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The article compares how difficult is it to ship sofas with shipping mattresses. However you can order online rolled and compressed mattresses for ~60€ that are the size of a thick pillow. Once the plastic wrap is removed it will unroll. Then wait 24h and it will grow to its full size.

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Non spring, memory foam mattresses compress surprisingly well. Bigger than a pillow. Still weighs the same regardless of dimensions though.

Anecdotally, I had a fantastic experience ordering one through Argos (UK brick and mortar catalogue store that is finally getting its act together online), same day delivery on a Sunday, fit the bill of "I need a cheap mattress tonight".

If I didn't need it same day, then there is no way I'd buy something as subjective as a mattress online..

I bought a mattress compressed like this but it was considerably larger than a "thick pillow" and much heavier.

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