changing aa mattress

Kayalana99

Maybe the reason they want to keep the old one is so you buy a new one and they can take the old one (or worse the new one :eek:) with them!!

Regardless, I wouldn't change it if they only have 2months left its not worth it.

And *if* you did change it make sure you get the old one back...don't take any crap.

josiebabie

74jax wrote: »

I'm even thinking of buying one for him and then swapping back over in 2 months so DD gets the new one :rotfl:

This is what I would do!

G_M

Kayalana99 wrote: »

Maybe the reason they want to keep the old one is so you buy a new one and they can take the old one (or worse the new one :eek:) with them!!

Regardless, I wouldn't change it if they only have 2months left its not worth it.

And *if* you did change it make sure you get the old one back...don't take any crap.

If trying to avoid taking any crap, take the new one back!

Well spotted robatwork - yup - great typo!

Kayalana99

G_M wrote: »

If trying to avoid taking any crap, take the new one back!

Well spotted robatwork - yup - great typo!

Think you have mis interpted what I meant, tenant wants to dispose of the old mattress and have a new one and was saying they don't want to return - my point was *if* they buy a new one then make sure they let the OP take the old one so they can have use of it for DD.

It may even be they have broke it somehow which is why they don't want OP to see it..

dodger1

Frankly it depends on the quality of the mattress. I used to work in the retail furniture trade and to be quite honest some of the mattresses were so poor I wouldn't expect them to last more than two years.

However the OP states that the tenant simply finds that the mattress is uncomfortable with no mention that it is worn out. It could be good enough to last 20 years but the tenant just finds it too hard or too soft, I've laid down on a £2,000 mattress but for me it was just too hard, others loved it.

74jax

Thanks everyone. The agents have come back saying the tenants are reporting some spring are the problem, so it may just be that we have to replace. I still think we should collect it, just in case, but OH just wants them to replace.

Agents have said they can sort a replacement for £150 which is rather cheap - are we just gonna get this problem in 2 years again with a cheap one?

Kayalana99

I still don't think you should fork out for a new one without seeing what the problem is on the old one....but

You will hopefully have less fussy tennants in 2 years and I think your reading way to much into this whole mattress thing :-)

Isn't it funny how the mattress is the exact age the agents recommed you replace it at?

tim123456789

74jax wrote: »

Would you consider that to be comfortable to the current tenant who is only there another two months, or a general purpose mattress?

Well I'm assuming that it's uncomfortable because it is worn out or was cheap and nasty in the first place.

Most people will adjust to a mattress that is slightly softer or harder than the one that they are used to. What they don't IME get used to, is being able to feel the springs through the cover because the padding has worn out or because the mattress was too cheap to have any padding in the first place.

The padding on a good quality bed should stop the user from feeling the springs for at least 10 years.

tim

74jax

We've just collected it and will be fine for DD with a topper on. I said to OH to ask for the receipt so we know where its from and what guarantee it has, but he saaid the amount would just come off the money we get from the agent.

Am I just being 'picky' now asking for the guarantee/receipt/type of mattress etc - should we just let it go?