Believe it or not... I replaced my $1300 body glove mattress with one of those boxed memory foam ones that were $399 at walmart (it's an obusform brand). And i absolutely love it!! I was having days that I just couldn't get up in the morning I was in so much pain. I would be in tears for hours after my hubby pried me out of bed.

Since i got the cheap memory foam I haven't had more than a handful of days like that. I think I'll buy a temperpedic one when this one needs replacing. I almost bought the sleep number bed but just couldn't justify the price at the time when I didn't even know if it would help or not and we don't have any stores locally to test them out in.

Hi, Riley Red! We have a Tempurpedic (Swedish memory foam) mattress. It used to be very comfortable for me, but now that I'm achier, I sleep in the guest room on the soft, sagging mattress! It was meant to be a temporary fix when I had bursitis in my shoulder, but every time I try to go back, the tempurpedic bed feels like a concrete slab! I also have a harder time breathing on the harder mattress. But if you like a firm mattress, it may be good for you. A queen size Tempurpedic these days runs around $2000, so it helps to be sure. Sounds like Roni's less expensive Walmart foam may be a good place to start.

I have seen recent advertisements for the sleep number with a memory foam topper. Sounds interesting, but I just don't think I can order a mattress without being able to test it out. The sleep number interested me because hubby likes a firm mattress. He actually recommends the cheap one to everyone now! So even he is sold.

We bought the cheap one just to get me through until I figured out what I wanted (hubby was pretty upset when my normal mornings turned into a cry-fest!). That was about 3 years ago and I'm still loving my cheapie... Even my 18 year old crawls into bed with me in the morning because she loves it!

Temperpedic comes in different "firmness" levels and I probably will need a soft one. Wendy...do you know which one you have?

I know this will sound absolutely horrible, but I've had my pillow-top mattress since I was pregnant with my third child, 17 years. YIKES! I know some docs say that's not healthy. However, it's in good shape. With my condition in the last few years the bed was not cushioned enough for us. Last year my husband brought home one of those Walmart-sold therma-something type mattress toppers and we LOVE it.

Okay one more from me and I'll stop. While posting the last comment, a Sleep-Number add was the header on add space up above!! :laugh:

Wow...I stumbled onto this topic thread and I'm glad I did. i was contemplaiting purchasing a Temperpedic but after reading all the comments I think I'll check out the Wal-Mart cheapie. Thanks to everyone for your comments. I haven't slept through the night in years and my rest is anything but restful. Thanks all...

My hubby works at a foam factory that supplies cushions and memory foam mattresses to many big names, so we've got the memory foam matress - best thing we ever did!! get one!