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post 1517621831 08-27-2017, 11:27 PM
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The Mattress Industry is Running the Biggest Scam. You boys still falling for it?

I've long believed that mattresses are a scam. The mattress industry is greatly scamming the consumer. What happens is they throw together five bucks worth of springs and padding, then turn around and charge the consumer hundreds. Hundreds of dollars. For what...? Springs and padding? Is that a joke? How is that hundreds of dollars, fellas? Understand what's going on here. There's a vast amount of retail stores across the country thriving solely on mattress sales. Isn't that crazy? Folks only buy a new mattress every couple of decades. How can these stores even survive?

The only explanation is that the markup is exponential. Five dollar mattresses are being sold for three hundred bucks. The entire industry is in on it. You boys ever wonder why the used mattress market is nearly non-existent? It seems folks can't give away their used mattress. You know why? It's because there's no value there. The materials aren't worth crap. No one wants a used mattress; not even for scrap. Even if it's only been gently used, it's still garbage. In fact, often time,you have to payto get someone to haul away that pile.

Honestly, I'm sick of the scam. I'm tired of it, fellas. What are some alternatives to mattresses? I'd like to either force these asses to start setting at fair prices, or maybe just knock them out of business.
R.I.P. Bert
post 1517621951 08-27-2017, 11:29 PM
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Sleep on the floor for maximum gains
post 1517622021 08-27-2017, 11:30 PM
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If you're not doing no mattress at this point then you have everything coming to you.
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post 1517622091 08-27-2017, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted By Getter_done⏩
Sleep on the floor for maximum gains
Make sure you're not sleeping on a carpeted floor brah, preferably concrete for ultimate gains
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post 1517622521 08-27-2017, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted By CougarP01⏩
If you're not doing no mattress at this point then you have everything coming to you.
I don't know if you're being serious or not, partner.
R.I.P. Bert
post 1517622531 08-27-2017, 11:37 PM
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Couldn't tell the difference between the 500 and 4000$ mattress I tried out

Bought the 500$ one, no regrets, comfortable as fuk
post 1517622651 08-27-2017, 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted By nn586⏩
Couldn't tell the difference between the 500 and 4000$ mattress I tried out

Bought the 500$ one, no regrets, comfortable as fuk
No. You bought a five dollar mattress for five-hundred dollars. If you wanted to re-sell that mattress, you know how much you'd get...? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. It has no value outside the confines of a heavily manipulated retail market.
R.I.P. Bert
post 1517622801 08-27-2017, 11:41 PM
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in japane they sleep on the floor, seems smart to me. officially no mattress crew
post 1517622811 08-27-2017, 11:41 PM
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been sleeping on the floor for a year now. i dont miss chit. the only thng that suks is that if you sleep on your side you fuk up your hips
post 1517622871 08-27-2017, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted By DonVonDuck⏩
No. You bought a five dollar mattress for five-hundred dollars. If you wanted to re-sell that mattress, you know how much you'd get...? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. It has no value outside the confines of a heavily manipulated retail market.
Why the fck would i wanna resell my cum stained mattress
post 1517622901 08-27-2017, 11:42 PM
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You should go buy a used mattress partner. I'll probably be around when you ask how to get rid of bedbugs/ what the odds are of contracting HIV from a random needle stick.

But for real I'm so mad I paid $400 for a piece of furniture I spend 8 hours a day on for 10+ years >. Terrible utility value
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post 1517623011 08-27-2017, 11:44 PM
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Not at Sit N Sleep where if we dont beat the lowest price your mattress is freeeeee
post 1517623031 08-27-2017, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted By nn586⏩
Why the fck would i wanna resell my cum stained mattress
I'm just trying to give you perspective on how badly you've been scammed. You don't have a five hundred dollar mattress, skipper. You have a worthless mattress. You just happened to drop five bills on it.
R.I.P. Bert
post 1517623181 08-27-2017, 11:47 PM
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bruh the $3,000 memory foam mattresses don't even have springs, it is literally just a piece of soft foam
The above post is 100% false
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post 1517623211 08-27-2017, 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted By RobParks2M⏩
You should go buy a used mattress partner. I'll probably be around when you ask how to get rid of bedbugs/ what the odds are of contracting HIV from a random needle stick.

But for real I'm so mad I paid $400 for a piece of furniture I spend 8 hours a day on for 10+ years >. Terrible utility value
You're free to enjoy your mattress. I just want you to understand that the mattress industry has scammed you badly. Would it have been better if that same exact mattress costs you the thirty bucks it should have? Good Lord! You'd have an extra $370 in your pocket, my friend!
R.I.P. Bert
post 1517623321 08-27-2017, 11:49 PM
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whats your solution? even those mattresses you order that get shipped to your house are expensive as fuack lol.
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post 1517623381 08-27-2017, 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted By USAPump⏩
bruh the $3,000 memory foam mattresses don't even have springs, it is literally just a piece of soft foam
What a joke, huh? I think the whole memory foam thing was just a way to produce less expensive mattresses and sell them for even more. They save on shipping and storage costs as well. The whole industry is run by greedy alcoholics and degenerates.
R.I.P. Bert
post 1517623781 08-28-2017, 12:00 AM
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It's only a $5 mattress if I collect all the materials, and assemble them myself. No thanks, I'll take a $700 one that I don't have to mess with.
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post 1517623941 08-28-2017, 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted By Daveholdem⏩
I know someone who bought a matress for $10k, told me its the best thing ever and that they only have to pay $200 a month for the next 6 years. They were only earning $20k a year too. Dumb bish
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post 1517624141 08-28-2017, 12:10 AM
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dumb thread. The contribution margin on all products is through the fukn roof. That's just what's become of the world. It doesn't cost $1.25 to mix up a bunch of dough and add half a teaspoon of chocolate on them but you still pay that much for a donut. This is nothing new OP. It's not a scam it's just the way things are these days. Society is going to go to complete eternal fuking hell if something isn't done about this.

The sad thing is even with all this inflation and prices going up wages aren't going up at anywhere near the same rate. Before you get mad at me thinking I'm defending minimum wage going up consider this: the purchasing power parity today of the minimum wage per hour is lower than it was 50 years ago. In simpler words 50 years ago, with one hour of minimum wage work you could purchase more goods than you can today with one hour of minimum wage work.

How is it that with all the advancement in society and all this progress people are able to afford less? That is beyond fukn up man. 50 years ago you could live a decent life on minimum wage. Today you probably struggle even staying alive earning minimum wage. All these companies that drive these insane contribution margins on their products are going to fuking pay one day when no one can afford to bother purchasing their shyt.

Tldr this isn't exclusive to mattresses all products are overpriced not sure why you're mad at mattresses.
post 1517624551 08-28-2017, 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted By DassItMan⏩
dumb thread. The contribution margin on all products is through the fukn roof. That's just what's become of the world. It doesn't cost $1.25 to mix up a bunch of dough and add half a teaspoon of chocolate on them but you still pay that much for a donut. This is nothing new OP. It's not a scam it's just the way things are these days. Society is going to go to complete eternal fuking hell if something isn't done about this.

The sad thing is even with all this inflation and prices going up wages aren't going up at anywhere near the same rate. Before you get mad at me thinking I'm defending minimum wage going up consider this: the purchasing power parity today of the minimum wage per hour is lower than it was 50 years ago. In simpler words 50 years ago, with one hour of minimum wage work you could purchase more goods than you can today with one hour of minimum wage work.

How is it that with all the advancement in society and all this progress people are able to afford less? That is beyond fukn up man. 50 years ago you could live a decent life on minimum wage. Today you probably struggle even staying alive earning minimum wage. All these companies that drive these insane contribution margins on their products are going to fuking pay one day when no one can afford to bother purchasing their shyt.

Tldr this isn't exclusive to mattresses all products are overpriced not sure why you're mad at mattresses.
Are you defending the minimum wage going up? If so, why do you think that would make a difference in the long term? If not, what would need to change to make things more balanced?
R.I.P. Bert
post 1517624681 08-28-2017, 12:23 AM
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post 1517624791 08-28-2017, 12:25 AM
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paid 800 for my helix and its paying dividends.. lol @ op's poorcel coping
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post 1517624931 08-28-2017, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted By seanb1979⏩
paid 800 for my helix and its paying dividends.. lol @ op's poorcel coping
How many slootwats have you slammed on it srs?
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Originally Posted By Ratfish⏩
How many slootwats have you slammed on it srs?
not many, been a good boy and have remained loyal, so just one - my old mattress saw more ass than a toilet seat though
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post 1517625131 08-28-2017, 12:31 AM
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Mattresses are sold at about a 4x gross margin - a $100 mattress costs about $25 to make overseas. But they are bulky as **** to ship and truck in, and people want to flop on the different mattresses before they buy one, so you have to distribute them through brick and mortar stores that cost a dickload.

Not sure what the final margin on mattresses is, but I'm willing to bet that is somewhere around the rule-of-thumb 10%.

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post 1517625341 08-28-2017, 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted By seanb1979⏩
paid 800 for my helix and its paying dividends.. lol @ op's poorcel coping
Do you think $800 is a lot of money or something?
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post 1517625441 08-28-2017, 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted By FA*******⏩
Mattresses are sold at about a 4x gross margin - a $100 mattress costs about $25 to make overseas. But they are bulky as **** to ship and truck in, and people want to flop on the different mattresses before they buy one, so you have to distribute them through brick and mortar stores that cost a dickload.

Not sure what the final margin on mattresses is, but I'm willing to bet that is somewhere around the rule-of-thumb 10%.

Call me partner and I'll neg you.
I don't buy it for one second, partner. Ten percent margin? Are you some kind of loon? Do you even know how many mattress stores exist in the United States? Stores that exclusively sell mattresses....? There's absolutely no way there'd be such a large number of retailers if there was only a ten percent margin to be made. And the demand for mattresses isn't high at all. You must be off your meds, cowboy.
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4k mattress, NZ sheep duvet, 1200 threadcount sheets crew. Feels like you're sleeping in lotion. Ever since I got this set up, I can fall asleep almost instantly, I have awesome vivid dreams, I wake up completely relaxed, I can easily sleep 8+ hours, etc., etc. There are so many benefits, I could go on for hours.

I don't care if I'm getting scammed. I dont have any idea of how to make any of these products myself. What they contribute to my life is priceless. Also, this mattress will last me 10+ years easily.

Suk my dink OP, suk my dink.
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Originally Posted By seanb1979⏩
not many, been a good boy and have remained loyal, so just one - my old mattress saw more ass than a toilet seat though
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