Help choosing new bed

[Jasoncmor]

Hi all
Just looking for some advice please.
I need to replace my current bed, I paid £400 for a divan bed with pocket sprung mattress nearly 11 years ago, the mattress seems to have done very well, however I’ve never been truly happy with it. I’m looking at spending over 1k now for something decent.

How do you choose a new bed and trust what you try in the store is going to be good enough?

I popped along to a local bedstore recently and tried a number of beds in there, some I found comfortable, others I did not, however, I don’t trust what I try in store would be exactly what I receive, so how do choose a bed you believe is comfortable in store?
I think those 30 seconds in store could be completely different to what you experience once you actually sleep on it?

Many thanks

 

[reddeathdrinker]

Dreams have a literal test-bed instore you can lie on, and after some trickery and motion under you, as you look up at the screen above, it will reccommend 3-4 mattresses that may suit. The frame below is a personal choice, but the mattress reccomendations were pretty good IMO.
She initially thought medium, I thought medium-firm. We got an extra-firm

 

[Charlie Bravo]

We recently purchased an iron bed which looked nice but was promptly sent back. It was like every other metal bed I've experienced - naff.

Our previous bed frame was from Warren Evans prior to them going under but this time we've gone for a bed from Get Laid Beds.
I must say I'm really impressed and it's really solid with no movement whatsoever.

 

[Jasoncmor]

Dreams have a literal test-bed instore you can lie on, and after some trickery and motion under you, as you look up at the screen above, it will reccommend 3-4 mattresses that may suit. The frame below is a personal choice, but the mattress reccomendations were pretty good IMO.
She initially thought medium, I thought medium-firm. We got an extra-firm

Nice one, I didn’t know that even existed, i will have to pop in to the local dreams store to try it out! Cheers

 

[DJMK4]

Ask if you can sleep in one of the store beds overnight, to be sure, if you can, ask if you can take a partner, to be extra sure

 

[Jasoncmor]

Ask if you can sleep in one of the store beds overnight, to be sure, if you can, ask if you can take a partner, to be extra sure

Great idea, i'll also take some extra protection, if you catch my drift