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Re:The war to sell you a mattress by hugecynic on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @09:22AM (#15490652)
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.
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Re:The war to sell you a mattress by sliverstorm on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @03:23PM (#15494016)
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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Re:The war to sell you a mattress by d1str0 on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @05:37PM (#15495210)
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.

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