nomad97
Resident Geek
I am in the process of choosing a new King Size mattress to replace our existing mattress. What I have discovered is that during the past 12 years technology seems to have moved on while we have been sleeping. Manufacturers say that the average life of a mattress is 8 years or so which makes our mattress definitely way beyond the sell-by date. I would not disagree with that either. What was once a comfortable mattress, with a 2" latex rubber topper, is no longer. Previously when choosing a mattress, it was a relatively simple affair, press your hand into the mattress, if that was soft or firm enough, proceed to the 'bum' test, and sit on the mattress. If that was agreeable, lie down on the mattress and see how it felt. And that was all there was to it. Nowadays, it seems so much more complicated. Technology has changed and there are so many choices. Do you want foam, latex rubber, hybrid, with a Bonell spring or pocket spring? If so, how many springs do you want? 1,000, or 2,000 or 3,000? Finally, how much do you want to pay? In my travels around the various furniture shops in Surin, I have seen prices ranging from under 10,000 to over 100,000 baht. Who the hell can afford a 100,000 plus baht mattress and are they any better than a cheaper mattress?
After 4 weeks of extensive research on the Internet, visits to all the stores in Surin, and numerous 'bum' tests, I have narrowed down the field of hundreds to just two. Both come in at a tad under 18,000 baht (after discount) and both are of the hybrid pocket springs/foam/latex variety. I have a question. Without revealing my two choices, has anyone bought a new mattress recently and, if so, what did you buy and how much did you pay?
After 4 weeks of extensive research on the Internet, visits to all the stores in Surin, and numerous 'bum' tests, I have narrowed down the field of hundreds to just two. Both come in at a tad under 18,000 baht (after discount) and both are of the hybrid pocket springs/foam/latex variety. I have a question. Without revealing my two choices, has anyone bought a new mattress recently and, if so, what did you buy and how much did you pay?