Does anyone out there have one of those Sleep Number Beds by Select Comfort? I ask because we've been considering buying one, and I'm looking for some feedback. If you've got one, did you go with the adjustable bed option, (you can raise and lower the head and feet and it has a massage feature)?
We stopped by one of those mall stores. Maybe it's just me, but for some reason I couldn't really get a feel for the thing while laying in the fish bowl of a mall window, on display for every Sally and Joe walking by. Add to that the salesman following you around, you know, selling, while you try them out. "Well, we just go through these steps at the different beds to find out your number. It should only take 20 minutes." Sorry, but No We Won't. I'm sure salesmen would really appreciate it if the whole family would just wear warning signs, "Caution. Approach carefully. Prone to general crankiness. Known to respond to salesmen in a negative fashion."
Anyway, you can return the matress if you decide it's not for you, but they only take return of the adjustable frame if it's defective. So, if anyone has some insight, leave it in the comments or e-mail me.
DC_brainstorming AT hotmail.com
I believe that TwoDragons and the Mad Monk at Who Tends the Fires once had a Sleep Number / Select Comfort bed. You might mosey on over and ask about it.
Posted by: aelfheld | October 19, 2005 at 04:59 PM
We've had one for years, and love it. But they weren't making a fancy-pants "adjustable bed option" when we bought ours. It wasn't called a "Sleep Number" bed then either. It was plain old "Select Comfort."
Posted by: Doug | October 19, 2005 at 08:55 PM
Sandy, I've never had one, but some good friends of mine have. They swear by it. The fact that one can have firm and the other fluffier makes life wonderful for them!
Posted by: Peg | October 19, 2005 at 11:08 PM
The Penguin and I have had ours for about 3 years and we did get the adjustable one. (actually two XL twins side by side, the crack in the middle has never bothered us and that way we can both choose our position) Bottom line, I wouldn't want to be without one now and the Penguin feels the same way. If you watch TV or read in bed spend the extra cash for the adjustable, you won't regret it. It did take about a month to find my sleep number so if you get one be patient.
Posted by: noodles | October 20, 2005 at 09:23 AM