip aches and stiffness as the foam mattress did almost 9 years ago.
Do you have a mattress you really like? Foam or innerspring? What's your experience? Serta has 25 year guarantee. 
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, January 19, 2015 - 2:55 pm
It's interesting that you started this thread because just a couple weeks ago I wanted to start one, mostly because of my new mattress.
I recently moved and, in the move, decided to get a foam mattress, which of course required hours of research online. My last mattress was a Tempurpedic; tge one before that a very firm inner spring mattress that I also liked quite a bit. The tempurpedic wasn't done," I'd say, but I'd had it for about 10 years and I felt like I wanted new bed karma. But I also didn't want to spend the fortune a new Tempurpedic costs, either.
So I found a site called mattressunderground.com....they have tons of info about mattresses and are really devoted to the topic. I decided to go with a mattress from Tuft and Needle, which is a recent startup from former Silicone Valley folks who wanted to find another product to work on that would be able to deliver high quality good at a lower cost than the current market; they do this, in part, by having only an online presence--no stores carry it just their site and, I think, amazon. Best of all, they wanted to manufacture the mattresses in the US.
So I bought a queen Tuft and Needle 10" mattress for 600. I think it's a totally reasonable price for a very high quality product. I love it. It's firm but not too firm--if you really love very firm mattresses, you won't love it--and has given me amazing sleep so far. It has a 10 year warranty and a 30 day free return policy, but you probably wouldn't need to use them. As their website says, they are the highest rated piece of furniture and the highest rated mattress on Amazon.
I can't recommend them highly enough. Tuft and Needle
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Monday, January 19, 2015 - 3:52 pm
good info! We are hoping to get a new one this year.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Monday, January 19, 2015 - 4:05 pm
I think we never realize when a mattress actually goes 'bad'. The first mattress I bought I kept for about 20 years. I thought I loved that mattress and really hesitated to get a new one. When I finally got the new one, it was an epiphany because I never realized that the old mattress caused so many issues. Fast forward 10 years.... the new mattress is now old. I got a larger bed and needed a new mattress which was delivered last Saturday. The old mattress, which I thought was still good, really was not. I slept like a baby on Saturday night and last night. I ended up with a Simmons Beautyrest Plush and I love it.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, January 19, 2015 - 10:03 pm
Ridiculous the mattresses I've gone through / tried in the past few months. It has cost me some $. At one point I thought I wanted a really firm mattress. Not hard like the floor, but FIRM. No, it was too firm. That was a foam / innerspring combo. Then got combo again, but with some softness. Better, but still stiff and sore some when I get up. So Serta total foam mattress being delivered tomorrow -- 11:15 - 1:15 delivery window. I hope it will be like the mattress 7 years ago.
Will check out those two sites, Tishala, THEmattressunderground in particular. I had been looking at a site a week or two ago (didn't make note of the name) that said total foam mattress best for back and hips if you're a side sleeper. I am.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 2:24 pm
New mattress was delivered. Bed is made ready for tonight. Good chance it will be early to bed tonight.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 2:58 pm
Good luck with this one, Color. A good night's sleep is so important.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 6:30 pm
I hope cuz this one has got to be it.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 11:38 am
I think good. This mattress is on the firm side, but not too. (Too soft is NOT good.) Slept well. When I woke up, but before I got up, still aching in lower back and hips. Quick trip to WC and back to bed. I was stiff. Just laid in bed for a while. Felt OK when I stretched out. When I did get up, was sore and stiff. But in less time than usual, was able to move comfortably without pain. Hmmmm. I do think it's going to get better over the next few nights / week or two. I'm certain 100% memory foam mattress is for me.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 12:16 pm
Sometimes your body just has to get used to the different mattress.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 7:59 pm
Also, realize you are older than when you got your last mattress, and (I think you are about same age as me) you just start getting those weird aches and pains you have never had before.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 8:18 pm
So true, Juju!
My mattress is a good one I bought when I moved here.. eeek.. quite some time ago.. it is firm with a pillowtop.. (and also had that 30 day return policy) then a few years ago I bought a 4" memory foam topper, again, a good one.. and that has been amazing..
I can see at least a new topper in my future and I certainly like it.
Another combination I had years ago that was nice was a waterbed, but with a featherbed on top of that. But I gave that up after going through two water mattresses.. gave the frame to a neighbor when I moved over here. His brother was stoked to get the waterbed frame.
Tisha, I agree that sounds like a very reasonable price. I wanted a Queen, but the box spring wouldn't fit going up my stairs with four turns.. so I had to get a king, with the two box springs.. over kill to be sure.
I love what you said about new bed karma.. I definitely wanted that when I moved here!
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 8:35 pm
We just bought a new one when we moved. ..we sleep so good now. .it's really firm..for Scott. .but it's turning out okay for me too..even though I bounce when he moves
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 9:38 pm
 That could be a good thing..
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 9:51 pm
Also, realize you are older than when you got your last mattress, and (I think you are about same age as me) you just start getting those weird aches and pains you have never had before.
ABC's Dr. Richard Besser was on a daytime program today talking about back aches. Said almost unavoidable to some degree as you age. (Two more years and it's a big one. I wish it was 60. How did I get here?) He also said being tall makes you more prone to back ache. I WAS 6'. I've shrunk an inch. When your back aches, best to keep moving -- not lie down. Didn't talk about mattresses.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 10:46 pm
But we are told that sleep is really important at "our age".. and unless we hang like bats (or Mork), which might stretch out the back, we have to lie down to sleep and a good bed is.. verrry good.
I lost TWO inches that I didn't have to lose but am happy to say that when measured 5 years later at the same place, I hd lost no more.. I keep moving .. almost hyper when I'm out and about, but still probably sit too much at home.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 8:07 pm
<confirms that Seamonkey can be a tad hyper>
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 8:16 pm
LOL, true that.. but it is more physical, now.. my patients say I have lots of energy.. but I figure that is better than sitting around.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Friday, March 24, 2017 - 4:59 am
I'm back here a year plus later.
Oh my achin' back, etc., etc. I can't keep getting new mattresses. A friend recommended a foam mattress topper. Somebody here have one? I buy a lot from Lands' End. Good reviews there. LINK
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Friday, March 24, 2017 - 6:10 am
We put one on what is now our guest room bed. Initially the mattress was in our master bedroom but it was just too firm and we tried the topper. It worked pretty well but we happened to go into our mattress store and try out a less firm....actually a lot less firm.....mattress and bought it. Spent too much money on the too firm mattress so off to the guest room. We don't have a lot of visitors and ey usually only stay for a few days so we don't get a lot of feedback.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Friday, March 24, 2017 - 6:47 am
How about, for now, getting an egg crate? They sell them at places like Walmart or kmart and only cost about $10. It could be a temporary solution until you decide what to do.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Friday, March 24, 2017 - 7:28 am
I am pretty sure I want a foam topper. Very good reviews on Lands' End. Don't want to spend on another new mattress already. Feel so old when I get up in the morning. Bad sleep. Not much energy the next day. Etc., etc., etc.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, March 24, 2017 - 2:06 pm
Color - what kind of mattress did you get that is not working? We're looking into sleep numbers because the foam topper we have only made it about 7 years. We were waterbed sleepers for decades, so we need softer mattresses that still offer support.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Friday, March 24, 2017 - 3:32 pm
The last mattress I got app. 1.5 years ago was a Beautyrest Platinum. Good mattress? Seemed comfortable at first. Lately not so much. I ordered the topper from Lands' End today.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, March 24, 2017 - 3:55 pm
I have a good and comfortable mattress, but I added a memory foam topper from Kohl's.. They go on sale every year.. And it continues to be one of the best things I ever bought.
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