The DUmmy protege, who is likely envied beyond all imagination by DUmmy Mythsaje, has a problem:
armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Sat Aug-01-09 09:07 PM
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Holy cow! Mattresses are expensive as hell...
I cannot justify spending so much money on something that I lay on 5-8 hours at a time. But then again, I cannot take many more nights sleeping on my current mattress. The springs are bulging out and driving me crazy.
God damn you Mattress monopolies!!!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8963493Petrushka (641 posts) Sat Aug-01-09 09:27 PM
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1. Last year, I spent nearly a thousand dollars for something that, less than a month later, was
put on a "clearance sale" for $300!
If I'm not mistaken, August is one of the mattress "clearance sale" months.
Watch the newspaper ads.
DUmmy Petrushka is severely mistaken. Mattress stores have 30-day clearance sales underway 12 times per year, followed by a single year-long clearance sale. DUmmy Petrushka paid $1000 for a $300 used mattress simply due to being a DUmmy, not due to missing a sale.
Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Sat Aug-01-09 09:31 PM
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2. My mattress cost $900, Insanity!
Who would have suspected? The DUmp has mattress snobs!
And now, sadly, the protege DUmmy admits to having no chance with the ladies whatever:
armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Sat Aug-01-09 09:50 PM
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7. I need an extra long twin. I want a pillow top...
I have a lot of neck and back issues for someone my age. And with some other health issues, a good nights sleep is a necessity.
All the ones I have looked at cost around 500-600 dollars. But I will have to keep my eye open for deals.
The protege DUmmy, at a very early age, is already assembling a list of reasons that regular employment is impossible. By middle age he will be a very fine DUmmy, indeed, unless his protegeship is exceptionally vigorous and successful.
armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Sat Aug-01-09 09:55 PM
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10. I'm 19. I have a lot of problems with muscle tension...
and I have a neurological disorder called hypersomnia. Basically it means that I have episodes of extreme tiredness/drowsiness during the day. One way to alleviate symptoms is to make sure I get a really good nights sleep.
I think I'm just going to spend the money and get a good mattress. But I'll wait a while and see if I can find a deal.
Hypersomnia! I knew there had to be a more scientific name for hangovers.
DUmmy Roon reminds me of another repulsive, cutesy, babytalk word that will hereinafter be starred. No one past the age of four should ever be allowed to use this word:
Roon (1000+ posts) Sat Aug-01-09 09:47 PM
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6. Always have a comfy mattress
and a comfy pair of shoes..that way you are always comfy! Sleep is so important to me,I always have a comfy mattress..no matter what!!
And finally, believe it or not, a word of good advice from a DUmmy:
davsand (1000+ posts) Sat Aug-01-09 10:54 PM
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16. I was told by a guy who makes mattresses to NEVER buy any mattress you can't flip.
Seriously. I know a man who grew up in a local family that owns a mattress company. One day I sat down with him and started asking questions. I started out by asking what kind of mattress he has at home. He says he sleeps on a latex mattress with a removable (and washable!) pillow top.
He says that pillow top is not the problem, it is the lack of ability to flip the mattress that creates sags and valleys. He also says that if you do not flip your mattress regularly you are cutting its life in half.
