Need a new mattress! Sorry it’s boring!

I bought a cheap high-density foam mattress from Argos to go in my spare bedroom. I also put an inexpensive memory foam topper on it.
It was meant for guests, but having used it myself a couple of times, it’s become my favourite.
The memory foam is a bit warm, but I’ve solved that by covering the whole shebang with a thick cotton mattress protector.
Complicated, but quite perfect and cheap, too’

Maybe try a memory foam mattress topper and if that helps invest in mattress.

I have a severe back problem and bought one of the Eve mattresses with the 100 day trial a few months ago. It took us a couple of weeks to get used to it, but now we're very happy.

Regarding water beds - because of my back problem my GP recommended getting a waterbed - worst mistake I ever made! Spent the price of an expensive 3 piece suite, as figured it was worth it, based on how many hours a day I have to spend in bed, but never did get comfortable, even though DH and I had separate water mattresses so that we could heat them of chill them as required. There are also ongoing costs with a waterbed - you have to buy stuff to go in the water to stop it going stagnant, once a year, and it's not cheap, then there is also 'conditioner' that you're supposed to apply to the mattress material to stop it cracking. In the end, my DH's side sprang a leak, and we were happy to get rid of it, bought a cheaper one which lasted 4 years, and are for the time being happy with our 'Eve'.

Hope this helps.

I also bought a mattress from John Lewis, very expensive but it turned out after 2 or 3 nights not to suit me. I moved into the spare toom and they took back the mattress free with full refund. I went back to them, the sale was on, I spent before and after lunch trying mattress's with a very patient salesman and in the end bought a mattress in the sale for half the price of the original choice. Still like it. Good old John Lewis.

Go to a long-established 'proper' bed shop for advice - only one in the city where I live, although there are lots of chain bed stores. We also got exactly the same advice from JL so I'd go back there too. We had back pains in our 40s, bought a soft sprung bed on their advice, mattress and divan base. Now we still have the most comfortable bed I've ever slept in, ViSprung, which cost a fortune, we thought, but worth every penny in comfort, considering the years we've had it. And no back pains since then. It is now still comfortable but ready to be changed, so we'll have to decimate the bank balance again! As another poster said take your time and pick what is right for you - for our spare bedrooms we went to chain stores, and they felt comfortable in the shop, but we have tried them and couldn't sleep in them for any length of time. Fortunately they are just for guests, who are often much younger! Get the most comfortable bed and shoes you can afford, if you're not in one you're in the other.

Have you heard of EVE mattresses? They are made in three layers and come with a very unusual guarantee - you have up to 100 days to return them if they do not meet your requirements.

For anyone determined to buy a new mattress I think this could well be a very useful make to try.

dragonfly46 Most good mattress companies will allow you to try the mattress for a few weeks before deciding I have often seen those offers and wonder what they do with the returned mattresses.

Thanks for the advise yogagran and coast 35 gives me something to work on

I think that the majority of people will keep their mattresses after the trial period. We had long discussions on the phone about the various filling & we chose neatly all natural ones.I think our actress was about £1700 and the spring base £450.....worth every penny when you consider the amount of time spent in bed

Hello, what was the name of the mattress? I am looking at a few!
Thanks

I do wonder what happens to theses mattresses that have been sold with a 40/100 day trial period. Are they then sold in their sales? I wouldn't like to sleep on a bed that someone has tried and discounted.

We bought a firm sprung mattress that is filled with wool and cotton. (It also said 'silk and cashmere' but I can imagine the label is silk and the cashmere probably a small amount of the stuffing!) but because it is natural fibres it is blissful to sleep on. This after spending a year sleeping on a memory foam mattress that I couldn't fault for comfort in the winter but the heat in the summer made it intolerable. I always try now to have natural fibres in everything we sleep on and in as synthetics create so much unwanted heat.

We decided to try a John Ryan mattress & base online. They phoned and discussed our requirements in detail. Mattresses can be made to order & they also have a big selection. Almost five years later, it's a joy every night to sleep on it. We have since bought beds from therr for our DD,& SIL and DS &DiL, different types, to suit them. The mattresses are not cheap but I highly recommend them. They do come with a 40 night trial so it's a no lose situation.

I bought a memory foam mattress about 3 years ago & am going to have to save up for a new one, I can't get very comfortable although after a week at Mum's it felt great for the first couple of nights back

Mattress I bought with our new double bed was a bit expensive but wonderfully comfortable, bought from a small independent shop, I tried it in the shop, wish I could find another mattress as comfortable

We bought our mattress from Dreams who have a 40 Night Comfort Policy whereby after 30 nights you decide your choice of mattress is proving uncomfortable, you can re-select an alternative mattress. Although you can try them in the shop, obviously, it isn't the same as spending nights on them. We were by pleased with our mattress and the service from them.

Dreams will take your old mattresses.... When you buy your bed from them, they give you a thick plastic mattress cover and you put the mattress in that and they take it away. You pay of course but it's cheaper than the council.... although some councils will do it cheaper if you're on housing benefit!

I think you get what you pay for.
The best mattress we ever had was hand made by Harrison’s. Not readily available under that name, but John Lewis own label are the same. Look in their twice yearly sale for their Natural s , special price, much cheaper than normal, I.e. you can afford a higher grade for less. They have plenty of details on their website and a good buying guide. After getting my ideas online I went into their store and they could not have been more helpful. Their delivery men took the old one away for a small extra charge.

We have always had a pocket sprung mattress on our bed. Last year it needed changing and we bought another pocket sprung mattress from Dream beds. Ordered it on a Sunday delivered on the following Wednesday. We paid for them to take our old mattress away at the time of ordering the new one. They gave us a very large strong polythene mattress sized bag which we had to place our old mattress in prior to delivery of new mattress, it was straightforward and no problems. We kept the original base of our bed as it is a divan and has storage beneath it, it is now recommended to change your mattress every 8 years as opposed to 10 years before.

Ikea do a lifetime mattress and they are very good. You might be able to give your old mattress away on a recycle website.

We bought a new mattress when we moved last year. Seemed ok in the shop, but how can you tell with only a short time lying on it. However, the first night I lay on it I realised it was not for me, far too hard, so next day a trip to ikea and paid £120 for a memory foam topper. Still too hard so we bought another topper and put on also. Then my fleecy electric blanket and finally ......... an old downie for extra softness. Finally, find it comfortable although I have to climb on my knees to get into it. The princess and the pea comes to mind. Could do with a step ladder! I have heard Ikea beds are comfortable so that will probably be our next bed. Re the adjustable beds, they can put pressure on other parts of your body if you don’t get the positioning right.

No-one can possibly tell you how comfy YOU will feel on a particular mattress as everyone is different as regards height, weight, partners height and weight plus preferences re hard/medium/soft/ortho matresses and material it's made from. Pocket sprung mattresses vary from a few hundred springs to 4-5 thousand springs and there are different types of springs and fillings and toppings.
Go to a specialist shop snd try some out. Talk to the people who sell them day in day out and who know what they're talking about.

Re the squeaky mattress, I had the same and replaced it, putting on top of my 7 year old, expensive, divan base. The new one squeaked too and then I found out it was the base squeaking. Silly me!

Lazigirl
Six years ago like many others bombarded with TV adds would have bought a 'memory foam' mattress advertised as the next best thing etc etc. There was nothing wrong with my Silent Night so rather than get rid of it I placed it on a spare bed. Glad I did as within less than six months the memory foam was on the spare bed and back in use my SL I had never experienced such 'heated' nights, chance being ?, and was way past the menopause.

To those whose DH needs a different kind of mattress, to single mattresses in the double bed is the way to go.

You can get a bed mat that covers the crack between the mattresses, but I can't think of its trade name, for the times when I optimistically hope you will both want to be in the middle of the bed at the same time.

If you cannot get either the supplier or your local council to dispose of the old mattress, or if you have to lug it downstairs first, saw it into manageable pieces.

This makes a h**l of a mess admittedly, but it saves a lot of back strain, and you certainly don't need more of that right now.

Alternately, if you are the fortunate grandmother of two strong young men, get them to lug the old mattress down and out and along to the council dump for you.