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Buying a new mattress (OH YEAH).. is it better to get a pillow/foam top mattress, or to get a basic mattress and a separate topper?

Posted by colin (aka colinski) Aug 19 '11, 08:36

Sam's Club has some nice Sertas we're looking at.. good prices.

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do not buy a stupid pillow top -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 19, 13:30
memory foam..... -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 19, 08:41
I bought a memort foam a few months ago, it is fantastic. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 19, 08:41 6
- full mattress? those kind of weird me out... is it firm like a normal spring mattress? -- nm - colin Aug 19, 08:42 4
  - another thing to keep in mind is if you have (or are getting) a platform bed, you'll likely want a softer mattress than you'd typically go for - kare Aug 19, 08:46
  - hmm, well - tRuMaN Aug 19, 08:43
  - yes, they have varying firmness. We got the firm one, and it is awesome. - groiny Aug 19, 08:43 1
    - that's how we tested mattresses out. one of us would lay down and the other would flop on the other side. "i didn't even feel it!" - kare Aug 19, 08:45
- memory. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 19, 08:41
we got a stearns & foster with sort of a built-in pillow top that has a memory foam layer a couple layers down. we LOVE it but - kare Aug 19, 08:40
we slept on one of those Sam's Club Sertas for a couple years and I loved it. - TFox Aug 19, 08:38
Golden rule: Do not skimp on a mattress. You spend ~1/3 of your life on it. Buy a good one. -- nm - Shaun Aug 19, 08:38 1
- some spend a lot more than that on it. - groiny Aug 19, 08:42
the advantage of separate is that you can replace it (since it wears out quicker). But I am perfectly happy with my pillow top. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:37 7
- Is the pillow top on both sides or is there no need to flip that type of mattress? - Krusty Aug 19, 08:41 6
  - I rotate it. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:42
  - oh! never thought of that... good point -- nm - colin Aug 19, 08:42
  - just on one side. I'd think you could rotate it 180 degrees instead of flipping it, though maybe not the same thing. -- nm - TFox Aug 19, 08:42 2
    - Yeah, not the same thing. Your fat ass would still wear out the same area. - Krusty Aug 19, 08:44
    - We rotate ours every so often. -- nm - Shaun Aug 19, 08:43
  - only on one side so no flipping -- nm - decline Aug 19, 08:42
basic with separate -- nm - lileve Aug 19, 08:37 2
- why? do they get weird after a year or two? -- nm - colin Aug 19, 08:37 1
  - Material breaks down and what not. My dad has a built in feather top and it's practically flat now even with turning and flipping. -- nm - lileve Aug 19, 08:42

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