Shopping for a bed
When did shopping for a bed become such a big deal? Okay, admittedly, it has been many years since I’ve shopped for a bed. But still, I am in shock.
The last time I bought a bed was when my daughter was about 1 year old. She is almost nineteen now. Yeah, it has been awhile.
The last bed we bought was a soft-side waterbed. I love my waterbed. Numerous years ago when the bladder sprung a leak, my husband promptly picked up the phone and ordered us a new bladder. He likes to keep his wife happy. Smart man.
But, now as time has gone by, the foam and whatever else that sits on top of the bladder to make it a bed have disintegrated into next to nothing. My side of the bed sags horribly from sitting on the edge too many times. And yes, just to post-pone the inevitable, I have tried adding foam and anything else I can come up with to try to get us through. Oh, and get a good night sleep on a bed that probably should have seen the dumpster several years ago.
But alas, the time has come. With hubby having four herniated disks in his back and me with Fibromyalgia; our bed no longer works. And hubby knew he was playing with fire when he suggested we “try” another type of mattress. He knows how I feel about my waterbed. I reminded him that he was talking to the same woman who takes her own foam mattress when we are staying at a hotel; otherwise, I get no sleep. I also reminded him that he was talking to the same woman who for the past eighteen years, has sworn she would NEVER do without her waterbed. He almost put himself in the doghouse for good when he suggested that we needed a mattress that we could actually lift and move. As in to clean under the bed. What? You’re supposed to clean under the bed? Other than leaning down and reaching what I can, ours hasn’t been touched in over nine years. That’s when we moved into our house and set the bed up. God only knows what is under there! And then he almost blew it completely when he stated that both of us are starting to get old…..did he really just say that to me? Yeah, he did! Speak for yourself, OLD man; I plan to stay young for a very long time.
“Just try a few,” he urged me. So, I agreed. Reluctantly. We quickly realized that a regular mattress would never work. So, on a trip to the mall, we stopped in the Sleep Number store. I tried the first one, and turned up my nose immediately. Like Goldilocks said, it was too hard. The second one was a bit better, but not good enough. By the fourth mattress, I was in heaven. I never thought I could/would ever sleep on a regular mattress ever again.
But then we came to the ordering part of the game. OH MY GOD! The sales quote that was placed under our noses was enough to make me gulp, twice. I knew we would be looking at some major dollar signs, but still. That much? And then the sweet sales lady smiled and stated, “Oh, but we have free financing for up to forty-eight months!”
Well, now that makes it so much better. Because it will take me that long to pay the damn thing off! So, I rolled my eyes and gave a nod to my husband in agreement to get the bed. We came home empty handed that evening. The bed had to be ordered and will be delivered. I lay down on the waterbed that evening wondering if we hadn’t made the biggest financial mistake of our lives. Only guess what? That waterbed that I swore was so comfortable that I would never get rid of? Well, I will openly agree now that it is time for it to go. I tossed and turned all night long. And my husband, well, he walked around the house the next day kicking his heels up with glee because I had to admit that the mattress we tried the day before at the mall, was so much better than the bed that I have refused to give up for years.
So there you have it. I’ll be paying for the bed for the next two years, but I can’t wait until tomorrow afternoon when my memory foam Sleep Number bed arrives! Hubby is already making plans to break the bed in right tomorrow night. And me, I just may stay in bed all day the following day. Leave all the curtains closed and pretend it’s a rain day. Yeah, and maybe if I’m lucky hubby will be right beside me.
Does anyone else have a story about “bed shopping” they would like to share? I’d love to hear from you!
The last time I bought a bed was when my daughter was about 1 year old. She is almost nineteen now. Yeah, it has been awhile.
The last bed we bought was a soft-side waterbed. I love my waterbed. Numerous years ago when the bladder sprung a leak, my husband promptly picked up the phone and ordered us a new bladder. He likes to keep his wife happy. Smart man.
But, now as time has gone by, the foam and whatever else that sits on top of the bladder to make it a bed have disintegrated into next to nothing. My side of the bed sags horribly from sitting on the edge too many times. And yes, just to post-pone the inevitable, I have tried adding foam and anything else I can come up with to try to get us through. Oh, and get a good night sleep on a bed that probably should have seen the dumpster several years ago.
But alas, the time has come. With hubby having four herniated disks in his back and me with Fibromyalgia; our bed no longer works. And hubby knew he was playing with fire when he suggested we “try” another type of mattress. He knows how I feel about my waterbed. I reminded him that he was talking to the same woman who takes her own foam mattress when we are staying at a hotel; otherwise, I get no sleep. I also reminded him that he was talking to the same woman who for the past eighteen years, has sworn she would NEVER do without her waterbed. He almost put himself in the doghouse for good when he suggested that we needed a mattress that we could actually lift and move. As in to clean under the bed. What? You’re supposed to clean under the bed? Other than leaning down and reaching what I can, ours hasn’t been touched in over nine years. That’s when we moved into our house and set the bed up. God only knows what is under there! And then he almost blew it completely when he stated that both of us are starting to get old…..did he really just say that to me? Yeah, he did! Speak for yourself, OLD man; I plan to stay young for a very long time.
“Just try a few,” he urged me. So, I agreed. Reluctantly. We quickly realized that a regular mattress would never work. So, on a trip to the mall, we stopped in the Sleep Number store. I tried the first one, and turned up my nose immediately. Like Goldilocks said, it was too hard. The second one was a bit better, but not good enough. By the fourth mattress, I was in heaven. I never thought I could/would ever sleep on a regular mattress ever again.
But then we came to the ordering part of the game. OH MY GOD! The sales quote that was placed under our noses was enough to make me gulp, twice. I knew we would be looking at some major dollar signs, but still. That much? And then the sweet sales lady smiled and stated, “Oh, but we have free financing for up to forty-eight months!”
Well, now that makes it so much better. Because it will take me that long to pay the damn thing off! So, I rolled my eyes and gave a nod to my husband in agreement to get the bed. We came home empty handed that evening. The bed had to be ordered and will be delivered. I lay down on the waterbed that evening wondering if we hadn’t made the biggest financial mistake of our lives. Only guess what? That waterbed that I swore was so comfortable that I would never get rid of? Well, I will openly agree now that it is time for it to go. I tossed and turned all night long. And my husband, well, he walked around the house the next day kicking his heels up with glee because I had to admit that the mattress we tried the day before at the mall, was so much better than the bed that I have refused to give up for years.
So there you have it. I’ll be paying for the bed for the next two years, but I can’t wait until tomorrow afternoon when my memory foam Sleep Number bed arrives! Hubby is already making plans to break the bed in right tomorrow night. And me, I just may stay in bed all day the following day. Leave all the curtains closed and pretend it’s a rain day. Yeah, and maybe if I’m lucky hubby will be right beside me.
Does anyone else have a story about “bed shopping” they would like to share? I’d love to hear from you!
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