Ok so usually I can sort out what I need/don't need in a product and find a good deal doing a bit of background research with the google but when it cames to mattresses I have NFI.

What is everyone's experiences with buying a mattress? I want a king size but don't know what I need to go for. Shops like harvey norman/deparment stores look like a total rip. I've found inner-spring king's on greys onlines for like $500, but I have no idea if these are any good compared to the $2000 units.

Can anyone recommend me a place to go/what I should spend etc?

Considering it's your bed where you spend a good portion of your life getting something good is worth it imo.

What's 'good' is really up to you on what feels comfortable but I'd suggest working out how much you are prepared to spend and then get the best you can afford.

When you work it out over how many years you're likely to have it the difference between an average one and a good one isn't much.

We got a KS from Myer last year and it's awesome, they had good specials on and saved quite a bit so wait for a good deal.

my kingsize was $4k for the matress alone, $500 wouldn't get you much but s***
have bedded many women on it, conceived my first kid on it
money well spent

imo go out to somewhere like 'Makin matresses' (wasnt around when I bought mine) and lay on a few, take your time.
in a big warehouse like theirs you wont need to be in a hurry you need to be able to lay on it for a 10 minutes undisturbed because its something you're going to spend thousands of hours in

what works for you might not necessarily work for someone else, it also depends how tall you are etc

Mattress Supermarket, i think its called. There is a new one at windsor and there is one at aspley.

I got a great deal, it is such a good mattress too.

How much should I expect to spend? I didnt intend on spending over $1000. At the moment I'm sleeping like a baby on 2 pieces of foam.

yeah you dont need to go overboard, I only had to do it this way because I have epic back problems and due to my sheer size/weight

an average male (6 foot tall 80kgs~ roughly) wouldn't need anything special
$1k would still be bottom of the barrel for a "good mattress" though, i'd still suggest you go check out makin mattresses (near the airport)

even at super amart etc $1k probably wont even get you a kingsize

can get queen ensembles for like $1k, well i did bout month or two back..

Goto sleepys at kessels court on kessels road macgregor, next to QLD transport. Might still have some old stock..

+1 sleepys but we went to the one in the Valley. Bought a mattress there last week. Sales guy was helpful & knew his stock. It's comfy.

wow i was going to call BS on this thread and call you all a bunch of innercity plasma buying clowns
then i talked to mrs hardware, and she said that yes, over $1k for just a double, real easy.
Apparently ours (a double for our nearly 100 year old bed) cost somewhere around $16-1800 or so
Just remember Nitro, matteresses last for aaaaages

Ive always loved waterbed mattresses.
COld in summer warm in winter.

Not the best for sex nor are they good if you share your bed for sleeping.

what have you got against innercity plasma buyers

http://unix.org.au/~brett/plasma/teevee1.jpg

<3 plasma

$10 says spooks bed isn't as cool as my bed too
just like his teevee

Not the best for sex nor are they good if you share your bed for sleeping.

so you've never had a problem with yours then?

On the subject of mattress's, has anyone slept on a latex mattress? I wanna buy one if they're what they're cracked up to be.

a waterbed filled with beer, win win

haha I'm buying a plasma too... looking at a panasonic 58".

I had a look at makinmattresses.com.au - they say $349-$1435. One not far from me in Nerang so I think I'll check that out.

wonderest pps 700 ftmfw

meh..it's lg.. next..

makin mattresses are meant to be good aswell.
Latex is meant to be the bomb..

How much for a good single mattress?

My fancy new Latex mattress shows up on wednesday ... just under $1k US for a King, and worth every cent!

Yeah stinky. For long life + proper back support latex mattresses are the shiznit.

$10 says spooks bed isn't as cool as my bed too
just like his teevee

my tv s***s on your tv (sony > lg)

id love a kingsize, but we just got a queen

i think we spent $1500 just on the mattress, its ok;
pillowtop, nice and firm:

i think it was from sleepys on kessels raod also!

then i talked to MrsHardware

I've fixed it for you MrHardware.

do netnerds sleep?!?!?!?!?!!

We got some firm king size mattress from amart. It's heaven - and it was super super cheap :D

Only bad thing about the Latex mattresses is that the smell/fumes it gives off is pretty terrible. Had an allergic reaction to it and ended up sleeping on the old mattress on the lounge room floor for 8 weeks til I couldn't smell it anymore. By then the husband had left his imprint in it and I couldn't sleep properly for rolling into the middle all the time. So not the best purchase in the world from my experience. Had a similar reaction to one of those camping mattresses that you blow up - so Latex is obviously not for everyone.

Get a matrres cover for the latex beds..should help if there is a smell...

sure it was latex and not memory foam? memory foam is petrolium based.

Latex is either made from natural rubber ( sap ) or artificial. I think the cheaper ones are artificial so might give bad smell etc.

thanks triamks.

can someone tell me why people would get a queensize or kingsize over a regular double? I'm only an inch off six foot and i fit into a double just fine. I can understand with giants like teq would need bigger cos they're taller, but if you're six foot or under, why would you need/choose/want bigger than a regular double? I mean MrsHardware and I are fairly fit so a regular double is huge for us, really.

Why wouldn't you want as much space as you can?
You can both cuddle or have your own sleeping space, you can fit kids in the bed for cuddles and you have so much room - you can roll over and not fall out of bed and you can flip the missus and not have her land on the floor ;)

sure it was latex and not memory foam? memory foam is petrolium based.

Latex is either made from natural rubber ( sap ) or artificial. I think the cheaper ones are artificial so might give bad smell etc.

Plenty of people have skin allergies to latex, I'd say she'd know if it were latex or not...

a regular double bed is tiny
it's more about the width than the length anyway, so your height is mostly beside the point

yer, as if you wouldnt want as much bed space as possible:

im constantly fighting and losing the realestate war in bed, but im miles in front with the snoring and keeping your partner up war :)

Yep was definitely the Latex that caused the allergy according to the hospital.. Mattress cost us well over $1000 but it curbed the other problem - snoring. I got to sleep in a different room and actually get sleep at night without listening to a chainsaw

thanks triamks.

can someone tell me why people would get a queensize or kingsize over a regular double? I'm only an inch off six foot and i fit into a double just fine. I can understand with giants like teq would need bigger cos they're taller, but if you're six foot or under, why would you need/choose/want bigger than a regular double? I mean MrsHardware and I are fairly fit so a regular double is huge for us, really.

I had a queen for just myself - I'm 5'10, so it's more than big enough for me, but I can't stand sharing a double with someone else, I've done it before, and it just isn't enough room to sleep comfortably.

Dial-a-bed have a warehouse in Underwood. They've got some pretty decent pillow top ensembles and stuff if you need another place to go try out.

Also, people who own LG Plasma or LCD TV's aren't aloud to (or really shouldn't) comment on other peoples TV's :D

ok, it must be each to their own then. i just sortta assumed bigger beds were for tall or fat people. i mean i've slept on queensize beds before on holidays and such, and i've never found the extra room any real benefit.

Im pretty sure thats because your gay MrHardware :)

ooh, did i hit a sore point there fn

Latex mattresses are overrated

I bought one and I thought it was good at the time. In hindsight, I wish I'd gone with a really good innerspring.
They tend to "imprint" very easily and need to be rotated regularly (once month at least).

I'll be selling mine when the wench gets back from Greece an will be getting something else with her.

yeah queen or bigger rocks, had a queen in Aus for years and then rocked up here and only had a double, I like the extra real estate!

3 or so years now i got a ~$1000~ king coil Innerspring mattress.

You will appreciate a good bed for many many years, i still do, i have the ability to sleep anywhere relatively comfortably, but its always nice coming home to a really nice comfy bed.

After you have your tech toys its definitely the next best spend you will ever make.

it's more about the width than the length anyway

My wife assures me this is true.

yeah f***les gets really sore when someones says that they didn't find the extra room any real benefit

wait what, whats wrong with lg?

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wait what, whats wrong with lg?

its not sony?

you're a sony

lg = lucky goldstar

that's all you need to know.

rucky goalsta

lg = lifes gay.

I ended up getting one of the premium range ones from Makin Mattresses. It was a softer mattress but I've got really broad shoulders and I found my arm usually goes dead when I sleep on other mattresses. Got a nice leather base from Amart for $600 and just ordered some pimpin linen online.

^
the mrs and i got some super cheap yes sir yes sir you buy you buy prz Ralph Lauren linens for our kingsize at the boxing day sales

holy craptonnes linen can make a huge difference to overall comfort of a bed

hehe, you know qgl'ers are growing up when they start talking about how comfy linen is

YOU'RE ALL OLD!!!!!!!!!one1!11!1!!

I scored a fairly decent mattress from Super Amart cheap as through a mate. It's a Wonderest of some description, with fancy springs and flip-free design etc. Top notch mattress, worth every penny. I think it was about $700 retail, wound up paying about $500 I think. A good mattress is a wise purchase. You'll appreciate it every day when you wake up and go to bed at night, and the bastards come with like 12 years warranty. $500 for something that will last me 10 years? Sounds like a bargain to me.

As for the size debate; I'm 6'5" and my feet juuust hit the bottom of my queen size bed. If I weren't a renter I would have probably gone for a KS, but finding rental properties with rooms big enough for a king size + desk etc can be a pain in the arse. If I could fit in a double, I would have bought one.

Also, why do people like ensembles? I think they look s***ty and ghetto. I prefer a nice looking bed. The area under the bed can also double as storage space, so it's win/win.

I prefer ensemble due to the small amount of room i have left in my room. No bed frame and all that..Bed frames give off an older look to me, makes it looked aged..

^Especially the feet of a bed = gay.

As for the size debate; I'm 6'5" and my feet juuust hit the bottom of my queen size bed. If I weren't a renter I would have probably gone for a KS

Also I don't think KS are any longer than QS, just wider.

nitro just rub one out on the mattress, if it doesnt feel right, or if the states are difficult to remove, then its not the matress for you broooo

As for the size debate; I'm 6'5" and my feet juuust hit the bottom of my queen size bed. If I weren't a renter I would have probably gone for a KS, but finding rental properties with rooms big enough for a king size + desk etc can be a pain in the arse. If I could fit in a double, I would have bought one.

Also, why do people like ensembles? I think they look s***ty and ghetto. I prefer a nice looking bed. The area under the bed can also double as storage space, so it's win/win.

I had a KS in every rental I've lived in since age 16.
Some of them were ridiculously tight fits and left me with no room, but having the ensemble instead of a big frame made it do-able in more places than not

I got an ensemble because when I bought my bed it was a year or so after I started getting my f*** during my teenage years and I had this stupidly squeaky bed frame that drove me nuts

Also I don't think KS are any longer than QS, just wider.

QFT

When I get enough money to spend on a bed, I'm getting a big solid 4 post bed. Oooo yyerrrr..

1,000 thread count of get the f*** out, yes I am elitist prick.

Trust me, get 1,000 thread count egyptian cotton sheets and you'll know quality :D

Yeah I got some 1100 TC sateen linen things, cost me $180 for fkn sheets but you gotta do it for the girls.

Trust me, get 1,000 thread count egyptian cotton sheets and you'll know quality :D

The thread count matters to an extent, but the quality of the material (i.e. the fact it's egyptian cotton) matters more.

That being said, 1000 thread count egyptian cotton is awesome. Totally worth it.

Where do you buy good linen?

Myer or David Jones sells some higher end stuff but afaik there is better and more expensive out thurr.

look on ebay or graysonline for good bed linen..

http://www.charlottethomas.co.uk

Does anyone have a King Size Quilt Cover Set on their Queen bed? The quilt cover set I want only seems to come in king size.

King Size - 240 x 210 cm

Queen Size 210 x 210 cm

I guess 15cm extra on each side wouldn't matter, it would just hang down?

unless there's a powerout on the gravity generator yeh it'll just hang down :D

lol.

And that was me thinking out aloud.

someone just, no s***, emailed ausgamers asking to order a mattress

to avoid confusion, neither ausgamers nor QGL sell mattresses

haha, thats gold

YOU BUY NOW

aaahahahaahahhaa

dynamite - the extra gap would be very annoying. Having a double cover on a single mattress is extremely annoying and it twists very easily.

I support king donnas on queen bed, but not king covers on queen doonas

lol trog well this just shows the commercial potential of my threads.

Sorry to drag this up. We bought a King base yesty and need a mattress.

Were there any further conclusions from your purchase?

Also, committed this quote from greazy above to my head to drag back up at the right time later on in some other discussion:

How much for a good single mattress?

rofl

Yea, I want in on this too - going to buy a queen base soon, and need a mattress to fit. Tbh, I was totally just going to get both from ikea because I can sleep on anything, but a few other suggestions wouldn't go wrong.

Main need is cheap - below $800ish. Have found some online - is there anything dodgy about ordering online rather than buying from a store?

Check out The Mattress Supermarket. Shopped around, and got a great deal at their Aspley store back in 2007.

We bought our base from Bedshed (dunno if you have that up there). Value was unbeatable. We looked at Forty Winks and Sleepy, etc, and beds were like $1600-2400 avg - then we went to Bedshed and found better for $760 :-/

Also, down here the bedding stores all have sales on until this Sunday. Might be same up there.

Well, as an example of the deal I got from Mattress Supermarket: queen size mattress, bed frame, a pair of night stands, and a tallboy for $1950 delivered. Not cheap chipboard s*** either, even the drawers are solid wood.

Their website seems to be pretty s***e

Please be careful If your going to buy a latex mattress make sure you dont react to the s*** first !!!! we have to buy all sorts of medical s*** that is latex free for just that reason. ( i love spending your tax dollars )

Their website seems to be pretty s***e

http://bedshed.com.au/

Do it.

Rev, you hound dawg

"sorry babe, I'm allergic to latex"

On a side note, if anyone wants, $400 for my 2 year old Queen Sized Latex Mattress. PM me

love to hermitech, but there is something disturbing about sleeping on a 2nd hand mattress.

heheh

What if I tell you it's always had a mattress protector on it and I have the video's to prove it?

at least you could wipe latex down
I can't imagine there is much of a second hand mattress market?

they did a mattress episode on dirty jobs recently, mike rowe was in the hizouse
after 10 years a mattress weighs like an extra 20 pounds (9kgs) - mostly dead skin?



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What if I tell you it's always had a mattress protector on it and I have the video's to prove it?

How much do you want for the vids? Or we can trade...

Yeah, I thought the same, sparrow, when herms said above "I'll be selling mine..." LOL. Rank.

And worse, who donates mattresses to op-shops. That s*** is criminal.

teq, it's disgusting I know, but I reckon our mattress is AT LEAST 9kg heavier than when we bought it. I could lift it with one hand when I first put it on the bed. Now it takes two people!! It's about 8 years old.

there is no way I'd buy a second hand mattress

it's kinda disgusting know about the dead skin and all that, just thinking back to how many hotels I've stayed in and hostels too (even worse no doubt).

it's kinda disgusting know about the dead skin and all that

Get over it. You breath it in every day at work, at home, at the supermarket. Seriously, do you not put sheets over your mattress?

pretty sure that was just a passing comment, so maybe you should get over it ^

I don't think anyone in their right mind would buy a second hand mattress
my mrs wants to burn my mattress, I told her that her side sags because its the side that I used to do all my best work on ;)

our next mattress is going to be custom built, an extra foot wider and longer than a kingsize
only problem is getting the sheets and what not made up for it - but thats a once off every few years really

That is a bold move getting a non-standard bed, even if you can afford to get the sheets made, it would still be a nuisance.

it might be a day out of my life but it would be worth it
my mrs is like 5'10 and I'm 6'8, so we occupy a fair bit of a king size already - my feet actually hang off the end
I don't care if she just cuts a kingsize bed set in half both ways and then sews 1 foot of material in the center (like a Cross ) of each cut, making it longer and wider

I could give two s***s what it looks like, so long as I'm comfy