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Has anyone had the problem with a king size bed having a hump down the center and solved the problem? I know this is a common problem with kings, but we are ready to sell our bed and get another mattress even though ours is only 8 months old!
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Has anyone had the problem with a king size bed having a hump down the center and solved the problem? I know this is a common problem with kings, but we are ready to sell our bed and get another mattress even though ours is only 8 months old!
I haven't had that problem. But what you could do is buy a memory foam topper (SAMs has them, about$125). Makes all the difference in the world and oh so comfortable.
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Has anyone had the problem with a king size bed having a hump down the center and solved the problem? I know this is a common problem with kings, but we are ready to sell our bed and get another mattress even though ours is only 8 months old!
We've had the same problem. We purchased the king from Showcase Direct. We called our salesman and notified him of our concern. He had one of their technicians come over and measure the amount of sag. He agreed it wasn't to spec and suggested we return to the store and pick out another one. The new one was delivered and set up at no charge.
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We bought a top of the line Sterns & Foster pillow top king from Mattress Barn about a year ago. In no time we had a hump in the middle. Always had king mattress and this never happened. This is our first pillow top. Must be the pillow top. I don't want to say how expensive this mattress was, but I think it's time we call them.
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We had the EXACT same problem with a Serta, Vera Wang model mattress from Showcase Direct. If you contact them they will have an independent technician come out and measure the sag. If not within tolerance they will issue a credit for the amount you paid, 100%. Mattress must have all original tags ATTACHED. Ours took 3 visits before the sag was enough to meet the specs.
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Further to our above posted reply...ours was also a pillow top.
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Our Beautyrest mattress, K-sized, is almost five years old and has no sag whatsoever. It is not a pillowtop, it's called a plush or something similar.
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We had the same problem when we owned our pillow top mattress. When we decided to get a new mattress we went with the Tempurpedic with a 20 yr. warranty and LOVE it!!
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This may not be helpful even in the short term, but if it can't be exchanged, have you tried rotating it a quarter turn? Of course then you will be sleeping with a lump across your mid section. Sigh.


I too, am less than enamored with the (3) different mattresses we have tried since we have been here. Our next step will hopefully be a thick temperpedic- type mattress topper on the very expensive wet sandbag of a bed we now have. I am close to having my hubby in agreement..... as they don't make them for half the bed.
Even egg crate foam isn't making it. Cold that be why I'm getting bags under my eyes? No, wait. I'm a senior.
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I haven't had that problem. But what you could do is buy a memory foam topper (SAMs has them, about$125). Makes all the difference in the world and oh so comfortable.

Can a memory foam topper be put on top of a pillow top mattress?


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I also regret my pillow-top decision from Showcase Direct. Their guy came out with his measuring equipment because of the sag, but it didn't sag quite enough to meet their requirement for a return. Bah.

I turn the thing every so often and the valley doesn't bother me comfort-wise, but it does strike me as being flimsy and shoddy that a mattress would develop a large depression after only a few weeks.

And the stupid things can cost $1K or more! My next mattress will be from Sam's Club, no frills and definitely no pillow top.
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Here's an idea to consider - a soft side water bed with dual matresses, covered by a memory foam topper. The water mattresses are enclosed in a zip-up quilted matress covering. You can adjust the fill levels to suit your needs. Land and Sky makes that type of mattress.
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Can a memory foam topper be put on top of a pillow top mattress?


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Sure, if your sheets will still fit.
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Has anyone had the problem with a king size bed having a hump down the center and solved the problem? I know this is a common problem with kings, but we are ready to sell our bed and get another mattress even though ours is only 8 months old!
We have a king-size bed with a pillow-top mattress in The Villages, and another in Canada. One is Serta, the other is Sealy, and they both have humps. I'm glad you posted this comment because I thought I was imagining the hump in the center.
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Old 05-18-2013, 01:45 PM
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We used to have the types of mattresses you all are talking about with the same problems.About 12 years ago my chiropractor recommended we check out the sleep number bed and we have had one since.We don't understand why anyone would continue to spend money on mattresses that eventually break down or your need for more or less support changes.The sleep number adjusts to your needs!
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