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    Here is what started this thread .

    3 years ago Nosheen's back was bothering her and she thought a new mattress would help her sleep better.
    We where sleeping on a 400 spring Temperpetic Eastern King that was 12 years old from Sleep Train . A very good mattress in its day around $1,400 on year end clearance. ( Extra Firm)
    It was sagging horribly and lost it's support.

    So we went to Macy's Oct .2016 because they had a 40% off on Sealy , Stearns & Foster and Beauty rest was also marked way down so they where starting to move the 2016 models out to make room for the 2017 models that usually hit the stores mid Nov. before Christmas so once again our timing was perfect.

    We tried at least 12 different beds from $2,000 to the Macys Grand Hotel no longer made $20,000! Eastern King size.

    After talking with the manager they made us a great deal on a Stearns & Foster Palace Estate Luxury plush Full Retail was 6,200.00 we got it for 3,200.00 + tax Eastern King size
    We got that price on the mattress because we also bought the adjustable motorized frame $1,299.00 The next step up from the one we got was $10,000!

    Conner's little twin mattress $1,500.00 . His is 2 years old .

    Well nearly 4 years later we are noticing depressions where we sleep ,not deep but they are there .
    Is it worth buying expensive beds or do they all need replacing every 5 to 10 years?

    What has been your experience? These are the best mattresses we have ever had and I'm sad to see ours begin to loose its support.
    Anyone have a mattress last for more than 10 years with out needing replacement ?

    The last picture in the wood bed is Conner's. Twin size
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    This is where Stearns & Foster gets crazy expensive.
    The Reserve Signature $$$$$$$.

    https://www.macys.com/shop/product/s...tegoryID=25946


    Then there is this.
    https://www.macys.com/shop/product/h...l%20Collection
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    Unfortunately cannot see your link except cannot ship to your country. Your budget is well above mine, but here in the uk they recommend replacing your mattress every 7/8 years. Don't know if spending more gives extra longevity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by antonio View Post
    Unfortunately cannot see your link except cannot ship to your country. Your budget is well above mine, but here in the uk they recommend replacing your mattress every 7/8 years. Don't know if spending more gives extra longevity.
    When you buy that kind of quality it should hold up better. Or you could buy a $2,000 dollar mattress and roll out a foam topper and get the same life.
    I have always believed in buying a good bed, my back is pretty damaged (spinalstanosis and 4 compressed disks). Not to mention a zee plasti in both legs and 6 x 4 inches of surgical Teflon in my right leg.
    Yet, I get up every morning and work. When the Dr. said I may walk but would never work again. That was in 2006. Here I am climbing ladders, and running floor machines.
    I hope to do 9 more years to age 63.

    Screen shots of the links.
    Stearn signature retail $9,589.00

    Macey's Hotel retail $18,519.00
    We actually laid down on the step above this bed no longer made.
    It was very soft ,to soft for our over worked backs. You just melted in . (not saying it was not also very supportive).
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    20 years since I bought a bed or mattress. Can't recall what I paid but it wasn't big money. A few hundred. I got a discount because the salesman added up the price wrong even though he was using a calculator. The mattress cost more than the bed. Bed is king size and solid pine but had to screw it together myself from the bits. Before that I slept on the floor as I had no money after buying the house. Bed and mattress both still fine.
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    David's right, we are advised to change mattress every 7 or 8 years, and nowhere does it say "unless your mattress cost you a shitload of money in which case you can keep it longer"

    We bought a Tempur bed about 6 years ago, which had been reduced from 3 grand to £1800, and assumed as it was comfy at the time, its quality would ensure it would stay that way. Wrong! We quickly learned that memory foam mattresses are not for us. If I'm anywhere the edge of the mattress it sinks, and the effort required not to fall out of bed makes for a restless sleep. Also I tend to overheat, and the problem is even worse in winter - I get too warm, lift off the quilt, and the cold air makes me need to pee. Can't win

    So a replacement mattress is at the top of our "needs" list.

    "Which" magazine (a UK subscriber-only consumer publication) tested a few mattresses last year and one from Ikea came top for value-for-money. You'll have Ikeas over there, give them a try. We're talking hundreds, not thousands of dollars here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    20 years since I bought a bed or mattress. Can't recall what I paid but it wasn't big money. A few hundred. I got a discount because the salesman added up the price wrong even though he was using a calculator. The mattress cost more than the bed. Bed is king size and solid pine but had to screw it together myself from the bits. Before that I slept on the floor as I had no money after buying the house. Bed and mattress both still fine.
    Could be because you are a delicate little flower, while me and Mrs. P are big fat biffers. Beds don't stand a chance with us
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

    T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
    Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables

    T'other system:
    Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF

    A/V:
    LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    Could be because you are a delicate little flower, while me and Mrs. P are big fat biffers. Beds don't stand a chance with us
    Yep I'm only nine stone so that probably helps.
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    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    Yep I'm only nine stone so that probably helps.
    Wow, I'm 15 stone. Your mattress has an easy life Martin.
    Both Nosheen and I have a lot of back pain so our bed is critical .

    No one is going to beat 20 years!
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    'Stearns & Foster Palace Estate Luxury Plush'

    One of the many things I love about America is the product names
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    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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