Do you have a comfortable nights sleep?

10-11-2008, 21:05

Ive been sleeping in the same bed for years and its starting to annoy me. The mattress is so hard and Ive been looking for a new one.

Ive seen these tempur foam mattresses that look great but they are a bit dear. Are they as good as they say they are.

Ive seen other foam mattresses at half the price(wonder and visco branded)

Any thoughts on what I should buy???

Ramrod · 10-11-2008, 21:16

I have a Tempur mattress. It's superb and I often recommend them.
The only problem you may find with them is that you might get a bit hot as the foam seems to 'reflect' your body heat back at you.........I don't find this to be the case but my wife does.
iirc, tempur give a 6 week trial and you can also get the mattress vat free if you can get a GP/chiropractor/osteopath to recommend one for you (counts as 'medical' equipment)

fireman328 · 10-11-2008, 21:24

Keep the mattress and spend the money you were going to spend on gin, that way you wont notice how bad a night you have. lol
Seriously my old mum had saying about beds and shoes. "You should always buy the best quality shoes and beds as if you are not in one you are in the other"

10-11-2008, 21:33

Thats a good saying. Would you agree ramrod. Do you think I am stupid spending Â£200 on a wonder foam mattress.

What difference do you think I would notice from the tempur brand.

**Hugh** · 10-11-2008, 21:50

I would recommend the Sealy Posturepedic Ultra Luxe range - excellent mattress with a layer of memory foam on top. Might cost you a bit more than Â£200, though, as when we bought the kids one each (single bed size), the mattresses were Â£249, and that was from Costco.

bw41101 · 10-11-2008, 22:36

I had the same problem where my "orthopaedic" mattress ended up giving me a lot of backache. I looked at many different types of mattress and eventually came up with one which suited my needs without denting my wallet.

In fact it's a coupling of conventional pocket springs with a memory foam topper - but manufactured as one entity and I'd certainly recommend it to anyone - firm but very comfortable.

This site refers: http://www.sweetdreamsuk.com/wellbeing/wellbeing.htm

The beauty of this type of mattress is that you don't have to "top and turn" these (like bog standard types), just rotate every couple of weeks (or so) - dead easy and saves doing your back in.

Have a look and see what you think.

Si thee

Halcyon · 10-11-2008, 22:46

Do you actually turn your mattress ?

You should every few months flip it round and over as otherwise your body will shape it.
Flipping it and turning it round will help to some extent.

Hom3r · 10-11-2008, 23:15

don't forget you will spend a third of your life in it

Turkey Machine · 10-11-2008, 23:25

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Originally Posted by Hom3r

don't forget you will spend a third of your life in it

Now THAT's scary!

On the plus side, the only thing I have issues with is pillows. Never have one that seems to be perfect.

bw41101 · 10-11-2008, 23:53

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Originally Posted by Halcyon

Do you actually turn your mattress ?

Who's you asking? If it's myself, then I say I rotate (not turn) mine every two weeks. Just grab the handles at one end and spin it around - takes around 30 seconds - you don't even need to remove the bedclothes.

Si thee

soup dragon · 11-11-2008, 08:54

i also have a sprung mattress with a layer of memory foam on top, it is great i would recommend them to all.

Ramrod · 12-11-2008, 09:12

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Originally Posted by aidan1987

Thats a good saying. Would you agree ramrod. Do you think I am stupid spending Â£200 on a wonder foam mattress.

You aren't spending enough....

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What difference do you think I would notice from the tempur brand.

You will definitely notice a big difference between a Â£200 mattress and a Â£800+ Tempur.
You get what you pay for

AndyCambs · 12-11-2008, 12:50

You really need to change a mattress about every 10years.
I bought one of the SensaFoam mattresses - with an electrically operated adjustable bed in the sales last year. It was about 1/3 the price and is heaven to sleep in!

southwell · 12-11-2008, 14:40

I bought a sprung one but with a cotton type top so it's really soft and comfortable but very supportive. Cost about Â£1100 from Bensons last year with a free size upgrade. I think it's slumberland?

for super king size.

Tim Deegan · 20-09-2011, 13:35

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Originally Posted by Hugh

I would recommend the Sealy Posturepedic Ultra Luxe range - excellent mattress with a layer of memory foam on top. Might cost you a bit more than Â£200, though, as when we bought the kids one each (single bed size), the mattresses were Â£249, and that was from Costco.

I know your post was 3 years ago. But I would be very surprised if you still have the same high opinion of your mattress???