Purple or Casper?

[Lzen]

I know there were threads in the past about mattresses. I have read through all of the one from last year. Now I believe that my wife and I are down to either a Purple or Casper. What say you, CPers?

[Saulbadguy]

I have a Casper purchased in 2016. It's fine. I wouldn't recommend the sheets/pillows - they are a bit overpriced for what they are.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

I have a Casper purchased in 2016. It's fine. I wouldn't recommend the sheets/pillows - they are a bit overpriced for what they are.

Saul? Where have you been, bud?

I am leaning to the Purple. They, too, try to sell you on their stretchy sheets that are overpriced. I think I'll pass on those.

I am a side sleeper and my wife gets hot so the Purple seems to be right for us. But I've also heard a lot of good things about the Casper. That being said, your comment wasn't exactly a ringing endorsement. It's just fine? Not great or amazing?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Saul? Where have you been, bud?

I am leaning to the Purple. They, too, try to sell you on their stretchy sheets that are overpriced. I think I'll pass on those.

I am a side sleeper and my wife gets hot so the Purple seems to be right for us. But I've also heard a lot of good things about the Casper. That being said, your comment wasn't exactly a ringing endorsement. It's just fine? Not great or amazing?

I don't really love our Purple but it's too damn expensive to move on from. It does do a nice job of staying cool but in the winter that means some damn nice flannel sheets or you'll freeze your ass off. And I'm not sure if mine is just poorly made or what, but it's really damn firm - much moreso than the one we tried in the store (and they're both the Purple 3 or whatever their intermediate firmness mattress is).

The side bolstering is okay but not amazing; a little odd getting yourself out of bed in the morning when the sides are looking to collapse on you.

It's...fine. But I don't think its worth what it cost and I'm a little surprised by the rave reviews it gets. Like I said, it almost makes me wonder if mine is just defective. I feel like I sleep better on a nice hotel bed than I do on our Purple.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I don't really love our Purple but it's too damn expensive to move on from. It does do a nice job of staying cool but in the winter that means some damn nice flannel sheets or you'll freeze your ass off. And I'm not sure if mine is just poorly made or what, but it's really damn firm - much moreso than the one we tried in the store (and they're both the Purple 3 or whatever their intermediate firmness mattress is).

The side bolstering is okay but not amazing; a little odd getting yourself out of bed in the morning when the sides are looking to collapse on you.

It's...fine. But I don't think its worth what it cost and I'm a little surprised by the rave reviews it gets. Like I said, it almost makes me wonder if mine is just defective. I feel like I sleep better on a nice hotel bed than I do on our Purple.

Do you like a firm bed? Me, I prefer something a little softer. I think my wife likes the bed a little firmer than I do. I wake up with back pain if I sleep on a firm bed.

We have had a Serta iComfort(?) bed we bought from Nebraska Furniture Mart about 8 years ago. It was about $1600 if I recall correctly. It is memory foam but I guess after so many years it doesn't work so well anymore. It has been a great mattress but now I need to buy a new one.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Do you like a firm bed? Me, I prefer something a little softer. I think my wife likes the bed a little firmer than I do. I wake up with back pain if I sleep on a firm bed.

We have had a Serta iComfort(?) bed we bought from Nebraska Furniture Mart about 8 years ago. It was about $1600 if I recall correctly. It is memory foam but I guess after so many years it doesn't work so well anymore. It has been a great mattress but now I need to buy a new one.

I can't do real soft - just wake up stiff as hell. I like support with a soft top.

I may end up getting a memory foam or softer mattress cover to see if the general 'flexible support of the purple can be combined w/ a memory foam top and be something of the best of both worlds.

Ultimately I've got a bad disk in my neck and some weird lumbar issues from playing softball in my late 30s like I'm still in my teens, so I'm maybe a poor taste case because I'm just a bit creaky.

I think our old one was a Serta as well; one of the first first pocket coil mattresses so you could roll over and not disturb the other person in the bed. It was great but it was also 13 years old and WELL past needing to be replaced.

The thing weighed half-ton when we got rid of it - the amount of chaff that you shed when you sleep is just not worth thinking about, especially when you realize that it probably yielded the weight of an entire person over a decade when we tried to remove it.

[Saulbadguy]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Saul? Where have you been, bud?

I am leaning to the Purple. They, too, try to sell you on their stretchy sheets that are overpriced. I think I'll pass on those.

I am a side sleeper and my wife gets hot so the Purple seems to be right for us. But I've also heard a lot of good things about the Casper. That being said, your comment wasn't exactly a ringing endorsement. It's just fine? Not great or amazing?

Doing great, living the dream

It's not a ringing endorsement, but I would say it was worth the price I paid.

[BryanBusby]

Funny this popped up today with how much I've been obsessing over figuring out a better bed option.

We bought a new bed around 3.5 years ago and I absolutely hate it. Even after putting a foam topper on it. It makes my lower back and hip areas sore as hell and I don't think I ever get a good nights sleep in result and has resulted in me being tired all day and sucking back ridiculous amounts of caffeine to get through the day.

Anyone have an adjustable base they can speak about positively or negatively about? I've been looking at the Tempurpedic mattresses and they seem expensive as shit and not great for sex, but at this point I think I'm desperate enough to pay for a good sleep again.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Funny this popped up today with how much I've been obsessing over figuring out a better bed option.

We bought a new bed around 3.5 years ago and I absolutely hate it. Even after putting a foam topper on it. It makes my lower back and hip areas sore as hell and I don't think I ever get a good nights sleep in result and has resulted in me being tired all day and sucking back ridiculous amounts of caffeine to get through the day.

Anyone have an adjustable base they can speak about positively or negatively about? I've been looking at the Tempurpedic mattresses and they seem expensive as shit and not great for sex, but at this point I think I'm desperate enough to pay for a good sleep again.

The price tag goes to a whole new level, but my parents have a sleep number with an adjustable base and love it. Not sure I could justify it, but if you're constantly sleeping like shit...

[Dayze]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Funny this popped up today with how much I've been obsessing over figuring out a better bed option.

We bought a new bed around 3.5 years ago and I absolutely hate it. Even after putting a foam topper on it. It makes my lower back and hip areas sore as hell and I don't think I ever get a good nights sleep in result and has resulted in me being tired all day and sucking back ridiculous amounts of caffeine to get through the day.

Anyone have an adjustable base they can speak about positively or negatively about? I've been looking at the Tempurpedic mattresses and they seem expensive as shit and not great for sex, but at this point I think I'm desperate enough to pay for a good sleep again.

exact same here; a while back, we bought a pricey traditional mattress etc; and within about 2 years, it as kaput it seemed. Tried the pillow top thing; same exact results as you.

I told myself if this purple mattress sucks or goes belly up in 2 years then screw it..I'll just buy a cheap mattress every 2 or 3 years. So far so good on the Purprle.

[cookster50]

I say forget either and get a sleep number.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by cookster50

I say forget either and get a sleep number.

My wife wanted one of those but then I looked into the air pump failing and read all the horror stories of people trying to get the company to fix them. Plus there is a median in the middle? No thanks.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Lzen

My wife wanted one of those but then I looked into the air pump failing and read all the horror stories of people trying to get the company to fix them. Plus there is a median in the middle? No thanks.

Guess I've been lucky (as have my parents and brother), but I've loved ours. It's about 10 years old at this point and still feels great.

You don't really notice the median unless you have both sides really soft. It's just a piece of foam.

[oldman]

Originally Posted by cookster50

I say forget either and get a sleep number.

This. We've had a sleep number since 2009 and have never looked back.

[threebag]

Originally Posted by cookster50

I say forget either and get a sleep number.

I hated my sleep number.