shopping advice (mattress, bicycle)

[adrian-turtle.livejournal.com]

Can any of you recommend a good place in the area, where a newcomer might buy a mattress or futon for a reasonable price and have it delivered fairly soon? My new housemate is not on LJ, and is about to go to sleep on my couch. He will be shopping without a car, when the buses are on a holiday schedule, though he can get to Wellington and Lechmere almost as easily as Davis.

Thinking of being without a car, do any of you know of a good place to get an inexpensive bike for basic short-distance commuting and hauling small amounts of cargo? Perhaps secondhand?

Comments

[adrian-turtle.livejournal.com]

Looks a little pricey, but interesting. Does the foam smell of latex?

[pennylane291.livejournal.com]

yeah, it was definitely an investment. I got 3 layers of latex - but 2 would be fine. it didn't smell - i got the 100% talahey. and they sent me samples so i could decide what kind of firmness i wanted. plus dust mites don't live in latex - so its great for those, like myself, with mite/dust allergies. the latex is starting to degrade around the edges where the zipper is - i guess more air gets in through there - but i think i've had the bed going on almost 15 years - so not so bad - and no depressions.