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  • sleepymy
    sleepymy Posts: 6,097 Forumite
    Tim,your thoughts on these mattresses from a local supplier.

    http://www.sound-asleep-beds.co.uk/index

    We bought a memory foam mattress off them recently and are very happy with it. They gave us a few quid off (Richard was the guy we dealt with) and threw in a couple of pillows. We feel we got a decent deal and will definitely be going back to them for a mattress for the 4" in the spare room.
    The stupid things you do, you regret... if you have any sense, and if you don't regret them, maybe you're stupid. - Katharine Hepburn
  • Indigo's_Mum
    Indigo's_Mum Posts: 152 Forumite
    I always go to the Bed Shed at Boucher. For a mattress, we all have what they call the "Bed in a Bag". No springs, take home in the car, maximum comfort. Double was about £215 and single was about £150. I wouldn't have any other kind on my bed.

    Their beds are very good prices too. We shopped around for ages before finding them, so we did our research.

    Avoid Argos.
  • sunshine
    sunshine Posts: 176 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    I always go to the Bed Shed at Boucher. For a mattress, we all have what they call the "Bed in a Bag". No springs, take home in the car, maximum comfort. Double was about £215 and single was about £150. I wouldn't have any other kind on my bed.

    Their beds are very good prices too. We shopped around for ages before finding them, so we did our research.

    Avoid Argos.

    Thanks for this Indigo's Mum. We have looked at the "Bed in a Bag" and wondered about them. Do you get as good wear out of them as any mattress?
  • Tim_Deegan
    Tim_Deegan Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    sunshine wrote: »
    Thanks for this Indigo's Mum. We have looked at the "Bed in a Bag" and wondered about them. Do you get as good wear out of them as any mattress?

    They are really budget mattresses, so it would depend on how much they charge as to the value for money.
  • Indigo's_Mum
    Indigo's_Mum Posts: 152 Forumite
    Tim_Deegan wrote: »
    They are really budget mattresses, so it would depend on how much they charge as to the value for money.

    We've had ours for 6 years now and is as comfortable as the day we bought it. I suffered terribly with sciatica in the past and am please to say that even through my last pregnancy I had no bother at all as the mattress is very supportive. I have recommended this mattress to many friends who now wouldn't buy anything else.

    My previous mattress cost over £300 and was a pile of crap. This one was £217 and has a lot of good years left in it. I wouldn't say it was a budget mattress as it wasn't even that cheap, but worth every penny.
  • Tim_Deegan
    Tim_Deegan Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    We've had ours for 6 years now and is as comfortable as the day we bought it. I suffered terribly with sciatica in the past and am please to say that even through my last pregnancy I had no bother at all as the mattress is very supportive. I have recommended this mattress to many friends who now wouldn't buy anything else.

    My previous mattress cost over £300 and was a pile of crap. This one was £217 and has a lot of good years left in it. I wouldn't say it was a budget mattress as it wasn't even that cheap, but worth every penny.

    Sorry, most of them are very cheap. I've never seen them for £200+, it looks like you got a better quality one.
  • Sacre1
    Sacre1 Posts: 4 Newbie
    Slight deviation on post, sorry if this has repeated any previous info as I'm a newbie and haven't read that much yet - but tip for anyone who's pregnant and suffering with hip/back pain that isn't resolved with normal 'pillow arrangements' and paracetemol, memory foam mattresses are great - My daughter reports no pain when she sleeps in our MF bed. Similar thing when my husband recently had pelvic pain - wonderful night's sleep in the MF bed. (hope it helps somone).
  • Indigo's_Mum
    Indigo's_Mum Posts: 152 Forumite
    Well Bigcammy, have you got a new bed yet? Not offering to test it out or anything, just wondered how successful the quest was.
  • Tim_Deegan
    Tim_Deegan Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    Sacre1 wrote: »
    Slight deviation on post, sorry if this has repeated any previous info as I'm a newbie and haven't read that much yet - but tip for anyone who's pregnant and suffering with hip/back pain that isn't resolved with normal 'pillow arrangements' and paracetemol, memory foam mattresses are great - My daughter reports no pain when she sleeps in our MF bed. Similar thing when my husband recently had pelvic pain - wonderful night's sleep in the MF bed. (hope it helps somone).

    That's because memory foam is designed to mould to your body without causing pressure points. The best combination for support is actually pocket sprung (make sure they are fullsize steel springs) with memory foam.
  • Bigcammy
    Bigcammy Posts: 1,101 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Funny enough, I was looking at a couple today in Bangor, small independent shop which make their own. Their prices are similar to the big chains, but he was much more convincing with regards to his knowledge of mattresses and memory foam in particular.

    I still balk at the thought of spending £750 on a mattress though! I'll make my decision shortly. Gulp
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