How much did you spend on your bed?

OpenToSuggestions · 7 Mar 2020 at 21:19

My 10 year old ~£700 double bed is due for replacement.
I want something comfier bed to get some better rest.

I walked into Dreams and Bensons, thinking I could get a Super King bed (excluding headboard) for ~£1000-£1200 (Divan). It looks like I need to spend double that for something decent. The cheap mattresses are crap! The mattress alone can be upwards of £1500.

How much did my fellow OcUKers spend on their bed?

I also expect some entertaining comments as this is GD

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Shure · 7 Mar 2020 at 21:22

I guess quality is always subjective but I'm currently shopping for a new bed and I can find plenty of decent divan beds(2000 pocket springs) for £800.
We've always had Healthbeds and been happy with them.

chaparral · 7 Mar 2020 at 21:23

OpenToSuggestions said:
How much did my fellow OcUKers spend on their bed?

Around £50 for secondhand one about 20 years ago

AndrewNR · 7 Mar 2020 at 21:23

400 king size oak frame
500 on pocket matty

chroniclard · 7 Mar 2020 at 21:24

Super king is massive, are you a giant?

malachi · 7 Mar 2020 at 21:26

chroniclard said:
Super king is massive, are you a giant?

I got one for the extra women in my bed

scrivz69 · 7 Mar 2020 at 21:27

Just got a new dreams bed, it had to be a zip and link due the the height of the ceilings in our dorma. It was £1699 in the sale down from £2200 and that is without a head board, that was another £675.00 lol. I have to say it is brilliant and so comfy. It is a super king size.

chroniclard · 7 Mar 2020 at 21:34

malachi said:
I got one for the extra women in my bed

Yes, handy if there are three of you I guess. Or a fat ****.

sigma · 7 Mar 2020 at 21:36

A slight risk but find the type/style you want then order very similar online, ideally direct from the manufacturer, that's what I did.

Memory foam is the best! Although there's something newer these days, gel I think?

sigma · 7 Mar 2020 at 21:37

chaparral said:
Around £50 for secondhand one about 20 years ago

You've got a 20 year old mattress?

Wait, if it was second hand then it's even older :eek:

RSR · 7 Mar 2020 at 21:39

About £2300~ for the mattress (double), as its from Tempur, I guess all in £3250 ish....

moon man · 7 Mar 2020 at 21:41

uh no ,dont pay for stuff like that hence im long ago mortgage free,the frame was freecycle (metal and oak)and the memory foam mattress still wrapped and free on gumtree

Craterloads · 7 Mar 2020 at 21:50

Pass me down my sister brought back from Dubai when she was living out there.

do need a new mattress soon though, and yes they are pricey.

Dis86 · 7 Mar 2020 at 21:54

Bed, or mattress? Or both?

Mcnumpty2323 · 7 Mar 2020 at 21:54

Look on Facebook buy/sell/swap sites
Saw a solid pine bed for free on my local one literally few hours ago
I wouldn't get a 2nd hand mattress
But the actual bed can't see why not
As long as the place isn't a dump
When you get there lol
It's surprising how many bits of large
Furniture people give away free

[FnG]magnolia · 7 Mar 2020 at 21:58

Just LOL if you don't have your bed custom made from trees and other materials which you have personally selected to be handcrafted by Brian, yes the Brian, who then crafts everything exactly as you like - minimalist headboard, layered underpinnings, probably oak outpoints - and then lies with you while you check it for quality and life enhancements over the period of between 3 and 9 months.

Noobs.

The_Abyss · 7 Mar 2020 at 22:02

I've literally spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on my bed. I bought my current home and my holiday home while sitting on or in my bed, and have also purchased a significant number of other items too, especially from Amazon.

Thekwango · 7 Mar 2020 at 23:05

The_Abyss said:
I've literally spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on my bed. I bought my current home and my holiday home while sitting on or in my bed, and have also purchased a significant number of other items too, especially from Amazon.

Clever. I like it.

Captain · 7 Mar 2020 at 23:07

My bed frame was £150 and the mattress was £750 from Dreams.

AiiR · 7 Mar 2020 at 23:10

moon man said:
uh no ,dont pay for stuff like that hence im long ago mortgage free,the frame was freecycle (metal and oak)and the memory foam mattress still wrapped and free on gumtree

Sound advice, cheap out on the thing you spend around 8 hours per day laying on. :rolleyes:

We bought a Simba mattress for around £700. Worth every penny for us. A decent mattress is something you can't really put a price on, your back will thank you.