Getting ready to purchase a queen size bed...looking for a good quality mattress (with box springs) and not wanting to spend more than $800.00 on one. I've never purchased a mattress before, so other than the commercials with the sheep (is that Sealy or Serta?) and the foam mattresses I really don't have any idea what else is out there...any suggestions? I know it's all personal preference as far as firmness or softness...but as far as longevity/quality mattress...what's good?

7/11/2006 10:07:43 AM

http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=417398


there was good advice in here


and a link to an article with even better advice

7/11/2006 10:10:28 AM

awesome! and not that long ago--muchos gracias!

7/11/2006 10:13:07 AM

go to mattress firm on corner of glenwood and duraleigh
ask for shawn / he is the manager and a friend of mine

maybe he will hook you up on a deal / tell him i sent ya

7/11/2006 10:15:29 AM

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"Hi, Gunzz sent me..."

7/11/2006 10:32:48 AM

heh...i know gunzz irl

7/11/2006 10:40:02 AM

Orignal Mattress Factory for the win.

7/11/2006 11:09:52 AM

My boyfriend and I (he works for Fred's Beds so we got a good deal) have a top of the line Kingsdown. It's amazing, I never want to get out of bed in the morning. It is pricey though, but you can sometimes swing their good floor models on deep discount or at their Clearance Center near at the corner of Tryon Road and 70/401/S. Wilmington/whatever it's referred to as right there.

7/11/2006 3:16:30 PM

bttt...REALLY REALLY wanting a new mattress...its to the point that i wake up sore 3-4 days a week and i never feel rested...hoping to find a "decent" mattress for 500 or less- is this possible or am i going to have to spend more

i've also been told that if you get a cheaper mattress, you can just get a foam cover and then put a down comforter on that

suggestions?

9/9/2006 2:36:10 PM

depends if you like firm, plush or pillowtop

realizing I could never remove myself from a pillowtop bed in the morning, I opted for the still-fabulous, plush model. I'll have an easier time finding sheets to fit and the plush was about $150 less than the pillowtop from the same brand.

Never pay list price; sales are so frequent, you can expect to save 1/3 to 1/2 off the list price...so a $1200 set should cost between $600-800.

Great shopping experience: Fred's Beds. Excellent service, on-time and super speedy delivery.
OK shopping experience: the big mattress shop by Kohl's on Walnut [they're all the same!!]
Horrible shopping experience: the mattress shop near where Houlihan's used to be, out front from Home Depot in Cary.

9/13/2006 8:43:10 PM

The matress place on Glenwood, just left off of Duraleigh.....got a tempurpedic xtra long single? whatever they put in dorm room size. with box spring and frame for $520 delivered. The sealy are all good though....

9/13/2006 8:51:14 PM

http://www.originalmattress.com/

local and better prices for the same quality. Plus they are made local and not in china.

9/14/2006 8:38:53 PM

Orignal Mattress Factory

9/14/2006 9:32:58 PM

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"Orignal Mattress Factory for the win."

sleep on one at work, best sleep I've ever had...

9/14/2006 9:45:27 PM

I'm so fucked up when I go to bed every night that it really doesn't matter what brand of matress I sleep on

9/14/2006 9:58:56 PM

i bought mine outta the newspaper from two dudes that worked out of a public storage place


paid 300 bucks, and i sleep like a baby on this thing.

9/14/2006 10:07:20 PM

original mattress factory, good prices and a high quality bed, damn most comfortable bed i've ever slept on, i love it.

9/15/2006 12:03:02 AM