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don't buy a mattress from Ikea

It's incredibly comfortable.

If you really can afford it Tempur Memory Foam

http://uk.tempur.com/mattresses/Mattresses,default,sc.html

Its a memory foam one. It was £185 (supposed to be £800). Its comfy.

Was one of those stupid 'deals' that isn't reallly a deal because it's never at the original price. About £600 down from about £2k.

Quite a lot of money, but I figured that it'll last and be worth it in the long run, plus I had 6 months interest free loan (so paid about £80 a month instead). No way that I'd have bought one that I couldn't try in a shop.

http://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-value-open-mattress-double/p231293602

£85. Can't tell you what it's like, yet, I'm afraid.

still need to get a mattress.

yeah.

(good thread)

We bought a bed AND a mattress a couple of years ago. It was VERY exciting.

I'm *sure* we got them both from Dreams, though I cannae remember.

I have no memory of how much it cost, maybe like £800 for the bed frame and the mattress? I think it's an orthopedic one. Though again I dunno.

get a latex one. They're expensive but they're just about the best thing in the whole world. Think of it as an investment in 25 years of the best sleep you'll ever have.

If you can't get memory foam on the mattress, you can get toppers separately.
Can't remember how much it cost, but I think my bed overall was about £600. It's well comfy.

I spent approximately 6 internet hours researching it. I don't remember where I got it or what it's called.

To buy a good mattress

needs replacing.

fucking hell, though.

already this year i've... bought a new washing machine to replace the knackered one, had to have the plumber and locksmith round, had work on the car done x 3, need the split bath replacing, have barely had a drink this year and been doing sporty stuff three or four times a week, changed energy suppliers, rejigged my broadband contract, thinking about buying a bike rack for the car...

...grown up stuff is bullshit.

i wanna go back to being a drunkard in a rented hovel.

pocket sprung, the more the better, these will stop the roll together that you get with open sprung mattresses. Integrated Memory foam topper will give some extra comfort so you can go for a firmer mattress, you can buy these as a separate though. You can spend anywhere from 100 to 3000 gbp on one, but should be able to find a halfway decent mattress for about 300 gbp. Ikea mattresses are not standard sizes and you are then limited to using their frames and bottom sheets as I understand. I spent about 2 days looking into this. Also the life of a mattress is about 5 years. Having a decent new mattress and fresh new sheets is just about one of the best things in life. Try beds247 on the internet I found it to be the cheapest.

I own my own mattress
I got it from Warren Evans
It cost a few hundred quid but I can't remember how much exactly
It's a kingsize pocket-sprung mattress
I tested them in the Warren Evans shop in Kingston