can we talk mattresses??

linzee

We need a new mattress.  We went to Mattress Warehouse on Saturday to look at them.  Can I just tell you that I hate stores that don't put the actual price of the item on the item?  I also hate when I am pressured and told that I can only get that "special" price for one day only.

What kind of mattress do you have?  Where did you buy it?

I'm leaning towards the Serta I Comfort Prodigy.  That thing was awesome.  The price has me freaking out but if I am going to sleep better then its worth it.

gracie2762

We got our Serta Perfect Sleeper Somersworth Pillow Top set at Sams Club for $500 less than we saw at other stores. We just ordered it online and the delivery was included in the price. The delivery process was really easy and convenient and we love the bed. I would definitely get a mattress through them again.

jcsntms06

We have a queen pillow top mattress, which was great oh 4 years ago, but I'm not really liking it much these days. I swear I can feel the springs popping through, but DH loves his side. I personally would love to sleep in the middle of the bed, but our bed is not big enough for that.  We bought it at Mattress Discounters in Bel Air and I want to say it was well over $1000, but I can't really remember because that's was almost 7 years ago.

SarahKate31

We had a horrible experience with a pillow top (I think it was a Serta). We had to replace it after 2 years because it was so badly misshapen. Now we have a regular non-pillow top with a memory foam topper and that works well. The mattress is a queen and we got it for $900-something from Mattress Warehouse. It was the kind of thing where we had to buy it *this weekend* or the sale would be over, but the sales guy wrote the price on his card and we brought it back a week later and the manager (reluctantly) honored the price.

PunkRockGrrl

It's also really hard to cross compare between stores, because the mattresses are all called different things!  We have a Stearns and Foster that we got 12 years ago. It's still holding up great.

linzee

i would love to buy through costco but they don't have a similar mattress on their site.  plus the ones online seem to have bad reviews.

SarahKate31

PunkRockGrrl:

It's also really hard to cross compare between stores, because the mattresses are all called different things!  We have a Stearns and Foster that we got 12 years ago. It's still holding up great.

This is so true and so annoying!! The a$$hole we talked to at Sleepy's kept saying "you won't find a better price on this mattress from anyone else!" and we kept saying "yeah because no one else sells it". He didn't have an answer for that.

linzee

SarahKate31:

PunkRockGrrl:

It's also really hard to cross compare between stores, because the mattresses are all called different things!  We have a Stearns and Foster that we got 12 years ago. It's still holding up great.

This is so true and so annoying!! The a$$hole we talked to at Sleepy's kept saying "you won't find a better price on this mattress from anyone else!" and we kept saying "yeah because no one else sells it". He didn't have an answer for that.

i noticed this too.

macy's and sears carry the mattress we want too.  do they haggle with prices?

KathrynMD

We've bought 3 mattresses in the last 6 years. I abhor shopping for them at this point. We first had a pillow top and it was great for a year and then the pillow top just deflated, so then we cut the pillow top off and that was OK for a while, but the underlying mattress kinda sucked and collapsed after awhile. So, then we decided to get a very firm mattress and just add a pillow top or foam topper ourselves - it was stiff as a board (and $1000!) and again - good for about 1-2 years and then the foam topper collapsed and the bed was just too firm to sleep on alone - like it hurt our backs and there was no way to stomach sleep. Finally, we decided to just get a very basic, firm mattress from Costco - and we ordered from reading reviews - it was like $400, but we figured it it lasted for 2-3 years and then we bought another one that would be fine. We've had it for about a year now and its held up well and we are both sleeping better, no pain in the mornings, etc.

gracie2762

linzee:

SarahKate31:

PunkRockGrrl:

It's also really hard to cross compare between stores, because the mattresses are all called different things!  We have a Stearns and Foster that we got 12 years ago. It's still holding up great.

This is so true and so annoying!! The a$$hole we talked to at Sleepy's kept saying "you won't find a better price on this mattress from anyone else!" and we kept saying "yeah because no one else sells it". He didn't have an answer for that.

i noticed this too.

macy's and sears carry the mattress we want too.  do they haggle with prices?

I'm not sure about Sears but I know if you open a Macy's account you get 10% off.

pssjadey

We are also not fans of pillow tops.  Since you can only rotate and not flip the mattress, they don't hold up as long. 

I purchased a Queen-sized mattress from Macy's in 2003.  We used that until 2009 when we upgraded our bed to a King.  It's only been 3 years with the pillow top and DH is ready to get a new mattress because he has constant back pain. 

madladybride

We need a new mattress and we both HATE pillow tops because of the flipping issue and because it seems like every time we sleep on one we wake up in a lot of pain. The next mattress we get is probably going to be medium-firm and we'll add a memory foam/other topper if we need extra cushioning.

(Our current mattress is really old and I know we need a new one, but it's not a top priority, yet.Also, we have a narrow stair case so I think the only thing that will fit up it is a split queen, yes, they do make them.)

tspring82

We're sleep number people and I know that everyone has different opinions of them but for us, it's amazing.  We got it 2 years ago and every night I climb in to bed I'm like, "ahhhhhh".  Ours is a queen with an optional pillowtop that zips on.  What I like about our set is that the whole things is washable.  Not to mention that I've I'm having a day when my back is tight, I can adjust the mattress to cradle me.  Some nights I sleep on like a 20 (really soft) and other nights I'm at a full 100 (firm).  DH is generally about a 60 all around.

 Some people say that they can feel the "split" between the two air chambers.  We can't.  It probably helps that each time I pull the top off to wash it (probably 3 times a year) I adjust the insides. 

We got ours off of QVC when they had a closeout on the year before's model.  I think it was around $1800, but it has been worth every penny. Set up is super easy too.  We just watched the DVD while we were putting it together and we had it set up in about 35 minutes.

My sister, who has a lot of back issues, has had a Sleep Number for about 12 years now and said she doesn't regret it one bit.  Theirs has held up really well, too.