Sleep Number Beds ?

BroadHopper · 06-30-2011, 09:50 PM

About once a year, Big Lots will sell a limited number of Tempupedics/Postupedics foam mattresses for around $300. I bought one last year and love it. I bought another one this year for the spare bedroom. Guests loves it!

You have that foam smell for a while, it eventually goes away.

Lakesrider · 06-30-2011, 10:06 PM

Get tickets to an event at the Verizon Wireless center in Manchester. Stay at the Radisson. Almost across the street. They have sleepless number beds. I hated it. Really not as comfortable as I was thinking it would be. Basically a piece of plywood with an air mattress on top. If you let out all the air you can feel the board. Some people love them though. You really should try it out for a night. Not just a 10 minute try in the store at the mall. I know they have a store at the pheasant lane in Nashua. I did try a Tempurpedic at a hotel in Maine. The Lucerne Inn up near Bangor. I actually thought I wouldn't like it but after you settle in it was very comfortable and I didn't mind it all. Actually slept quite well. The only thing about the foam bed is that I could smell the foam. Not bad but it was detectable a bit to me. Maybe it was new? So the one I thought I would like, I didn't. The one I didn't think I would like, I did. So really need to check it out well.

tis · 07-01-2011, 07:57 AM

Really, plywood underneath? Maybe that is why. I don't think I would like that at all. We have regular box springs under ours, which is what you should have.

Sammy · 07-01-2011, 09:31 AM

Run away from it as fast as you can!! It’s nothing more than a glorified air mattress. We tried one and returned it, not as simple a process as they advertise...

Jersey Bob · 07-01-2011, 10:17 AM

We got ours about 4 years ago. My wife and I both love it.
I guess it's a love it or hate it thing.
We haven't had any problems with it.
I've slept on air mattresses too, and it it nothing like an air mattress.
Just get the right cover for it. We didn't go with the pillow top, but the next one down.

upthesaukee · 07-01-2011, 10:39 AM

Is there an air pump constantly running that keeps it inflated to the right "number"?

If so, how loud is it?

And another if so, what happens when the power goes out?

Lastly, do they get cold in the winter, and warm in the summer?

Always wanted to know.

tis · 07-01-2011, 05:17 PM

Our air pump never runs, only if you press it up or down to change the firmness. When you do change the firmness ours is loud. It sounds to me like a vacuum cleaner. But we never need to change it. Sometimes I will decide I want it harder or softer but that is the only reason to ever change it. It is sort of like " set it and forget it". It never gets warm or cold, always the same as a regular mattress. In fact, I forget it is an air mattress. I can't tell the difference. Nothing happens when the power goes out.

It is funny, I can't see how someone wouldn't like it. I guess it IS a love it or hate it thing.

Jonas Pilot · 07-01-2011, 05:39 PM

What ever you do, stay away from water beds. My wife and I had one and after a few years we started drifting apart.

06-30-2011, 09:50 PM	#1
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,667 Thanks: 3,282 Thanked 1,132 Times in 814 Posts	Big Lots About once a year, Big Lots will sell a limited number of Tempupedics/Postupedics foam mattresses for around $300. I bought one last year and love it. I bought another one this year for the spare bedroom. Guests loves it! You have that foam smell for a while, it eventually goes away. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

07-01-2011, 09:31 AM	#4
Sammy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 73 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Sleep number Run away from it as fast as you can!! It’s nothing more than a glorified air mattress. We tried one and returned it, not as simple a process as they advertise...

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Jersey Bob Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Central NJ Posts: 84 Thanks: 76 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts	sleep number bed We got ours about 4 years ago. My wife and I both love it. I guess it's a love it or hate it thing. We haven't had any problems with it. I've slept on air mattresses too, and it it nothing like an air mattress. Just get the right cover for it. We didn't go with the pillow top, but the next one down.

07-01-2011, 10:39 AM	#6
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,616 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,483 Thanked 1,988 Times in 1,088 Posts	Questions Is there an air pump constantly running that keeps it inflated to the right "number"? If so, how loud is it? And another if so, what happens when the power goes out? Lastly, do they get cold in the winter, and warm in the summer? Always wanted to know. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

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06-30-2011, 10:06 PM	#2
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Get tickets to an event at the Verizon Wireless center in Manchester. Stay at the Radisson. Almost across the street. They have sleepless number beds. I hated it. Really not as comfortable as I was thinking it would be. Basically a piece of plywood with an air mattress on top. If you let out all the air you can feel the board. Some people love them though. You really should try it out for a night. Not just a 10 minute try in the store at the mall. I know they have a store at the pheasant lane in Nashua. I did try a Tempurpedic at a hotel in Maine. The Lucerne Inn up near Bangor. I actually thought I wouldn't like it but after you settle in it was very comfortable and I didn't mind it all. Actually slept quite well. The only thing about the foam bed is that I could smell the foam. Not bad but it was detectable a bit to me. Maybe it was new? So the one I thought I would like, I didn't. The one I didn't think I would like, I did. So really need to check it out well.

07-01-2011, 07:57 AM	#3
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,945 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,493 Times in 1,040 Posts	Really, plywood underneath? Maybe that is why. I don't think I would like that at all. We have regular box springs under ours, which is what you should have.

07-01-2011, 05:17 PM	#7
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,945 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,493 Times in 1,040 Posts	Our air pump never runs, only if you press it up or down to change the firmness. When you do change the firmness ours is loud. It sounds to me like a vacuum cleaner. But we never need to change it. Sometimes I will decide I want it harder or softer but that is the only reason to ever change it. It is sort of like " set it and forget it". It never gets warm or cold, always the same as a regular mattress. In fact, I forget it is an air mattress. I can't tell the difference. Nothing happens when the power goes out. It is funny, I can't see how someone wouldn't like it. I guess it IS a love it or hate it thing.

07-01-2011, 05:39 PM	#8
Jonas Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire is my home, 24-7-365 Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,047 Thanked 336 Times in 189 Posts	What ever you do, stay away from water beds. My wife and I had one and after a few years we started drifting apart.

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