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the Challenged
Sometimes the Cheapest is the Best
Mattress shopping
November 8: What kind of bed do you sleep in? Is your mattress comfy, or do you need to replace it? (Carole Olsen)
Three years ago, I replaced my mattress. My old one had been bothering me for some time.
I hadn’t shopped for a mattress in 13 years and I was not looking forward to it. My friend took me to the store where she bought her mattress.
I was intimidated by the selection of beds lined up in the showroom. The first mattress is usually the most expensive and they get cheaper as you go down the line.
I have a bad back and fibromyalgia. The beds with a pillow top seemed like they would be the most comfortable. I started with the most expensive, even though I had no intention of buying an expensive mattress. It just wasn’t in my budget.
It wasn’t easy climbing onto all of the mattresses because of my back. I tried the first mattress, which had a pillow top. Surprisingly, this mattress hurt me so much.
I went to the next one. It had a pillow top but wasn’t as plush as the first one. As soon as I got on that one, my body hurt all over. I knew this mattress was not the one and was getting a bit discouraged.
