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Thread: The Mattress Industry is Running the Biggest Scam. You boys still falling for it?

post 1517716171 08-28-2017, 07:12 PM
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I sleep on the floor, 100% srs. Have a blanket under me to separate me from the direct floor, two blankets over me and my pillow
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post 1517716311 08-28-2017, 07:14 PM
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no pillow no mattress no sheets crew checking in
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post 1517719091 08-28-2017, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted By BigChief3000⏩
no pillow no mattress no sheets crew checking in
I can confirm. I am hard wood.


Wait wut?
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post 1517719181 08-28-2017, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted By FruitOfEden⏩
Lmao bringing a girl back to your place and fukcing on the floor because you have no mattress
It's uncomfortable as fuk, especially because most positions will have my knees hitting the floor.

I can just imagine banging girls on a regular basis on the floor lol
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post 1517720721 08-28-2017, 07:57 PM
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Sleep on the couch crew.

Far more economic
post 1517720841 08-28-2017, 07:58 PM
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Lol at investing hundreds or thousands on a memory foam mattress. Brb bought 12 inch memory foam on sale for $150 from amazon. Feels no different than tempurpedic.
post 1517722711 08-28-2017, 08:16 PM
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bought a zinus $230 12 inch foam mattress - no ****s given. 4x cheaper than other foam mattresses
post 1517780281 08-29-2017, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted By poptarts⏩
Lol at investing hundreds or thousands on a memory foam mattress. Brb bought 12 inch memory foam on sale for $150 from amazon. Feels no different than tempurpedic.
Yeah this thread got me thinking how much difference there can be in mattresses within the same category. I suppose it is like automobiles, maybe the higher end mattresses are really better but there is a very high diminishing rate of return(so going from $200-$400 is not DOUBLE the benefit, but still better) then $400-$800(there is only a slight increase in benefit).

But I have no idea about mattresses. I am sure a mattress industry insider would disagree.
post 1517873901 08-30-2017, 03:27 AM
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Originally Posted By AndYUKnowThis⏩
Honestly I sleep like sht, wake up exhausted even if I go to bed early. Don't know if a great mattress will make a difference, but I definitely plan on buying 1 when I get my own place.

Could someone recommend me a good mattress for $200?
$400 - MATRAND
Latex mattress, medium firm, white
25 year warranty
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00272190/
Originally Posted By DonVonDuck⏩
It's a perfectly sensible argument, my friend. The basic message of my last response was that mattresses have absolutely no resale value because they're made from incredibly cheap materials. They only have value within the doors of a ridiculously manipulated retail market. If you took the time to understad my point, you'd realize that I've been spot in every post. This entire thread seems to have gone over your head though. It really has. I'm not advocating buying used mattresses. Where the hell did you get that from? I'm not advocating buying cheap mattresses either. What I'm doing is exposing how a scummy industry is greatly taking advantage of the consumer.
They aren't all made of cheap materials.
You're talking about getting duped by "Sleepy Mattress Land" and paying thousands for some product that's worth hundreds. Yeah it's super scammy.
Others are simply stating you can buy a good and new mattress sub-$1000 that is not made of "cheap materials", that may have a warranty, that may promote a comfortable and restful sleep, etc.
post 1517899791 08-30-2017, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted By JeenyusJr⏩
$400 - MATRAND
Latex mattress, medium firm, white
25 year warranty
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00272190/




They aren't all made of cheap materials.
You're talking about getting duped by "Sleepy Mattress Land" and paying thousands for some product that's worth hundreds. Yeah it's super scammy.
Others are simply stating you can buy a good and new mattress sub-$1000 that is not made of "cheap materials", that may have a warranty, that may promote a comfortable and restful sleep, etc.
Yes they are. Tell me, my friend, what's the most expensive material in the most expensive mattresses on the market?

EDIT: And no mattress is "worth hundreds." Marketing has duped you very badly if you truly believe that companies are putting more than ten bucks into manufacturing any mattress.
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post 1517902661 08-30-2017, 10:26 AM
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I have an idea for the used mattress market boyos

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post 1517964111 08-30-2017, 08:41 PM
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On the OPPOSITE END of the spectrum

It costs a billion to design and create and oil well, to suck up oil from miles beneath the earth.

transport it across the ocean, to giant refinerys which costs hundreds of millions to build, in an EXTREMELEY complex and multi step refinement process (Have you seen a phukking refinery?). while paying engineers over 6 figures to maintain and treat.

All to end up paying 2.40 for an ENTIRE PHUKKING GALLON of gas. You know what costs more? bottled water, soda, juice, milk, VIRTUALLY ANY OTHER LIQUID. you know how "complicated" it is to make bottled water, or soda, or juice..compared to gasoline?

Poeple will piss themselves over a price change of 10 cents for a gallon of gas using an extremely complex process but barely wince at paying 1.00 for a 20oz of liquid that was just taken out of tap, filtered, and placed in a plastic bottle.

think about that.
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post 1517965561 08-30-2017, 08:57 PM
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Who the fck buys a mattress as a financial investment? It's a luxury you buy to sleep comfortably.
post 1517965691 08-30-2017, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted By Calaesthetics⏩
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.
That sounds horrible...
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post 1517965981 08-30-2017, 09:03 PM
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discovered the "sleep like the dead" and "mattress underground" sites ~4 years ago when i was shopping for my first "good mattress" to go in a new apartment. Based on research from those sites, I paid roughly $1100 for a queen size hybrid mattress. Individual pocket coil base with a combination memory foam/gel upper as the top layer. For my particular preference of mattress, I basically got the best setup money could buy at fukin 60% of the cost of a traditional major name brand. The serta, beautyrest, etc equivalent ran for like $2800.

http://beloitmattress.com/product/ea...-cloud-hybrid/
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post 1518475991 09-05-2017, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted By W1LLW⏩
discovered the "sleep like the dead" and "mattress underground" sites ~4 years ago when i was shopping for my first "good mattress" to go in a new apartment. Based on research from those sites, I paid roughly $1100 for a queen size hybrid mattress. Individual pocket coil base with a combination memory foam/gel upper as the top layer. For my particular preference of mattress, I basically got the best setup money could buy at fukin 60% of the cost of a traditional major name brand. The serta, beautyrest, etc equivalent ran for like $2800.

http://beloitmattress.com/product/ea...-cloud-hybrid/
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post 1582385091 06-19-2019, 08:14 PM
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Don is banned? What the actual hell is going on here. Seeing this makes me straight salty.
post 1582385481 06-19-2019, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted By lntense⏩
Don is banned? What the actual hell is going on here. Seeing this makes me straight salty.
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post 1582385921 06-19-2019, 08:31 PM
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My mattress cost 4k. Pocket spring sensuality ftw. Lol @ poverty floor sleepers.
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post 1582386051 06-19-2019, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted By TLTrooper⏩
Bought a $250 memory foam queen mattress off of Amazon. It was actually like $200 on a sale, rest was shipping. Its not as soft as a regular mattress but I aint gon get scammed outta my money for springs that WILL go bad or eventually poke through like they have in the past. That or have to flip it. Why would anyone spend $800 on something that dictates the quality of sleep that is GUARANTEED to go bad? lol At-least with my memory foam it'll last longer due to density, and even if it goes bad sooner than a regular mattress, at-least I only paid $200 for it.
was about to get one, but cheaper foam mattresses are apparently terrible for hot sleepers. swear my internal body temp raises 2 degrees when i'm sleeping.


in theory an air mattress made correctly has the potential to be the ultimate bed. It could continuously pump cool air into itself to maintain a constant temp. Air support would give the most even support out of any mattress system, since the pressure inside the bed is constant, unlike an elastic solid like a spring or even foam, where pressure always increases with displacement.
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Originally Posted By Ratfish⏩
Mattress industry conspiracy theories
Happiness

Pick one
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post 1582386781 06-19-2019, 08:50 PM
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pretty certain my mattress is an antique at this point....and i sleep just fine

bunch of delicate snowflakes spending silly amounts on over-hyped bullchit
post 1582386821 06-19-2019, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted By DonVonDuck⏩
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.
That's what I thought.

Man the foam mattress makes me HATE having to get out of bed in the winter.

I wake up so warm and toasty.

Anyways every industry is maximizing their profits.

Get used to it or move off the grid cupcake.
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Lmao. They offer financing for that chit now. I'm like.... U srs brah?
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