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The US consumers prefer spring mattress while European consumers prefer mattresses made from latex foam. Over time springs degrade faster than foam and so US ma
by slv77 8y ago
The US consumers prefer spring mattress while European consumers prefer mattresses made from latex foam. Over time springs degrade faster than foam and so US mattresses have a shorter lifespan.
- SeanLuke 8y agoMy experience in Italy strongly suggests spring mattresses are the norm.
- atombender 8y agoDo you have data to support that assertion? As a European, I grew up with nothing but box-spring mattresses. IKEA has more box-spring products than foam ones.
- joncrocks 8y agoI think you might mean spring or pocket-spring. A box spring is something you put a mattress on. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box-spring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box-spring
- atombender 8y agoOf course, oops -- pocket spring!
- com2kid 8y agoMy $2k latex matress has a giant sink hole in the middle of it. I'm non-too happy, and a bit disillusioned about the idea that latex matresses last longer.