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Pigmy Pony
13-06-2020, 07:09
Me and Mrs. P have decided that our stupidly expensive Tempur mattress is a bag of shite (not literally), and are looking at reasonably priced alternatives. I was considering IKEA (which is going to be £150 or so, and perhaps too cheap to be any good) or one of these 'buy online' Emma jobbies which just for today is offered at £400 and a bit, reduced from £700. Both mattresses did well with Which? magazine.
She only "sprung" the idea on me this morning, so it seems I don't have time to "sleep on it".
Firebottle
13-06-2020, 07:26
We have the IKEA mattress and it is nice and supportive.
There is a softer top layer so that makes it non reversible, so if you dribble in the night you are stuck with the stain on the top. Glad to help :eyebrows:
Weeman1973
13-06-2020, 08:47
We have the Emma mattress as was told it was the one to go for.
I wake up most mornings aching with my back and shoulders but then have suffered with a bad back for years. The wife also says she doesn’t have the best of nights sleep on it so we need to start looking elsewhere.
Interestingly we were considering a Tempur but looks like you’ve just put that idea to bed....
Agree about Tempur - too hot, disturbed sleep, got rid after a couple of months.
We replaced with one of these:
http://shirebeds.co.uk/the-shire-collection/pocket-shire/
I like it a great deal, turn every now and then to keep in good condition :)
Love my tempur its zzzzzzzz great. Horses for courses as always . Good luck in the search
She only "sprung" the idea on me this morning...
Well, let's face it, rarely do you 'spring' anything on her in the morning, afternoon or evening... At least anything that stays upright for long!:D
Anyway, here: https://www.mattressonline.co.uk/Product/Sleepeezee-Immerse-2200-PocketGel-Mattress-P1912#size=size-uk-king
"Cooling gel" - ideal for sorting out your sweaty balls during the summer! King size, too... (unlike your balls).
Just noticed, to get the King Size price, you need to click on 'King Size' on the left.
More details here, from the Sleepeezee website: https://sleepeezee.com/mattresses/immerse-2200/
Seriously though, dude. It's a SUPERB mattress, which will be super-comfortable and last you yonks... Honestly, once you sample the joys of a Sleepeezee mattress, you never go back!
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
13-06-2020, 15:38
Well, let's face it, rarely do you 'spring' anything on her in the morning, afternoon or evening... At least anything that stays upright for long!:D
Anyway, here: https://www.mattressonline.co.uk/Product/Sleepeezee-Immerse-2200-PocketGel-Mattress-P1912#size=size-uk-king
"Cooling gel" - ideal for sorting out your sweaty balls during the summer! King size, too... (unlike your balls).
Just noticed, to get the King Size price, you need to click on 'King Size' on the left.
More details here, from the Sleepeezee website: https://sleepeezee.com/mattresses/immerse-2200/
Seriously though, dude. It's a SUPERB mattress, which will be super-comfortable and last you yonks... Honestly, once you sample the joys of a Sleepeezee mattress, you never go back!
Marco.
:eek: 1200 bones for a king size mattress! No doubt it's a superb mattress, in the same way that Aston Martin make superb cars. Obviously it's going to be comfortable, judging by how many hours you spend in it, and I bet it looks spiffing with the laura Ashley rubber sheet and matching hot water bottles, but my budget won't stretch to that, not even close.
Ithink we've decided to go for the IKEA mattress, as endorsed by Alan Firebottle. He clearly gets some quality beauty sleep on it, the handsome devil :) Surely it can't be that good? "Yes it really is, and don't call me Shirley". Said Shirley :D
hifinutt
14-06-2020, 02:58
Is there much difference tempur and emma ? i suppose buying an emma you can send it back if you don`t like it .
personally i would have to try a mattress in the showroom , we bought a nice silentnight mattress recently for 250 online for family member as had no alternative with covid and its very good
Pigmy Pony
14-06-2020, 07:44
Is there much difference tempur and emma ? i suppose buying an emma you can send it back if you don`t like it .
personally i would have to try a mattress in the showroom , we bought a nice silentnight mattress recently for 250 online for family member as had no alternative with covid and its very good
Yes the Emma has a 200 night return policy, and the return would cost you nothing, which is nice. I wonder what they do with the returned ones?
We tried our Tempur bed in the showroom before buying, and it seemed great. No way of predicting the 'overheating' though, and that's a big issue with me. I would get too warm, even in winter, throw the quilt off, then the cold air made me get up for a pee. For a sound night's sleep it did not make :(
.......No way of predicting the 'overheating' though, and that's a big issue with me. I would get too warm, even in winter, throw the quilt off, then the cold air made me get up for a pee. For a sound night's sleep it did not make :(
Snap :lol:
Yes, that'll be the effect of menopausal sweats, which I believe men 'of a certain age' are also prone to... Hey Pigsy, between you and the missus, you'll have a glorified 'water bed' soon!:D
;)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
14-06-2020, 09:18
:eek: Don't get me started on water bed, we had one for years. Trying to get off it was always "interesting", and would make good You Tube material. Like bean bags, no one over 40 has any business being on one :(
Lol - I've never tried it, but I'm sure I'd be ok on one. There's probably a knack:eyebrows:
Marco.
yup you have to roll:lol:
Ha - could you not just push hard down on the bed with your legs and arse cheeks, using your arms if necessary, and pull yourself up? As I've said, I've never lay down on one, but stiff/immobile I'm not:)
I can still lie flat on the floor and get up without using my arms, albeit not very gracefully:D
Marco.
dare say you could always pole vault:eek:
Lol - as they say: 'How difficult can it be?':)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
14-06-2020, 10:45
When in the pool on holiday, have you ever tried to climb aboard a li-lo? it's a bit like that. Although I have a few knackered bits due to past mishaps, I'm still pretty agile. I'll race you up a climbing rope any day of the week, and I'd put money on it :)
Lol - well, we'll have to try that sometime!
I sort of get where you're coming from with the li-lo, but the difference is, a water bed is fixed to a base, no - not 'floating'?
Marco.
P.S How can you be pretty agile, if you can't even get out of a water bed?:D;)
It's those old bones, mate....
Pigmy Pony
14-06-2020, 14:47
Lol - well, we'll have to try that sometime!
I sort of get where you're coming from with the li-lo, but the difference is, a water bed is fixed to a base, no - not 'floating'?
Marco.
P.S How can you be pretty agile, if you can't even get out of a water bed?:D;)
It's those old bones, mate....
The water bed is on a rigid base, but you are floating on a bag of water. I never said I couldn't get out of it, but it's just not how I want to start my day. When you try to push yourself off the mattress, your hand, elbow,arse, legs, whatever, just sinks, making everything twice the effort :( Grant was right about the rolling, that works
This was 15 years ago, and technology moves on. These days they commonly have two "zones", so when you jump into bed your partner doesn't go flying. Also tricky to get temp just right - it imposes its temperature on you, as opposed to just insulating your own body temp, as is the norm with conventional mattresses.
I suppose the one good thing is they're hypoallergenic - nowhere for the dust mites :) Oh and one other thing that might interest you - the mattress is wipe-clean, so no more sheep-beb stains to explain to Del ;)
Lol - all very interesting... What's it like to have rumpy-pumpy on? That is, if you can remember THAT far back!:lol:
Marco.
Patrick Dixon
14-06-2020, 18:00
I'd recommend John Ryan by Design. They are real mattress geeks, but we like ours.
Pigmy Pony
14-06-2020, 18:07
Lol - all very interesting... What's it like to have rumpy-pumpy on? That is, if you can remember THAT far back!:lol:
Marco.
Hmm, that was a while ago, I think mattresses were made with horse hair if I recall :hmm:
Aye, and women wore bloomers!:D
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
16-06-2020, 15:57
Aye, and women wore bloomers!:D
Marco.
Not just the women, this is Chorley after all :)
Mrs. P took a drive down to Warrington, the land of the rising flat pack, and picked up our new mattress. £229 for king size, that'll do for me.
Not even slept on it yet and I've already got a sore back - for no good reason I decided to see if I could lift it overhead with one hand while it was still rolled up. I managed it easy enough, but I'm paying for it today :( I'm such a silly sausage
Not just the women, this is Chorley after all :)
Mrs. P took a drive down to Warrington, the land of the rising flat pack, and picked up our new mattress. £229 for king size, that'll do for me.
Not even slept on it yet and I've already got a sore back - for no good reason I decided to see if I could lift it overhead with one hand while it was still rolled up. I managed it easy enough, but I'm paying for it today :( I'm such a silly sausage
why would you want to? you think your big Arnie?:eyebrows:
Pigmy Pony
16-06-2020, 16:06
No I'm Little Barney, Arnie's simple minded cousin :)
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