New Mattress Shopping: Almost as Stressful as Car Shopping!!
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Comments (18)You need my SHOPPING GRID! I've even convinced a co-worker it's the best way. I made an Excel spreadsheet (I can send it to you if you have Excel) with one-inch squares on it, and it's always in my checkbook. Each square gets a person's name. As I think of ideas for that person, I write it down. As I buy the gifts on sale throughout the year (I can't handle the stress of last-minute shopping and I always shop the sales!) I put a check by that gift. When that person's gifts are purchased, I cross off their square. Ta-dum! If you stick to the grid, you'll never over-buy for one person and not the other. (And if one person ends up with 3 small/inexpensive gifts and the other one large/expensive gift, wrap up the small ones as if they were one...I do that with my kids and as long as they have the same number of packages to open, they're happy.) Having multiple ideas ready also helps make the shopping easier. For example, if your nephew's list says "dress shirt" and "sweatshirt", buy the one that's on sale the week you're at the mall.... Julie jbeadle@twmi.rr.com...See MoreWhy is car shopping so hard?
Comments (13)What troubles me more is having to buy something different. I prefer to keep a reliable vehicle going when I feel I know what I have. But occasionally you have to get something different. The last one I did something a bit different. I bought a lease return. Couldn't be more pleased. Still go through the same as buying a used vehicle - check it over, but I saved $18k over buying new and it sure doesn't bother me that it was 2 model years old with 20k miles. With reasonable care and reasonable luck, this should last me a long, long time. I can't see myself ever buying a new car again. Although I don't like dealing with car jockeys, I know that they're bottom-feeders. They seldom last long at one dealership. I know their games and don't play them. I know that they're not doing me any favors and I don't owe them a thing. I was buying a new vehicle about every 15-17 years so they know I'm not a repeat customer and although I have brands I prefer and brands I dislike, I'm not a brand-snob. I look for value and a vehicle that will serve my needs. These days reliability is comparable pretty much across the board for the most part. I also look for features and I look for potential troublespots. I also go with the attitude that I'm never going to find the "perfect" vehicle, just like you'll never find the "perfect" house. So I refuse to stress out over something like a vehicle purchase. What's the worst case scenario? Don't like it? Lemon? Yes you can get a lemon in a new vehicle or a used one. So then you sell it and get something else. Big deal. Relax. A vehicle isn't worth stressing yourself. There's plenty of other things to cause you stress, many of which are far better....See MoreBuying a new mattress....is harder then buying a new car
Comments (53)I did purchase my new King mattress from the same local manufacturer that made my custom rv mattress. I love this company, I was able to tell him exactly how I wanted it to feel on top and how much support and firmness for the core. I did get the individual covered separate coils for less movement and the bamboo top fabric because I sleep hot and the bamboo fabric is great for me. It has the euro top instead of the pillow top the old one had. It is just beautiful too. I really debated if I should get a latex layer in the top, ended up not getting it, but if I was doing it again it would be worth the extra money. I love my latex pillows so much I think I would like the latex layer. I absolutely did not want any type of memory foam I can't stand it. I do have the option to let him take it back and add the latex layer still. Another great thing about this place! I have recommended them to several of our friends, especially those with an rv. And the prices are fantastic. So far I have not had any back pain like I was having from the old one. Super comfortable and extremely supportive. I especially wanted the heavy solid foam sides which will support you sitting on the edge or pushing on it getting up and out. I am a side sleeper and I tend to sleep on the edge of the bed, it supports me completely. I could jump on my side and never move my husband's side. The only thing that I wish was different is how much higher this one is. Thank goodness my sheets still fit. I have no idea if they ship out or not but I know they deliver all around the Houston area....See MoreCar shopping/looking
Comments (14)For visibility on the road and ease of entering and exiting the car, my mother drives a Ford Escape, one of the smaller SUVs. It has the advantage too of allowing her to place her groceries, packages, at a good height in back for removing those once she's pulled into her garage to not bend then lift. She's had both hips replaced and has osteoporosis at 86, is 5'2" and about 125 pounds. Like all SUVs, it does have a bit of a blind spot to the rear right so looking over one's shoulder is always a good idea before making lane changes. I've had hip surgery myself and have driven an Explorer for the last 30+ years - not the same one, I've had three now :) DH, who drives a Ford 250, and I both find it easier to get up into a larger or taller vehicle than down into a smaller one. The deal breaker for me any more is heated seats. We don't operate at the same temperature and I was always too cool driving with DH, and if I was comfortable he was too warm. The electronically adjustable (lumbar too) individually heated seats have solved that, but I have to say its so nice for an achy back (and mine hurts a lot of days) I am warming my backside when driving alone too. Most makes of cars offer them, although not always in the base models, you have to go up a little in the extras....See Moreellendi
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