Remember the good ol’ days when a person could buy a quality innerspring mattress that felt good on the back and lasted for years? What has happened to humanity? I’m not interested in memory foam, cooling gel, or hybrid anything. All I want is to time warp back to an era before humans went around the bend and purchase a common sense king mattress. Any suggestions?

Here's the deal, I tried some hybrid mattress in a store that I liked but it was crazy expensive. My thought was, I already own like a 4" thick memory foam mattress topper - is there any benefit of buying a new hybrid mattress over just slapping my old memory foam topper on top of a generic firm inner spring mattress?

Been going through the mattress rabbit hole too long.

All I want is the closest thing I can get to an old-fashioned innerspring mattress that won't be a mushy mess in 2 minutes.

Thoughts?

Hi everyone, I'm new to this group. I've had my current mattress that I bought at Mathis Brothers here in Oklahoma City about 5 years ago. I first bought a Sealy comfort, but it killed my back. I really don't like memory foam and the i-comfort had gel foam, so not a fan as well. Plus it was hard to roll over in the i-comfort. I purchased a firm innerspring and it's okay. But I'd like something that has this support but a little more cush. Not the sinking feeling, but a good bounce. I've tried a memory foam topper, couldn't handle the smell and now I have been using for a couple years 2 cheap poly foam toppers. Any suggestions??? I now hate buying mattresses, so any suggestions would be great.

I did everything right. I researched, read reviews, even laid on this Sealy mattress in a showroom for 15 minutes while the salesperson awkwardly hovered. It felt amazing... until it didn't. After spending the last THREE YEARS on a mattress that cost me $850 and developed a body-shaped crater within 8 months, I'm super skeptical and literally trust no one.

The first 90 days were great, then it started freaking sinking in the middle. By the time I tried to use the warranty, they hit me with "normal wear and tear isn't covered" and "body impressions under ‘x’ inches aren't considered defects." EXCUSE ME?

Anyway. I'm now mattress shopping again, but THIS time, I want a simple, well-made mattress under $1000 that won't become a hammock within a year.

I'm looking at some online brands, but also considering going back to basics with something more traditional.

Has anyone found a good mattress under $1000 that's actually held up over time? What's your experience with hybrid vs all-foam designs? Any brands to absolutely avoid? (I’ve read that a lot of those trial periods often have ridiculous return processes and that most mattress reviews online are paid.)

Edit: WOW, didn't expect so many responses! I tried reading through all your suggestions, but they were too many… thanks so much everyone!

I ended up going with the Boring Hybrid Mattress (https://www.boring.co/products/hybrid-mattress) after a decision paralysis, since it checked all the boxes for me: under $1000, a 365 night trial period, good support, and plenty of positive reviews here on Reddit.

It might not be the most exciting pick, but it felt it was one of the safest bets. I’m super excited to finally try it out and see if it lives up to the hype (or at least doesn’t sag within 8 months)!

Hi everyone, my wife and I are currently mattress shopping and it’s been very overwhelming. We’ve been to Mattress Firm to lay on a few and what we both seem to prefer is an old school innerspring mattress. I just don’t like the feeling of sinking into a Tempur-Pedic and she feels too hot. We found the Kingsdown Chardonnay Firm to be comfortable BUT in reading the reviews there are ton of them saying the mattress starts to sag in under a year. Are there any decent inner springs being made today that we should look at? When I travel I enjoy the Westin Heavenly bed but so have no idea if that sags eventually as well. Beauty Rest had a nice mattress at the store called The BeautyRest Black but it was almost 5k 😳 😱. At this point we’re stumped, any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

looking for a new mattress. Mine is so so so worn, it's springs only. Do they make them anymore or are they just hard to find? i had memory foam and didn't like it so i don't want one of those again.

I am someone who is in bed way more than the avg person so I need something that won't give in and sag too quickly- yes i know that me being in bed more than usual is a big factor. Id like for it to be in store so no online box mattresses.

I'm not looking for Tempurpedic, Purple or latex. Just real supportive, non-dipping, decent foam and springs. Make and model please because if you just say Posturepedic there's about 300 different types - thanks!

I'm looking to get a new innerspring mattress at Costco and I'm wondering what anyone's experience is with any of these three specific mattresses. We are side/back sleepers. My husband has a bad back and our Saatva Classic, Saatva Latex, and Joybed murdered his back. He's a big fan of old school inner spring mattresses. We're looking at medium and plush models in a Cali King size. Neither of us enjoys the feel of memory foam.

https://www.costco.com/sealy-posturepedic-13%22-mount-auburn-king-or-cal-king-medium-mattress.product.100659695.html

https://www.costco.com/sealy-response-premium-ridge-crest-14%22-mattress-firm-or-plush.product.100365517.html

https://www.costco.com/sealy-response-carver-11%22-firm-or-13.5-%22-plush-performance-mattress.product.100694157.html

Hi! SO, back in March I spent nearly $2k on a mattress that I LOVED in store. It's a good quality innerspring mattress, made with good materials, and it's double-sided. I have been having the absolute worst rib, back, hip, and neck pain since about 2 weeks in with the mattress. It's not warranty-able, since there's nothing wrong with it (aside from some sagging in the center already, I've been told it's body impressions and is normal, but I'm under 150 and the mattress has already been flipped 4 times since I've had it so...), and it's not returnable. My only option now is try to sell it and buy something else. I obviously won't go back to the place I bought it from, but the only other game in town (or nearby, that I've been able to find) is mattress firm. I'm just looking for an innerspring mattress, something with zero memory foam as I sleep extremely hot already, on the softer side, good for a side sleeper who tends to sleep right in the center of the bed. I'm also very short, if that matters. I spent literal months researching before buying my current mattress. I made sure it was a good company, it was made with good materials, on paper that mattress should have been perfect for me. Instead, I'm struggling to get out of bed every morning and have to spend the first 2 hours of my day hobbling around, doing back stretches, and laying on heating pads. My budget is LOW. I don't plan on being able to get much money for my now used mattress. Most of what I get will be going back to my parents who helped me get it in the first place. I don't care if I have to keep buying a new $200 mattress every couple years, I just can't keep sleeping on this thing.

I am so done with memory foam I hate my tempurpedic and long for the days of an inner spring or a coiled mattress I could as well do a hybrid was actually on a serta perfect sleeper firm which felt okay but I am looking for any and all advice I have to get a new mattress soon I am 62 about 115 lb and active but have neck pain but I did get a special pillow for that

This post is for those weird people who enjoy side sleeping on a soft surface instead of concrete. Seriously tho most people sleep on their sides not backs and stomachs if they are under 300 lbs.

I digress. Apparently plush no longer means plush in the mattress industry.

Purchased a “plush” Sealy Posturpedic Plus 14.5 (Ridgecrest) from Costco. Took the entire day off for them to deliver. So excited. I laid down and my shoulder felt like it was going into a slab of concrete. Setup a return but in the meantime….

Went to Mattress firm and found a “Plush” Serta perfect sleeper excellence mattress. Originally $2000 but only $799!!!!! Tried it out in store fairly soft at least my shoulder wasn’t killing me. Ordered it online with a $100 coupon and brought down this beauty rest to $699

Again take another day off I’m sure I got it this time. They bring it in. I lay down and it’s worse than the other one I am returning!l from Costco.

How the f*ck are these mattresses described as plush when they are hard as rocks?

Sure the $3000 beds are softer, but I’m 99 percent sure those will fail at the same rate as the $1000 ones. What ever happened to being able to buy a mattress for a grand that’s soft? I know that it won’t last longer than 3 years and I’m ok with that. But apparently those options don’t exist anymore and mattress makers are a bunch of shady cheap bastards.

Went to the store spent $150 and bought two mattress toppers and I’m good now I guess.

I have tried three different hybrid mattresses and returned them all. Getting desperate. Looking for an old school spring mattress that has minimal memory foam. Plush for a side sleeper with back pain, queen, and has a sleep trial for returns just in case. Like a classic hotel mattress perhaps. Under $1200 max. Thanks in advance!!

Hi! I recently learned the hard way that I think I just can’t do a hybrid mattress. Got the Sealy Posturpedic Normal (Medium) and I’m finding it too hot. It’s also not comfortable for my knee that’s had 4 surgeries. I’m a stomach sleeper and my knee isn’t heavy enough to sink into the foam, so my leg it too straight while I sleep and I wake up with pain.

My previous mattress was innerspring, fairly firm but plush on top…bought it at a random roadside unnamed store in Miami 13 year’s ago so no idea of specs.

I generally like medium support, but I’ve also found that the rating system seems inconsistent - I laid on a medium pillow top mattress today that felt super soft, but the medium hybrid we bought feels super hard.

Recommendations for a king innerspring with a pillow top/soft layer on top, with medium-ish support? Value it holding up over time and providing both comfort and support. It’s for me and my husband; he sleeps in various positions and I’m usually on my stomach.

Budget is no more than ~$1600

I'm looking for a bed so soft it literally cries at the thought of supporting my weight all night. I have horrible joint pain and any kind of pressure keeps me up nights and I wake up barely mobile. So I'm seeking a soft (plush, whatever) mattress, innerspring coils (although they all seem to use the shitty thin wire now which collapses so easily), with a pillow top, that DOESN'T HAVE MEMORY FOAM ON IT. I literally go into back spasms the second I lie down on a memory foam mattress. I don't want a "hybrid." I just want the damn springs and stuffing.

I'd also like for this to not cost 1,200 bucks for a twin. But I'll settle for knowing such a mattress even exists anymore.

Please don't try to tell me what I really need is a firm mattress. I tried that. I've spent years in pain trying to sleep. I know what I need. It just doesn't seem to exist anywhere.

I'm starting to think this might be the best approach because then you can swap out the softer comfort layers as they sag or soften too much over the years.

I am looking for a super firm mattress with springs/coils. No foam. No latex. Husband and I are both 6ft and 200lbs. Best mattresses we have ever had have been basic firm spring mattresses with some sort of secondary topper. We had a custom made king that lasted 10 years and countless moves. But all those moves and occasional temporary storage expired the mattress. I would sleep on the floor with a 3” mattress topper, but my floor is very cold in the winter. My husband purchased a “firm” foam mattress off Amazon and I wake up every morning sweating in a hole with screaming back pain. I miss my old mattress so much I could cry. We have a wood foundation under the foam mattress and I’m tempted to just put plywood on the foundation- but my husband needs something “slightly softer than plywood.” Please help with suggestions. $1500 budget.

Update: Got the Engineered Sleep 12” Classic Ultra Firm Flippable Mattress. Absolutely love it. I’d say it’s 8/10 firmness. Im a mostly side sleeper and my hips do not hurt. I have had a considerably more firm custom mattress and my hips killed.

I'm trying to buy a new mattress arter my Simmons Beautyrest developed some major depressions after only about 2 years (and I only weigh 125 pounds!). I cut it open hoping I could just replace the comfort layer(s) but to my dismay, the coils themselves are mushed down in those areas. So it's time to buy another, already.

I'm looking for something spring-based. It seems that latex has the ability to be the most long lasting but I don't like the feel of latex.

So does anyone have a mattress that's been good for several years so far? Every single mattress and brand on here, even if well-reviewed elsewhere, still seems to have tons of people complaining about their mattress developed depressions or started sinking in very little time.

TLDR: I'm looking for info on which brands and even specific mattresses are LONG LASTING.

I do not like memory foam and am looking for a basic spring mattress with a pillowtop or eurotop. I appreciate any recommendations. Thanks!