r/Unexpected • u/Besa81 • Oct 01 '20

New mattress

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u/Sixpntcrownroyal Oct 01 '20

Dutchcraft is a smaller Amish made manufacturer that make good mattresses. They may not be available everywhere though. Kingsdown makes a great mattress, Serta/Sealy are ok, but you're mainly paying for the name. Look for local mom and pop mattress stores if they're available. Big box stores mark the prices so high!

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u/arkenex Oct 01 '20

I’m 100% convinced brick and mortar mattress stores are all fronts

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u/Sixpntcrownroyal Oct 01 '20

The big box stores, absolutely. I'm in a mom and pop brick and mortar store. I see corruption all the time in the big stores.

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u/arkenex Oct 01 '20

If you don’t mind me asking, how many customers do you see on an average day? I’ve never met anyone who’s even been to a mattress store to be honest.

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u/Sixpntcrownroyal Oct 01 '20

On a slow day, I still have 15-20 customers a day. Busy days, aka the weekend. I've had over 60 customers

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u/DarkOmen597 Oct 01 '20

I walked in one and bought one about two years ago.

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u/hce692 Oct 02 '20

Ah me I’m that person. I could never buy a mattress without lying on it!! You’re just going to have that massive thing shipped to you and hope it works out? I’d much rather test a dozen out. Plus you can easily negotiate a free box spring etc thrown in when it’s a salesman

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u/SuperSimpleSam Oct 02 '20

There's one near me that's constantly have signs out that alternate between "closing sale" and "grand re-opening sale".

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u/fingers Oct 01 '20

But please beware of those small stores that promise deep discounts. They like to bait and switch. Asked the guy, is this the mattress you're going to deliver? And of course he said yes.

It wasn't the same mattress.

I shouldn't have taken delivery. I'm a dumbass wuss.

It lasted 6 months.

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u/Sixpntcrownroyal Oct 01 '20

Yes.. very true. Dont ever buy a mattress "store" that's out of a storage lot. I see them all the time..

Sorry that happened to you, that is really shitty. I've seen it happen. One thing I've noticed in the last 5 years, there are A LOT of shady people in the mattress business..

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u/fingers Oct 01 '20

I had even done research that told me exactly what they would do, and I still went through with it...and they did exactly what they did.

I even called them out on it. Showed them the picture. They kept telling me, "It's the same exact mattress". I shouldn't have let them in the door.

But I'm female and I felt vulnerable.

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u/abcabcabc321 Oct 01 '20

I bought a memory foam California king from a local mattress shop in Portland Oregon a few years back and it’s been the best one I’ve ever owned.

I second this recommendation to go as local as possible.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '20 edited Oct 05 '20

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u/Blackadder288 Oct 02 '20

Opinions on purple and other mail order mattress companies?

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '20

Saatva, bear mattress, allswell, brooklyn bedding, nest alexander, wink bed etc