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Originally Posted by My Daily Run
Looking for a new mattress...seems they don't have box springs any longer...do you need to purchase a platform or can it be placed on a bed frame...which one did you purchase...Ex. Purple, Saatva, Dream cloud...I am at a loss...someone said the Cosco mattress is great...big expense so I need some advice...Thanks
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We learned our lesson after many moves, buying new beds and mattresses each time. The difference in the price of mattresses is, mostly, a matter of salesmanship and the buyer's ego.
For The Villages, we bought six Twin XL of the cheapest adjustable beds and the cheapest "mattress in a box", one pair from Costco and two sets from Sam's Club. We push the beds together and use a single king-size sheet and blanket or quilt to cover both beds. Electrically adjustable beds are all the same. Sealy and others slap a different label on theirs and double the price.
The best deal is at Sam's Club. The twin XL adjustable bed is $399. We have four and they have worked perfectly for three years. The cheapest mattress is the house brand, Members Mark, "Hotel Premier" for $200. It is all foam, and works for us. An alternative, which was not available when we bought, is the adjustable Lulaa Bed which Sam's sells for $999. It comes with a 12" multi-layer foam mattress. It is "soft" on one side and "firm" on the other, allowing you a choice. It appears identical in construction to the Sealy Embody, which Sam's sells for $599 for the mattress alone. The Lulaa bed looks to be a great bargain and the mattresses has the feature of "edge support", which the all-foam mattresses do not.
We use the tallest legs which come with the adjustable bed. This gives us storage room for our luggage and other large items.
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