Mattresses?

[[Yu]]

Originally posted by Tik-Tok
International Furniture wholesalers,

You can buy a brand new queen for $200

Thanks Tik-Tok, do you know what kind of brands these 200 dollar ones might be? I just want to read up a bit before I spent some money on a mattress thats all.

[Tik-Tok]

Couldn't tell you, but we're looking for a queen for our basement spare room, and I saw these guys on buysell.com, and there's a few old mattress threads mentioning them too.

[revelations]

Originally posted by /////AMG
Foam Shop!!! The one on 32nd ave, right next to PM Hobbycraft.

I think it's the same as those links posted above tempurcanada.
It’s like a futon but toally different, they are very comfortable!!
Basically if you want the best comfort go for the "memory" foam. It adjusts to your body curves and your spine stays straight and all that stuff. They even have memoryfoam pillows.
The guys name is Tony (he has been in Calgary for a long time and still has a British accent lol). They can even make it custom for you.
Highly recommend these guys! We have 2 double memory foam mattresses. I'll ask pop how much he bought them from.

They are here:

I bought a queen from a foam dealer (nearby) for like 500 something.

Incredible mattress, and this wasnt even the memory foam. I went with one of their middle-range firm mattress with a softer foam topper (which made the woman happy)


When I went to pick it up it was shrunk-vacuum packed into something that looked like the size of a kitchen table top.... easy handling and fit in my hatchback!!!

[[Yu]]

Originally posted by revelations




I bought a queen from these guys for like 500 something.
Incredible mattress, and this wasnt even the memory foam. I went with one of their middle-range firm mattress with a softer foam topper (which made the woman happy)


When I went to pick it up it was shrunk-vacuum packed into something that looked like the size of a kitchen table top.... easy handling and fit in my hatchback!!!

Oh thanks, Ill definitely take a look there too!

[InRich]

Whatever you do, DONT cheap out on a bed. In the last 3 years, I've bought a couple new beds. I got a 2k bed for 1100 at Asheley, and I thought it was amazing. When I bought my new house, I wanted a king, and decided to go all out, went back to ashley, and got a 3k bed for 2k, my gf know the general manager, but anyways boy what a differance. NEVER EVER BUY A CHEAP BED. shit you spend 8 hours a day in it.

[sputnik]

One thing to note.

The prices on regular priced mattresses are always VERY negotiable.

Grind your salesman down at LEAST 30-40% and get free delivery while you are at it.

[msommers]

Two things you should try to never cheap-out on: shoes and a mattress.

[masoncgy]

There used to be a guy who sold mattress sets out of a storage unit in the far SE, down by the Deerfoot Casino.

I can't remember his name, but he has everything from low end to top level stuff. We bought a oversized queen mattress (can't remember the brand) with a thick pillow top for like $500... brand new in the plastic. It is amazingly comfortable... we don't like getting out of bed in the mornings!

I'll see if I can find his business card... he is the guy to go to if you want a decent mattress and not spend a ton of money.

[Strider]

Originally posted by sputnik
One thing to note.

The prices on regular priced mattresses are always VERY negotiable.

Grind your salesman down at LEAST 30-40% and get free delivery while you are at it.

This.

You should be able to get at least 50% off the regular price at Sleep Country by negotiating.

When dealing with mattress salemen (they're even shadier than used car salesmen), remember that "Mix and Match", "Cancelled order", "Group buy with hotel", "Promo in another city", etc are all BS excuses to try to make it look like you're getting a good deal and to pressure you into buying... don't fall for it, take your time and grind them down.

One tactic that I've read works well at Sleep Country is after you negotiate the best deal that you can, take the option to put down a 10% refundable deposit (rest to be paid on delivery). Then phone them a few days later (before it's delivered), and tell them that you want to cancel... when they ask why, tell them you found a better deal elsewhere (but don't tell them what or where).
They'll phone you back with an even better price.

[kvg]

I am a assistant manager of a major furniture chain store. I'm not a sponsor so if you need anything guys pm me. I will take care of all beyond members.

[nonlinear]

halstead has the best value for money in Calgary. they make their own mattresses, and use far higher quality materials and techniques than the big names that you find at all of the crappy mattress stores.

do a search on beyond, there is a big thread about it. one member (justincalgary or something like that) used to work there, and wrote a giant thread about how the mattresses are better, etc.

if you go to their discount store, you can get a sweet mixed and match for like $400 for a queen. we have one, and it's by far the best bed i've ever had. and i've spent far more than that on my previous beds.

[celica girl]

http://www.tmasc.ca/store/sfnt.html

Great customer service and prices!
They know their stuff!

[koala]

Originally posted by celica girl
http://www.tmasc.ca/store/sfnt.html

Great customer service and prices!
They know their stuff!

Thank you for the mention!

We're coming to Calgary soon guys, but we do have people coming up here to Edmonton from Cgy to visit us all the time, and we do offer professional in-home delivery in Calgary anyway.

Sleep is pretty important, buy the best bed you can afford. Our best selling and most popular bed is $4,976 in queen and $6,474 in king (a Belgian bed called the Green Sleep Vimala). The feedback and customer satisfaction are beyond (no pun intended) our wildest expectations.

A reasonably good mass-market bed would be Tempur-Pedic. We're also huge, huge fans of Natura for another mass-produced product.

[ByTeMe]

Got mine at sleep country for $600. Queen pillow top + frame + box spring.

Ask them if they have any mattresses with any flaws that they sell for a discounted cost. Mine was reg $900 at the time and they said we have one with a little mark on it. It's about the size of my finger and covered by sheets, great deal!

Anyways, I would recommend just getting the whole set unless your box spring is still stable and not broken in parts.

[koala]

Yeah, most older foundations are fine on basic entry level stuff. Just ensure they are completely rigid and have zero flexibility.

If you're going with a high end mattress (these typically weigh 150-300 lbs), you'll most likely want the matching foundation.

The typical entry-level foundations are just cheap thin wood and steel and wouldn't be able to properly support a really heavy mattress, not to mention if you were putting two larger people on there, too!

[kvg]

koala are you the manager there?

[broken_legs]

Go to "Matress Matress". Im not in any way affiliated with them, havent been there in 7 years but last time I went I was amazed. It was like dealing with normal people that actually cared. I bought my bed from them. The comparable sets at other stores were 500-600 more. You can see from couch shopping thread I am a die hard shopper. If its a big purchase i will compare like crazy.

They will tell you the truth - with only a mild sales pitch.

Heres the reality of mattress shopping:

Every store carries the exact same mattress by the same manufacturer - The manufacturer changes the threading or design or puts in 10 more springs, or adds 1 cm of foam to make the mattresses 'different'.

So each store has a 'different' mattress (which is actually exactly the same as every other store. They all have a different name like 'Slumber King10' Assured Comfort 9.5' Dream Beauty Queen 7.2 - But please be assured that these mattresses are exactly the same with only superficial differences.

If you go to Sleep Country Canada you will find the same Queen mattress/box set as every where else for $2400. If you go to Sears or the Bay, it will be $2800 - but you can probably get a deal if you buy it on their crappy credit cards.

If you go to The Brick You will find the same set for 2000-2200 or if you are lucky it might be like $4500 - But teh sales guy will have an awesome pitch about how they special ordered an extra 5mm of foam and custom stitching to make it worth it.

Costco beds are OK - They are lower end though and likely you have to order them and wait as they dont generally have a good selection on hand. (same with their furniture)

Go to Mattress Mattress first. Get the book that has all the lists of mattresses at all the stores - It tells you what mattresses are comparable and then you can actually do some real shopping and compare apples to apples.


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Originally posted by sputnik
One thing to note.

The prices on regular priced mattresses are always VERY negotiable.

Grind your salesman down at LEAST 30-40% and get free delivery while you are at it.