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So that just makes it even easier for it to be a money laundering business, lol.

Couldn't one argue that the profit margins HAVE to be high because the sales turnover rate is so slow? E.g. if people only replace them every 10 years, you're not going to sell many, so to make your salary as the seller you have to make a higher % on each that is not hardware costs. I guess part of that is hoe you define what goes into "profit margins".
I know this is the case for niche use biomedical research instruments like we work with. Box may have $500 in parts but it costs $20,000 b/c they only sell a handful a year
 
RatLabGuy said:
I know this is the case for niche use biomedical research instruments like we work with. Box may have $500 in parts but it costs $20,000 b/c they only sell a handful a year
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That’s pretty standard operating procedure with any low MOQ item. Higher volume, lower price/unit. And then I’d imagine with your particular requirements, it would be similar to when I was in aerospace. A bolt with an FAA stamp of approval is $100, even though you could go to Ace Hardware and get the exact same bolt for a quarter. Pharma was the Same case for my chem labs, FDA approved equipment was 10x more expensive than the same exact item in an MSC catalog. Those certs are expensive. But I’m gonna assume in the mattress industry, their margins are merely there to cover their losses.
 
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Futbalfantic said:
If you do go to a mattress store. Haggle. I did and got $200 off
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Damn, I didn't know you could haggle with them lol. I'm not much of a haggler though. I would probably just get pissed off and pay whatever they told me to just so I could get the hell out of there. But seeing what the other guys are saying about the huge mark up on them, I can see why you can talk them down a little. I never would have guessed there was this much to buying a new mattress. But maybe I'm just over thinking it.
 
if you arent a haggler, go try a few out and order the exact brand you like from amazon. save hundreds
 
I suck at haggling too. Most of the time I just say "can you do $xxx" and stand there with a dumb look on my face and wait. Best "trick" I've heard is when they come back with a price, is to wince like it physically hurt you and it usually works.
Danger_Ranger said:
Damn, I didn't know you could haggle with them lol. I'm not much of a haggler though. I would probably just get pissed off and pay whatever they told me to just so I could get the hell out of there. But seeing what the other guys are saying about the huge mark up on them, I can see why you can talk them down a little. I never would have guessed there was this much to buying a new mattress. But maybe I'm just over thinking it.
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Futbalfantic said:
I suck at haggling too. Most of the time I just say "can you do $xxx" and stand there with a dumb look on my face and wait. Best "trick" I've heard is when they come back with a price, is to wince like it physically hurt you and it usually works.
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That's a good idea. I can try the Fred Sanford on them "It's the big one Elizabeth" lol.
 
Ughh I’m shopping for a new mattress Myself and I’ll say it sucks bc you have to go lay on one to test it out and god knows who’s nasty ass was on it before you! Then they want $1600 for something I could technically make for $450... frustrating As all get out
 
C.Berry said:
Ughh I’m shopping for a new mattress Myself and I’ll say it sucks bc you have to go lay on one to test it out and god knows who’s nasty ass was on it before you! Then they want $1600 for something I could technically make for $450... frustrating As all get out
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I'm still and advocate of below. Needed a second king for our second master, and 2 more queens for the extra guest bedrooms. Went to an auction, had a couple new in plastic pillow top mattresses, bought a couple more of those memory foam pads from Kohl's. All in for about $800, three beds I'd sleep like a baby on. Nothing I've tested even comes close to the comfort for me.

UTfball68 said:
I’ve bought 2 mattresses from Ollie’s in Mooresville...one king and one queen. Both coil sprung with pillow top. Pretty sure they were both under $350/ea. Then went to Kohl’s and bought a 4” thick memory foam/cooling pad for each. Regular price is like $600...but they have sales on them for like $200 all the time. Most comfortable bed(s) I’ve ever slept on. Been using them for 4 years or so now.
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we got our mattress from mattress firm last year. Its a Rhodes something.... THE MOST comfortable bed I have ever laid in. What was awesome, was the free Columbia cooling mat and 2 cooling pillows the lady gave us for free. I think our mattress was around $700 and that was for a king.
 
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