17 thoughts on “Bed advice, please! (that’s BED, not BAD, fyi)”

1. The Bay almost *always* has their beds on sale, they also include delivery in their package. Check ’em out.

2. found mine in an alley, smelled a bit like wee, but it looked comfortable. Had to barter a bum for it, but I prevailed in the end. I gave him a cheesy sammich and we called it a deal. I LOVE IT!

3. …..who divorced her husband…moved in with me…then moved to Vancouver with a business man. A bed with a past 🙂 will tell you it’s tres comfortable….especially with my plethora of pillows.

   I’m no help whatsoever.

4. Mine was Sleep Country. I advise you get your bed from Sleep Country — in Victoria.

   I wouldn’t go with IKEA, unless you can get a mattress from somewhere else. They’re not really known for high-quality ticking, are they? Also, I just got to use “ticking” in a sentence, so go me.

   Department store sounds like the way to go! I always become a prairie girl at heart when it’s time to buy household things.

5. I got mine from City Bed & Mattress Co at approx. Yonge & Adelaide – delivery was a bit sketchy, but it’s a super-comfy pocket coil and I got it for about $650, taxes in.

   C

6. When I read the first line in your post (“TIME TO BUY ANOTHER BED!!!”), I assumed the dueling-rommates scenario had escalated. I was relieved to discover that this was not the case.

   Amy & I got our mattress (which is the greatest mattress in the known universe) from Sleep Country and had a great experience. They even put little plastic baggies on their boots when delivering the mattress so as not to soil our floor.

   Also: buy one of those mattresses with the bowling ball in the ad. (I believe it’s a Sealy Posturepedic, but don’t quote me on that.) There is no more comfortable mattress in all the world.

7. Every bed I’ve ever bought has been from The Bay (or Eaton’s). They have good quality beds and sometimes sales. They deliver too. And that is a good thing. And also if your cheapie metal frame that comes with it breaks, they give you a new one for free.

   Also, Serta, Sealey and Simmons all have websites. So you can browse before you go to the stores.

   (and if you’re wondering what Brian Boitano would do, he’d make a plan and he’d follow through)

8. Now think “What do the bowling pins say when they taunt the poor bowling ball”?

   It’s “Simmons Beauty-Rest, bowling ball!”

   😉

9. I bought mine from Sleep Country – paid for in Victoria and delivered in Toronto. I had no problems with them, but since you have, I might vote for The Bay.

10. I’ve had my Ikea bed since 3rd year university, and in addition to having excellent bondage potential, it’s also provided me with manys a good night’s sleep. They have different quality levels for their mattress and mine is only second from the lowest quality they offer, so their reputation in those regards may be undeserved.

11. The mattress I purchased even after the damn store stabbed me, is uber-comfortable. And supporty.

12. That’s where C and I got our fantastic Obus Forme bed (with split box-spring for easy up the stair-ness). In Ancaster.

    I would try them again.

13. • Never buy a used bed. You do not want to deal with the “energy” left by previous users.
    • Never buy a king or any other bed with a split box spring. You do not want to introduce that sort of division into the bedroom.
    • Never buy a bed whose footboard rises higher than the mattress. You want as wide a view of the room as possible, and you do not want to be boxed in by your bed.
    • Never buy a bed with vertical spindles or rails. You do not want your bed to give the impression of a cage.
    • Never skimp when buying a bed. You spend a third of your life there, and the security and comfort it provides affect how you feel for the other two thirds.
    • Do buy a bed with a solid, immovable headboard. It will securely anchor your sleep.

    Non-“Feng Shui” considerations

    P.S. There’s a Leon’s in Weston that you should at least check out.

14. oh dude. thank you for posting this.

15. Never buy a bed with vertical spindles or rails. You do not want your bed to give the impression of a cage.

    But… bondage potential!

    There’s clearly a conflict of philosophies here.

16. From the Feng Shui point of view, you should keep separate the bed upon which you flay your gimp and the bed upon which you seek rejuvenatory slumber. Me, I pulled my rusty gimp bed out of a dumpster.

17. Unless your shackles are firmly fastened to the studs in your wall, the illusion of bondage is far too transparent.