Looking for a an affordable mattress yet comfy

[blown 86]

I own the select comfort model 9000 and I love it the best money I've ever spent I can't remember how much I spent but it wasn't cheap but I have no regrets I've owned it for almost 2 years

 

[velobard]

Boy does that ever look like a gimmick. :nervous2:

Well, I can tell you this much. I've been considering getting a new bed for several years, ever since I realized the pillow-top I bought wasn't going to have the life-span I'd hoped for. Fortunately, it hasn't gotten too much worse as a handful of life events have cropped up that have prevented a major expenditure in that area. I've tried a number of inner spring mattresses, memory foam (Tempurpedic and others), and Select Comfort. I found beds I liked among all of those, but when I happened across an Intellibed store I was truly impressed. I'm not going to say I couldn't be happy with anything else, but for my personal tastes this is at the top of the pile.



They have more than just a gimmick going for them.

 

[wytstang]

Whoa! Do you work for Consumer Reports or what??? I also like the Select Comfort beds. No I haven't slept on one, I can only go from trying them out in the store. That said, I never thought I'd find one I like better until I tried out an Intellibed. You give up the adjustability, but it's so nice I could handle that. Either of these, however, are well beyond the $800 budget range. Well, perhaps SC has a low-end one closer to that, but I really didn't care for their bottom of the line stuff.





Where have to heard about the problems for stomach sleepers? I fall in that category as well, especially since I had a little nerve damage to my big toe that makes the weight of bedcovers uncomfortable at night. I can only lay on my back and keep my foot turned sideways for just so long, and I've never been able to sleep on my side well.



I've only had one pillow-top, but I don't think I'd get one again. I'd much rather just get a replaceable topper, such as the memory foam one qadsan mentioned. My M-I-L also has one and swears by it. The pillow top can pack down and when/if it does you have to replace the whole mattress. I just don't see much of an upside to having it part of the actual mattress.



BTW, I've been seeing ads for foam mattresses that talk about being cooler to sleep on. I can't remember which brand I saw bragging about that recently, but it looks like the industry is trying to address the problem. I have no idea how successful they've been.

It was on eopinions.com(sp?)