The footsteps of doom approach. Our mattress is over 12 years old, and it is time for us to consider replacing the most expensive piece of furniture in our home.
The question is: Simmons or Sealy? We currently use Simmons and we are quite happy with it. But people say Sealy is a viable alternative. What say languish?
IKEA
Quote from: The Brain on October 30, 2015, 10:22:43 AM
IKEA
I use a lot of IKEA furniture. Most of my wardrobes and bookshelves are IKEA. My dinner table is also IKEA. I love IKEA. I am a huge fan.
But IKEA mattress is no good.
You need a Trump mattress. :contract:
Quote from: Barrister on October 30, 2015, 10:27:55 AM
You need a Trump mattress. :contract:
Does this really exist? Even if it does, I have never seen one in Hong Kong.
Simmons and Sealy are both good, though neither is top-end. Sealy is a better value IMO, though of course in your case that depends heavily on what their relative prices are in HK.
Quote from: Monoriu on October 30, 2015, 10:28:36 AM
Quote from: Barrister on October 30, 2015, 10:27:55 AM
You need a Trump mattress. :contract:
Does this really exist? Even if it does, I have never seen one in Hong Kong.
Not for much longer. :weep:
Yes, they do exist. I thought they were kind of ridiculous, but Serta had a deal with The Donald to sell Trump-branded mattresses. But as I went looking for a link to show you, I found out that Serta has cancelled their deal after Trump said all those racist things in his Presidential bid, so if you go to:
http://www.sertacanada.com/buy-mattress/iseries/trump-home-mattress
All you get is a 404 message (even though the link still shows up here:
http://www.trump.com/merchandise/trump-home/
Quote from: dps on October 30, 2015, 10:34:10 AM
Simmons and Sealy are both good, though neither is top-end. Sealy is a better value IMO, though of course in your case that depends heavily on what their relative prices are in HK.
Which brand is better than Simmons or Sealy? :unsure:
Quote from: Barrister on October 30, 2015, 10:34:29 AM
Quote from: Monoriu on October 30, 2015, 10:28:36 AM
Quote from: Barrister on October 30, 2015, 10:27:55 AM
You need a Trump mattress. :contract:
Does this really exist? Even if it does, I have never seen one in Hong Kong.
Not for much longer. :weep:
Yes, they do exist. I thought they were kind of ridiculous, but Serta had a deal with The Donald to sell Trump-branded mattresses. But as I went looking for a link to show you, I found out that Serta has cancelled their deal after Trump said all those racist things in his Presidential bid, so if you go to:
http://www.sertacanada.com/buy-mattress/iseries/trump-home-mattress
All you get is a 404 message (even though the link still shows up here:
http://www.trump.com/merchandise/trump-home/
I am a bit suspicious of products that contain the names of celebrities or presidential candidates. I suspect that a significant chunk of money go to the pocket of the celebrity rather than the product.
Tempurpedic
Quote from: Monoriu on October 30, 2015, 10:36:17 AM
Quote from: dps on October 30, 2015, 10:34:10 AM
Simmons and Sealy are both good, though neither is top-end. Sealy is a better value IMO, though of course in your case that depends heavily on what their relative prices are in HK.
Which brand is better than Simmons or Sealy? :unsure:
Surely you have luxury brands in Hong Kong?
The best purchase I have ever made (don't tell my truck, it will get jealous) is a king size Tempurpedic mattress.
Quote from: lustindarkness on October 30, 2015, 10:51:41 AM
The best purchase I have ever made (don't tell my truck, it will get jealous) is a king size Tempurpedic mattress.
They really are a great purchase.
Tempurpedic, Simmons, Serta.
There's a site called ilovedetroitmichigan.com? SMH.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 30, 2015, 11:32:05 AM
There's a site called ilovedetroitmichigan.com? SMH.
For people who love to keep it real. :cool:
Sorry that the pictures aren't linking from there. The Obama Gas Station was a nice chuckle in some pretty bleak years.
Memory foam is good but can get a bit sweaty. I've got one with a layer of memory foam over springs and a mattress cover with heat transporting fabric designed by NASA. Mmm, space coolness.
Quote from: Hamilcar on October 30, 2015, 10:45:53 AM
Tempurpedic
Yes please. Kentucky would like your business Mono. :)
I almost literally make my own bed each night, I have two large feather filled bolsters, mainly goose feathers for strength and shape, a thin but stiff insulating wool/man-made blanket sits on top and it's all held together with a thick cotton quilted outer. The underside of the arrangement is the outer of a oldish regular mattress of mine that I scrapped to form the base.
Semi-looking around for some large wool-sacks to make a more deluxe retro-version, but these are hard to source in the UK. :hmm:
Quote from: mongers on October 30, 2015, 04:47:18 PM
I almost literally make my own bed each night, I have two large feather filled bolsters, mainly goose feathers for strength and shape, a thin but stiff insulating wool/man-made blanket sits on top and it's all held together with a thick cotton quilted outer. The underside of the arrangement is the outer of a oldish regular mattress of mine that I scrapped to form the base.
Semi-looking around for some large wool-sacks to make a more deluxe retro-version, but these are hard to source in the UK. :hmm:
What's the chick verdict?
Quote from: Hamilcar on October 30, 2015, 10:45:53 AM
Tempurpedic
I see this brand in HK all the time. Quite popular here. But is it foam-based? I am more used to spring-based. I think I have slept on Simmons mattresses all my life.
Depends, how much do you like your wife?
How thick are your mattresses? Mine is currently 14 inches thick, and we want to try a 16 inch thick mattress. My experience is that the thicker it is, the more comfortable I am. But there is a trade off. Thick mattresses are (1) too heavy to lift, (2) difficult to climb onto and (3) it limits the height of the bedframe that we can buy, so that the storage space under the mattress is limited.