Caeden got himself a new bed on Sunday.
Not just an ordinary bed, but a Thomas train bed.
My wife discovered this bed was offered at $189 at Spotlight and we went to get it last Sat.
There were also Dora the Explorer, Elmo and Cars sets; Caeden wasn't into Cars and we thought Elmo was fine for a toddler but not a primay school kid, so we got the Thomas train set.
The only problem was that the mattress support rails on this bed were quite wide apart and there was no mattress included.
Doing some preliminary research, we found that a single-sized mattress costs abt $200. IKEA had one with wooden backing at $189, so off we went to Tampines.
When we got there, we discovered that the 'bed' in question was more of a Ottoman cum dayseat than a bed.
Fortunately we found a spring mattress there (at IKEA) at $69 and paid $15 for a couple of plywood pieces at Art Friend (we went Bras Basah) to support the mattress.
So, after 2 days of buying, the bed was assembled and ready for 'occupation'.
Was it worth the effort?
Average market rate : $400-500 (plain bed)
Total cost of our bed : $273 (Thomas theme)
25% savings - not too bad considering it's a character bed. Heard from Ivy that most cost above $400+.
Caeden has been sleeping nicely in his new bed for the past few nights and seems to be quite happy with it.
I just hope this bed can last until he gets into primary school.
Not just an ordinary bed, but a Thomas train bed.
My wife discovered this bed was offered at $189 at Spotlight and we went to get it last Sat.
There were also Dora the Explorer, Elmo and Cars sets; Caeden wasn't into Cars and we thought Elmo was fine for a toddler but not a primay school kid, so we got the Thomas train set.
The only problem was that the mattress support rails on this bed were quite wide apart and there was no mattress included.
Doing some preliminary research, we found that a single-sized mattress costs abt $200. IKEA had one with wooden backing at $189, so off we went to Tampines.
When we got there, we discovered that the 'bed' in question was more of a Ottoman cum dayseat than a bed.
Fortunately we found a spring mattress there (at IKEA) at $69 and paid $15 for a couple of plywood pieces at Art Friend (we went Bras Basah) to support the mattress.
So, after 2 days of buying, the bed was assembled and ready for 'occupation'.
Was it worth the effort?
Average market rate : $400-500 (plain bed)
Total cost of our bed : $273 (Thomas theme)
25% savings - not too bad considering it's a character bed. Heard from Ivy that most cost above $400+.
Caeden has been sleeping nicely in his new bed for the past few nights and seems to be quite happy with it.
I just hope this bed can last until he gets into primary school.
