Why are they making Mattresses and Box Springs so high?

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amother

Tue, Jan 16 2024, 10:08 pm

Why are they making Mattresses and Box Springs so high? Is there some advantage?

I got new mattresses and box springs lately and I told someone in a linen store that my mattresses are so high I feel like I need a ladder to get onto my bed, and Im 5' 5".The saleswoman (linen store) said she felt the same and made sure to ask for lower box springs.

How is everyone else managing with higher mattresses?

Is there an advantage of higher mattresses that Im not aware of?

amother

Watermelon

Tue, Jan 16 2024, 10:11 pm

My mattress is higher because it has a euro top, but I don’t use a box spring and just have a platform bed. As it is it’s pretty high I can’t Imagine adding a box spring

amother

Hyssop

Tue, Jan 16 2024, 10:20 pm

We love our high bed! My 3 year old can’t even get up here but we love watching him try!

amother

Tue, Jan 16 2024, 10:34 pm

Any advantages to the extra height, that I cant imagine?

zaq

Tue, Jan 16 2024, 10:39 pm

The illusion of opulence, luxury, comfort and exclusivity. People tend to believe that if a little is good, more is better. In reality, just as past a certain SPF increasing numbers are meaningless in a sunscreen, so, too, past a certain point, increasing mattress thickness is meaningless and does not spell greater comfort. There is no advantage unless you're a giant and have trouble bending. Well, no, I guess if you change a baby's diapers and fold laundry on the bed, a higher profile means you don't have to bend as far and ruin your back. (Of course you could just change the baby and fold laundry on the dresser.) Thicker mattresses spell greater difficulty making the bed and turning the mattress, and greater difficulty finding sheets that fit.

amother

Ebony

Tue, Jan 16 2024, 10:40 pm

I have a high bed. Its comfy to sit, my legs dangle a bit but because the mattress is so high the sheets dont fit as nicely and its annoying!

amother

Holly

Sun, Jan 21 2024, 10:57 am

I worked as a nurse in a pediatric office. We always got regular calls about 5-9 month olds falling/rolling off the bed. We started asking how tall the bed was. Some of those were really tall!

amother

Lightgray

Sun, Jan 21 2024, 12:12 pm

I was wondering the same. Much higher than before. I forgot to ask the store if there's a way to lower the box spring.

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