"Michaelangelo" wrote in message
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john brook burst on the scene, and said:
It was only a few years ago we bought an expensive Ikea sprung double
mattress and its now no longer flat but has hills and valleys. Also it so
heavy that its almost impossible for us to move about for spring
cleaning.

We thought we would buy a foam mattress now. Ikea do a double one
200x140x10cm for £60. Is this a good price or could we perhaps buy a
thicker one elswhere for the same money? Also we are wondering if 10cm
is a bit thin, although we do prefer a firmer mattress and we use a
mattress pad.

The question is whether to buy at Ikea or can we find a better deal
elswhere? Thanks.

I know nothing about foam mattresses but, looking at those available
online, 10cm seems quite shallow. 15cm seems a more common size. £60 is
also pretty cheap but probably accounted for by the thinness of the
mattress and Ikea's generally low prices.

I would go around one or two dedicated bedding shops and get advice from
people who know. If the Ikea one then seems a good buy you can still go
for it. You don't buy a new mattress very often and like most things you
get what you pay for so cheapest isn't necessarily best.

On balance, if I was in the market for a mattress I don't think Ikea would
be my first port of call. In fact I'm not sure I would look at them at
all.

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We have ordered (but not had delivered yet) a new base and mattress, and the
mattress is a normal sprung one, but does not need to be turned.

This might help with it being too heavy, as once installed it shouldn't have
to be moved often.

I would think that a thin foam mattress might not be comfortable after a
while, but this is not from experience.
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Peter Hawkins
South Lincolnshire