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MicaelS

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20. 6 months..

Thu Jul 5, 2012, 06:18 PM

Jul 2012

It took about a month to get used to sleeping on it, it's so firm. Take my advice and buy a 10" or thinner one. The 12" is really too hard, and I like a firm mattress.

Some of points:

(1) The mattress is one sided, can't be turned over. Rotated, but not turned over. Many pillow top mattresses are like this, so it's not a big deal to me.

(2) It has a hand washable (with a washcloth) zippered terry cover on it, BUT if you remove the cover it voids the 20 years warranty. Evidently it keeps the different layers together. The mattress I bought is a 2 layer Sure Temp.

(3) Some people complain of a smell. There was a slight odor for about an hour, then it dissipated.

(4) Some complain it's too hot. I never found this to be the case.

(5) Make sure you have deep fitted sheets.

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I'm buying a new bed. Any suggestions or recommendations? [View all] graywarrior Jul 2012 OP

Firm. They last longer. Get an egg-shell foam mattress topper from K-Mart. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #1

I like beds that squeek like hell Major Nikon Jul 2012 #19

Squeek or squeak? graywarrior Jul 2012 #41

Both Major Nikon Jul 2012 #45

Squeeeee! graywarrior Jul 2012 #50

No, no, no. Squeeeee is the kitteh attacking your toes in bed. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #71

No, squeeeee is gazing upon a picture of Alan Rickman graywarrior Jul 2012 #75

Okay. I give. Who the hell is that? HopeHoops Jul 2012 #81

Silly...he played Snape in Harry Potter graywarrior Jul 2012 #82

I saw the first one quite some time ago. Was Snape the guy who played Dr. Lazarus in Galaxy Quest? HopeHoops Jul 2012 #90

Yes graywarrior Jul 2012 #91

My wife BROKE a bed frame. I'm not kidding. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #68

I think we've all been there a time or two Major Nikon Jul 2012 #72

I wouldn't mind if she broke another one. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #73

I have a topper. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #2

I have a softside wb .. littlewolf Jul 2012 #3

The memory foam mattress pads are a godsend regardless of your mattress... LanternWaste Jul 2012 #4

Try it out in the store. bluedigger Jul 2012 #5

The cops would be called if I did that....lol graywarrior Jul 2012 #10

We just got the I-Comfort . We used to have a memory foam topper on our old bed. haele Jul 2012 #6

Excellent! graywarrior Jul 2012 #11

If you have allergies noamnety Jul 2012 #7

Hmmmm, I've been thinking about buying a water pillow. graywarrior Jul 2012 #12

Sleep Innovations Memory Foam Matress MicaelS Jul 2012 #8

Looks like it doesn't weight very much. graywarrior Jul 2012 #13

Looks are deceiving.. MicaelS Jul 2012 #15

Wow! graywarrior Jul 2012 #16

6 months.. MicaelS Jul 2012 #20

My biggest issue is that I have fibromyalgia that keeps me awake most of the night graywarrior Jul 2012 #24

I would hazard a guess and say YES... MicaelS Jul 2012 #30

Looks like I have more homework to do graywarrior Jul 2012 #32

Take some time, and read the reviews on Amazon n/t. MicaelS Jul 2012 #34

I will, and thanks for your help! graywarrior Jul 2012 #37

Glad to be of help, best wishes! ... MicaelS Jul 2012 #42

I sure will! graywarrior Jul 2012 #44

Laz has Fibromyalgia and psoriatic arthritis - haele Jul 2012 #47

I wonder if I could get paid as a bed tester. graywarrior Jul 2012 #49

I don't know the brand DFW Jul 2012 #9

I just spent the last few minutes looking at their site and most of the ratings graywarrior Jul 2012 #14

Would you believe it? I never looked at the ratings. DFW Jul 2012 #23

I almost want to call them and ask them what brand it is...lol graywarrior Jul 2012 #25

I DID ask!!!! DFW Jul 2012 #28

I found out that Marriott gets their mattresses from a company called Jamison graywarrior Jul 2012 #29

Wouldn't do me any good from here anyway (stationed in Germany). DFW Jul 2012 #31

I'll bet they're different graywarrior Jul 2012 #33

Might just be bureaucracy DFW Jul 2012 #35

Meanwhile, we get no sleep. graywarrior Jul 2012 #38

Duck Down! No question! Duck Down! ohiosmith Jul 2012 #17

Hahahahahahaha! graywarrior Jul 2012 #18

Oh, GEEZ!!! Not this again. MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #22

. graywarrior Jul 2012 #27

Bravo! ohiosmith Jul 2012 #36

We've had a pillow top mattress for 15 years, and i still love it. hedgehog Jul 2012 #21

I need 10 bedrooms, each with a different mattress! graywarrior Jul 2012 #26

Something horizontal and flat works best for me Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2012 #39

Unlike hanging from a tree branch like a sloth? graywarrior Jul 2012 #40

That's reserved for the weekends Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2012 #43

LOL graywarrior Jul 2012 #51

My daughter says they don't use boxsprings anymore. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #46

You could probably make your own mattress with all of the duck feathers you have!!! madinmaryland Jul 2012 #48

You're a fucking laugh riot. graywarrior Jul 2012 #52

You should get a wall bed. rug Jul 2012 #53

I'd need a hose leading into the bathroom graywarrior Jul 2012 #55

It's waterproof. rug Jul 2012 #57

So I could pee in the duct tape? graywarrior Jul 2012 #59

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2014 #98

don't get any of those new-fangled vertical ones ... zbdent Jul 2012 #54

How about a hammock? graywarrior Jul 2012 #56

It has to be big enough for the whole Lounge Angry Dragon Jul 2012 #58

I never thought of that! graywarrior Jul 2012 #60

Check out bed in a box. westerebus Jul 2012 #61

I never heard of that! graywarrior Jul 2012 #62

Good company. westerebus Jul 2012 #63

OK, I will research their beds graywarrior Jul 2012 #65

I am not the person to ask Generic Brad Jul 2012 #64

By choice? Like for medical reasons? graywarrior Jul 2012 #66

By choice Generic Brad Jul 2012 #85

My suggestion... WillParkinson Jul 2012 #67

OK, but I have to warn you graywarrior Jul 2012 #69

Actually... WillParkinson Jul 2012 #70

Cool. Let's make a plan. graywarrior Jul 2012 #74

Is that animal a domestic cat? nt zanana1 Jul 2012 #76

We were staying at my brother's house... zanana1 Jul 2012 #77

No graywarrior Jul 2012 #79

That's good to know. zanana1 Jul 2012 #92

Yes, they will rip your face off easily graywarrior Jul 2012 #93

latex mattress toppers? Is that what the kids call them now? Ptah Jul 2012 #78

WTF? graywarrior Jul 2012 #80

A Murphy bed. kwassa Jul 2012 #83

I'd need to build a wall. graywarrior Jul 2012 #84

Get a hospital bed. I kid you not. NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #86

I thought hospital beds were uncomfortable so you wouldn't stay long graywarrior Jul 2012 #87

I got one about 15 years ago from an in-law who "no longer needed it"... NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #88

I am gonna check the sleep number bed this weekend graywarrior Jul 2012 #89

I agree. zanana1 Jul 2012 #96

Even Tempurpedic makes a mattress for hospital beds, so, yes! NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #97

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jul 2012 #94

We just bought an IComfort, 3 years, no finance charge, free pillows and mattress cover graywarrior Jul 2012 #95