Re: My Serta Mattress lasted 2.5 years :(
That's pretty typical for a conventional bedding mattress, though 2 1/2 years is pretty soon for compression, usually they will go about double that to 5 years. When I was selling conventional bedding (that was a nightmare, too many unhappy customers), King Koil had a standard of 2" for depression in the first 5 years. That is, if the indentation was more than 2" vs the middle of the bedding, they would replace the mattress. And I replaced a LOT of mattresses. So you might want to contact Serta and see if they have a compression value like that for replacement. That's what I would do first.
Secondly, if your husband is stuck at that price point, then you will still be in the same class of bedding. Expect anything you buy to do the same, though the time of the depression will vary by brand somewhat. My thoughts on that are to just buy a discounted floor model somewhere with the intent to landfill it when it gets as bad as yours is now. Then repeat. Or buy a basic hotel grade unit, they last about two years and toss them. There is always whatever Costco has at a given time, too. The difference on a $ 1,000 set and a $ 2,000 set is often just the exterior cover, which you are going to cover up anyways, so no need to have fancy.
To get into better bedding that won't suffer the big compressions, you'll have to come up considerably in the budget.
Duane Collie
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