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Re: Why there are so many online mattress-in-a-box companies

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Post by yjftsjthsd-h »

conradfr wrote: post #211
thepumpkin1979 wrote: post #191

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Thank you, that was such a good read. So Casper won, does it make you hate them? I tend to dislike the winner when I read stories like this.

The guy kind of got bullied to sell his website but is a millionaire and in the end it seems nobody is very ethical in the field. What's funny is that people get rich reviewing mattress online and we developers still debate inheritance vs composition like it will make or break a business ;)

Being a millionaire is not unethical, bullying is. Did he actually do something wrong?

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Post by dboreham »

st26 wrote: post #64
dboreham wrote: post #55

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If this is interesting look at how often Americans think they have to change the oil in their vehicles. Even if said oil is synthetic.

"think"? The manufacturer specifies the interval, and you best follow it if you'd like your warranty honored.

Curious, have you actually read their specification? I ask because it is oven much longer than people think. The cars are configured to "warn" you that the oil needs to be changed, but the miles to change is a soft configuration that is under-provisioned (presumably due to $$ made by people selling you oil you don't need). You can ask the oil changing people (or do it yourself if sufficiently motivated) to change the interval.

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Post by dboreham »

dmh2000 wrote: post #219
astura wrote: post #154

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My manufacturer specifies 1 year or 10,000 miles. However, growing up I was told that you shouldn't go more than 3 months or 3,000 miles between oil changes.

well back in the day, say before 1990, many cars needed that because the engines were so bad. a combination of plain old poor quality and immature technology for reducing emissions . So it became a meme.

That hasn't been true since the 60's or before, when oil was very different than today's (or the 90s). We know that the 3000 or 5000 mile oil change interval is pure nonsense because the exact same engines magically have 10-20k mile oil change intervals in Europe.

Re: Why there are so many online mattress-in-a-box companies

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Post by dboreham »

jccalhoun wrote: post #203
dboreham wrote: post #55

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If this is interesting look at how often Americans think they have to change the oil in their vehicles. Even if said oil is synthetic.

I change my oil when the car tells me to. (Which for me is only about once a year since I rarely drive more than 100 miles a week)

Unfortunately it is lying to you (it was paid to do that by the people who sell you the oil).

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Post by colechristensen »

astura wrote: post #257
colechristensen wrote: post #243

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The pharmacy always gives you papers with all of the side effects, interactions, and instructions. Is that not good enough?

Is this a serious comment? Of course it's not good enough. I'm supposed to wait until after I leave the doctor's office and fill the prescription to know the side effects of a medication I just spent money on? So if I don't like the side effects I have to make another doctor's appointment and wait until the doctor has availability? So I go to my doctor and say "I have X problem." Doctor says "take these pills." I go…

Honestly, you seem like a somewhat difficult patient. If you want to be more involved in medical decisions, it takes time and effort.

"big issue I have with doctors, I don't know if they are going to prescribe me some bullshit"

You want a somewhat different relationship with a doctor, it probably is not going to be very easy if your attitude is like that and you are not particularly willing to spend time and make effort. Finding the right doctor for what you want can be difficult, especially when you yourself are difficult.

I read all of my prescription documentation, and if there is an issue I raise it with my pharmacist or my doctor. Sometimes I go out and find journal articles too.

Sounds like you are using the VA, I'd believe you if you said it was time consuming and the doctors didn't have enough time for you.

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Post by st26 »

dboreham wrote: post #262
st26 wrote: post #64

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"think"? The manufacturer specifies the interval, and you best follow it if you'd like your warranty honored.

Curious, have you actually read their specification? I ask because it is oven much longer than people think. The cars are configured to "warn" you that the oil needs to be changed, but the miles to change is a soft configuration that is under-provisioned (presumably due to $$ made by people selling you oil you don't need). You can ask the oil changing people (or do it yourself if sufficiently motivated) to change the…

My old Tacoma was 5k. My Subaru is 6k. Does that answer your question?

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Post by sumedh »

tomc1985 wrote: post #259
sumedh wrote: post #254

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You dont sleep on hotel beds?

What's the kinkiest sex you can think of? Because if it what you're thinking of doesn't soak/soil the sheets and mattress, then you're not thinking dirty enough. Hotels will at least toss the mattress and bill the customer under those circumstances. Have you ever worked hospitality?

Fair point.

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Post by omgbananas »

doughj3 wrote: post #188
omgbananas wrote: post #122

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I have a theory about mattress shopping: Purchasing a mattress can be like purchasing a car when it comes to getting a good deal. Let's say you know what car you want, so you just e-mail dealers back and forth until you get their lowest offer. The same could be done with mattresses. Thoughts anyone?

The problem is that mattress manufacturers create different product lines and variants for each retailer. This makes it difficult to comparison shop or price match between retailers.

Except for when there's several stores of the same chain in the same town.

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Post by xvf22 »

nextos wrote: post #233
xvf22 wrote: post #80

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Could you elaborat on the IKEA mattress? What was the model name and who was the famous manufacturer?

It's an IKEA Edsele. It's 85% natural latex, OekoTex certified. It was manufactured by Mountaintop Foam. Sadly discountinued. The price was a bargain. I got it for €390, size 90x200 cm.

Yup that's the one I have, still holding up pretty well and I guess that's why.
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