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Luv2sleep


Joined: Dec 12, 2007
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Made bad purchase - need help
Original Message   Dec 12, 2007 8:36 pm
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What was I thinking?  That's just it.  I did not take the due diligence to research and went by how it felt in the store.  I was shopping for office furniture and this store happened to carry Kathy Ireland mattresses for really cheap.  So I bought, yes, two.  A king and a queen.  Might as well cash in on the free delivery, right?

Wrong.  Seven ways from Sunday wrong.

No box springs, just thin strips of wood in the flimsy foundation.  And here I thought the guy carrying it up stairs was so strong!  So I decided to keep my old (7 yrs.) S & F box springs and gave the flimsy ones away.  By the third night both sides were concave.  Now is this because it's a cheap mattress or due to the box springs?

I put off buying a bed for so long and then ended up with this.  Would it help to stick a piece of plywood on top of the box springs?  I hate wasting money!

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haysdb


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Location: USA
Joined: Aug 7, 2007
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Re: Made bad purchase - need help
Reply #1   Dec 12, 2007 8:50 pm
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If you have the floorspace, lay the mattress on the floor. You will know for sure then whether it's the mattress or the box springs.

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Luv2sleep


Joined: Dec 12, 2007
Points: 3

Re: Made bad purchase - need help
Reply #2   Dec 12, 2007 9:44 pm
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Just did exactly that, haysb, and it is definately the mattress.  Boo hoo!  Mountain in the middle.  After just 2 nights this mattress is the condition of my 7 yr. old Serta that I just got rid of!

I went to Org. Mat. Factory and like the feel of their PU foam mattress.  Any suggestions here, or should I just browse the forum?

Thanks much. 

ericgl


Joined: Nov 25, 2007
Points: 53

Re: Made bad purchase - need help
Reply #3   Dec 13, 2007 9:08 pm
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Get specifics on the density of the PU foam used.  Cheap foam won't last either.
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