Way Off Topic - Mattresses

[Bird]

David, Sleep Comfort (as with several brands, I guess) has 3 "models" (good, better, and best according to them) and the "pillow top" is a $200 option on each, so that's what we're ordering. Hope you're right about them working well.

 

[Golfgar4]

<font color=blue>"Them's fightin'words!"</font color=blue>

Oh, Oh! /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif Hold on a minute - this isn't a discussion about GST vs HST!/w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

Remember, I said <font color=red>"...and yes, there are some others besides Simmons - but not many!"</font color=red> I didn't name any names intentionally, and I won't.

C&E is an excellent brand. Never said they weren't. After all, any organiztion that has the class to name a golf tournament after one of their own has to be a #1 outfit!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[Hoosier_Daddy]

Bird, We have had all kinds over the years and the last one being a conventional King that you needed a FEL to pick up.

About 8 years ago we bought the King Select Comfort with the Pillow Top. Love it. Have since bought a full size for the antique bed in the guest room.

I don't know what it is but the beds seems cool in the summer and warm in the winter. can't explain it..

Also they don't need flipped, and they are so easy for the wife to pick up the edges when changing the sheets.

The grand kids (we put a stop to this) have pumped the one bed up so high they could bounce all the way to the ceiling fan.

What I like is I can change the softness and firmness at will. Sometimes I just like a change.

On a funny note, we had a new granddaughter spend the afternoon with us and we didn't have the Baby bed out of the attic. We kind of deflated the guest room bed some and she didn't move from the middle at all.

Select Comfort had a 90 days trial which was basically a 90 day same as cash also but if you didn't like the bed you could ship it back to them. Of course, you had to pay the freight back which was about $50.00.... But what the heck, a bed is something you usually keep for a long time and can spend a lot of time using.......... Good luck on your choice. Tom

 

[Bird]

Thanks, Tom. That's a little more encouraging, at least./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

<font color=blue>King Select Comfort with the Pillow Top</font color=blue>

We've never gone to the King size; have just always used a Queen size, so that's what I ordered.

<font color=blue>grand kids (we put a stop to this) have pumped the one bed up so high</font color=blue>

The lady who took the order said her grandkids like to let all the air out when they visit, then call that night laughing about it./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

<font color=blue>Select Comfort had a 90 days trial which was basically a 90 day same as cash also but if you didn't like the bed you could ship it back to them</font color=blue>

Now it's a 30 day free trial and 60 day same as cash, but can still return it for just the shipping costs.

<font color=blue>the beds seems cool in the summer and warm in the winter</font color=blue>

One of the selling points for the more expensive models, supposedly because of the type of material used. Hope they're right.

 

[Hawkflyer]

We got a sleep comfort a few months ago, and so far it's great. I am still waiting for our first "flat". Nice thing is the wife can have it set for very firm, while I can have my side set to soft. Of course there may be times when you'll want to have both sides set the same, but you'll have to work that out on your own./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gifIt has helped my back quite a bit. It used to take 20 or 30 Min. to get going in the morning, but now the problem is gone.

 

[Bird]

<font color=blue>It has helped my back quite a bit. It used to take 20 or 30 Min. to get going in the morning, but now the problem is gone. </font color=blue>

Sounds just like the reason I'm getting one; hope I have the same results.

 

[Hawkflyer]

Well, I would agree with some that they are a little on the expensive side. But after you play around for a few nights and get the thing adjusted, it really does help. Also, they are shipped in parts, not complicated, but it does require at least two people to get things put in place. If you get a thick one measure the legs on your bed frame. In our case we are planing to build a shorter frame. Ours worked out to be about 8" taller than the old bed. Not a problem really except every time I lay down I hit my head on a shelf built into the headboard. On the old bed the shelf was above the matress, on the new one it is at the same hight.It was fun watching the dog jump up there the first time. Seems over 10 years she kinda knew just how high to jump, then someone came along and changed it without consulting her. My wife laughed for hours.Getting older is just full of little annoyances, but the alternative doesn't look like any fun at all./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[Bird]

<font color=blue>require at least two people to get things put in place</font color=blue>

/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gifThe video and brochure tell all about how simple, quick, and easy it is, and then when I called to order, the lady said for $75 they send someone to assemble it for you./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif I told her I think I can handle it. Of course that $75 would also include hauling off the old bedding.

<font color=blue>Ours worked out to be about 8" taller than the old bed. Not a problem really except every time I lay down I hit my head on a shelf built into the headboard.</font color=blue>

Uh-oh, I may have to do a little custom carpentry.

 

[Hawkflyer]

Yea we thought the video was pretty good too. However after assembling one, I am convinced that the folks in the video had done a lot more than one before they made the tape. I really isn't difficult, but you do spend some time flipping the parts around on the floor till it starts to make sense. There were a few moments of concern as to weather the thing would actually hold togeather and hold us. You really kind of have to set asside any preconcevied notions you might have about how a bed should be built, and what constitutes a sound structure. In my case it was 3 nights before I was certain it would hold up. It is actually a very clever design, and a good use of recycled milk cartons/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gifAnd then there is the part about cross supports that I never did figure out /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif. My old bed did not have any, and the new bed did not seem to need them. If you installed any cross supports, the box would not be supported fully along it's entire edge (you'll have to look at one to see what I mean).Interestingly, there are no box springs. That part gets replaced by a hollow plastic box (why the pump isn't installed inside there is beyond me, we are making a small modification here). The only part of the original bed that you use is the frame (and unfortunatly in my case) the headboard/w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif. Not really knowing you (but having read your posts) I feel certain you will have no problem assembling the thing yourself. But it might be worth the $75 to have them haul off the old bed.

 

[cp1969]

I'm not sure that, as we age, we can ever regain the comfort we used to have.

I used to work out of Chicago and had a flop-house type apartment there. I had an old rollaway bed with no mattress at all and could sleep like a log on it. In fact, I used to occassionally sleep on the hardwood floor with nothing but a blanket and pillow and woke up feeling great. Now, I CANNOT get comfortable and the longer I stay in bed the worse it gets. We've been through a water bed (I hated that thing) and several name brand mattresses. It makes no difference. As someone else said, sleeping in a different bed seems to help, but only temporarily for me.

Aging--I could do without it.