Is a Sleep Number bed worth all the money?

[asmo]

After 15 years my current mattress has died. We went looking this weekend and tried out a Sleep Number bed (p5) and my impression was "meh.. kinda gimmicky" but the wife liked it.

Do any of you guys have one of these? Are they really worth the small fortune that they seem to think these things are worth?

[muddywings]

My wife really liked waterbeds and we got one shortly after getting married. Learned a lot and was initially impressed with waterbeds but she wanted a super soft one. After about a year my back was killing me to the point i would wake up around 2 in the morning and lay down on the floor. Realized I just didn't like the super softness a water bed had.
It was between sleep number and temperpedic (sp?) but my wife didn't really like them. Why? Ehh...who knows!
Went with sleep number. Can't remember the model. Whatever the average joe model is. I like it. I'm usually about a 60-65 and my wife is a 35-40. Sometimes if I'm sore, I'll lower it and it is pretty nice to sleep with a softer setting.
The sales guy said that once he found his sleep number he never changed it. 2 things with that.
1, you should check the setting once every 7-10 days or so as it will slightly loose pressure. I went like 3 months without checking and when my back started hurting, I check the setting, sure enough it was about 20.
2, like I said, sometimes it is really nice to soften the bed after a long day.
My only initial worry was the foam divider that separates the two cells. Never has caused an issue or concern with sleeping.
The only thing is you have to take a few weeks to find your number. Start high or low like an 85. Sleep 3-4 days then move it down to like 75 and again, sleep on it for a few days. repeat till it gets to soft then go back up.
The "box spring" is kinda odd plastic but can be taken apart. To move the bed, you just fill both cells to 100 then remove the hose line and cap them. Moves like a normal bed.
I did the 2 year financing.

[buckeye4rnr]

No. You're paying for a bed that you'll never change the settings on.

I just bought a tempurpedic and so far love it. Damn pricey but comfortable and great on my back.

[Singlestack]

I have the sleep number bed ("Select Comfort") and really like it. When my back is sore I set it to a high/very high setting. When normal, I set it a bit lower and tend to sleep pretty deeply. Wifester has completely different settings that she manages. For me anyway, very much worth it.

[hobowh]

Wife loves ours me not so much. I am 6'2 and 360 and the chamder on the queen isnt wide enough so I feel like im being wedged in we are switching to a king so well see if thats better.

[Monky]

I have a tempurpedic and love it... First night I slept in it was like heaven. Still is.


Sent by a free-range electronic weasel, with no sense of personal space.

[Circuits]

I used waterbeds for decades. Finally the leak issues got to me and and I went select comfort. That was very nice for a year or so, until the mattress had slow leaks and had to be reinflated in the middle of the night all the time, and I was still waking up flat. I still have one of my several select comfort beds in my guest bedroom where I don't have to deal with it every night. Currently I'm on a tempur-pedic like memory foam system, that's been working pretty well for me for the last year or so.

If your select-comfort happens to stay inflated properly, and you don't have the slow leak problems I have encountered, they're pretty nice.

PS It's supposed to automatically maintain inflation, but neither of mine ever did that properly.

[Rooskibar03]

No. Horribly uncomfortable. Rock hard, even on the softest settings and you have to sleep on left or right side.

Wouldnt spend money on that or a memory foam. I wants me a soft bed when I lay down.

[waxthis]

Tempurpedic ............Hands down.

[BigDee]

I've tried the sleep number and Tempurpedic. I now have a Beauty Rest with pocket coils. I prefer the pocket coil mattress over the Tempurpedic and sleep number.

[KS63]

I have two Sleep Number beds. One is 15yrs old, the other 10yrs. Not a single problem. One overlooked benefit we found was that if you move residences regularly(renters) everything breaks down into smaller pieces. You don't break your back screwing around with a huge mattress and box frame.

[TRnCO]

have had the sleep number for several years now and don't have anything bad to say about it. Check the setting about monthly and sleep happy.

[Bailey Guns]

We've had a sleep number bed for going on 20 years I'd say. I disagree that you won't ever change the settings. I do. My wife tends not to but does occasionally. We actually put a thin layer of the memory foam (about 3" thick) on top of our sleep number mattresses. Works like a charm. I won't have anything else.

Just a suggestion... Lots of people sell these used. You can save a lot of money buying the used stuff and just buy a new mattress cover. That's how we got our second one (it was actually the deluxe/upgraded model from the one we had). I found a new pillow top mattress cover that was a factory second for like $99 or something and only paid $100 for the entire mattress and pump setup, including a plastic "box spring" setup. It was all in a guest room and was in like new condition.

[Ready Room]

Have had one for about 8 years (Queen combo - 2 twins) with the "hospital bed" frame which is way cool for reading and my back starts to hurt (in any bed) after 6 hours or so and i just raise my head up a bit an the pain goes away. You can raise head and feet independantly. I have a set of adjustable twin frames (makes a queen) available if any one is interested. They were $1,200 option 8 years ago.

[ruthabagah]

I have been a sleepnumber convert for 10 years now. I regularly change the settings and really love the comfort. Also, if you move, that's the only matress I know that can be packed (matress and base) in a couple of boxes and can be carried by one person on a couple of trip.

[Tim K]

Had one, loved it. Built an addition and bought another. Love it, too. Both were purchased with the articulating frame which is very cool. Except for the fact that the second one has crapped out and it's no longer under warranty. Aside from that, I love 'em.

[Richard K]

Years ago we bought a Select Comfort and my wife couldn't tolerate the smell of rubber from the bladders. Wound up giving it to our daughter. We then went to Inomax and bought one (much cheaper with no odor. Been happy with it ever since and have bought two more for other bedrooms.
Have been thinking about a Temperpedic but I'm afraid it would be hot to sleep on. The wife sleeps with a comforter and I sleep with just a sheet with the room as cold as possible.
Would I be able to tolerate a Temperpedic?

[sellersm]

We looked at Sleep Number and decided on the Natural Form bed: http://www.naturalform.com/

[crashdown]

Paid 2700 for a top of the line Sleep Number... Was happy when somebody hauled it away for free.
Take a big zip-loc bag and fill it half full of air. Slap your hand down on it, it's not soft... That's what you are getting with a sleep number.
I have a feeling the people that are happy with them are probably happy sleeping on the floor.

[mtnhack]

I read numerous reviews stating a history of mold issues with sleepnumber, and that was enough to turn us off of them. I heard tempurpedic is great, if you have a temperature regulated bedroom, which I don't. We had 2 friends send back their tempurpedics within a month of receivign them. Apparently they are as stiff as a board when cold, and sweaty when it's warmer out.
Still searching for a bed that I can sleep comfortably in for more than 4 or 5 hours.