Rex Edgar Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 We finally need a new mattress and I have heard some of the commercials on the radio and TV regarding the 'arrive in a box' mattresses. Casper. Helix and half a dozen others show up in searches. Has anyone purchased one of these units and what do you like and dislike? They advertise '100 nights', if unsatisfied, they will pay to have the unit donated to charity and refund your payment. The missus kind of wants to test drive the mattress at the showroom. These stores have prices triple what these bed in a box companies want. Any experiences to share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 I have one that I purchased several years ago, long before I ever heard of Casper. A king-sized mattress, came in a box that would fit in a Honda Civic trunk. Heavy, though. Be sure to wrestle it onto the bed before breaking the seal on the plastic, as it won't have enough rigidity to move afterward, without several extra pairs of hands. Mine has 4" of memory foam on top of 10" of normal "high density" foam. It is quite firm, which took some acclimation, but helps my back tremendously. My wife didn't take to it so well. I wound up sawing it down to twin size, and getting her a Sleep Number twin to go next to it. Cutting a 14" x 6.5' mattress in half, straight, makes hand resawing a 2x10 seem like child's play. If you happen to have a king bed, buy two twin mattresses, so you only have to replace one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 I, personally, would not buy a mattress without trying it. I would also never move it - most stores have free delivery and set up. I feel that the old sentiment "you get what you pay for" holds true in most cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 You need to be careful of the off gassing of those box mattresses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 Don't know anything about those beds in boxes but I share the others' hesitation about buying a bed without laying on it. Sounds like a disaster. We just got a new bed because of the tree incident. Simmons Beautyrest plush. It's amazing. "Black" is their top of the line...ours is the next one down. We actually liked the feel of this one better and it was less than half the price. I think it was around $2200 for a king. And like Pug said, they delivered and set it up for free. They would have taken the old one also but we needed it out of our way...craigslist and ten minutes later it was gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 We bought a memory foam mattress about a year ago, it was from a store, but came in a box for delivery and set up by the store. We tried 5 or 6 different models at the store, and I think this is a valuable thing to do, because it is a heavy mother and I wouldn't want to move it if I didn't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 A girlfriend got one of those memory foam mattresses a few years ago. It's comfortable but you get hot and keep flipping over to cool off. I'm happy with my Sealy Posturepedic. Beds are such a personal choice trying them out first is the only way to know. A liberal return policy is your second line of defense . Studies comparing beds ( I have done a paid one) seem to always have mixed results. No one agreed on one but out of 16 choices there were 3 or 4 that were popular. All of them turned out to be one manufacturers attempts to compete with their competitors models. Different types of coils & memory foam combinations and a wide range of prices. The only clear result was no one picked the cheapest models as favorites ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 We have a tempurpedic at our condo, I really like it. It stays cool in the summer and is fairly firm Both my wife and I prefer extra firm mattresses. In our primary house we have a simmons extra firm. I don't know which line it is, I paid about $2000 for a queen back in 2007. It is still comfortable and does not sag at all. Ross I can't believe you sawed a mattress in half!. Sleep Number beds seem gimmicky but they are well made. A friend of mine used to manage one of their stores and has had hers for 15 yrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 +1 for the Simmons beautyrest. I bought one in late 2005. Euro top, individual coil springs. It's really comfortable. It was $1600, but the store was having a a labor day sale and I paid 1200 with delivery and setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggers Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 I'd say that since you spend half your life in bed, it would be a big risk to buy a mattress without first trying it out. Most of the better mattresses offer an in home trial period allowing you to return the mattress in exchange for another one if the first one you picked out just doesn't work for you. There's a lot to be said for having the store deliver and set up your new mattress and removing the old one. I recently bought a Serta memory foam mattress with a motion base. It's pretty heavy so I was glad I didn't have to move it and set it up. It has some kind of cooling gel in the foam and we sleep very comfortably at night. The motion base is wonderful. I think we paid close to $3000 for ours. I personally would never buy a mattress without trying it out first at the mattress store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 ...craigslist and ten minutes later it was gone. I may be cheap enough to buy a bed in a box, but a used mattress? O, heck no! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 20 minutes ago, Keggers said: I'd say that since you spend half your life in bed Damn Kent, you get a lotta sleep my friend! 3 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: I may be cheap enough to buy a bed in a box, but a used mattress? O, heck no! We didn't sell it, we gave it. A teenage girl was going off to college and her dad picked it up for her. I guess she's on a scholarship and doesn't have any money because I wouldn't wanna sleep on someone's used mattress either. And by used, I mean bow-chicka-wow-wow. Oh yeah. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 She should invest in one of those mattress covers to put a layer of protection between her and your used mattress ! Off to college ? She may need other layers of protection as well ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapid Roger Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 OP, This is starting to sound like a scam to me. Not many company's would let you use something for more than 30 days and then refund your money without getting the item returned at all. How would they know if you recycled it or just used it for the guest room? Not to mention that the price is 1/3 of a normal retail outlet (1/2 price is a bit of a stretch) and shipping something as large as a mattress would be very costly on top of that. I'm VERY leery of things that sound too good to be true because they are probably NOT true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 WE have a old mattress..If I had even $2000 extra to spend I would get a domino and shop supplies.. I dont want the wife to fall a sleep any sooner than she does.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 52 minutes ago, Rapid Roger said: OP, This is starting to sound like a scam to me. Not many company's would let you use something for more than 30 days and then refund your money without getting the item returned at all. How would they know if you recycled it or just used it for the guest room? Not to mention that the price is 1/3 of a normal retail outlet (1/2 price is a bit of a stretch) and shipping something as large as a mattress would be very costly on top of that. I'm VERY leery of things that sound too good to be true because they are probably NOT true. Donated to charity ! They get a write off and some local charity picks it up for free, win-win. They would have to pay freight and then have something that they couldn't sell as new. I bet the return rate is quite low. Plenty of people won't decide until after the time limit is up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socoj2 Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 I just ordered the Purple on friday. WIll let you know in 2 weeks when it comes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapid Roger Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 5 hours ago, wdwerker said: Donated to charity ! They get a write off and some local charity picks it up for free, win-win. They would have to pay freight and then have something that they couldn't sell as new. I bet the return rate is quite low. Plenty of people won't decide until after the time limit is up. What charity do you know of that takes used mattress's ? I know that our Salvation Army or any other charity in town won't touch a used mattress. The local prison does recycle some of the stuffing and springs from mattresses' to remake other mattresses' but, that is all that I know of and they don't pay for the raw materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 10 minutes ago, Rapid Roger said: What charity do you know of that takes used mattress's ? I know that our Salvation Army or any other charity in town won't touch a used mattress. The local prison does recycle some of the stuffing and springs from mattresses' to remake other mattresses' but, that is all that I know of and they don't pay for the raw materials. Same here, but the homeless shelters take them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 I have a bed in a box we bought from macy's about 3 years ago. It was about the $550 mark so not super spendy but from day one, it was too firm for my wife. I can sleep anywhere and on anything so I don't care but she's not a fan. It does have 3" of memory foam on top which I really don't like. It makes it hard to move once you lay down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 10 hours ago, wdwerker said: A girlfriend got one of those memory foam mattresses a few years ago. It's comfortable but you get hot and keep flipping over to cool off. I'm still trying to figure out if you're complaining about the mattress or bragging about your prowess in bed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 17 minutes ago, K Cooper said: I'm still trying to figure out if you're complaining about the mattress or bragging about your prowess in bed I was trying to think of something fitting but you beat me to it Ken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 That time it was complaining about the mattress. New kinky girlfriend I was just bragging on the luck that I had one. I wouldn't brag about my prowess but she does keep coming back ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Steve is always "just bragging" Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Edgar Posted August 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Rapid Roger, . The ads have been all over, I'm not affiliated with any of them. Names like CASPER, HELIX, Tuft&NEEDLE and LOOM&LEAF are but a few. I try to be cautious as well, hence the post.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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