Comments on: Of Beds and Writing

By: D. Moonfire

D. Moonfire — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:51:40 +0000

Heh, I happened to get a Sleep Number bed some years ago. Got a chance to try it out at a friend’s house when I was sleeping. Plus, I kill mattresses in general (don’t move much and sleep on the edge), so I was willing to try it. Worked out great for me, plus it breaks down so small it is almost a pleasure to move.

Some (lot) years ago, I was buying a mattress and the sales lady kept laying on the bed next to me and it was distracting. Finally, I look at her and said, “If you aren’t part of the sale, please stop that.” Much nicer experience after that.

But, I can see how it equates to book. The problem I have, naturally, is getting that first sale. I also tried laying provocatively on the cover, but I got people asking me for money to take it off my hands…

By: Diana Pharaoh Francis

Diana Pharaoh Francis — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:26:11 +0000

Tim: the salespeople might let me sleep. My kids? not so much. But I will endeavor.

Alma: we’re looking at finally getting a king too. Since T’s over 6 feet and I’m close, the extra room will be very nice.

Karen: see, now that strikes me as just the sort of thing a used car lot would do. I believe I am now vindicated. If I needed to be . . .

Yay Rabia! hope you enjoy!

By: Rabia

Rabia — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:42:00 +0000

I had to comment. I bought a book today. The Turning Tide, to be exact. And no, I did not read this post beforehand.

Bookstores are way more fun than furniture stores, hands down, any day of the week.

By: karen wester newton

karen wester newton — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:14:13 +0000

I saw a news program on mattress stores on TV. The big chains all cut deals with the mattress manufacturers to sell them models exclusively. So, Sealy might make 6 models but they have one set of names at Mattress Discounters and another set of names at Sleepy’s, just to make it hard for consumers to compare prices.

Im trying ot think of a writerly equivalent and I guess pseudonyms is the closest. Or maybe ghost writing.

Good luck. Sleep is very important.

By: Alma Alexander

Alma Alexander — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:38:39 +0000

ON THE BED FRONT: I know what you mean adn luckily I’ve only had to make that decision ONCE – when we moved to Washington we retired the old Queen which we’d been sleeping on in Florida and bought ourselves a new bed to go with the new house – so far, so good, we like it, it’s just the right hardness (sometimes hotel beds are just TOO SOFT TO SLEEP ON and I don’t get much sleep at conventions because of THAT and not because of partying all night… ye gods, I’m an old geezer….) and it’s a King. This means that it basically takes over the entire room with a few inches’ walkway around the back where I’m at; that sometimes annoys me, but it isn’t a sleep-quality issue. It’s a live-with-it thing. But we lucked out – and before it got delivered we slept on the floor of our new house for a week or so and when the bed DID arrive we greeted it with the enthusiastic acclaim of worshippers anyway…

ON THE WRITING FRONT – who knew that a bed and a book had so much in common? [giggle] I may have to frame this post…

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By: Tim of Angle

Tim of Angle — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:01:38 +0000

Try to go to sleep on it in the store. If you can spend about five minutes in your normal “going to go to sleep” position, that ought to give you a pretty good idea of how well it will work for you. (If they won’t let you, they’re not serious about wanting your business. Point out that car salesmen let you do a test drive.)

In my experience, memory foam mattresses like Tempur-pedic are best. I’ve heard good things about the Select Comfort “Sleep Number” mattress, but it’s essentially an air mattress, and I’ve not had good luck with air mattresses.