Twin Mattress help please

[gk12]

Hi Ladies. I'm hoping you can help me figure out 1. What thickness of mattress/type to get 2. Where to get one for a good price (I'd like to stay under $250).

I bought a wooden twin bed frame already (gonna paint it purple since Mirabelle wants a purple bed) but I need to get a mattress and box spring. There's so many different thickness levels and types I'm confused.
Please recommend your mattress or tell me what to avoid.
TIA

[sarahandeddie]

We got our mattress at Denver mattress and love it. It was an inexpensive pillow top and we've had it for 6+ years. I'm planning on getting the girls their new mattresses from their as well. I saw reasonably priced twins but I don't recall them having a thickness, just quilted/plush/pillowtop.

[mommymadness]

I got B's bed from IKEA and just got a mattress there. I think it is fine for b because he is so light but the mattress sucks and I wouldn't recommend it! I feel like when I lay on it, it is sprigy feeling or something. I guess that is what you get paying next to nothing for a mattress that comes rolled up! :s

[origamimommy]

We ordered tylers from Amazon for $170 I think for a full size. The reviews were great, it's super comfy, and for a 40 pound kid, it's fine.

[roo1582]

We got ours from Sleepy's. I think both the boxspring and mattress were $300 or $350. We opted to stay with a firmer bed (more in line with how the crib matresses are). It came with a good warranty. I also think its pretty comfy I can't remember the brand unfortunately at this point, but if I remember, I'll try to look after work. I will say even though its a firmer bed, the mattress is on the thicker side. We just bought a thinner profile boxspring so it wouldn't be too tall.

[starfishy]

Well, I just got the cheapest one. $99. He's been on a crib mattress so I don't think he's going to complain. My niece and nephew have the same mattress and never had a problem.

[trixi282]

We haven't bought one yet, but we went looking and my H took a picture of the mattress and tag of the one we liked.  They had some "Kid" mattresses, and most were moderately priced.

We laid on all of them and picked the one that we both agreed was most comfortable.  J was with us too and she laid on it - although she really doesn't care that much.

The mattress alone was a little over $100 and the set was $229 for Mattress and Box Spring.  It was at a HOM Furniture store.  If we want the metal frame to go with it is an extra $49... not bad.  So I think we're going to go that direction when we move into the new house in May. 

e have to go back and ask how long the ordering/delivery will be...

[tribute17]

We got ours from Costco if that is an option. My parents actually bought it to use for my grandma but then decided on a full instead so they gave it to us. It was a Seely (Sealy) or however you spell it. It's pretty comfy but I don't know how much it cost. The frame we have is for a bunk bed so we just took the slats out and put the box springs on the floor and the frame around it. A good trick I learned is that since our bed doesn't push up all of the way to the wall I put a noodle between the wall and the mattress to catch falling blankets and pacifiers and stuffed animals. It has saved me a few screams in the middle of the night.

[gk12]

The only store I recognized the name of from what you all said is Costco. We live in the middle of nowhere in VT so options are limited.

Are most of your mattresses pillow top?

[tribute17]

Ours is not a pillow top. We don't have one either though.

[trixi282]

Apr 9, 2015 16:00:09 GMT -5 gk12 said:

The only store I recognized the name of from what you all said is Costco. We live in the middle of nowhere in VT so options are limited.

Are most of your mattresses pillow top?

Do you guys just have a mattress warehouse or mattress discounters store or something similar in town?

I got my/our mattress from just a plain old mattress store years ago - they carried all the major brands.  Sealy, Tempurpedic, Simmons, etc.

I would just go in to a store like that and let them know what you're looking for, and test them out yourself!  All the "kid" mattresses we saw were reasonably priced, so we laid on all of them and narrowed it down to 2 and then chose the cheaper of the two that we liked.

[britbratjf]

We got Dagny a full bed & mattress from Ashley home furniture. We bought a normal mattress (not a kid one) just because I don't plan on ever buying another bed for her. But they did have some kid mattresses in store that were around $200 for a twin.

[starfishy]

Apr 9, 2015 16:00:09 GMT -5 gk12 said:

The only store I recognized the name of from what you all said is Costco. We live in the middle of nowhere in VT so options are limited.

Are most of your mattresses pillow top?

How far from NY are you? I didn't know if you're right on the border or not.

[Riverdong11]

We have a local discount mattress warehouse store that we bought ours at. The mattresses are decent and cheap. We have a twin set from there in our basement that we will use for Liam. It's just a plain, firm mattress.

I am considering costco for our next mays purchase though. I hear really good things about the quality of the mattresses from there.

[gk12]

I'm about an hour and half from New Hampshire and NY is about 2 & 1/2 hours. The biggest city in VT has the Costco and is an hour and half away. There's some furniture stores there too. The local place where I live is way overpriced bc of supply/demand. I'm worried I won't be able to fit the mattress & box spring in my car and I don't think they'll deliver from the nearest city bc it's so far.

[starfishy]

Apr 9, 2015 21:19:13 GMT -5 gk12 said:

I'm about an hour and half from New Hampshire and NY is about 2 & 1/2 hours. The biggest city in VT has the Costco and is an hour and half away. There's some furniture stores there too. The local place where I live is way overpriced bc of supply/demand. I'm worried I won't be able to fit the mattress & box spring in my car and I don't think they'll deliver from the nearest city bc it's so far.

Darn. Yeah 2.5 hours is a long way to go for a mattress.

Side note: I have a student that used to live in VT and his mom told me about this museum that sounded cool. Have to remember what it is/ask again. I really wanted to take T.

[justbeth]

We got Emma's mattress at Big Lots. It was 99.00 for the twin mattress and 10.00 for the box spring, but they were having a big mattress sale at the time, not sure if this is normal. It's sealy and comfortable, but not pillow top.