Mattresses. Is there a mattress worth $5,000?

[Romans9]

My wife has been looking for a new mattress.

What do you have?
Are the high end mattresses worth the money?

Neither of us are heavy. She’s 100 lbs and I’m 160.
Lots of choices for the $1,500 mark and then looks like a jump to $5,000.

 

[JFMFG]

We have a sleep number bed. We spent about 9k for mattress and bases. There isn’t a better mattress in my opinion. You can adjust firmness or softness on your side or hers. I know it’s a big nut but worth it. They also have a 15 year warranty.

 

[Thing One]

About 10 years ago, we bucked up and bought a sleep number dealio. About 8k back then.

Still today sleeps as good as the day we bought it.

Not many mattresses out there can do that. They seem like 3-5 years old, you start wondering why all the back pain.

 

[4Waters]

All depends on your back health

 

[Outdrive1]

We bought some 5k black beauty rest mattress this year and I hate it. It’s like sleeping on concrete.

 

[Ryan00TJ]

Same here. Sleep number I8 mattress. Pillows are amazing.

 

[Romans9]

We have a sleep number bed. We spent about 9k for mattress and bases. There isn’t a better mattress in my opinion. You can adjust firmness or softness on your side or hers. I know it’s a big nut but worth it. They also have a 15 year warranty.

Have a sleep number right now.
We hate it.

My sister ordered one for a second house but sold the house before she set it up So she gave it to us.

 

[4Waters]

We bought some 5k black beauty rest mattress this year and I hate it. It’s like sleeping on concrete.

Did you go to a store and lay on mattresses or did you blindly order it on line?

 

[Romans9]

I’d like to go bust a nut and then fall asleep to try a mattress out but the damn people in the stores keep making us leave.

 

[Outdrive1]

Did you go to a store and lay on mattresses or did you blindly order it on line?

Ordered it. Living in Parker there isn’t really a way to try them. We went on a recommendation. It’s the worst. I fucking hate it .

 

[4Waters]

Ordered it. Living in Parker there isn’t really a way to try them. We went on a recommendation. It’s the worst. I fucking hate it .

Unfortunately you gotta try them or order a sleep number

 

[Outdrive1]

Unfortunately you gotta try them or order a sleep number

Yeah, I should have. Big mistake. lol

 

[was thatguy]

We bought some 5k black beauty rest mattress this year and I hate it. It’s like sleeping on concrete.

We had a queen black beauty rest. Firm.
$4200
God I loved that mattress. Threw it away after 15 years when I moved to AZ.
I cheaped out ($2300 or so) and got a firm Stearns and Foster in Havasu.
It’s “OK”, but nowhere near the mattress the simmons black was.

For me, unless one is buying a split adjustable like a sleep number, there is no better mattress than Simmons.
What size is your Simmons?
I might take it off your hands if I can run a black light over it first…

 

[Outdrive1]

We had a queen black beauty rest. Firm.
$4200
God I loved that mattress. Threw it away after 15 years when I moved to AZ.
I cheaped out ($2300 or so) and got a firm Stearns and Foster in Havasu.
It’s “OK”, but nowhere near the mattress the simmons black was.

For me, unless one is buying a split adjustable like a sleep number, there is no better mattress than Simmons.

I guess it depends on what you want, I hate a firm mattress. Our old mattress from Costco was a lot more comfortable to me. I regret taking it to the dump and buying a new one.

 

[JFMFG]

Go to the sleep number store and try each model.

 

[was thatguy]

I guess it depends on what you want, I hate a firm mattress. Our old mattress from Costco was a lot more comfortable to me. I regret taking it to the dump and buying a new one.

What size is it?
I edited my post.

 

[Outdrive1]

What size is it?
I edited my post.

Cal King

 

[FROGMAN524]

We got the Beautyrest black Christabel in a cal king size from www.sleepcity.com and it’s the most comfortable thing we’ve ever slept on. Definitely worth the $3,500 we paid for it.

FYI, this was in late 2018 and still love it to this day.

 

[DRYHEAT]

Go to the sleep number store and try each model.

Is there a sleep number store in Havasu?

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

Unfortunately, laying on a mattress in a store for 5 minutes is completely pointless.

Buy a mattress from a store that allows for an exchange in 30 days if you don't like it. Then you actually get to try it out the only way it can be.

I also bought one of those online mattresses, Dream Cloud I believe. It was rock hard after the shipping and I didn't keep it long enough to find out if it got better. Got my money back and they had me give it away to a friend who had to sign a form that they received it. Friend loved it. I went back to in person mattress shopping.

 

[4Waters]

Unfortunately, laying on a mattress in a store for 5 minutes is completely pointless.

Buy a mattress from a store that allows for an exchange in 30 days if you don't like it. Then you actually get to try it out the only way it can be.

I also bought one of those online mattresses, Dream Cloud I believe. It was rock hard after the shipping and I didn't keep it long enough to find out if it got better. Got my money back and they had me give it away to a friend who had to sign a form that they received it. Friend loved it. I went back to in person mattress shopping.

It's not pointless at all, it would have allowed him to know that that particular mattress was firmer than he would have liked and he would have been able to find one that could have fit the bill.

 

[Xtrmwakeboarder]

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We have the 13” with all Talalay latex layers. I liked the adjustability of the sleep number but didn’t want noise or the ability to break. Latex is healthy and you have the ability to customize and re customize the layers and each person changes shape. “Weight” It also lasts a very long time. I LOVE this bed

 

[JFMFG]

Is there a sleep number store in Havasu?

I highly doubt it.

Unfortunately, laying on a mattress in a store for 5 minutes is completely pointless.

Buy a mattress from a store that allows for an exchange in 30 days if you don't like it. Then you actually get to try it out the only way it can be.

I also bought one of those online mattresses, Dream Cloud I believe. It was rock hard after the shipping and I didn't keep it long enough to find out if it got better. Got my money back and they had me give it away to a friend who had to sign a form that they received it. Friend loved it. I went back to in person mattress shopping.

I was in sleep number for 1-2 hours with my wife. I think sleep number did offer the 30 day money back. Maybe even 60 I don’t remember.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

It's not pointless at all, it would have allowed him to know that that particular mattress was firmer than he would have liked and he would have been able to find one that could have fit the bill.

So laying on a mattress in a store that has had everyone else lay on it, and essentially broken in, is gonna be the same as a fresh out of the bag mattress? Its not.

You have to know what you have now, and go in a store knowing you want to go softer or firmer and then have the sales guy make a recommendation (or do your own research).

People picking mattresses on the sole basis of 5 minutes on one are going to always wind up unhappy.

 

[EmpirE231]

We got a purple mattress and really like it. Have a sleep number in the Motorhome and it’s pretty nice as well, but definitely sleep better at home.

 

[4Waters]

So laying on a mattress in a store that has had everyone else lay on it, and essentially broken in, is gonna be the same as a fresh out of the bag mattress? Its not.

You have to know what you have now, and go in a store knowing you want to go softer or firmer and then have the sales guy make a recommendation (or do your own research).

People picking mattresses on the sole basis of 5 minutes on one are going to always wind up unhappy.

Ok, you're right. They get swapped out pretty regularly but they are definitely not broken in like you are thinking. If you go to a good store and have a good salesman they can pair you with the right mattress. I worked for many years at a good store with great salesman and we rarely had a mattress returned.

 

[Joker]

We paid a bit over 7k for our organic mattress.

 

[Chili Palmer]

If you like to have sex on your bed, don’t get a split mattress - one of your knees will always seem to find the split or your foot will get stuck in the abyss. Maybe make one of your other rooms the sex room if you get a split mattress.

 

[TimeBandit]

Mattresses rate right up there with used cars and solar salesman. It's another big ticket item that people buy once in a great while.

We sleep on a foam mattress we bought online for around $1,000. It replaces one we bought seven or eight years ago the same way. They just wear out. I sleep with no pillow and it's just okay for me, a little on the firm side.

Before that we had a sleep number and both hated it.

In our guest bedroom we have a queen mattress from Costco with a foam topper we added on that also came from Costco. that bed is heaven to me but my wife doesn't like it.

The foam mattresses seem temperature sensitive, that is they are softer in the summer and firmer on a cold night.

 

[Romans9]

If you like to have sex on your bed, don’t get a split mattress - one of your knees will always seem to find the split or your foot will get stuck in the abyss. Maybe make one of your other rooms the sex room if you get a split mattress.

We have a Jungle Gym and a wrestling mat set up in the guest room….

 

[n2otoofast4u]

We bought the Mac daddy Beauty Rest black 16 months ago. We laid on what felt like 100, and kept coming back to it.

1- I bought one step firmer than what felt good in store, assuming it would break in a bit and softer. It never has. That’s on me for trying to out think the sales guy that told me it wouldn’t soften.

2- thanks for the reminder, I need to call them as that POS has a hole on my side that kills my back despite rotating it multiple times.

Never again! I’ll buy $1k delivered in box mattress’s from here on and throw them away every year. My back pain and sleep is worth the cost!

 

[Icky]

At first I loved our sleep number, 8 years or so in i think, I hate it and I've disliked it for at least 2. We're gonna throw a foam topper on it like we have in the trailer and see if that helps. Maybe I'm just getting older, but I know if i sleep on it my pinched nerve gets worse.

 

[SoCalDave]

It's not pointless at all, it would have allowed him to know that that particular mattress was firmer than he would have liked and he would have been able to find one that could have fit the bill.

WTF you gotta bring logic into a thread like this.

 

[SoCalDave]

Have a CK Purple ($1,800) for about 4 years now and we both love it.

 

[Ct5]

I prefer a medium to medium/firm and this mattress has been great. My wife and I tried it in the store and liked it over all the others. 6 months later and we still love it. It feels more like a ‘normal’ mattress than the high end memory foam Tempurpedics. I cant stand the feel of memory foam changing shape and hugging my body. It’s the first higher end mattress I’ve purchased, and my back thanks me.

https://www.mattressfirm.com/posturepedic-plus-hybrid-high-point-14-plush-mattress/5637277327.p?variantid=5637277431

The Casper Select that Costco carries is very comfortable as well and a lot more affordable. It’s just a little softer than I prefer.

 

[was thatguy]

Cal King

Bummer.
My set up is a queen sized.

 

[Xtrmwakeboarder]

If you like to have sex on your bed, don’t get a split mattress - one of your knees will always seem to find the split or your foot will get stuck in the abyss. Maybe make one of your other rooms the sex room if you get a split mattress.

Split is fine as long as the top layer is not split. Other layers below can be different with no issues.

 

[Ricks raft]

10 years ago We tried several higher end mattresses including sleep number(hated it), The last one was like $3500 back then. Returned them all. Had a shop custom make one where you choose all the layers and pillow tops, I have poor circulation and the pillow top was a little firm so they just exchanged the top that is removable by zipper. It was $2600, probably 50% more by now, but the only way to go.

 

[kevin1988]

We bought a Casper bed from Costco 3 years ago. My thoughts were if we don't like it, Costco will take it back. Spent $400 for a queen and still love it today.

 

[Sleek-Jet]

We bought a Casper online a couple of years ago and love it, I doubt I'll ever go back to an innerspring mattress. Seems like they all are done after about 5 or 6 years, and I understand we spend 1/3 of our live sleeping in bed, but 7-10k for a mattress doesn't pencil out for me.

 

[FreeBird236]

I guess it depends on what you want, I hate a firm mattress. Our old mattress from Costco was a lot more comfortable to me. I regret taking it to the dump and buying a new one.

Go on Amazon and buy a good 2-3" memory foam topper, about $150 for Cal King.

 

[BHC Vic]

We have a tempurpedic breeze or something like that. It was 7k I think but vibrates and goes up and down and what not. We got it about 12 years ago and it’s still pretty good. Had a 20 year warranty which I laughed at at the time but I think it’s going to make it past 20

 

[4Waters]

We have a tempurpedic breeze or something like that. It was 7k I think but vibrates and goes up and down and what not. We got it about 12 years ago and it’s still pretty good. Had a 20 year warranty which I laughed at at the time but I think it’s going to make it past 20

We are about 12 years on our Tempurpedic Cloud Lux and it still feels the same

 

[JL95]

The Beauty rest mattresses here at this wyndham in san diego sold us on them for life probably. I am due for a new one.

 

[riverroyal]

Purple. If you sleep warm or hot there's nothing better.

 

[golakers]

CUSTOM COMFORT! Worth every penny!!

 

[Joe mama]

We bought some 5k black beauty rest mattress this year and I hate it. It’s like sleeping on concrete.

I made the same mistake, I got the firm and don’t have a platform bed, so they sold me the 2 box springs for additional $500. There is a large lump in the middle where the box springs meet. Getting to the other side for a piece of ass is a chore In itself. They came out and replaced it after a couple weeks and the same shit. They said I need a platform bed to get rid of the lump. I gave up and wake up with a sore back everyday.

 

[boatnam2]

CUSTOM COMFORT! Worth every penny!!

I was going to get this one, but GF talked me into Costco bed, its ok but my shoulders hurt pretty bad so might go look at CC again.

 

[pronstar]

The mattress industry is bonkers and pretty scammy. There are nearly as many mattress stores, as Starbucks.

Fascinating Freakonomics podcast about it

251. Are We in a Mattress-Store Bubble?

Podcast Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 06/09/2016 · 35m

podcasts.apple.com

 

[traquer]

You're gonna laugh but I bought an Ikea memory foam type mattress for like $500, along with a cheap but modern looking bedroom setup 2 years ago as a temporary solution when I moved in to new house in TX. It was supposed to go into the guest suite soon after...

I'm still sleeping on it and it's great, didn't have a reason yet to redo the master bedroom setup at all lol!