A long time ago, someone once said to me that there’s two things you should never take the cheap route with in your life. Those two things were your shoes and your bed. Because if you’re not in one, you’re in the other. Your mattress, being part of your bed, is definitely included in that statement.
There are countless drawbacks to buying a really cheap mattress. In fact, the list of disadvantages and possible consequences that could follow is practically endless. Having a cheap mattress subjects you to the possibility of poor support, which can severely impact your back and your quality of sleep, which in turn affects your overall health. There’s also the chance of it having a short life, perhaps even just one or two years. That, or springs breaking, which can’t be fixed, and are extremely uncomfortable to sleep on. With a cheap mattress, you even risk sleep deprivation. It’s no way to live if you have a better option available. Having said that, it is possible to avoid that sort of trouble by purchasing a memory/latex foam mattress, but while there are cheap options available for those sorts of mattresses, they are still a little more on the pricey side.
The benefits of saving to have a better mattress start from the second you get one. Generally, they look better. They’re often better constructed, last considerably longer and provide better support. There are even mattress specialists you can talk to to ensure you purchase the one best suited to your needs. If you were to go for a mattress that didn’t provide the right amount of support for you, or was too soft or too firm, then having spent that much money it’s highly likely that you’d be rather unsatisfied with both the product and the service. That’s why it’s important to buy your mattress from a store that promises you can return it within a cooldown period should you decide that you don’t like it. That’s the difference between a cheap and expensive mattress. You can pick what’s right for you.
