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I've had a genuine Tempur Pedic queen size mattress for about five years. It is just as comfortable today as it was the day it was delivered.

When I purchased it (from Sleepys), it was the second or third from the bottom in their product line, which had five or six levels at the time. I did not like the two or three mattresses at the high end because they had pillow-tops and seemed less firm to me.

It came with two large queen size pillows (the large refers to the height or thickness of the pillow, while the queen size refers to its width), a premium water-proof mattress cover, delivery and disposal of the old mattress. It cost about $1495 plus tax.

We have had a Tempur Cloud Supreme for about 2 years now. Just the right mix of soft comfort & firm support. We LOVE it. Although the initial cost may seem high, you will get a 20 year full warranty and a great night's sleep.

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I have a knockoff that I bought from Sam's Club, paid about 500 for it , wouldn't trade it for the world.

I will address the question about supporting the mattress, you cannot use a normal box spring with a foam mattress. You will need a solid 'box' (read: box spring with no 'spring'). Platform beds work great.

I have the genuine Temper-Pedic, bought it due to a back injury and for the first time in 10 years, I wake up pain free. I spent a lot of time researching, testing, talking to people, etc. They are expensive, but worth it. I have the Cloud in a king and it set me back about $2000, bought it from Sleepys and got no interest for 2 years.

Worth it, 1000% yes.

As for knock off, what I can tell you from experience and those of friends/relatives, the knock off are memory foam, but have a short life cycle. You will never get the same support out of a knock off, but it may feel really good for a few years. 5 or 10 years down the road, you'll need to replace it. The temper-pedic have a 20 year gaurantee, if on day 7299 you get some sagging, they will replace it. Read the warranty b/c some stores, like Raymore & Flanagin, while they sell the genuine bed, have a lower grade warranty, I believe only 10 years full replacement on the 20 year warranty.

I purchased one from Overstock a little over four years ago. I use it with a platform bed that I also purchased from them. It's still like new. I rotate (not flip!) the mattress 180° about every three months, which evens the wear.

A lot of the problems people have with these mattresses are caused by not having a firm enough support system underneath the mattress. Tempur-Pedic provides you with a box-spring replacement (they call it a foundation) so that their mattresses get the proper support. Most people buying mattresses from the Internet don't ever get a proper support base. The worst thing you can do to them is to put them on top of a traditional box-spring. That leads to the complaints you hear where both occupants roll into the center or off of the sides of the bed, and it can also result in the permanent "holes" where the people sleep. Once the damage is done, it's usually too late to fix things by getting the proper support...the mattress usually has to be replaced too.

@bkarlan: "Did you all need a special bed frame withe Tempur Pedic mattress?"

I had a queen platform bed before buying the Tempur Pedic, so I did not need anything special.