I recently got a new mattress, the Midnight Helix Luxe, and I’ve been testing it at home for a few months now (full article coming soon). However, this required my boyfriend and me to switch out our old Casper Select mattress. While we were relieved to finally find a bed that worked for both of us, we still had to figure out what to do with our old mattress we had no space to store.
The hardest part about getting a new bed is getting rid of your old one. Here’s everything I did to remove my old mattress and how I met some cool people along the way.
My old mattress had to go
My boyfriend and I live in a smaller house, so it was hard to ignore the extra queen-sized mattress leaning against our bedroom wall. The easiest and most convenient option would have been to leave it out on the street and schedule a bulk pick-up with our city. In our area, this service is free. However, I didn’t want my old mattress to end up in a landfill.
My old Casper was, first and foremost, not that old — we had it for less than three years and it was in great shape. Although we have two dogs, we always kept a mattress protector on the bed and tried to keep it as clean as possible. There were no tears or rips in the cover. While all-foam mattresses like ours deteriorate faster than hybrid beds, ours had plenty of years left in it. The bed could still go to someone who needs it…