I have been researching mattresses for 9 days at least. I am disabled and not working so I have the time(I guess.) I am having real trouble justifying spending 700+ on a mattress. I have numbness in my back and serious knots for years now. My shoulder hurts so bad sometimes the pain radiates down my arm. I have never bought my own mattress and understand all the guidelines set in this site’s tutorials. Since I was a kid I have sworn by the fact that mattresses don’t matter much to me as long as they are on a hard flat foundation. I was going to a chiropractor at 12 until my crappy cot bed broke and left me with a mattress on the floor. No more Chiropractor after that. I like firm, or at least firm base. I cannot stand the trampoline affect on my lumbar area. I have slept on several girlfriends innersprings with the exception of a cotton futon for a couple years, which was fine on my back but tough on my hip muscles. I even slept on the floor on a foam 1" magnet therapy pad often when visiting my brother. I am older now. My ex’s bed was an innerspring(don’t know what kind) on a box spring. It did not do me any favors. For three months since I moved out I have been on an air mattress, but it won’t stop springing leaks that I cannot find to fix. So it’s the hard tile basement floor with a camping air pad that has a slow leak, and several blankets, and since yesterday 2 cheap foam toppers I got because I could not take it anymore.
Sorry for all the background. Here is my thing. I was all set to buy a $700 Bed in a Box Pacbed until this forum confirmed my hesitations about 3lb memory foam and how hard their site tries to sell you on it being “new” and “better” I even emailed them to ask exactly what changed in the technology to make this possible. I got the generic stuff, plus the “it’s proprietary” line. Square one.
My first instinct was to get a cheap on Amazon Prime because I am really not too picky and the big reason being as I am disabled and on a fixed income, I will probably be renting from this or that guy in his/her house for a while. I live in Chicago. I don’t like Chicago. Point is, I am liable to pick-up and move back to the West Coast at any time(after winter/6 months+). I have no possessions to speak of(including a bed) and don’t want to invest in too much until I have some permanence. It seems that Sleep Innovations has less stories about <1year breakdown so I am seriously considering it. I have some $ in the bank but it is basically the most $ I will ever have at one time, so my budget is whatever I want it to be, or rather whatever I want to sacrifice in other areas, as I own NOTHING, as well as how much I want to save.
So durability is not a big deal to me, however, If a mattress 1. arrives lumpy and is never comfortable, or 2. becomes un-sleepable in 3 months, I waste 300+ dollars. On the other hand if it DOES hold up for a year, 1. I move and give it away. 2. Or I meet my future wife and she has a nice bed, perfect. The other thing is if I do buy the no risk online (Casper etc…) and keep it, I don’t know what size my next “room for rent” is going to be, and queen could be too big, or my theoretical wife can’t fit on a full size with me, or she hates my $800 Casper in any size, I invested for no reason, and still can’t justify buying those nice speakers.
So what do you think? Is Sleep Innovations worth the risk of breakdown or defect in the very short term? They are still not all that cheap, as in, if I spend over $300 for ANYTHING it is a big deal. Or do I get the Caspper, Novosbed, T’n’N, or whatever no risk online dealer and if it is not everything I dreamed, go for the cheap, or last option, go to Costco and get a cheapy/semi-cheapy with low risk returns. I am not a Costco member, but I have friends who are(don’t know how that works with returns/warranties.) I could also become a member, as I have been considering it anyway.
Any advice? from anyone? I know I am neurotic, and I can’t predict the future. My roommate flipped out when I told him I was considering buying an $800 mattress. It kind of set reality in.
Does anyone know anything about Living Social.com and Naturesleep? They are obviously overpriced normally and have NO return policy, but Livingsocial has a couple of their beds for like 390 from 1400 and 560 from 2400, I would only consider the more expensive Diamond Gel one, because the 8" describes a “moderate density core” In any case no other specs on either. Are these beds worth $560 even?
Naturesleep Diamond Gel
Naturesleep 8" "Moderate Density Base
Anyone who has read this post, you deserve a medal. I know these are personal decisions, any feedback would be great. NEED A BED NOW!