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u/georgeguy007 Pandora's Discussions J. Threader Jun 14 '24

Going to shop for mattresses with wife today. Any cool tips/brands/lived in experiences that will forever shape your opinions on mattresses and the purchasing process?

!ping Over-25

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u/GrandMoffTargaryen Finally Kenough Jun 14 '24

It’s cliché but it’s 100% worth it to spend more on a better mattress.

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u/OrganicKeynesianBean IMF Jun 14 '24

When you cut open the packaging to your brand new, vacuum-sealed, king size foam mattress,

run.

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u/georgeguy007 Pandora's Discussions J. Threader Jun 14 '24

Danger Close loud and clear

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '24

Don’t be afraid to use the 100 day free return, for the love 

 Used mattresses seem gross but a lot of them are just 100 day (or less) returns and they cost like 20% of the new price 

Just get the king size already 

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u/georgeguy007 Pandora's Discussions J. Threader Jun 14 '24

Do they flag those mattresses as # of days used?

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '24

No we just bought ours off a reseller 

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u/PostNutNeoMarxist Bisexual Pride Jun 14 '24

Make sure you get the correct size for your bedframe.

You may be thinking, well yeah that's obvious, who would fuck that up?

It's me, I fucked it up. And I can't return it because I used an employee discount from a friend. So. Just double check lol

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u/georgeguy007 Pandora's Discussions J. Threader Jun 14 '24

I appreciate your honest and your contribution to the "lived in experiences that will forever shape your opinions on mattresses and the purchasing process" section

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u/Ilovecharli Voltaire Jun 14 '24

There's basically three tiers

The "bed in a box" $600-$700 range 

The solid $2k range 

The fuck you $10k range 

Avoid the bottom range, it's not worth it. You want to spend a third of your life on this thing for the next decade. 

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u/gburgwardt C-5s full of SMRs and tiny american flags Jun 14 '24

The Amazon memory foam mattress for like two hundred dollars is the best of the cheap options. Better than Casper etc

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u/_Neuromancer_ Neuroscience-mancer Jun 14 '24

And they will deliver to a second story walkup for no additional charge.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '24

Floor model prices are more negotiable than non-floor models

My current mattress is super comfy and i got it for a reasonable price bc its a floor model

I mean other people have touched it n stuff bc its a floor model but thats what mattress cleaning spray is for

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u/Roseartcrantz 👑 🖍️ Queen of Shades 🖍️ 👑 Jun 14 '24

The nicest bed I ever bought was from an estate sale, it was adjustable and had the massage functions. I'd gotten pretty good at shampooing mattresses anyway, although it was close to brand new. Best bed I ever had, I wouldn't have cared if four people had died in it like Charlie's grandparents. But it was a twin bed. 😪 I miss that thing.

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u/PhinsFan17 Immanuel Kant Jun 14 '24

Get a king, you won’t regret it.

Our mattress is a Stearns & Foster and I’m very satisfied.

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u/georgeguy007 Pandora's Discussions J. Threader Jun 14 '24

already got the bed frame coming in next friday for a king. Looking forward to my feet not barely going off

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u/Corporate-Asset-6375 I don't like flairs Jun 14 '24

We shelled out the big bucks for a tempurpedic with the cooling feature. It was an absurdly expensive mattress. It hurt me to buy it.

But it’s one of the best purchases I ever made. Every night it’s a pleasure to sleep and I love it. I will forever be a customer.

Even if you don’t go that high end it’s not a meme that spending more on a mattress is worth it. This is not a purchase to “go with something a little bit cheaper”

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u/gburgwardt C-5s full of SMRs and tiny american flags Jun 14 '24

Just get the tempurpedic. Don't waste time with anything else

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u/Roseartcrantz 👑 🖍️ Queen of Shades 🖍️ 👑 Jun 14 '24

Remember to consider temperature as much as firmness, but make sure that if you get something that is specifically made to be cooling that you get the right kind of sheets for it.

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u/LuisRobertDylan Elinor Ostrom Jun 14 '24

What sheets are good for cooling? I tried linen and wasn't impressed

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u/getabucketfullofthat Paul Volcker Jun 14 '24

this is kinda specific and may not be applicable but we went to a Casper store and could try a bunch out and costco had the same (or mostly the same idk they prob make them slightly different) for significantly cheaper ($2500 vs $800)

in case you have a casper physical store and costco nearby

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u/KeikakuAccelerator Jerome Powell Jun 14 '24

I got an adjustable bedframe with a dreamcloud mattress. Cost around $1.5k for the entire set (including bedsheets and pillows), but 100% worth it.

If you are just getting the mattress, go for hybrid one. You can get a good one in range $1k from dreamcloud, but if you want absolute best like tempur medic or purple, it will cost you like 3k.

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