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11-20-2007, 16:58

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There's a big difference in "never needs flipping" and "cannot be flipped". I have a $900 "cannot be flipped". It's a "pillow top"--there is no pillow bottom--it's rough fabric.
And if you think about it, flipping over a mattress really does nothing--the springs are still springs, but like was mentioned rotating 180 degrees does work for a time until the springs take a permanent set as they do wear out so to speak.
The air-adjustable beds (Select Comfort??) now that's another story; years ago I was solicited to buy one. They offered a "90-day money back warranty". I asked what the return rate was. They said about 5 percent. Then I asked how many they sell a year. 2,000 was average. So that meant that at least 100 were being sent back per year. So I asked them what happens to the 100 or so. They said the employees buy them. (Yeah, right) They have 250 employees. SO I told them that potentially ONE mattress could be many years old and had many, many owners if it changed owners every 90 days. They didn't know what to say. They told me they remove the top cover and sew on a new one. Sure. I'll bet someone looks at it and says "ship it". It would be like sleeping on a dirty, flea-ridden motel mattress wouldn't it? You have no idea who or how many had it before you.

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KW, I'd be curious to find out what the "rebuilding" process entails--like "critter" removal/sanitizing (mites, and other bugs).

Years ago there was an expose' on TV (reporter John Stossel) in New York City about discount mattress dealers selling "new" mattresses that were infested with bugs.

Turns out these mattresses were the same ones picked up by stores who offered to "dispose" of your old mattress if you bought a new one. Instead they would take them to a back-alley shop where (maybe) the outer skin was removed and new one installed, then sold as new. That didn't always happen though either as the expose' found---use your imagination as to what they found. Ewwwwww!

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