Should we consider buying cheap mattresses?

In case you have crossed the age of forty then you need to give special attention to your sleeping pattern as this is the age when people are at the peak of their career and have to bear the maximum amount of stress and strain in their profession or whatever occupation they are engaged in. Quite often people at this age ignore their health and end up with a number of lifestyle-related diseases.

For better sleep, mattresses play an important role. The type of mattresses which were quite okay during your twenties or thirties may not be the same after you cross forty. Therefore, while buying any cheap mattress, although the stuff is of desired quality, you may not be paying a high price for that.

Some of the cheap mattresses can be those which are not made by any branded company. However, overall quality of the mattress may be comparable with any branded mattresses. In other words, we may get mattresses at a cheaper price only if we are not so much brand-conscious, but more concerned about the right quality of material.

Therefore, buying at lower price makes good sense, isn’t it? We may consider the following few conditions while negotiating for any low-priced mattress.

• You may get a mattress which looks pretty good and as per your required size needs, but not made by a well-known branded company or it can be a discontinued model of a good company. In any case, if it fits well to your requirements and you do not find any defect in it then there is nothing wrong in buying the mattress at a cheaper price and saving some money in your pocket. You may continue to use as long as you feel comfortable. If after a few years of use you find the mattress is not right for your age requirement then you may consider buying a new one.
  
• People who are in their twenties or thirties may not need to buy ultra-expensive mattresses for their bed. Their bodies are flexible enough and they can easily sleep on any budget-priced mattress. Those who are college-going students, kids, teenagers or young couples who are just going to start their life may easily manage with low-cost mattresses.

However, a word of caution over here, you should not buy a bad mattress just in order to save some money in your pocket. Select a reasonably good mattress and avoid buying any used mattresses.

People who should avoid buying cheaper mattresses must include following:

• People of any age who have certain musculoskeletal problems like scoliosis or those who are healing from some kind of injury, people who are overweight or those who do not get proper sleep at night due to any reason may consider any discounted value of mattresses. However, it should be supplied by a well-known and reliable manufacturing company.
  
• People who are suffering from severe back pain, arthritis or fibromyalgia.
  
• Those who have certain kinds of allergies should avoid sleeping on any cheap mattresses. Usually fabrics used for such mattresses are also of cheap quality, which may further increase the allergy problem.

There is a certain category of people who always have a very limited budget and particularly senior people come under this category. However, people at this age need to be particular about the quality of mattresses. They may not compromise with the mattress quality as it can create further complication on their health which can increase their medical expenses.

Which cheap mattresses are best?

Some of the best cheap mattresses are of coil spring type. They are generally less expensive and give better value for your money. The other varieties are polyurethane foam, which is popularly called "poly foam".

Therefore, to conclude, we must not waste our money on a bad product; rather look for the mattress that gives better service and at the same time it should not be too expensive.