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I have tried Exquisite Casablanca Ultra Firm and felt pretty comfortable.
Have a good night everynight ozb ;)
That's exactly what it is. Mattresses are the biggest scam with their pricing because they do exactly that. Never have the same "model" mattress at 2 difference stores for comparison. Even though they might be the exact same mattress, they name them differently for each store and put the mark ups through the roof as there is no way to compare pricing on them.
Many years ago I worked at Sleepmaker, and yep they were all pretty much the same. Only difference for stores were fabric and perhaps stitch pattern, other differences were only between premium and budget where there would be different foams used or a different innerspring.
I worked as a Customer service manager at the Sealy factory in Queensland and can agree with what you said, minor variations of the same thing going to different stores.
Markups are huge, got a queen direct from the factory a few years back (before they apply the Sealy branding) for $500, same one was selling for $5k+ in the shops. Tried to buy another a year or two late and they no longer sold them out the factory, probably got stopped by Sealy.
Which factory ?
I used to spend thousands.
Then went to ikea : $300-400. 1/10th the price
Is the one at Ikea good? I am looking for a really firm one?
Just a FYI that back in the day the IKEA sizes were different from the standard Australian sizes, so you might want a new frame as well. But that was years and years ago so maybe they've changed it so it just matches the local region now.
Standard sizes now
Just got my Sealy from Costco. Online included delivery otherwise was $100 cheaper at the warehouse. Comparable mattress or I dare say even identical, is $180 dearer at Myer with this sale.
Used to work with someone who used to work in their finance. I was told all the models were pretty much the same. The biggest difference was just marketing.
If you look often enough, you will find that this is not a deal. All mattress stores have 50% off sales at least once a month if not more.
I don't own or have any personal experience of "Origin Mattress", but it seems to get recommendations from Choice magazine. Also a heap of other "awards".
Sleeping Duck has latex inserts that can be removed or added to change firmness.
Hospital Mattresses are essentially all foam (or gel or special pumped air movement type) and are designed to reduce the likelihood of pressure point wounds/pressure injuries.
They are also impervious to liquids/spillage.
Some elderly people with very poor skin, which can easily tear. This then leads to ulcers etc,.
Having lower back pain/pain in other joint areas is quite a different issue.
If you are not stuck in bed for extended periods of time, exercise and seeing exercise physios is likely the treatment for this common problem.
Its a pity that no other store will have same exact model to compare with prices. They probably same thing, but just titled differently from store to store so they can set max price