Buying a bed

SauRoNZA said:
Most of the major brands I’ve seen have at least a 10 year.

But I do remember some much longer back in the day were renowned for it. May have been Sealy.

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In the 10k ish price range.

Cloud Nine : 23 year warranty.

http://beds-on-line.co.za/cloud-nine-grande-queen-mattress-isleep-range/

Restonic - Not listed.

http://beds-on-line.co.za/restonic-kansas-jewel-pocket-queen-mattress-extra-length/

Sealy - 12 years.

http://beds-on-line.co.za/sealy-caspian-queen-mattress-hybrid-collection/

Rest Assured - 25 years.

http://beds-on-line.co.za/rest-assured-cambridge-queen-mattress-evolution-collection/
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I've looked at every one of your links. Help me find the guarantees/warranties you refer to?
 
Beds/mattresses are grudge purchases but you really should invest as much as you can... without a decent mattress, your quality of life takes a dive without you even knowing it. 10-15k is cheap for something that should give you 15-20years, often more... Average person bitches about spending that sort of money on 'just a bed'... yet forget they spend a third of their lives on it, but are more than happy to blow it on big screens etc, or 50k for a couch to plonk their backsides down for and hour or 2, or 10s/20s the price to sit in traffic an hour a day... 2 things you need to spend money on in life, a comfortable pair of shoes and a mattress... everything else can take a back seat
 
Splinter said:
Looked at it. Kindly show the 20 year guarantee?
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Nobody said guarantee. Warranty.

And as was said already look under Features on that website I linked to it’s listed there for each brand.

Or phone a bed shop tomorrow if you are that desperate to be sure.

But you’ve had at least three different people here confirm it for you. And it’s there on all the websites if you make the effort.

It’s been a thing for many years. Just because you were blissfully unaware of it doesn’t make it untrue.
 
Temujin said:
Beds/mattresses are grudge purchases but you really should invest as much as you can... without a decent mattress, your quality of life takes a dive without you even knowing it. 10-15k is cheap for something that should give you 15-20years, often more... Average person bitches about spending that sort of money on 'just a bed'... yet forget they spend a third of their lives on it, but are more than happy to blow it on big screens etc, or 50k for a couch to plonk their backsides down for and hour or 2, or 10s/20s the price to sit in traffic an hour a day... 2 things you need to spend money on in life, a comfortable pair of shoes and a mattress... everything else can take a back seat
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From what I have read, it sounds like about R15000 is the sweet spot. R12000 to R15000.

Anything more and I think you get diminishing returns.
 
Ancalagon said:
From what I have read, it sounds like about R15000 is the sweet spot. R12000 to R15000.

Anything more and I think you get diminishing returns.
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Yeah, also, you can get something for example 8k, that will give you same support as a 15k bed, but won't last as long(something like body weights etc plays role), eg a 80kg person it may last 20 years and maintain support for that lifetime, but 120kg on it, it starts failing after 5years. It comes down to personal usage, and don't forget comfort, ie, firm does not mean better, (eg. I can't sleep on firm beds, cuts circulation on my skinny backside), you need support and comfort, again, support != firm, however, firm can be softer due to body weight, ie my 'firm', is someone else 'plush' cos I weigh nothing and end up sleeping 'on top' of it, not 'on' it (if that makes sense). A good way to check if you're getting enough support when testing in stores is, put your hands(back of hand on back) in the hollow of lower back when lying flat on your back and slide them out sideways, you want a little 'middle ground' resistance, if you just pull em out easily you're 'on top', not sinking in enough to reach support layers, if heavy resistance(like squashing em), its too soft, you're sinking into it too much, no resistance in mattress so no support at all... you need to be goldilocks, and get whats right for you personally
 
Temujin said:
Yeah, also, you can get something for example 8k, that will give you same support as a 15k bed, but won't last as long(something like body weights etc plays role), eg a 80kg person it may last 20 years and maintain support for that lifetime, but 120kg on it, it starts failing after 5years. It comes down to personal usage, and don't forget comfort, ie, firm does not mean better, (eg. I can't sleep on firm beds, cuts circulation on my skinny backside), you need support and comfort, again, support != firm, however, firm can be softer due to body weight, ie my 'firm', is someone else 'plush' cos I weigh nothing and end up sleeping 'on top' of it, not 'on' it (if that makes sense). A good way to check if you're getting enough support when testing in stores is, put your hands(back of hand on back) in the hollow of lower back when lying flat on your back and slide them out sideways, you want a little 'middle ground' resistance, if you just pull em out easily you're 'on top', not sinking in enough to reach support layers, if heavy resistance(like squashing em), its too soft, you're sinking into it too much, no resistance in mattress so no support at all... you need to be goldilocks, and get whats right for you personally
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It sounds like if you go below R12k, they start using inferior materials and construction methods to keep costs down.

Thanks for the testing advice - will try that. I'm going to the mattress warehouse tomorrow.
 
Ancalagon said:
It sounds like if you go below R12k, they start using inferior materials and construction methods to keep costs down.

Thanks for the testing advice - will try that. I'm going to the mattress warehouse tomorrow.
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Yes, less dense foams(to a point where its just sponge) and less layers(to a point where you can feel guts) for example, less coil count etc, fabrics more synthetic etc... but that doesn't necessarily mean you'll get less support in a mattress thats made for everyday use, it means it may be less comfortable and won't last, and that depends heavily on usage and your body weight. Spend as much as you can afford, on the most supportive and comfortable mattress you can find, doesn't mean it'll last you 15-20 years, but 5 years sleeping soundly with no aches and pains > 20 years of rolling around sleepless nights.

Also, your body needs to get used to a new mattress, so first few nights you may hate it, give it a week or two(depending on who you buy from, most offer return policies for this), your body needs to re-align from the old worn out support to the new support, so check and see if you can return it if it just isn't working out(rarely happens, but you should know after a week or so if its right for you)

Edit: Just one last tip. If you're buying same size, inspect your current base. Most bases are solid top(sealy and the likes can be sprung), but most are solid. Inspect it, look for damage, collapses etc, if all good and solid, you can go for matt only, allowing you to spend more on it. Alternatively, again, depending on solid/sprung, if you need a new base, you could ask for a mix/match or even floor model/soiled base(scuff mark on corner etc), which can cut down price a ton, allowing you to spend more on mattress... just means colors/fabric won't match, but its covered with frill anyway, cos at the end of the day, a solid base is just a pine box with some fabric on it, the more expensive the mattress, the more expensive the fabric, you're paying for a box with expensive fabric. That said though, if you're 120kg above or something, get the more expensive base, more struts etc are in them, and won't collapse on you
 
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