Spent an insane amount of money on a mattress today...

[Isocene]

Sooo, I've recently graduated and I've moved into my new apt in Austin.

Today I went shopping for a bed and ended up getting a bed that costs $1800 delivered.

Its a Miralux bed, never heard of it but its really comfortable. Ill see what its like after sleeping on it tonight.

Anyway, is $1800 too much to spend on a mattress or is that good for something you can use for more than 10 years?

Im just trying to ease my mind.

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[sniperruff]

a good night's sleep is priceless.

with that said, i do think it's a bit expensive unless that job you've got lined up gives you a decent amount

 

[vi edit]

You can't put a price on a good nights sleep.

I paid $1500 for my Simmon's backrest king bed and would drop it again in a heart beat.

 

[dcdude]

too expensive.

 

[rickn]

flip and rotate your matress often. will keep it comfy for years to come.

oh wait, is that thing like one solid piece?

 

Originally posted by: rickn
flip and rotate your matress often. will keep it comfy for years to come.

Can't flip a pillowtop.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: rickn
flip and rotate your matress often. will keep it comfy for years to come.

It's a pillowtop. They really can't be flipped or rotated. That's pretty much the norm for most higher end matresses.

 

[rickn]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: rickn
flip and rotate your matress often. will keep it comfy for years to come.

Can't flip a pillowtop.

umm. yes you can. my matress has pillow top on both side, but it's not as thich. I flip it

 

[Spencer278]

That bed is like 4 feet tall, but I guess it should be if you paid 1800.

 

[CPA]

I spent $2300 on my mattress. King size pillowtop Serta.

 

[rudeguy]

the question is, did you pay for it or charge it?

 

[conjur]

Just keep it "clean".

 

[McCarthy]

Just looking at that bed makes my back hurt. I like a nice firm bed. Heck, best sleep I ever had was on a slab of sun warmed concrete one afternoon. Hmmm, I'm off to Home Depot to buy materials to build myself a new mattress.

And what Conjur said. Hope you got a good mattress cover, keep those dead skin cells in the launderable material.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: McCarthy
Just looking at that bed makes my back hurt. I like a nice firm bed. Heck, best sleep I ever had was on a slab of sun warmed concrete one afternoon. Hmmm, I'm off to Home Depot to buy materials to build myself a new mattress.

And what Conjur said. Hope you got a good mattress cover, keep those dead skin cells in the launderable material.

Uh...dead skin cells. Yeah....that's what I meant.

 

[rickn]

Originally posted by: McCarthy

Hope you got a good mattress cover, keep those dead skin cells in the launderable material.

you've been listening to many Kirby sales people

 

[Kaido]

Yeah dude, it's ALL about pillowtops now. I got a good deal on mine. I got an awesome cast-iron Bombay bed frame from a friend and then picked up a boxspring and Serta pillowtop for about $500 from Sam's Club. SO comfy. Those commercials aren't kidding, I went to take a nap after lunch and passed out for like 5 hours lol. Oh, and I just got my Ikea king-size goose-down comforter today...sleep heaven The new beds are all waist-high now, it's just the latest trend. I'm scared to think about what will happen if I ever roll off my bed tho :shocked:

 

[Toastedlightly]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: McCarthy
Just looking at that bed makes my back hurt. I like a nice firm bed. Heck, best sleep I ever had was on a slab of sun warmed concrete one afternoon. Hmmm, I'm off to Home Depot to buy materials to build myself a new mattress.

And what Conjur said. Hope you got a good mattress cover, keep those dead skin cells in the launderable material.

Uh...dead skin cells. Yeah....that's what I meant.

perhaps cells of another sort...

 

[FoBoT]

you wasted $1000
$800 would have been just as good

 

[Safeway]

Tempurpedic mattresses - the foam type - are awesome to sleep on and awesomely expensive. I want to get one ... my gf has a full sized Tempurpedic and I can't tell you enough about it.

 

[eelw]

That's money well spent. We spend nearly a 3rd of our life in bed.

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: sniperruff
a good night's sleep is priceless.

I got a free mattress from a friend, it's pretty beat up, still works well though, but it's bowing in the middle so it isn't totally comfy anymore

 

[lizardboy]

If you paid the retail price, you got ripped off. It's like buying a car, at most places the salesman are on commission are are willing to come down quite a bit to make a sale. I bought a mattress two years ago here in Autin (Mattress Firm IIRC) that retailed for over $1000, they guy came down to $700 or $750 so easily that I felt like I got ripped off by not getting him down more. He threw in the upgraded frame and stain protector nonsense as well.

 

[Isocene]

lol I do hope I dont fall off of it.

The guy also tried to sell me this cover that will keep everything out. They had the material on a jar and no water or wetness got through.

Is this something I should get? It was like 80 bucks...

 

[TitanDiddly]

Hammocks > *

 

[McCarthy]

Originally posted by: Isocene
lol I do hope I dont fall off of it.

The guy also tried to sell me this cover that will keep everything out. They had the material on a jar and no water or wetness got through.

Is this something I should get? It was like 80 bucks...

I just replaced mine, don't think it was one of those high end ones. It'd gotten nasty over time though - mattress underneath is pristine. Replaced it with a $7 one from WallyWorld which looks to be similar to the old one. Furniture store wanted $60, but they didn't have any in stock which is how I ended up going to WW. Expensive or cheap model, use one.