GonePremium Memberjoin:2011-01-24Fort Erie, ON to Nitrasaid by Nitra:After just buying, avoid a pillow top.They all have issues, go with something without, maybe not this week or next year, but eventually, you'll be glad for the extra support without the pillow top.*sigh* I feel the exact same way about ours that we bought earlier in the summer. My shoulders have never been the same since. DKSDamn Kidney Stonesjoin:2001-03-22Owen Sound, ON to Tell Me DevanchyaSmilePremium Memberjoin:2003-12-09Ajax, ON to Gonesaid by Gone:*sigh* I feel the exact same way about ours that we bought earlier in the summer. My shoulders have never been the same since.Some people can't use the pillow top due to the alignment. Memory foam normally helps in these cases. One reason the Sleep Number beds are still going strong is the fact that two people can have a lot different sleep needs.It took awhile for me and my wife to find a bed the met both our needs... and to be honest it's only because I hold my pillow in a way to compensate.
Don't avoid pillow tops just because others say to, test it, you might like it.But... don't get the cheapest bed you can find. Quality does mean more expensive beds.To think back to some of the beds I sold for $20 less than the next one up... knowing it would be on the curb in a year... oh the quality difference was huge. eksterHi therePremium Memberjoin:2010-07-16Sainte-Anne-De-Bellevue, QC· to DKSsaid by DKS:Yeah. Not the cheapest one out there.... But it's by far the best mattress I've slept on. to DKSquote:I like my Tempurpedic. Me 3.....best sleep I've ever had. said by jobr:The comfiest mattress I've ever slept on was at the Delta in Fredericton. I actually called them to ask, and they use Beautyrest Elite mattresses. Last time I checked, they went for around $4,000.Pretty sure I saw those at 2K-2800$ NCRGuyjoin:2008-03-03Ottawa, ON said by Anon80:said by jobr:The comfiest mattress I've ever slept on was at the Delta in Fredericton. Last time I checked, they went for around $4,000.Pretty sure I saw those at 2K-2800$Well, you can find them for even less because they're not a single model, but a line, with a number of models in it.
Not to mention that size of mattress will have a huge impact on price, and what may be a $1500 Queen set will be a $2000+ King.Not to mention if we're talking hotels they often have oversize beds that will add significantly to cost. to Tell Me NefCanuckjoin:2007-06-26Mississauga, ON to Tell Me urbanriotPremium Memberjoin:2004-10-18Canada· to Devanchyasaid by Devanchya:Never never put your bed right on the floor, even with a box spring. They are designed to breath from the bottom and doing so will shorten the life of your bed hugely...My guest room has a bed that's basically a good mattress and a box spring cause I keep forgetting to buy the 'bed' aspect of the bed, didn't know about this... thanks! to ZZZZZZZRe: Mattresssaid by ZZZZZZZ:quote:I like my Tempurpedic. after trying a half a dozen mattresses in the store i laid down on a tempurapedic, complete with tempurapedic pillows.....it won me over totally, i did not want to get off of that bed...however i was told that it will get hot in the summer though and it might absorb the sweat which could be prone to an odour... also i might have a hard time to turn in the bed...what a downer that was.
to Jackorama peterboro (banned)Avatars are for posersjoin:2006-11-03Peterborough, ON to Tell MeWhat is this mattress device you speak of? I got kicked to the curb, I mean couch for snoring. said by peterboro:What is this mattress device you speak of? Snoring is fixable, but you look like Darth Vader. to jaberisaid by jaberi:Jackorama, i was told by the sales rep, we no longer have to turn over a mattress, regardless if it is a "tight top"as for the pillow top, i tried 3 different ones, and it took me all of 2 minutes to decide that i did not like sinking into it.What the sales rep told you was BS, especially if you have individual coil packets. Now that being said, I just had to turn my mattress from top to bottom again because of sagging. BTW my bed is a Queen size Sealy Posturepedic Cosmopolitan with 2 box springs (split box spring) bought in 2009, not a Serta.Consumer Reports issues mattress rankings , April 12, 2013 YONKERS, N.Y. - In its first comprehensive mattress tests, Consumer Reports tested six innerspring and six memory foam mattresses and listed them based on how they performed on various tests.
The Simmons Beautyrest Glover Park Pillowtop from Sears was rated No. 1 among innerspring beds, slightly ahead of a Serta Perfect Sleeper Elite Pastel Firm Pillowtop from Macy's. Both of those beds earned "CR Best Buy" status for blending performance and value, the testing group said. No. 3 on the innerspring list, and also earning "recommended" status, was a Stearns & Foster Lois Luxury Firm from Sears. Rounding out the innerspring ratings were a Simmons Beautyrest TruEnergy Bryanna, at No. 4; the Ikea Sultan Holmsta, No. 5; and the Sealy Posturepedic Cloveridge LT Firm at Macy's, in the No. 6 and last position. The innerspring scores ranged from a high of 69 for the Simmons bed to a low of 57 for the Sealy Posturepedic. The overall scores mainly reflect side and back support, durability and stability, Consumer Reports said. The No. 1 rated bed on the memory foam list was a Tempur-Pedic Tempur Simplicity bed, which earned a "recommended" commendation. The Novaform Memory Foam Collection Serafina, from Costco, was in the No. 2 position and earned the "CR Best Buy" commendation.
No. 3 on that list was the Sealy Embody Insightful, with a "recommended" commendation. No. 4 on the memory foam list was the Serta iComfort Sleep System Genius, from Macy's, while No. 5 was the Sealy Posturepedic Optimum Inspiration. No. 6, and last, was the Simmons ComforPedic Loft Crestwood Luxury Plush.The memory foam scores ranged from a high of 62 for the Tempur- Pedic bed to a low of 55 for the ComforPedic bed. Consumer Reports said it "enlisted men, women and machines" to see which mattresses performed best, whether consumers sleep mostly on their back or side. "Weeks of pushing and pounding with an arsenal of gadgets and weights showed that the same mattress can be much less supportive depending on how you sleep," the magazine article said. "One innerspring mattress from Sealy might keep you up if your sleep partner tosses and turns all night. And three memory-foam models could make changing positions a challenge." The magazine also noted that sleepers "don't have to pay an arm and a leg for the back and side support" that can help them get a good night's sleep.