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Is it possible to choose a mattress?

38 replies

wildfellhall · 28/12/2024 07:34

Every time I start to research them - I'm completely baffled by the choice.
Ours is really old and needs to be replaced.
I can't have any wool at all as I'm a bit sensitive to it.
Someone said John Lewis don't collect your old one any more.
I don't want a sweaty mattress.
I know some you can return after 30 days - but who wants that level of palaver?
I'm suspicious of something so plastic it unfurls out of a box - but it does sound convenient.
I want supportive firmness but not bruising.
The toppers confuse me.
I'll never getting him indoors to come and lie on one in a shop.
How did you choose?

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Dryshampoofordays · 28/12/2024 08:14

We got an Emma mattress on brand alley recently which was a bargain

TigerRag · 28/12/2024 08:12

I went to Dreams. Tried a few. They took away my old mattress and bed. (You pay extra for them to take it away but it's worth it)

unsync · 28/12/2024 08:10

John Lewis will take your old mattress. There is a charge for it, but I think most places charge for removal now. They also have a 90 day try it out policy as long as you also buy and use a mattress protector at the same time.

Catza · 28/12/2024 08:09

We bought ours from Eve when we got fed up with indecision and crappy mattress. They have 365 days return so we thought we had nothing to lose. We fell in love with it the first night we slept on it.
I got council to collect the old mattress

deeahgwitch · 28/12/2024 08:09

You will only get half the length of time you had with your old mattress if you buy a mattress that can't be flipped over.
I don't know when the decision was made by mattress manufacturers that mattresses can be used on one side only but it was financial genius for the mattress manufacturers Sad
We bought a new mattress in the past couple of years for almost €1000 and I just presumed that I could turn the mattress upside down as I had always done.
I didn't know things had changed.
I would usually have flipped over a mattress every fortnight or so.
I wouldn't have purchased that particular mattress if I had known, I would have bought one that could be turned upside down not just rotated from head to toe.
Do check.

WomenInConstruction · 28/12/2024 07:57

Theraffarian · 28/12/2024 07:49

Dreams , they have a machine thingy you lay on first which works out which mattress type would be best for you . Then you let them know personal preferences, eg you get hot in bed and don’t want memory foam . Then they guide you to the top few matches. They also take the old mattress away ( extra charge) . If husband won’t come , you just get to pick your perfect mattress.

Agree.
If husband won't come, at least you've tried it.

If you buy online, neither of you have tried it.

Jubaju · 28/12/2024 07:55

Loaf mattresses are amazing

loaf.com/all-beds/mattresses

Theraffarian · 28/12/2024 07:49

Dreams , they have a machine thingy you lay on first which works out which mattress type would be best for you . Then you let them know personal preferences, eg you get hot in bed and don’t want memory foam . Then they guide you to the top few matches. They also take the old mattress away ( extra charge) . If husband won’t come , you just get to pick your perfect mattress.

WomenInConstruction · 28/12/2024 07:41

I went to The Bed Shop and was happy. My sister has used Dreams and was happy.

I find the padding and the springs make a difference you need the right support from the springs for good spine position etc but without good padding my shoulder still feels squashed (side sleeper).

IamChipmunk · 28/12/2024 07:41

I don't think you can without going to a shop!
We have just bought one. Went to Bensons then Dreams than back to Bensons and then ordered online as got more discount that way!
You can't know from an online description how it's going to feel.

We have bought an Emma before just online and it was crap.

The one on order has a 60 night guarantee and would be a faff but I would use it if needed. Hopefully we have got it right first time!

I would go on your own if needed. If he won't go with you he doesn't seem that bothered!

Original poster
wildfellhall · 28/12/2024 07:40

Thank you! That's what I need to do.

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DustyLee123 · 28/12/2024 07:37

I went and tried a few in the shop, then chose. If DH won’t go to try them, he doesn’t get a say. The people in the shop are very helpful, I thought they were being typical salespeople, but they do know the beds.

WomenInConstruction · 28/12/2024 07:36

I bought one online. Which was a mistake, it wasn't right. Thankfully able to return.

Ended up in a shop which was great. If he won't go can you make a solo choice or does he care?