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So what do we like for matresses? Foam, Gell, Sleep Number.....
Need to get a new bed for my Mom as she's been very uncomfortable on her current mattress which is less than 6 months old. I've been to several "matress forums" which seem more like advertising sites than discussion forums. She's tending toward trying the Sleep Number right now.
What do you suggest?
Have her test fire and handle some first. She probably has the training already.
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Waterbed. Love em. Had one since...'85ish. Sleep like a babe on it.
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I liked my Sleep Number bed. It wasn't the most comfortable but it was great when your S/O likes the opposite in a mattress. Now that I'm single I wouldn't spend the money on one.
We have original memory foam, but it weighs a ton. I think they have new light weight versions that are cheaper to boot.
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Believe it or not, the cheap memory foam mattress mattress at American Furniture Warehouse is one of the most comfortable mattresess I've slept on. We've had high-end mattresses, tried sleep number, water beds, you name it. Then we bought the memory foam at AFW for the guest bed, and that's where I usually sleep now. I'm eager to replace the other mattress with one. (It's pretty firm)
That's where I'd look first because they have a good selection and pricing. Foam, for sure, but selecting one that will last vs. those that fail early may be hard to know. Broken down old folks need a good bed to rest their weary old bones.
You need to know what was wrong with the new bed your mother doesn't like. Don't repeat and expect a different result.
I bought a too-hard spring mattress ($1300, 8 yr guarantee) for the cabin 10 years ago and it tore us up every time we slept on it, even after we put a memory foam topper on it. Still like new, we gave it away last year. A good spring mattress could be useable for 6-10 years.
The sleep number air mattress quality is crap, and way over priced, IMO. I've looked at them many times and they've always looked like low end shit to me. A non starter.
Four years ago I looked at Tempur pedic and then bought a Simmons ComforPedic Loft gel/foam level 4. 25 year warranty on the foam mattress. We'll see about that, but so far I'm impressed. Very comfortable and we move very little through the night. Foam is more immersive, much warmer, sometimes hot. Your mother won't use her electric blanket very often.
Foam/gel mattresses have been on the market long enough that competition is influencing prices. How much is good sleep worth? I'd shun the low-end and buy the best you can afford. Good back support and good sleep is what you're paying for.
Tuft and Needle make some good and affordable mattresses. My parents got them 2 months ago and like them a lot.
Mrs. HB and I have been sleeping on a purely memory foam mattress from AFW for the past 3 years. Wasn't super expensive, we both sleep great. No back pain, and I can hardly tell when she moves around.
D'oh! I posted without reading the other comments first.
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Sleep Number with memory foam.
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