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Old 09-29-2014, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by vagabond View Post
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With the Seahawks bye week, we visited a couple of mattress stores and spent quite a bit of time lying ... on the many different memory foam beds.

The least expensive was an in-house, locally manufactured brand at Mattress Depot. The Tempurpedic is definitely nice, but the price tag boggled the mind. The iComfort was nice as well.

My husband did his memory foam mattress research using his phone and declared that the best buy is from Amerisleep, which is exclusively an online store. It'll take a few days for it to be made and sent over.
It's awesome. You're going to spend years of your life sleeping in it, spend the money. I can't wait to get home after every trip just to get back in my own bed. After a week, the money spent won't even enter your mind. It takes a few nights to get used to, but it's the best "thing" I've ever bought.
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Old 09-29-2014, 11:16 PM
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"Never short yourself on shoes or a bed, if you're not in one you're in the other."- Old Irish saying.
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Originally Posted by badflaps View Post
"Never short yourself on shoes or a bed, if you're not in one you're in the other."- Old Irish saying.
Off subject but relevant to your post. I recently had customs orthodics made because of some chronic foot pain. Definitely some of the best money I've spent. I can walk again. I go for 5 mile walks (whenever I have time) on overnights now. My AME is going to be pleased.
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Old 01-18-2015, 12:15 PM
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This is a really good topic. We ought to all check back every now and then and tell how our mattresses are working out. I got the relevant copy of Consumer Reports magazine for this, and they say Sleep Number is one of the more durable brands so I ordered the C2 model. C-R has this one test where they pass a large roller over it a thousand times and give a score based on how many passes it takes before sagging starts. I have had a lot of trouble with mattresses sagging, materials are weak in most of them and cost does not equate to durability. Inner spring are the least durable and foam stuffed "memory foam" is not much better. Air beds are more durable. Some years ago I tried a camping-style airbed and was surprised how comfortable it was, until it leaked. Sleep Numbers are fancy air beds and I am hoping the quality is up to par.

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Old 01-18-2015, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Yoda2 View Post
Maybe you could experiment with different positions?
No one else chuckled at the subtlety of this comment?

She never specifically said in her original post that her troubles were with or caused by sleeping...
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Old 01-18-2015, 01:11 PM
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Caspermattress.com.

I bought two of them already. Previously spent 1300 on a queen..which started to sink. 100 day trial period with casper.

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Old 01-18-2015, 07:45 PM
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I got this in a Queen a couple of years ago. I love it so much. Always gets rave reviews from whenever I have a lady friend over. Took me a few days to get used to sleeping on a firmer mattress but after you're used to it, you'll never want to get out of bed.
Spa Sensations 8" Memory Foam Mattress, Multiple Sizes - Walmart.com
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Best bed ever = ISTIKBAL (hyatt regency model)
Thank me later.
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Old 01-23-2015, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by vagabond View Post
Our mattress has butt depressions even though we flip and turn it every 3 months. I think it's time to get a new one before my back finally goes out.

Any recommendations? Anyone try those memory foam things?

What about buckwheat pillows?
I have an ex girl friend who was/is a mattress Queen,you should ask her!
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Old 01-25-2015, 01:41 PM
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Temper-pedic Cloud, Luxe Breeze with articulation. This is my second and I love them.

Parents had a Sleep Number and their backs kept hurting them. I told them to go lay down on a temper-pedic and they bought one. No more back troubles.
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