what exactly do they do? i need to buy a new bed and i just want to buy the mattress and put it on the floor but the sales people keep telling me i shouldnt do that.
2007-01-11 02:35:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
The reason they are telling you this is because they buy them in sets and if you buy just the mattress, they will have a broken set which is hard to get rid of. On the other hand, your mattress will last much longer if it is placed on a matching box springs rather than just on the floor or on an unmatched box springs. But hey, it's your money and if you want just the mattress, go for it. If they won't sell you just the mattress, go on down the road to the next business and buy one there.
2007-01-11 02:41:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your just putting it on the floor, its fine to go without the box springs. They do give the bed a little more spring & give though. If you were putting the matress on a bed you'd need the springs to support the matress otherwise it would sag between the beds framework.
The salespeople don't like breaking up a set, they buy it that way and would be stuck with an extra set of unused springs they probably couldn't sell.
2007-01-11 11:01:02 · answer #2 · answered by thomas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can put just the mattress on the bed proving you put some type of support on the frame like a sheet of plywood.
2007-01-11 10:45:42 · answer #3 · answered by uncducks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the idea of the platform beds and hope to get one soon. When I do, I will not be using a box spring.
2007-01-12 13:35:09 · answer #4 · answered by lifeisagift 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you put it on the floor, you don't need the box springs. If you put it on a frame, you definitely do. They're just trying to make more $.
2007-01-11 10:40:16 · answer #5 · answered by Dacious P.I. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Consider a foam mattress:
http://mattress.talkspot.com/aspx/templates/blank.aspx?msgid=0
2007-01-11 12:01:21 · answer #6 · answered by Gort 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋