When it comes to beds and mattresses you really do get what you pay for, but this may not be such a bad thing.
A mattress attains its value from a number of factors that include the quality and value of its build materials. These materials can include springs, foams, fillings, fabrics and even latex and the higher the quality and price of these materials, the more expensive the mattress will be.
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Build quality also plays a big part in mattress retail prices. Mattresses that are assembled quickly and cheaply see lower retail prices, whilst those that are hand finished and assembled with greater levels of care see a corresponding increase in their sale price.
So are cheap mattresses worth the money?
The answer depends entirely on what you want and what you expect from your mattress.
The biggest single difference between a budget mattress and a top of the range mattress is the wear level and life expectancy that you can expect to get from the product.
Cheap mattresses often provide good levels of comfort and perform well, but they have a comparatively short shelf life. This means that, whilst a medium to high priced mattress by a well known brand may last for 10 years or more, a budget mattress may start to lose it resilience after 3 to 5 years.
If you work out a mattresses' value based on the number of years use that you get from it, you quickly see that many low cost products have a similar "cost per year" as those at the top end of the price spectrum.
This can be viewed in one of two ways. Either that a cheap mattress offers no real saving over the duration of its use, or that a cheap mattress offers the opportunity to regularly change the bed allowing replacement with a newer and more advanced mattress - and at no extra cost. The choice is one of personal preference.
One thing that few budget mattresses can offer is a composite construction that incorporates multiple materials like springs and memory foam. These products cannot be produced at bargain basement prices, so most budget products will be made from either foams or springs. Even so these low cost bedding solutions can offer good value for money.
What type of cheap mattress offers the best deal?
Visco elastic memory foam mattresses cover the full price scale from the very cheap to the very expensive. With a visco elastic material the cost is dictated by density with the cheaper memory foams offering lower densities and ultimately a shorter bed life.
However, the lower density foams are thought by many to be more comfortable than those of a higher density, so this presents a dilemma. High density for a long life (and at a higher price), or low density for a shorter life, but with a more spongy feeling foam. Again the choice is down to personal preference.
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