How many mattress stores in Atlanta? (salons, apartment, renting)

[arjay57]

Just curious. It seems like there is a mattress store about every 500 yards in metro Atlanta. Do folks really buy that many mattresses? I only buy one every ten years or so.

[DTL3000]

They are actually there to supply all the mattresses that end up on Metro Atlanta's interstates.

[ehoez]

because those $99 and $199 mattress sets deals, SUCK

they dont even last 6months before causeing back problems. so folks have to throw them away

+ most folks who move, or get eviected just leave them home, so they also buy a new one every year or so.
(like students, they just throw them away and buy a new one every apartment/campus move)

sometimes its cheaper to just buy new stuff, vs paying movers $50hr-$100hour+ to move.

[arjay57]

In my opinion mattress stores are inherently pedestrian unfriendly. Unless you have an arm span of at least 72" and considerable upper body strength, there's no way you're getting one of those things home without a car. This is especially true if there's any kind of wind or rain.

[nrgpill]

well, the nail salons are around 100 yards apart from each other, so the mattress stores in Atlanta has a lot of catching up to do.

[DTL3000]

Originally Posted by arjay57

In my opinion mattress stores are inherently pedestrian unfriendly. Unless you have an arm span of at least 72" and considerable upper body strength, there's no way you're getting one of those things home without a car. This is especially true if there's any kind of wind or rain.

That reminds me Arjay.

One of the life accomplishments I'm most proud of is managing to lug a mattress from the Ikea in Red Hook Brooklyn to the room I was renting in Astoria Queens.

It was one of those cheap futon-y deals and I did use the subway. But I did have to change trains twice.