Desperate to buy new King Size bed - recommendations? (931 views)

I am considering a new king also...seriously considering Nectar, a mattress by mail...it has a 365 day return guarantee, and a great warranty. I figure I can give it a good trial run...check out their website...everything I read sounds very convincing...I probably wouldn’t have even considered them but a good friend has been sleeping on hers for over 6 months and loves it...

I ordered it and haven’t received confirmation that it has shipped...in the meantime I have had another friend order a Purple mattress at the recommendation of another friend. I had considered them but they were more expensive and had less of a return guarantee...both Nectar and Purple have very positive reviews...will post after I receive it and get it set up...

We have a king with a pillowtop.  I can't sleep on it for more than a few hours. the pillowtop retains heat, a deal killer for me.  it is an expensive Beautyrest.     I sleep in guest room on an ancient mattress  that doesn't over heat. when time comes I'll replace it with another  queen in the  approx.  $1000 range.   in  warm weather, DH doesn't like  the pillowtop  either  due to over heating.  I would never ever  buy another pillowtop.   or memoryfoam. Yuck. gross  feeling. 

I tried using the recommendations from CR last time we looked for mattresses and didn't find they helped.  all were  newer  model #s,  never matched what was in the stores.   the expensive features were things that didn't work for me, so I'm a cheap date.  we get along better when I sleep in our guest room. as we got older we both have sleep problems. separate mattresses  same room  is fine too.   

another thing was the box spring. some  mattresses are very VERY  tall  to begin with,  and with a tall box spring  I would need a step stool to get up and down. I'm about 5'2" so low end of average height range.  be sure to watch   the total height is workable for you, and get a  small profile box spring .  another  potential problem is the mattress protector they  will try to sell you.   some of them are  extremely warm.  a lot of the mattress info last year mentioned coolness technology so I am not the only one who found  newer  mattresses WAY too warm 

We bought two long twins. (TwinXL.) From Tuft & Needle. (We bought The Mint version.) It's been almost two years since we moved and bought them. We LOVE them! Zero back pain while in bed, since buying them. Easy to clean under because it's two beds. (Light weight makes them easy to move and separate...but sturdy and they sit close together so we notice no gap.) We began with sheets fitted for them, each beds own. Recently however, we found our favorite king sheets fit it and using those are so much easier to make bed. (And like Wallycat mentioned above, you can't tell it's two beds when they are side-by-side.) We feel NO MOTION when the other person gets in or out of their side. So, I'm so happy to say that we have no regrets about ordering them. Best bed we've had in years and I have had back problems for years. Beds, some of them, have been excruciating for me.
Sleep well all.

Catbatty,
We just recently bought a king size nesco mattress. Dreamworks. It IS all memory foam, but one thing I notice is I don't feel my DH tossing and turning. When he does reposition..I don't feel it at all. I've always had a Sealy or Serta mattress so it is a little changeup.

Heat~yes...I have noticed they are warmer.~Something I had never thought of~but I'm a coldbaby. I use a heated blanket through the winter because our bedroom is the coldest room in the house.

I am still really happy with our king size (two TwinXL pushed together) from Tuft & Needle. Can't say enough good about em. My sleep has never been better. Zero places that sag or lump. REALLY comfortable. Both of us are super happy with them. GOOD LUCK, WALLYCAT.

Not sure. Doubt it. Their MINT version is what we got back when and I read a few months back that of the T & N mattresses, this was rated the highest.

I'd sure hated to influence you and be wrong. I hope you research it.

Wallycat, are you seeing any shortages in terms of choices or supply? A store here is talking about a foam crisis, but that's the only place I've heard of it. We have been thinking about a new mattress for a while, but our lab slept on our bed and we decided it made more sense to wait until she was no longer with us. We lost her at the end of May and the Covid spike started in late May-June here. We haven't done any shopping, but I'm starting to think about it.

Beth, in terms of general shortages, yes, particularly CAT FOOD, of all things!! I went to walmart a few weeks ago (our monthly run to Sequim to go to walmart and costco--there are no big box stores except a mcDonalds out here in our town) and the shelves for coffee were empty. Also the pet food.

Traildoggie, DH snores and thrashes around so I finally (5 or so years ago) suggested the two twin set up. It is a dream. We used to have a queen, so this is (two twin together) king sized, and feels super roomy. His thrashing is less noticeable and I can keep king sheets for the fitted which makes it all look like one mattress ---not that anyone cares or is checking, LOL.

The "My Green Mattress" place was offering latex free, flippable (so easy to flip a twinxl)with organic stuffing, wool, cotton, blah, blah...sadly, their 10 year warranty is fake and they refuse to honor it, even with all the pictures I provided. They tried to "slip me up" with asking about platform beds, slat sizes, etc. and we passed it all so they simply said too bad. So many mattresses out there have latex and/or foam. I think foam would be super hot and unpleasant which is why I asked about the Purple mattress. It is supposed to be gel-like so it never completely conforms and dents and possibly sleeps cooler. But I simply don't know.
I was watching a special on the Japanese channel showing artisan products, like a futon (a real futon, not the americanized versions) and it made me want to throw everything out and get that, LOL.