Moving into a new place next week and am having to choose a mattress. I know that mattresses aren’t something you should scrimp on, and I want to choose a great one, but many of the ones I am finding are £700+.

Would you spend that much? Don’t know if I’m being stupid by considering it!

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  2. We got one for £800 and it was worth every bloody penny. I spend 1/3 of my life on it – it best be bloody comfy!

    We went to ‘Dreams’ and did this funky little mattress test, where you lie on one with sensors in different positions and it recommends ones to you (at all price ranges, so it’s not like it’s there to flog you the expensive shit)

  3. You shouldn’t scrimp on a mattress but at the same time don’t go over your affordability.

    So this is more a financial question than anything.

  4. Just a thought, you’re going to spend 1/3 of your life asleep on the mattress, I spent the money and it’s more than paid me back

  5. My Nan always said to me buy decent shoes and a decent mattress, because if you ain’t in one your in the other!

  7. We paid £650 for an Emma Original Hybrid King size (called the Premium now). Well worth it.

    BUT – you’ve got to give a new mattress a few weeks. We hated it initially, until it softened a little and we got use to it. Very firm and great for your back.

  8. Yes, I would advise buying the best mattress that you can reasonably afford. My mattress was ~£850 and worth every penny

  9. No. I spent half that on the best mattress I’ve ever had.

    I hear of people getting these £1k mattress in a box and changing them after 2 years.

  10. Yes.

    There’s a drop off where more money doesn’t increase the benefit, but I’d say that’s nearer the 1300 mark.

  11. I have a Simba Hybrid, spent £600 at the time but I see it now retails for £750. I have no complaints, it’s a good mattress and way comfier than others I’ve slept on. Like I can’t go back to a spring mattress.

  12. I went mattress shopping recently. Tried everywhere to find something I liked, as I need something a bit softer than average.

    Honestly, I didn’t find anything under £600 that came close to being decent. And even that one, for £600, was a special offer.

  13. I spent about £250 on a memory foam mattress and it’s like sleeping in a soft fluffy cloud of peace. Best purchase ever

  14. Yes. We paid about 2k for ours and we are not well off.

    Recently spent 2 nights on a much cheaper mattress and we had backache, couldn’t wait to get home to our own bed. Expect to get 10 years out of this one.

  15. I spent £1300 and it was WELL worth it. You spend a third of your life there, so your sleep comfort is important. Dreams have a machine to test how you sleep for free and they can recommend good mattresses and pillows there.

  16. Spent £4,500 on a new bed, difficult to justify at the time, knowing what I do now I’d pay double that for it!

  17. Yes, it’s definitely worth spending that much. I ended up spending a lot more because I tried some cheaper mattresses first and they were so uncomfortable. After a few years of crappy mattresses I spent an entire afternoon at John Lewis lying on all of the mattresses and spent £750 on a John Lewis pocket sprung mattress and have been sleeping comfortably ever since.

  18. I did a few months ago but wouldn’t again…i barely tell any difference between this £800 one and my last £250 one, but to be honest I could fall asleep on a cobbled street

  21. My view is that a mattress is something to invest some money in. This is mainly from sleeping on all sorts over the years, I benefit from a good one!

  25. I got the Emma original mattress (super king) in the sale. It was £500, best decision. Its the most comfortable bed I’ve slept on

    50% sale on Emma website at the moment

  27. You can actually just spend £100 on a decent mattress topper and achieve a similar effect.

  28. I used to work for a well known bed shop in the UK when I was a student and I have advice for you:

    1. You’re going to spend almost half your life in a bed so invest well in it.

    2. £700 is reasonable for a double but if it’s a king, spend a little more to get a good quality one.

    3. Don’t buy any mattresses online! Make sure you go and try the mattress first and see how you feel laying on it. Also ask your partner to try it too. Make sure the shop offers some kind of comfort guarantee where you get a 40 night trial, no quibble return/exchange.

    4. Simba and Emma mattresses tend to be ok but it is well known to eventually dip significantly when you don’t “turn” the mattress.

    5. Memory foam is a nightmare in the summer. Make sure the mattress keeps cool throughout the night.

    6. Don’t get sucked in by the fancy words and ‘technologies’. Check the pocket spring count and the depth of the memory foam. If it’s purely memory foam, see how much is normal foam and how much is actual memory foam.

    You re now well equipped, good luck on your search.

  29. Yes. Because if a lady goes to bed with me she at least deserves to be comfortable while dissatisfied.

  30. If you can afford to spend £700+ on “something” – then a mattress is a very sensible thing to spend it on.

    My only advice, is to choose carefully.While back I bought a Tempur “all foam” thing. It supported me beautifully in the shop, but I ended up hating it. You just sank into it and the normal ‘rolling about’ (not a euphemism) felt like I was trying to roll out of a trench. Plus lower half was uncomfortably toasty however the upper-half felt.

    Switched to a Simba Hybrid – and love it. Support of foam, with spring layer on top that lets you roll about and layer that wicks away heat.Can’t say it’s the ‘best’ as I’ve not tried them all – but you can try them out at John Lewis, and then buy online next time there’s a frequent sale on their site or amazon, and if you don’t like it you can easily return it without quibble.

    Hypnos seems to get mentioned a lot in the “if you want the best” – but I’m unsure if I have enough spare organs to sell to buy one.

    Bedding is also something I’ve come to appreciate.Simba pillows, down duvet, all wrapped in some high-threadcount pima cotton.

    In my middle-age, fresh-sheet-night is a highlight.

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