Mattress

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We bought a quite expensive mattress (£1600, that's just the mattress, not the bed too) about 18 months ago, but I've come to the conclusion that it really is just too firm. I wake up aching every morning now, and I just want to change it.

The mattress is in pristine condition, always had a topper, no marks, etc, but of course it is a second-hand mattress. On the one hand, scummy, on the other hand, does anyone get a brand-new mattress when they check into a hotel?

It's a 6ft/superking. Does it have any material value, and if so, what's the best way to sell it? It seems somehow wrong to throw it in the tip!

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Everyone says the Premier Inn ones are the way to go! I need to test one somewhere. They're c. £650 I think, which is a bit more palatable.

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There's a Premier Inn not far away, might have to see if they'll let us try.

So, what to do with the existing one? Worth trying eBay?

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Simpo Two said:

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So, what to do with the existing one? Worth trying eBay?

There must be some kind of foam topper you can add for £50 to make it feel softer...

I looked and they were over £200? Seems a bit of a risk. This is the mattress: http://www.dreams.co.uk/resplendent-mattress which already has a foam topper. Not convinced another one will be enough?

Plus, it's so deep already that the (good quality) sheets only just stretch over.

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Pip1968 said:

Let's face it blokes will buy and sleep on a secondhand matress but women are usually a little more fussy. I think if you word the advert like you have here you will at least have some interest. Bearing in mind it will need to be lifted and shifted and these 'quality' items weigh a tonne. We also bought a firm matress which my wife said she thought would be uncomfortable but now loves the whole bedroom 'experience'.

I would have had it for our spare room but we only have a double bed. I know a lot of people seem to buy Super Kings as some sort of statement but unless you have a Victorian sized room they leave very little room to walk around them. My brother got a Super King but there is no floor room left. Mind you he did the same with his sofas and realised they would not fit in any normal type layout.

Best of luck with sale and your replacement.

Pip
Ps any link to the wool toppers. We have a topper but I do not think it is wool/cashmere.

Thanks Pip. We still have room to walk around the bed although it does take up a lot of space. Main reason for buying it really was bed space; we'd stayed in lots of hotels with big beds and just wanted to be able to have plenty of space without being on top of each other (well, not all the time!)

You're 100% correct, it weighs a ton. Thanks for the feedback on selling (and from everyone else), I guess we will find the replacement then try and sell it after that. Given the list price is £1699, I guess if we got £250 back we'd be doing well.

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Managed to get into a Premier Inn last night for 10 mins, tried the Hypnos. It was ok, but not wow, amazing. That's disappointing. Was on the verge of pulling the trigger on that.

Has anyone tried eve mattresses? evemattress.co.uk Sure, that's a lot of nice bright fancy marketing, but 100 days to return it with no quibble for a full refund seems like quite an offer? Pretty much nothing to lose. What say you fine somniacs of PH?

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sparkythecat said:

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Managed to get into a Premier Inn last night for 10 mins, tried the Hypnos. It was ok, but not wow, amazing. That's disappointing. Was on the verge of pulling the trigger on that.

Rather than a 10 minute inspection , why not check into a Premier Inn and see if you get a goods nights sleep without back ache?

Yes, we did contemplate that, not ruling it out, it was just that we were hoping to be "wowed" and we weren't.

Anyone any thoughts on the "eve" mattress I mentioned above?

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Biker's Nemesis said:

What sort of bed base do you have OP, is it a sprung edge or a platform top?

Platform top BN. It's an Ottoman base.

We did order the Eve but that'll be going back. Nothing we can find so far is remotely soft enough.

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Mr Gearchange said:

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Managed to get into a Premier Inn last night for 10 mins, tried the Hypnos. It was ok, but not wow, amazing. That's disappointing. Was on the verge of pulling the trigger on that.

Has anyone tried eve mattresses? evemattress.co.uk Sure, that's a lot of nice bright fancy marketing, but 100 days to return it with no quibble for a full refund seems like quite an offer? Pretty much nothing to lose. What say you fine somniacs of PH?

We have a superking Eve - it's very comfortable (our old one was crap though)
The only thing with memory foam is that they are very warm as there isn't as much airflow as a sprung mattress - but the Eve ones are pretty much risk free with 100 day return guarantee as you say.

You should give them a try - I've not had a bad nights sleep on it yet

As above - we did order it, Superking, but it's too firm. From the (significant) number of mattresses we've now tried, it's become obvious we need a "soft". Closest we've come so far was in Benson's of all places, but we weren't 100% convinced, and we don't want to buy anything else until we are