Is it normal i am scared to buy a new mattress because of bedbugs?

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I have read stories of people getting bedbugs from "Brand new" beds. The one I have now my cat peed all over. I cleaned it off but the mattress is already old and still smells strong. Is there anyway to ensure you don't get bedbug mattresses or is it just something people risk?

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  • gummy_jr
    10 years ago | pl

    I'm scared to buy a new mattress because I think some people might have snuck into the store and had sex on it.

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  • ygrowup
    10 years ago | pl

    It is normal to feel this way, but you can order a new one from the manufacturer in a sealed bag with no worries, just look online

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  • Avant-Garde
    10 years ago | pl

    I suggest buying a mattress from somewhere reputable like Ikea. Your fear is normal.

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  • dirtybirdy
    10 years ago | pl

    Ew. I worked at a place that got bedbugs after some new yorkers stayed there. I didn't go back til after the place got froze out during the winter.

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  • Flaze
    10 years ago | pl

    You would rather sleep on a disgusting mattress than buy a new one? I think you have more of a risk of your current mattress having bed bugs than any new mattress you buy.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago | pl

      No I just am not sure how to make sure the mattress is clean. I dont want to switch from this to an infested house of bugs. That does me no good! Stained to bugs is not much better. Also I know for a fact it does not have bugs in it.

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  • Dillon
    10 years ago | pl

    Coz some damn fool told me you were the best.

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  • Belly_Cameron
    10 years ago | pl

    It reminds me of a time when i was skinny.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago | pl

      What?

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      • Belly_Cameron
        10 years ago | pl

        It's just as disheartening when i remember.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          10 years ago | pl

          What has that got to do with the post?

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          • kittykat9930
            10 years ago | pl

            These comments are everywhere, including the one by Dillon so if I were you, I'd just hide them lol As for the bed dilemma, I'd get a brand new mattress online.

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          • Belly_Cameron
            10 years ago | pl

            Because its was a hard and trying time.

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago | pl

    I see no reason that bed bugs would be in a new mattress. They are attracted to all the skin cells, sweat and dust mites that collect to used ones.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago | pl

      Since a lot of new beds are not new. Its refurbished beds that they tear off the tops and replace it. A lot of times the bugs stay in the springs and other parts of used mattresses. Also you sweat and leave your dead skin cells on your used mattress. So a lot of beds claiming to be new are not. A lot of old refurbished mattresses are also stacked with new ones carelessly. Your name is bugs for breakfast you should know this. A lot of places selling BEDS lie and say a bed is new when it is a refurbished bed. A lot of refurbished beds have bedbugs in them.

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      • [Old Memory]
        10 years ago | pl

        Get one that's brand new. I have had my current mattress for about 4 years now and it is still in the sealed plastic rapper and also has an additional cover over it I replace every few months. I don't think it was refurbished but it was also $600.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          10 years ago | pl

          Well that is obvious but when you are being lied to you don't always know what you are getting. Refurbished is passed as brand new. People do not realize they are being cheating.

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  • Excessive-worrier
    10 years ago | pl

    It's normal to be scared. And rightfully so. I had bed bugs and they can cost thousands to get rid of. However if you buy the mattress from a trusted company than you should be okay just place it in the hot sun all day before you bring it in. They also have skin safe bed bug spray you might want to invest in getting some for extra precautions

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  • Maggie2000
    10 years ago | pl

    Your old mattress is more contaminated than any new one could be. If you buy from a decent supplier, you can guarantee that it will be brand new. If you are still in doubt, do as 'bugsforbreakfast' does and keep it in its original plastic wrapper and use a mattress protector as a safeguard.
    Chill out!

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