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New Mattress Or A Topper ? Mattress Is Giving Me A Very Bad Back

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dieseldick | 13:17 Fri 28th Oct 2016 | Home & Garden
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i bought a new mattress 6 months ago, cheapish at £120 but the springs are cutting into me and they make a loud noise when im moving on bed and its definately giving me a bad back.

i think i still have reciept and wondering could i get a refund but i think unlikely,

anyway, i have a 4.6ft bed and im thinking , should i just go buy a new ,mattress or put a 3-4" matress topper ( memory foam on top )

what would you do ? i want to save money i really cant afford to pay out 180 for a new mattress so soon.
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We had a new bed about eighteen months ago, an expensvie one which was really comfortable, in the shop, when we tried it out.

I find it much too firm and it makes my hip bones ache. Three weeks ago I went to Dunhelm and bought a Dorma Full Forever mattress topper for £49.99. It is sublime! No more aches and pains.

If you can't afford a new bed get one of these. Brilliant.
I read somewhere the other day of a scam ( and prosecution I think) of door to door salesmen selling "new" mattresses, which turned out to by recycled old ones. I hope you didn't buy one of those diesel.
I've got a topper pad on a mattress that turned out to be a bit too hard, like Tilly's, and it makes a big difference.
A mattress topper is great for a good quality mattress that is maybe a bit too firm but is no good at all on a mattress that is too soft or sagging. It certainly won't stop the mattress making noises.
The only snag with a topper is, if you have fitted sheets, you have to buy deeper sheets otherwise they ride up because of the extra bed depth
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just been looking on ebay for materess 4" toppers at £54.00

wondering should i get a topper only since mattress underneath the springs are gone obviously allready but if i had a 4" topper then maybe just maybe it would not feel o bad ?
it should stop the feeling of springs cutting into you, though?
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wondering now, can i get money back on original matress, i have my reciept.
sorry, that query was to hc4361.

Tuilly has a point about the fitted sheets, ours now just fit the topper pad, but it doesn't really bother me.
You should not be feeling springs after only 6 months, where did you buy it from?
You could try, Dd.
I actually use valanced sheets, Jno. They do the job nicely. All the layers hidden away.
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i bought this mattress from a local discount retailer in belfast, they are not a big retail company like ikea or DFS etc
Phone them up, DD.
Did you try out the mattress before you bought it?

When it comes to buying a mattress you really do need to pay out for a decent one.
A £120 mattress isn't cheapish, it's cheap! Did the sales staff take account of your weight and distribution when advising you?

TBH I can't see a lot of come back on this as that really is a very cheap mattress for continual use. The mattress is going to add to the structure of the base whereas a topper is just going to make things comfy and squidgy.

A topper is not going to offer the support you are seeking.
Without sounding too judgemental, I think that you've bought something that you spend a third of your life in far too cheaply.
Having a history of back problems I bought a bed for over £1,000 25yrs ago. Its still going strong and is still very comfortable.
Melv16 should receive best answer as he is spot on with his response. We spend a third of our lives in bed and do not consider paying more for luxury when it comes to choosing a bed.
You get what you pay for.

I bought a mattress for £800 and it was so comfy. It lasted for 10 years. It's not of money in the long run.

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