mattress store recommendations?

[tracelina.livejournal.com]

Hi all,

I checked the history and couldn't find any posts on mattresses, so I hope this isn't a repeat. If it is, I apologize. I've been sleeping on a full-size futon for over a year and am ready to upgrade to a queen-size innerspring mattress. I'd check craigslist, but I'm squeamish about used beds. I went into Mattress Discounters in Downtown Crossing today and had a really bizarre experience, and am hoping for recommendations on where I can get a decent mattress that will last for around $300. Does such a thing exist? I hope so.

Also, I read some postings elsewhere about Big John's Mattress Factory, but when I called to check their hours the number was disconnected. Does anyone know about that...?

Comments

[ah42.livejournal.com]

Out of curiosity, what sort of bizarre experience? (Maybe your experience will be of help to the next person to ask this question...)

[tracelina.livejournal.com]

The guy quoted me much higher prices for their cheapest models than I'd been told one could find at that particular store, and I got a bit of a creepy vibe from him--I got the impression that he wasn't quite sober. I was also the only person in the store, and he was trying *really* hard to sell me a mattress right then and there. I suppose I wouldn't necessarily be very happy if I were working by myself at a mattress store either, but at the very least I'd expected the prices to be lower (my roommate told me she got a Sealy PosturePedic at Mattress Discounters for $200-$300, and this guy was quoting me 2-3 times that).

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

Not in Boston, per se, but Bob's has quite acceptable full & queen mattresses for about $300 (though I hven't been in there in 4 years so costs may have gone up). They do deliver to boston/cambridge, but charge extra (not much though--like $30)

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

You will not find anything better than at Gardner Mattress. I've visited their location in Salem, but now they have them elsewhere. Google for their website.

[fanw.livejournal.com]

I found Mattress Discounters to be really misnamed. Everything was something like $1000-$2500 dollars. I ended up going to Jordan's Furniture which is cheaper than MD's but not exactly cheap. They'll run $600-$1500. If you're willing to go double, check it out.

[phoenixy.livejournal.com]

I recommend Sleep-A-Rama in Cambridge, on Mass Ave. between Harvard and Central; there's also a second location in Boston that I don't know anything about. I know the name sounds a little sketchy, but it's totally not. I haven't actually bought anything there but the incredibly flamboyant sales guy was extremely friendly and helpful in a genuine non-creepy way and there were no sketchy high-pressure sales tactics at all like the kind I saw at Mattress Discounters where they had a non-posted sale that ended tonight and where the salesguy absolutely would not leave me and my boyfriend alone. Sleep-A-Rama sells mattresses as well as lots of futons and some other furniture, like lamps and end tables and dressers. They certainly do have mattress in the $300 range (check their website, sleeparama.com) although I couldn't tell you how well they hold up.

Alternatively, 1-800-MATTRESS has a good reputation, although they say you can try out the mattress before accepting the delivery and I found that to be false; the delivery guys refused to let me try out the bed and lied to me about the return policy in order to get me to sign the purchase order so they could go. (That said, I do think I got a decent deal, and the salesperson I dealt with was very nice.)

[ceo]

Big John's has been out of business for several months.

[mwerble.livejournal.com]

I was really pleased with Mattress Discounters in Fresh Pond. Make sure you deal with the manager/owner, not one of the minions.

[lonely-squirrel.livejournal.com]

About 5 years ago I got mine from Mal Elfman's in Waltham. It's on Moody St.