Need a new bed, which one?
 

Just moved here and got rid of our old bed and need a new one. King size, what brand?

You might shop at Whites Furniture. In the past, they have let me lie on the display beds as long as I wanted. No standing over me.

Yes, everyone’s needs are different and getting advice on here is just others personal opinion based on their needs, etc. Go talk to an expert that deals with this everyday.

Get a futon and put it right on the floor.
Get a Sealy PosturePedic.
Get a Purple or Avocado brand!
Get a SleepNumber!
Get a Simmons BeautyRest!
Get a TempurPedic!

or...

ask a more specific question. Do you want a box spring? Were you happy with the bed you had and if so, why would you want to switch brands? If you weren't happy with it, what would you like your new bed to feature, that is different from what your old one was like? What's your budget? How many more years will you be strong enough to lift the mattress when you change the sheets? That makes a REALLY big difference in knowing what kind of bed you want.

Where do you find an expert? In my opinion, the people in the stores are only experts at selling the bed that makes the most profit.

If you have a medical condition, get a noted from your Dr and FL state taxes are exempt.

We got a Dreamcloud DreamCloud: Luxury Hybrid Mattresses & Premium Bedding and are very satisfied. It comes in a box and you unwrap it and it springs open. We used our old box spring and bed frame. I was skeptical but they give you a year to decide if you like it. Full refund if you don't.
At first we got a Winkbed but returned it, they give you 120 days for a full refund. Found the Dreamcloud for half the price and a year for return. So we figured give it a try if we did not like it go to a mattress store and get one.

We are happy with both our Wink and Nectar mattresses.

Wink gets better ratings on most of the sites I found.
Nectar is more fun to unpack.

Depends on the store, but if you do some online research before hand can help. I cannot say I have been held to purchasing something when in the store and you can leave with the advice of the store and do research afterwards for a return visit. It’s said your bed is where you spend the most of your life so not something to get wrong.

Why did you return the Winkbed? Asking, because that is the one I am most likely going to buy.....

Mattress companies are deliberately deceptive. They don't clearly identify their products with a model number that can be compared to other products. About a year ago, I tried to buy a Tempur-pedic mattress from the company store in Brownwood. I showed them a listing from Amazon with a lower price, and the Tempur-pedic guy could not even tell me if the mattress I ordered from Amazon was or was not the same mattress that he was selling. He said that they do not use model numbers for their products, so he did not know what Amazon was selling. I think this is typical in the mattress industry. So, if your are trying to research mattresses, good luck.

We moved here 5 years ago and my wife decided she needed a new bed.

Went to the local mattress stores and after each visit knew less about what to buy than before we walked in. Incredible deception within the same brands.

Finally went to local Sams pulled out mattresses and laid down for few minutes on each bed and we made a decision. Delivered a week or two later with frame and box spring and has worked out well for us. Turned out putting the frame together was a piece of cake.

I used to do product testing for a marketing company. I was offered a free pillow plus $10 to try out a new mattress topper at my local SleepNumber store, in exchange for an honest review (yes really, an honest review). I didn't like the topper and said so in the review. But I loved the mattress and wrote that as well. Got the free pillow, which was a pretty nice one (and expensive, retail was something stupid like $80) and my $10 check a month later.

But I really liked the mattress. And hubby and I were in the market for a new mattress, so I dragged him to the SleepNumber store and we ended up buying the lower-end model, the C4, plus a simple frame and a quilted mattress cover. They were having a special sale so we got a free set of sheets. Delivery guys came and set it up for us, showed us exactly how, showed us how to change our number settings, and took away our old mattress and box spring.

As a member of their loyalty club, I also got another set of sheets, another pillow, a travel pillow, and won another set of sheets in their membership sweepstakes, all over the year after we bought the bed.

This is our tenth year owning this bed, and it's just as sturdy and functional as it was the day we bought it. Zero wear and tear. The nice thing about a chambered air mattress is that it weighs less than 15 pounds. Super-easy to change the sheets and "make the bed" every day.

We stayed at a Marriott Renaissance hotel and really loved the bed. We found out that they sell the mattresses from their luxury brands so we bought one and love it. We have had it for several years now. They occasionally have sales. Shop Marriott Mattresses | King, Queen, Twin Sizes | Marriott Bonvoy Boutiques

Original Mattress Factory
 

We were very happy with the process, service and product we received from the Original Mattress Factory. Granted, we purchased in Virginia Beach before we moved here, but any location of this company should provide the same level of service. They make their own product locally and stand by it. They have a local store here in The Villages, 934 Bichara Boulevard, The Villages, FL 32159. At least stop by and talk to them!