Like is there some way to get a cheaper mattress without grabbing a shit stained one off the side of the road :agony:

I’m about to get a new place and yeh bro… I just paid 3k as a deposit I don’t have $1500 for a fucken piece of foam

  • Gucci_Minh [he/him]
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    14 days ago

    The links others have posted for Zinus are good, they're very affordable and the same as all the other bed in a box foam mattresses. The big legacy brands like Sealy etc. are all scams which will sag in a year, avoid them.

    If you live in a bigger city try going to a Chinese furniture store, they'll have decently priced mattresses that skip the brand markups. East Asians tend to sleep on harder mattresses though so the medium might be more of a firm to Westerners.

    • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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      14 days ago

      Harder mattresses are secretly better tho. Don't be fooled by Big Soft. I'm a fan of having 2 or more sleeping places. Got a harder bed, a softer couch, a floor mat and this thread is making me think of a hammock. Even as a lil kid when I couldn't sleep I found thar just going to a different surface worked wonders so I try to have a few viable sleep surface options. I didn't even think this was weird until typing it and it's amazing that partners I've had have never remarked on it. I have gotten out of bed with people mid sleep said 'I can't do bed with other person, i gotta do couch with thin blanket.'. Sleep is weird and I've learned trying to power through not sleeping is foolishness. Change venues.

      • Gucci_Minh [he/him]
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        13 days ago

        Yeah trying to sleep in those super plush hotel mattresses just makes me feel like im about to cave in on myself, also spinal misalignment hurts.

        • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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          13 days ago

          Same. I don't wanna be in a crevasse when I sleep. I already need a fan on for noise and blowing air, an open window even if it's freezing out, my normal blanket and my weighted blanket and a very specific pillow arrangement. My cat is nice to have too