Super Kingsize mattress for under £400?

sancho

Having got a bit of a bargain bed from Marks and Spencer's I may now be regretting it, super kingsize mattresses seem to be crazy expensive, any tips for what to look, and what not to look for.

I don't want memory foam as am worried about it being a bit hot. Open coil = bad?

Thanks in advance

Tim_Deegan

You can get a pocket sprung mattress for under £400 if you shop on line, and stay away from the big brands. But if it is a slatted base then you will have to lay a sheet of pegboard or hardboard over the slats to protect the pocket springs.

Pocket springs will ge far better support than open coil springs.

sancho

Will I get better support from an open coil or a pocket sprung without pegboard?

Is there a way I can tell what sort I have now? We bought it nearly 10 years ago and have no idea

Tim_Deegan

sancho wrote: »

Will I get better support from an open coil or a pocket sprung without pegboard?

Is there a way I can tell what sort I have now? We bought it nearly 10 years ago and have no idea

You will get far better support from pocket sprung. But if you don't use the pegboard or hardboard then it won't last very long. It's a no brainer really as hardboard would only cost you about £10.

Push down near the edge of your mattress, if the springs compress easily, then it is probably pocket sprung.

boots_babe

We recently got a new bed which was super kingsize. We loved our old mattress but it was a king so we bought the same one again but in the bigger size. Managed to find it cheaper online at furnright.com.

It's a Flexcell memory mattress - obviously a whole separate debate as to whether you want this type of mattress, some people hate them. But if this happens to be what you want, might be worth a look.

£359 instead of £400-700 elsewhere - was a little suspicious of the cheap price but did a lot of research on the company and seemed ok - figured I would claim from credit card if it didn't turn up.

But it arrived just fine and we're really pleased.

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sancho

Thanks for moving, was unsure where to put it!

Think we'll go to a couple of places at the weekend to at least try and feel a difference, or decide whether how firm we want it, then have a look online

Pretty sure we have an open coil and I do find it comfortable

Tim_Deegan

sancho wrote: »

Thanks for moving, was unsure where to put it!

Think we'll go to a couple of places at the weekend to at least try and feel a difference, or decide whether how firm we want it, then have a look online

Pretty sure we have an open coil and I do find it comfortable

If you like open coil sprung mattresses, then you can get some very good quality, top of the range open coil sprung mattresses for well under £400.

sancho

Not sure I've ever slept on a pocket sprung, but the one we have certainly is ok.

Pretty sure every mattress I've ever laid on has been comfortable

sancho

Just been to a few places, there was a nice Sleepeezee one in Dreams, but it was over £1k. A local bed shop has a Slumberland Matrix for £600 which we liked, 1400 spring and a layer of memory foam on top, have managed to find it online for £550 - Which is obviously a little more than we wanted to pay.

I like the idea of a pocket sprung with a small layer of memory foam on top

Tim_Deegan

sancho wrote: »

Just been to a few places, there was a nice Sleepeezee one in Dreams, but it was over £1k. A local bed shop has a Slumberland Matrix for £600 which we liked, 1400 spring and a layer of memory foam on top, have managed to find it online for £550 - Which is obviously a little more than we wanted to pay.

I like the idea of a pocket sprung with a small layer of memory foam on top

Like I said, stay away from big brand names and big retailers if you want good quality at a low price.