Re:The war to sell you a mattress
by coldcode on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @08:23AM
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Bought one of those recently, most comfortable mattress I've ever had, and the cost was amazing. No idea why one would pay $3000 for a Temper-Pedic. Even if this mattress only lasted a few years I could buy 10 of them and still come out ahead.
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not joking: i bought 2, and use one as the 'box spring'. it's pretty amazing sleeping on 24" of queen memory foam for less than half the cost of a single shitty mattress 10 years ago.
Re:The war to sell you a mattress
by sliverstorm on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @03:23PM
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I believe the point of the box spring is:
1) Providing rigidity for use on a sparse frame
2) Providing airflow so the underside of the mattress does not stay damp (from sweat etc)
Don't know how much of an issue this still is, but as far as I know it's not just a spacer.
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Don't need to be a dick to strangers.
He was remarking that a box spring is there to provide certain things and that using another mattress instead of a box spring might not provide those benefits.