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Be advised that W Hotels '


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They advertise white glove service, or removal of your old mattress, as part of the deal when you buy a new one from W Hotels The Store. But in the DC area, at least, they use 1-800-Mattress as their delivery service. Those guys will not take away an old mattress if it's stained. Just an FYI, turns out white glove service only applies for relatively pristine old mattresses, so don't count on removal service actually happening if you buy from them.


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A follow-up: W Hotels was responsive to my complaint about 1-800-Mattress not removing the old mattress. W Hotels arranged for the old mattress to be picked up by 1-800-Mattress a week later. So problem solved, & "white-glove" service WAS provided in the end. Stand-up move by W Hotels , much appreciated.


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Anyone have a working code for September 2008?


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8E4WT for september


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hmm anyone have a working code for october ?


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I was wondering for people that got the normal sized box spring, if it will look too high for this frame im planning to get from ikea. I also have a 5" feather bed coming in the mail.
Thanks

Ikea

Or should i not even get a box spring and put it directly on the platform bed?


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October code, please! I am hoping to buy a new set for my mom.


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Ouch......just did a search and found a 20% off code, L3DXM..........I hope somebody finds a 35% code soon, that extra 15% is kind of a big deal on something this big.


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kahoots said:I was wondering for people that got the normal sized box spring, if it will look too high for this frame im planning to get from ikea. I also have a 5" feather bed coming in the mail.
Thanks

Ikea

Or should i not even get a box spring and put it directly on the platform bed?

Put it directly. These mattresses run really really thick. Well. That goes for my pillow top anyways.


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clb4g9 said:Ouch......just did a search and found a 20% off code, L3DXM..........I hope somebody finds a 35% code soon, that extra 15% is kind of a big deal on something this big.

Need a 40% off code for October, plz.


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Roy2001 said:Need a 40% off code for October, plz.
Ditto.


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Please...I need the 40% off Oct code!


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Roy2001 said:clb4g9 said:Ouch......just did a search and found a 20% off code, L3DXM..........I hope somebody finds a 35% code soon, that extra 15% is kind of a big deal on something this big.

Need a 40% off code for October, plz.

 


check here


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You can find the new October code from this thread:

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/870669


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Thanks Frglss and kky2!


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FYI, just got a new 30% code via email: V34EW


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Just the usual word of caution to mattress shoppers: just because this is a decent deal (see my post below linking you to an essentially the same mattress sold at Macy's for the about same price), does not mean that it is the right deal for you. When it comes to mattresses people's comfort preferences vary WIDELY, so many mattresses that work for some people will cause excruciating pain to others.

These are good quality mattresses in the Simmons Classic line (not Worldclass, as has been incorrectly noted in some of the previous threads). This does not take anything away from the mattress, however, since there is no direct correlation between the amount of money that you spend and the comfort that you achieve in a mattress. At the same time, I find the W mattresses to be far too soft and not sufficiently supportive for my taste and, personally, much prefer the extra firm and cushion firm mattresses in the Simmons Worldclass line with 1260 coils and a memory foam layer (the memory foam layer on these mattresses does not have the slow sinking feeling which I hate of regular memory foam mattresses and is significantly more durable than regular foam, so it reduces permanent body impressions that make mattresses uncomfortable).

Again, this does not take anything away from this deal -- just make sure that you'll be comfortable on these mattresses or it won't matter how good of a financial deal you got.

Now, the number of coils in these mattresses indicates that it belongs to the Classic line. Simmons uses the coil count in the Queen sized mattresses(here is a link to Simmons' website, which confirms this) to decide whether a mattress belongs in its Classic versus Worldclass lines. As such, a Queen W mattress has 825 coils, which puts it in the Classic line. To confirm, just take a look at this Simmons Beautyrest Classic "Adrian" Plush Mattress Set sold at Macy's -- it is a Beautyrest Classic with 800 coils. I've previously spoken with Macy's and Simmons and they've confirmed that this is essentially the same mattress as the W mattress with 25 fewer coils. I've also tried this mattress at Macy's and one at Nordstrom and don't see any difference (as I posted above, they are way too soft for my taste though and I feel like I don't have enough support but that's always subjective).

As you can see from this link taken directly from Simmons' website, a Simmons Worldclass mattress has 980 coils in queen sized mattresses. W Hotels have the "worldclass" label on them because their queen mattresses have 825 coils, which puts them ever so slightly above the Classic line (by 25 coils). In other words, in this case the label is somewhat of a marketing trick to cause people to think that they are getting more mattress for their money. Please note that Macy's price is very similar to the price at which the W mattresses sell and further discounts are pretty easy to obtain off the Macy's price with things like 20% off giftcards.

Again, this doesn't take anything away from this deal or from this mattress and if it is comfortable, you won't care about the label on it.

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To clarify, I am not trying to threadcrap and am certainly in no way implying that this is a bad mattress or is a bad deal. I just want to make sure that people realize that in purely financial terms, this is a decent but not an amazing deal and can be fairly easily matched by other retailers. Hence, if you like this mattress, then by all means buy it. On the other hand, if you are looking for slightly different characteristics in a mattress, you can fairly easily get them through other retailers at a price that's just as competitive without any haggling (you can't haggle at Macy's or at Mattress Firm, for instance). For instance, while the W Hotels only offer two comfort levels, you can get way more comfort levels of this mattress through other retailers. For instance, Macy's sells the Cushion Firm and the Firm versions of the same exact mattress for the same $897 price (minus the 20% off, if you can get it through gift cards). By the way, I do not work for Macy's, am in no way affiliated with them and am not endorsing Macy's in any way. I am just referencing Macy's inventory here because it is very conveniently available online (and because their 20% off gift cards are relatively easy to obtain).


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bmammons said:I stopped by Mattress Firm tonight just to find out about the "similar" mattresses they had. Basically, they had the Simmons Beautyrest World Class & Simmons Beautyrest World Class/Exceptionale.

The World Class Pillowtops (in King) ranged from $1799 - $1999 (3 models) ON SALE. Supposedly, a "sale" from July 4th that they've extended (of course, the salesman had no clue how long this "sale" would continue). These had roughly the same coil count as this "W" Hotel mattress (I assume, because the queen mattress they had supposedly contained 800-something coils).

The World Class/Exceptionale P/T (in King) ranged from $2300 - $3000+ ON SALE! Get a load of this, the "Exceptionale" line is basically the same depth mattress, but they have 2 "layers" of coils joined somehow in the middle cross-section of the mattress (so, I assume each coil is basically cut in 1/2 to get the same overall depth). That way, they can claim their Queen mattress has 1,700+ coils! That's the ONLY difference between the World Class series & the World Class Exceptionale series! What a marketing scam. Supposed to cut down on "intermotion transfer." Trust me, if I'm asleep, my wife could yell fire and I wouldn't wake up, so I'm not falling for that gimick.

I was blown away by these prices (of course, "regular price" on each of these was $1,000 or so more than this "sale price". Salesman tried to sell me that they were "giving" me free delivery, and that "for Mattress Firm only" Simmons had added some bullcrap "allercare" system (supposed to be something to cut down on allergies, which I've never had from a mattress anyways). Of course, when I pushed him on coil counts, the foam they use for these World Class lines, etc., he seemed shocked at how much I knew about mattresses (a lot learned here and researching online). Basically, I walked out after he said he could "make a call" and see if he could get a few more hundred knocked off their "sale" prices. I mentioned the "W" Hotels mattresses, and he hadn't heard of it (he did mention he knew of the Westin Hotel line). Now you see how much markup their is on these things, when we know W Hotel is still making money at $1072 for the KING Pillowtop SET!
I thought I would quote this 2+ year old post as a cautionary example of the way that some people here seem to have gotten confused by the Heavenly/W-bed marketing, which has led them to believe that they are getting more mattress for their money with the Heavenly/W-bed. The person whose post I am quoting here (I am not attacking him in any way, by the way -- it certainly is easy to get confused by the marketing) posted about comparing prices of the W bed to the prices charged for the much higher end Simmons beds (which he did not realize were much higher end), which led him to incorrectly conclude that he was getting an exceptional financial deal on the W bed.

In reality, as I showed in the post above, what allows Simmons to put the "Worldclass" label on the W mattress is the fact that they put 825 coils in a queen whereas their traditional Classic line has 800 coils (the Worldclass line has 980 coils in a queen). So, the extra 25 coils take this mattress outside of the definition of "Classic" and the next category up is "Worldclass," which is where Simmons puts it even though the coil count is nowhere near the coil count found in other Worldclass mattresses and it does not have the foam encasement found in Simmons' Worldclass mattresses.

Hence, it is somewhat of a marketing trick on Simmons' part, which causes a lot of people to conclude that they are getting more mattress for the money. As you can also see from the Macy's link above, Macy's also sells essentially the same mattress for about the same price as the W price after the discount. You can also get additional discounts at Macy's through things like 20% off gift cards but that requires you to know how to use Dealpass, which is YMMV.


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