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From: ayeshahill on 27 Jan 2008 13:15 We are thinking of buying of Tempur pedic type matteress. If anyone in this group is using one... Would you pls let us know your thoughts. Tempur pedic is quite expensive. We have heard that many companies have very similar products in the marketplace and at more reasonable prices. Can anyone who has experience / is knowledgeable about this, pls let us know. What brand is the best value for money ? We need a Queen and live in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. Any particular place that has the best deals ? Any thoughts/ suggestions/ ideas /pointers would be highly appreciated. Thanks, Ayesha Hill
From: Michael Meissner on 27 Jan 2008 16:46 ayeshahill(a)gmail.com writes: > We are thinking of buying of Tempur pedic type matteress. > > If anyone in this group is using one... > Would you pls let us know your thoughts. > > Tempur pedic is quite expensive. We have heard that many companies > have very similar products in the marketplace and at more reasonable > prices. > Can anyone who has experience / is knowledgeable about this, pls let > us know. FWIW, I bought a 2" Serta california king topper for $80 from overstock.com. You can buy the 3" for $130 or the 4" for $180. My mattress was already on the firm side, so adding the topper was a lot cheaper than doing a whole mattress. Because my bedroom is on the cold side, the foam can be somewhat stiff when I get into bed. Before the Serta, I could not spend more than about 5 hours in bed before my back started killing me. Now, I can do 6 hours, and every so often 7 hours, so it does give me an hour more of sleep. -- Michael Meissner email: mrmnews(a)the-meissners.org http://www.the-meissners.org
From: Richard Evans on 27 Jan 2008 17:39 ayeshahill(a)gmail.com wrote: > >We are thinking of buying of Tempur pedic type matteress. > >If anyone in this group is using one... >Would you pls let us know your thoughts. Several years ago I compared Tempur-pedic to Select-Comfort, the air bed. There were two factors that sent me to the air bed. 1. The T-P is said to develop a memory over time and not rebound to its original shape. I have two T-P pillows that do this. I use one until it gets scrunched, then switch. They eventualy return to shape, but I don't know how you'd do it with a mattress. 2. The T-P is said to hold heat, which I am sensitive to. I bought the air bed and it was the best investment I ever made. Prices were comparable, though I did have to buy a platform bed to hold the air bed.
From: Sue Morton on 27 Jan 2008 19:17 It is not recommended to use a heated mattress pad or electric blanket with any type of foam mattress or topper, as it will cause the foam to soften and lose support. This includes the Tempur Pedic. If you are partial to one of these items you may not be happy with a foam mattress or topper. I do not own either but have slept on both the Tempur Pedic and the Select Comfort beds. I liked the Select Comfort bed quite a bit better as I could make adjustments on the fly. The downside is it can take awhile to find the right setting that allows you to sleep all night. Hopefully not too long but sometimes it is trial and error. On the memory foam (including Tempur Pedic) you will have to learn a new way to roll over, it doesn't work the same as on a regular mattress. Hard to describe, but everyone I know that has slept on memory foam topper or mattress has said the same thing. Because you 'sink' you can't move as easily. It isn't necessarily uncomfortable, just unsettling until you get accustomed to it. -- Sue Morton Richard Evans wrote: > ayeshahill(a)gmail.com wrote: > >> >> We are thinking of buying of Tempur pedic type matteress. >> >> If anyone in this group is using one... >> Would you pls let us know your thoughts. > > > Several years ago I compared Tempur-pedic to Select-Comfort, the air > bed. There were two factors that sent me to the air bed. > > 1. The T-P is said to develop a memory over time and not rebound to > its original shape. I have two T-P pillows that do this. I use one > until it gets scrunched, then switch. They eventualy return to shape, > but I don't know how you'd do it with a mattress. > > 2. The T-P is said to hold heat, which I am sensitive to. > > I bought the air bed and it was the best investment I ever made. > > Prices were comparable, though I did have to buy a platform bed to > hold the air bed.
From: BleepingBeauty on 31 Jan 2008 12:12
<ayeshahill(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:0ea899d7-b953-475c-ab96-c1a5a1bb4f3f(a)q39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > > We are thinking of buying of Tempur pedic type matteress. > > If anyone in this group is using one... > Would you pls let us know your thoughts. > > Tempur pedic is quite expensive. We have heard that many companies > have very similar products in the marketplace and at more reasonable > prices. > Can anyone who has experience / is knowledgeable about this, pls let > us know. > > What brand is the best value for money ? > > We need a Queen and live in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. > Any particular place that has the best deals ? > > Any thoughts/ suggestions/ ideas /pointers would be highly > appreciated. > > Thanks, > Ayesha Hill I've been sleeping on a TempurPedic mattress for years, and I love it. Yes, it takes a little getting used to, as it takes a little more effort to roll over in this bed, but the point of the TP mattress is that you don't *have* to move around much while you're sleeping because your body is fully supported by the mattress, keeping you comfortable in whatever position you're in. In fact, the first night I slept in my bed, I swear I didn't move an inch - woke up several hours later in the same position in which I had fallen asleep, and the covers were not ruffled. I do move around a bit more these days while I'm sleeping, but I'm used to rolling over in it, so it's not a problem. (Caveat: I adjusted to my CPAP therapy pretty easily, when many don't; maybe I'm just more adaptable overall, and YMMV when it comes to getting used to something new.) FWIW, I've not had any issues with the mattress retaining body heat or sagging, either. It looks like it did the day I bought it - no sag at all. I've not had any "compression" issues with my TP pillow, either. I don't know that I'd try a "knock-off" of the TP. My feeling is that the knock-offs employ similar technology but cut corners to reduce the price so they can compete with TP. When the time comes for me to replace my current mattress, I'll likely purchase another TP. My best advice: Go and lay down on each mattress you're considering and see how it feels to you. Good luck. :-) |