New mattress but what type ?

philipcook wrote: »

Hi Tim,

You must have the patience of a saint, I have scrolled through quite a few pages on this topic and people are still asking the same questions. You must have replied 100's of times, but people are still confused, including myself. You advise staying away from the big manufacturers and bed shops, because they are selling poor quality, over priced beds and mattresses, but if we can't trust well known companies who can we trust. It would help everyone if you were allowed to give a list of the best budget, standard and high quality mattress manufacturers, but not sellers, then we could confidently shop around for the best prices to suit our budget. I cannot understand why you are not allowed to do this, as you would not be advertising your own business. Martin can give information about various companies offers, list Banks in order of best interest rates for example, I wish you were allowed the same free hand and save us all from possibly wasting our money.
I nearly forgot to mention, I am looking for a good quality ottoman storage double bed with memory foam mattress, any help greatly appreciated.

Hello philipcook

Welcome to the MSE site.:wave:

Martin can give information because he owns this site. Forum members mustn't advertise or sell because it's against the Forum Rules:

Why was my post about my company/site/blog deleted?
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Please don't encourage Tim Deegan to post lists of mattress/bed types, brands, manufacturers or companies he personally recommends.............because he's not allowed to.;)

Regards

Nile

philipcook wrote: »

Hi Nile,

I am retired, don't own a Business or have anything to do with beds other than to buy one and sleep on it. I think my question to Tim was valid and not enticing him to advertise. I was asking why he couldn't give us a list of all decent manufacturers, but not sellers as this would definitely be advertising and unfair. There are 188 pages on this subject, so I don't think the answers given are helping people to buy with confidence, only giving part of the answer is confusing people, me included, advising people not to buy from well known manufacturers and well known large scale sellers should be followed up with further advice to avoid confusion. I don't think it was necessary to delete my post as other people must be thinking the same and need the questions answered, forums should be there to help, not confuse.

I'm puzzled by your comment, I haven't deleted your post.