Comments on: A hard time with beds http://www.metricviews.org.uk/2007/01/07/bed-sizes-confusion/ Commentary on the measurement muddle in the UK Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:15:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: John http://www.metricviews.org.uk/2007/01/07/bed-sizes-confusion/#comment-7866 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 02:57:39 +0000 http://www.metricviews.org.uk/2007/01/07/bed-sizes-confusion/#comment-7866 I agree, different manufacturers can make it confusing to find the size of the bed you're looking for. I agree, different manufacturers can make it confusing to find the size of the bed you’re looking for.

]]> by: Philippe Martin http://www.metricviews.org.uk/2007/01/07/bed-sizes-confusion/#comment-123 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:27:54 +0000 http://www.metricviews.org.uk/2007/01/07/bed-sizes-confusion/#comment-123 You only have to think about pillows, the stardard size in the UK is 80x50cm, but in Finland it is 50x60cm, 65x65cm in France and 80x80cm in Germany. No wonder, then IKEA has to make different sizes for different markets! You only have to think about pillows, the stardard size in the UK is 80×50cm, but in Finland it is 50×60cm, 65×65cm in France and 80×80cm in Germany. No wonder, then IKEA has to make different sizes for different markets!

]]> by: Alex Bailey http://www.metricviews.org.uk/2007/01/07/bed-sizes-confusion/#comment-46 Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:34:03 +0000 http://www.metricviews.org.uk/2007/01/07/bed-sizes-confusion/#comment-46 I had similar problems after buying a "Super King Size" bed from Ikea. I wasn't too keen on their own mattresses but did eventually get a suitable Silentnight mattress via Argos... the duvet and bedding I had to go back to Ikea for. The first problem was mattresses. Especially on-line, most sellers refer to sizes in feet. I was looking specifically for a Silentnight mattress and even struggled with their own web site but found that Argos had metric dimensions on their web site. Interestingly, the "foot" sizes quoted by most are only an approximation! The next problem was duvet and covers. Asking for things like this as "xxx size" are pointless as they seem to differ from shop to shop, having the metric size did help though. Only one retailer, Marks and Spencer, didn't sell metric sizes. I did a little research on this one and did find that even the Americans have problems in this area and for a change it's not so much to do with measurement units - bed sizes differ even between states! I had similar problems after buying a “Super King Size” bed from Ikea. I wasn’t too keen on their own mattresses but did eventually get a suitable Silentnight mattress via Argos… the duvet and bedding I had to go back to Ikea for.

The first problem was mattresses. Especially on-line, most sellers refer to sizes in feet. I was looking specifically for a Silentnight mattress and even struggled with their own web site but found that Argos had metric dimensions on their web site. Interestingly, the “foot” sizes quoted by most are only an approximation!

The next problem was duvet and covers. Asking for things like this as “xxx size” are pointless as they seem to differ from shop to shop, having the metric size did help though. Only one retailer, Marks and Spencer, didn’t sell metric sizes.

I did a little research on this one and did find that even the Americans have problems in this area and for a change it’s not so much to do with measurement units - bed sizes differ even between states!

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