mattress question

[Koronin]

We actually did both lay down on it, but well do more testing with them as you suggest before making a decission. Our current mattress is at least 15 yrs old, so even if we don't get a new bed, which we do need, we really do need a new mattress regardless. (Of course we currently have two memory foam mattress pads on top of the mattress. LOL)

[lo123]

We bought a Tempurpedic "celebrity" model about 5 years ago. Best money we've ever spent. DH has back issues, and I have hip and back issues.

when one of us goes out of town, we say something like "honey I missed you, but I really missed the tempurpedic".

They're pricey, but 20 year warranty, and oh so fabulous. It provides the softness I need for my hips but the support I need for my back

[zoom-zoom]

We bought a Tempurpedic "celebrity" model about 5 years ago. Best money we've ever spent. DH has back issues, and I have hip and back issues.

when one of us goes out of town, we say something like "honey I missed you, but I really missed the tempurpedic".

They're pricey, but 20 year warranty, and oh so fabulous. It provides the softness I need for my hips but the support I need for my back

Our next bed will be memory foam. We currently have a 2" topper on a rather slab-like mattress (it was nearly new...had been a guest bed mattress in my DH's grandparents' Summer home). It works pretty well, for now. But the mattress is almost a decade old and not as supportive as it once was.

I think it's kinda funny that a cyclist is looking at a mattress model called "Slipstream." I wonder what brought Sealy to come up with that name...

[Irulan]

Spend some time reading about mattress sales, materials and construction. We upgraded a few years ago, and the jist of it is that mattress sales is in the same category as used cars for deceptive and obfuscatory sales tactics. Many manufacturers relabel/re number the same model for each distributor, which makes it impossible to compare models or prices based any reviews you might find. I remember being rather astounded after reading half a dozen or so "how to buy a mattress" articles. Buy one on sale for sure: don't pay full price. Also, make sure you but from a place with a 30 day sleep on it and love it or return it guarantee.

[Possegal]

Irulan stated my issue with mattress buying -that the same mattress will have a bunch of different names depending on the store that is selling it. I find that so outrageous that if I could boycott a mattress I would. I need to buy a new one too, mainly because my spare bed one is way way old and so I want to replace my bed and move my bed's mattress to the spare bed. But I just dread going to buy one. It's also one of those things they tell you to negotiate on, and I HATE to do that. Give me a fair price and let's finish the deal. When I bought the one on my bed now, I remember hating the process, but feeling like I had talked them down and had done well. Then at work a friend mentions she just bought the same mattress from the same store, and talked them down $200 more than I did. That is just messed up.

Wonder if my guests would really mind sleeping on the floor?

[Irulan]

Also, knowing about and understanding the different materials and constructions types is critical so you don't get snowed by the sales person.

[Trek-chick]

We bought a Tempurpedic "celebrity" model about 5 years ago. Best money we've ever spent. DH has back issues, and I have hip and back issues.

when one of us goes out of town, we say something like "honey I missed you, but I really missed the tempurpedic".

They're pricey, but 20 year warranty, and oh so fabulous. It provides the softness I need for my hips but the support I need for my back

+1

DH and I slept on one at a hotel once and fell in love with the mattress.

[Irulan]

oh yeah, you should spend at least 1/2 hr or more testing it at the store. Take a nap, ya know?