I priced out my first mattresses today. There are some pretty pricey as fuck mattress out there for a hunk of soft shit to sleep on.
First stop was
Mattress Firm. They had okay mattresses, but there was a place
across the street that was already closed that I reckon would have cheaper beds.
I only laid in one that I was interested in, but there was a 40-something salesguy there and mostly I just mined him for information about mattresses. For example, there are basically 4 types of firmness:
Firm (hard -- the mattress guy said these usually get returned within a month, who the fuck sleeps on that shit?)
Plush (Goldilocks shit -- what felt best to me)
Pillow Top (soft as hell)
Memory foam (Sarlacc but with really really soft teeth)
The one I was interested in would have only been about $600 with spring, which is really all I care to spend on a mattress right now. Probably $700 maximum -- In a few years, I could see myself investing on a King that I could have for the next 20 years of my life, but if I could get a decent Plush for 600, throw a couple inches of memoryfoam padding on top of it from Costco, I'm pretty sure that would be a dream for me compared to what I have slept on most of my life (shit).
That being said, I'm going to check out about 2-3 more local places before making a decision. It's not like the mattress industry is going anywhere.
The only thing that sucked was the 1 on 1 of the Mattress guy vs. Me. I've always been a pretty weak/impulsive consumer and am just finally starting to flex my anti-sales balls; rather than avoid sales entirely which is pretty cowardly. It worked out well and the guy was actually pretty nice; I think he just wanted to get back to watching netflix.
Anyways I know a mattress isn't a big deal to you guys but the only one I ever bought that wasn't taken off the street (ugh college) was like $200 from a shady clearance warehouse in Phoenix that probably had Chinese trash in it. All the others have been hand-me-downs of some sort. So it's kind of a big deal for me.