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mattress topper firm one

hi i mistakenly bought a cheap £100 mattress a couple of years ago and its not very supportive, it sinks in the middle and the springs are noticable.
instead of spending £200+ on a better mattress can i buy a topper to firm it up? i just want a more firmer supportive feel. i have £75 max to spend at argos but would rather spend a bit less. any recomendations please let me know. 

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  • sarah1972
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    tiger135 said:
    hi i mistakenly bought a cheap £100 mattress a couple of years ago and its not very supportive, it sinks in the middle and the springs are noticable.
    instead of spending £200+ on a better mattress can i buy a topper to firm it up? i just want a more firmer supportive feel. i have £75 max to spend at argos but would rather spend a bit less. any recomendations please let me know. 
    If it sinks in the middle, it will still sink in the middle with a topper. 
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  • so it wont help at all  to get a 5cm+ topper? it wont even it out a little?
  • sarah1972
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    tiger135 said:
    so it wont help at all  to get a 5cm+ topper? it wont even it out a little?
    Well I’m only talking from my friend who bought a cheap mattress that sunk and she bought a really expensive 7cm topper from Soak & Sleep £160 at the time, but it moulded to the mattress so she still had the dunk. I don’t think you will find anything hard enough to lay over the sag without sagging into it if that makes sense
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  • Rodders53
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    Buy cheap buy twice is the old adage.  What is the mattress base construction?  better support from below the mattress may help? or not?

    £200 is still very cheap (depending on size of mattress).

    Toppers are 'comfort layers' and are not designed for support.

  • sarah1972
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    edited 19 September 2023 at 3:03PM
    Rodders53 said:
    Buy cheap buy twice is the old adage.  What is the mattress base construction?  better support from below the mattress may help? or not?

    £200 is still very cheap (depending on size of mattress).

    Toppers are 'comfort layers' and are not designed for support.

    Absolutely agree. 
    Definitely won’t find a topper to solve the sinking and give firm support. 
    I also agree that the £100 mattress is extremely cheap as is a £200 replacement. Of course not everyone can afford more but a mattress is a 10+ year investment and it’s definitely buy cheap, pay twice or 3 times more. 
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  • its a sprung mattress but not pocket sprung i dont think. ive already put some sections of solid wood under as a base, on top of the slats which definitely helped a little. 
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