Mattress Shopping 101

Is it time for a new bed? Is your mattress flat? Do you lie in a
wallowed out pit in the middle? I know, because I did and I
needed a new mattress I went shopping and want to give you the
scoop on what I found
Have you seen the ads about foam beds? They pretty much tout the
fact that you are sleeping on metal springs your whole life
Which that is true, and what an innovation it was at the time
The foam beds are neat I looked at one at the mattress store
It does just like they say on TV The first thing that scared me
off was the price Then my friend told me they tried one
Remember; get a mattress from someone who will let you return it
after you sleep on it Anyway, they got a foam mattress He said
after you lay on it, it conforms to your body Then, he couldn’t
get out of the “mold” to roll over He sent it back and got a
regular bed
I started looking at the sleep number beds They are air beds
with individual number settings for each person Appears that
people would get deeper sleep on these beds by allowing their
own firmness setting Your side could be softer than your
spouse’s side This looked like a great potential for a bed In
fact, my in-laws bought one and threw away their mattress They
love it They said it reduced their back pain and they got
better sleep Did I buy one? No, and the main reason was price
I’m a cheapo
So I went to a regular mattress store The one with the foam
bed I started with those and looked my way down They have
inner spring mattresses for the same price as a foam bed Still
too much So as I stepped down in price, I noticed that
basically, the mattresses were the same, they just reduced the
amount and quality of layering components on the top surface
Some had fewer springs, so I had to watch and make sure the
spring count was still as high as possible
So what did I finally decide on? A Simmon’s Beautyrest® World
Class® Exceptionale™ Two Story® Coil on Coil Beauty Rest It was
cheaper than my original 10 year old Serta and I didn’t have to
flip it And it’s enormously thick I had to rebuild the bed to
accommodate the thick mattress The thickness came into play
with all the layers of foam In fact, it had a layer of the
memory foam that the solid foam beds are made of
You’ll have to decide which bed is right for you I needed a
high quality bed for way under $1000 and I found it Be sure you
get the entire set, as the box springs are made to fit and
support the newer, heavier mattresses

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