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OMG! How do I find a good mattress?? (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 months ago by UhhhDunkDunk@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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Evey where online seems to be astroturfed, just companies pumping themselves up, all the review sites I've found so far, if i dig deep, are also bought and sold. And, it seems like the industry has grown into further and further ways of obfuscating how terrible they are making their products now- eg. cutting down on the literal stitches in the side walls, so it doesn't last 5 years.

JFC! I just need a bed! I want to get it offline, cause in person(my town is small and dont even think we have a sales center) but they are all commission based, just used car salesman trying to take as much money as possible. Does anyone have any recommendations? My partner and I aren't rich but we are moving in together for first time(gleeful noises!), and both our beds already suck. Leaning toward a spring and foam situation, probably cant spend more that 1k, and are hoping for a king so theres plenty of wiggle room for both of us, and we dont end up having sleep problems with each other. Any help would be greatly appreciated- God I hate capitalism, literally ruins the entire earth and now wont even let me sleep. Thanks comrades,

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[–] frogloom@hexbear.net 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

they don't tell you this in school, but you can order a mattress from an online retailer and "return" it.

because every online mattress store is a shitty drop shipper - they don't take actually take returns, so they ask you to destroy the mattress or donate it to a charity (no charity actually accepts used mattresses). just fake some documentation saying you brought it to the dump and waluigi you have a free mattress.

real image from a real email that may or may not have gotten into my inbox somehow. that or SWIM got it in their inbox. i obviously would never do anything illegal ever.

[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

just fake some documentation saying you brought it to the dump and waluigi you have a free mattress.

Couldn't OP just dump their old shitty mattress and say the old shitty mattress was the new one that got dumped?

[–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

(no charity actually accepts used mattresses)

I know at least 3 charity shops in my city that takes used mattresses.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 months ago

Go to a mattress store, lay down on every bed until you find a good one. Buy that model online for cheaper on a place that offers free returns.

You can also repeat this indefinitely to never have to pay for a mattress. Follow me for more investment tips.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I recommend getting one without a pillow top. You can't flip the darn things and you end up with a lumpy situation that either needs to be replaced or modified far earlier than the mattress requires.

[–] newmou@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

Yes 100% I wish I had know this. Now I have back problems

[–] ReadFanon@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Good advice

You can always buy a mattress topper if you want to get the same effect except that a topper is replaceable and often they're washable too.

Imo it's best to get a mattress a notch or two firmer than what is perfect for you. Mattresses soften and sag over time and it's easy enough to add a topper to achieve your ideal softness if your mattress is too firm but if your mattress is too soft then there's not a lot you can do about it.

[–] Vampire@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

https://www.sleeplikethedead.com/

[–] homhom9000@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I went on a trip once and one girl was talking so much about her temperature controlled tempurpedic that I still think about it many years later. Maybe those are good or she was a plant.

[–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

Good sleep is that life changing. I got a memory foam topper for my box spring and recommend similar to everyone.

[–] grillinemsoftly@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I've had this one for about 2 years and I'm still highly satisfied with it. Just the right amount of firmness, comfortable, stable, and great for non-sleep bedroom activity. All for well under $400, or potentially free if you play your cards right with Amazon. And delivered in a box to your door. I've missed it whenever I travel. I've had zero desire to upgrade and see no reason to. It's holding up incredibly well and if it ever fails me, I can buy the same one again and still come out ahead. I'm surprised the ass raping mattress lobby hasn't found a way to block the import of these, because imo, it's the $5,000 BYD EV of the mattress world.

Full disclosure: I am not a mattress expert