Why aren't quality twin size mattresses available?

Question

Everytime I've gone mattress shopping, why are there no QUALITY and COMFY twin size matresses on the market? What's available all seems like crap. I just bought a new twin set 13 months ago and it's shot already. Seems like the bedding companies only make the quality stuff in full, queen, and king. Don't these idiots know not everyone has space for a full, queen or king size bed? Even the best name brands seem to put out only mediocrity in twin sizes. Is the source of the issue the bedding manufacturers alone, or is it happening on the furniture stores' end?

Answer 1

Have you tried Sears or Denver Mattress? Look up some of your name brands online, like Sealy, Simmons, Sterns & Foster. Hey, try mattress.com. Get some technical specs on the mattresses.

A normal twin is (38x75in) 480 coils. I think I read somewhere that a twin bed should have no less than 350 coils. Individual, wrapped coils of a sturdy gauge steel. Cheaper mattresses use a continous coil and no wrapping.

Pillowtops tend to sag more. (How do I know this? I don't work at a mattress factory. I'm looking to purchase mattresses myself and always ALWAYS look online for how to guides and most importantly, ratings and comments from other consumers.) The wider coils are best and look for a cotton or demask ticking.

Buy your mattress and box springs, or foundations, as a set at the same time. Make sure they offer at least a 10 year warranty. Really good manufacturers offer lifetime I believe.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I think it is the furniture stores actually. They think of a twin size mattress for kids and to them that mean low quality for some reason. I had a wonderful twin sized mattress it was pillow top like a foot thick and deliciously comfortable. I got it from leggett and platt. It is a manufacturer not a store. I think if you find a decent furniture store they might order one for you. Hope this helped!

Answer 4

Quality in a twin size will come at a price. High-end stores like Pottery Barn and CrateNBarrel will have much higher quality twin mattresses and a huge price tag attached.
Good Luck!

Answer 5

Most of the people that are shopping for beds aren't looking for twin beds, so it isn't economically feasible to carry these things in their inventory when they're just going to take up space (and a lot of it).

It isn't that quality twin beds aren't made, they're just hard to find. Someone suggested Pottery Barn. I wasn't aware that they sold beds, but it sounds like a good idea since all of their stuff is good quality.

Answer 6

I have a really small guest bedroom and went with a queen because everyone that visits is tall. There are only two bedside tables for furniture in there, but no one ever complains about the bed being too small. But I am thinking about raising the bar in the closet and putting a lowboy for clothing storage in there. I also put in a queen sized futon in the library which looks like a couch/day bed that the children love to sleep on. The couch design saves space when it is not open in use.

Answer 7

Good question.

We needed a twin size mattress (and as you suggest the quality was poor) so we went to K-Mart and bought a pleated foam pad made especially for such an ocassion.

It is great!
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Answer 8

i had the same problem trying to find fancy twin size sheets last year. Finally i gave up and got a boyfriend and a 'big kid' bed. Sure my bed takes up the whole living room...

Answer 9

They sell less twin beds and when they do it's for kid's. Kid's don't complain. Economic shaft again.