When you buy mattresses and box springs, will the vendor to get rid of the old one?

[raccoon]

I'm asking because I need to buy new, and I can't haul an old one off in a Camry.

[badtoworse]

1. Some will. Ask before you buy and make it part of the deal.

[MicaelS]

2. Most will, but for some strange reason...

Not the frame. If you buy a new frame you may to dispose of the old one yourself.

Mattress Firm has stores in 36 states and offers free in home delivery and removal.

http://www.mattressfirm.com/Mattress-Delivery-Removal-L30.aspx

[Journeyman]

3. Some trash services offer "large item pickup" on a limited base, usually free (or for a small fee)…

check with your local waste disposal on their services.

However, I believe badtoworse has suggested the best option: Make it part of the deal with whomever you purchase the new mattress.

[B Calm]

4. I would love to have the box springs. They are great to drag behind

a garden tractor for leveling dirt ready for grass seeding.

[FSogol]

5. You sound like my old neighbor. Do you keep the box spring in the front yard when not using it?

[B Calm]

6. I would put them on end inside my shed.

[seveneyes]

7. They are easy to disassemble

Use scissors to cut off the material and then you can break any wood down to smaller pieces. The metal springs and attachments are easy to break down with a pair of pliers or vice grips. The whole thing will fit in a trash bag or two and you can take the metal to a recycling center and get money for it.

[Tanuki]

9. I would never have thought of that...thanks for the tip! n/t

[A HERETIC I AM]

16. There's barely enough metal to pay for the gas to the recyc center.

A box spring isn't worth that much.

[pinboy3niner]

20. I once lived where my trash hauler did weekly pickups of scrap metals

Pieces had to fit in a small recycling bin, so when I disassembled a queen mattress it took a lot of time and work to cut all the metal to size. But the only part that went to the landfill was the fabric and padding--I reused the wood, and all of the metal was recycled.

[madokie]

8. Reminds me of this

we were doing the concrete work on a new house being built at a secluded spot down by the local lake that we used to go to to swim during the day, skinny dip by night. Anyways the gentleman who purchased the land and was building the house told us that you wouldn't believe the number of old mattress's and box springs he found on the premises, 17 in all.
Yea we were having fun back in those days

[pintobean]

10. I see them on Craigslist all the time.

In the free section. I don't know if they get taken or not. Years ago, I listed a complete twin bed there, and a woman with a families in need charity took it. You may try to see if any charities in your area would want them.
Other than that, I see them in the allies for our city's bulk pick-up. That can be pretty ugly, and I'm sure they end up in a landfill.

[crazylikafox]

18. Worked for me

I put an old queen size mattress & box spring in the FREE section of Craiglist. It was gone within hours. I've done this with other large household items and had the same results. People want free stuff, & I feel better giving it to someone else than putting it in the landfill.

[Logical]

11. Lounge? nt

[pintobean]

13. They have plenty of mattresses. /nt

[pinboy3niner]

14. DUzy!

[Cairycat]

12. Because of concerns about bedbugs,

our favorite furniture store won't dispose of mattresses or upholstered furniture for customers any more. However, they did tell us that the Salvation Army would pick it up. But we went with our city "large item pickup".

[northoftheborder]

15. Charity groups have gotten very picky about the bedding they will pick up, probably because of...

...the bedbug issue, mites, dust, etc. in old mattresses could be a health issue.

A little off the topic, I've wondered why you have to replace the box springs whenever you buy a new mattress. That part is not what wears out, but it seems all mattresses are priced as a set; I would prefer to just buy a new top mattress next time. anyone able to do that? It should save on the cost, as well as some of the problem getting rid of the box spring.

[KittyWampus]

17. Note- there is no reason to replace a box spring mattress unless it is totally shot>>>

mattress companies say crap about how you have to have the matching set bla bla bla but it isn't true.

Only issue is warranty coverage if you don't get matching set.

But often warranties don't cover issues people have.

Mattress companies are one huge scam.

[NV Whino]

19. Usually

Sometimes there is a fee.

[fadedrose]

21. You can cut it into pieces-that might work

and then stuff it into black trash bags.

Usually when you buy one, they take the old ones away. Call around and check.

If the mattress isn't too bad, you might be able to donate it to some shelter. People are sleeping in boxes in some areas.... call Salvation Army, Goodwill & see what they say.

[MineralMan]

22. Where I live, near a four-track rail crossing, I see how

many people deal with this. They dump their old bedding near the train tracks. Eventually, the city comes and picks them up and takes them to the landfill.

The vendor will haul them away, either at no charge or for a fee. Either way, the cost will be added to the total price of your new bedding. That's the best way to handle it, I think. I wish everyone did that. I'm tired of seeing old mattresses and box springs as I drive from my home to just about anywhere. Very tired.

[bettyellen]

23. Sleepy's did for me, but I had to ask first and make sure it was part of their work order.....Also

I was amazed to see they have a huge clearance data base where many of the mattresses not on sale at all are deeply discounted.
All their merchandise is on a schedule to be marked down on a regular basis. I thought I did good finding the one I wanted at 60% off, but the salesman took a second look and found another in the closest warehouse that had just been marked down 75%. He said in reality, they pull the newest one off the to of the pile anyway because it's just an inventory management thing. Now that I think of it, they may have charged 25$ to remove the old bed. But it worked out since I could not get near their low price for what I wanted.

[warrior1]

24. When they took my old mattress and box spring

they said that they are recycled. But this in California.