Another 50,000 mattresses going to the dump, cool
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Man I will say like everything Costco has a mold problem. Nothing ever lasts as short a time as anything bought from Costco in my experience. I know this is from manufacturing and not the store but still.
I don't know if it's just practically impossible for them to clean their warehouse or store right to get rid of it or if they just dont realize they have an issue and don't care. Maybe it's from suppliers who ship moldy goods in to them! But mold is basically a guarantee shopping at costco
I never trusted foam mattresses. They're a low fabrication cost high profit item. That they ship crushed in a box mostly benefits the manufacturers not the consumer. There's no way a mattress made of foam remains resilient as long as a metal spring one IMO. It just not superior.
you're right about shipping in a box helping the manufacturers. It is, however, also a benefit to the consumers. I've had mine for 2, 3 years, and it's still basically new, maybe it won't last as long, but also for the price, it can last half as long and still have saved me money. Further, I find mine far more comfortable than all but the most expensive spring matresses, and far less likely to induce back pain.
Quality, high density foam can last a long time while being super comfortable.
We invested in a high-end foam mattress 15 years ago and it's still doing great.
We got our foam mattress from Costco 8 years ago when we moved into this house and I need to lookup the brand so I can get another one. No sagging or any changes of the foam from what I can tell.
The metal spring ones that wear out and cause pressure points to dig into your back, causing back pain?
Truth is, all mattress' need to be replaced more frequently than people do (understandably, because they're expensive as hell). I will say, I received a free foam mattress to replace my spring one, and my back pain has went away.
I will avoid sleeping a metal spring bed as much as possible. I will go out of my way to buy 10x duck feather pillows and sleep on them. I will sleep on a cement floor if I have to. But metal spring beds are horrible for me, and i will avoid them.
All of the foam mattresses I've slept on have been leagues ahead of any spring mattresses.
I didn't even know this was a point of contention.
This is definitely a matter of preference. I can't stand foam mattresses for more than a night or two.
Try high quality pocket springs. Technology has improved on the spring front over the years.