Good deals on Beds

unklerosco · 13-10-2009 10:04am #1

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/furniture/994962

Went down to this guy just over a week ago... He's got some good deals on beds down there. Some of the beds have stains on them or a old looking etc etc but for the money they cant be beaten. He's got other beds down there... He'd a Rest Assured matress(sprung with latex top) with a sprung base(with drawers) with headboard for €650... Exact same spec of bed in Dublin was €2300 without the headboard n drawers...

He's a sound bloke n up for a bit of a haggle... I got a few quid off n a duvet thrown in... And if nothing else, his websites got a great name(his names Mick)

www.bigmickey.ie

For an idea of deal, this is one of the headboards u can get with the beds(http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6678601/Trail/searchtext%3EHEADBOARD.htm) its that exact headboard...

mcaul · 13-10-2009 10:27am

Looks like a similar operation to Famous Furniture who used to be in Dublin and Famous Brands furniture warehouse in Liverpool.

Basically, they buy end of lines, factory surplus, previous season (I never knew beds were THAT fashionable!:D) transit / warehouse damaged stock and then flog it all off once a month.

Maybe somone who's in the area can check it out and report back to boards.

unklerosco · 13-10-2009 10:38am

Thats the jist of it alright... He had containers of beds out the back, he brought them all in from the UK once a month. I think ur guessed it right tho, the original delivery date on my base was late '07...

Sean Quagmire · 13-10-2009 11:21am

unklerosco wrote: »

www.bigmickey.ie

I'm not clicking that in work :pac:

brightkane · 13-10-2009 12:15pm

I think i know the place, on the main N4 road? they used to or maybe still do have alot of silent night containers to the right of the premises?

do they do matresses on their own? many wooden beds or is it all divans?

unklerosco · 13-10-2009 1:18pm

From what I could see they're all Divans... I'm sure he'd do a matress on its own. Most of the containers where around the back when I was there but thats the place.. Just outside of longford..

tommy21 · 13-10-2009 2:06pm

unklerosco wrote: »

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/furniture/994962

Went down to this guy just over a week ago... He's got some good deals on beds down there. Some of the beds have stains on them or a old looking etc etc but for the money they cant be beaten. He's got other beds down there... He'd a Rest Assured matress(sprung with latex top) with a sprung base(with drawers) with headboard for €650... Exact same spec of bed in Dublin was €2300 without the headboard n drawers...

He's a sound bloke n up for a bit of a haggle... I got a few quid off n a duvet thrown in... And if nothing else, his websites got a great name(his names Mick)

www.bigmickey.ie

For an idea of deal, this is one of the headboards u can get with the beds(http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6678601/Trail/searchtext%3EHEADBOARD.htm) its that exact headboard...

Out of season I can live with, but stains?!:eek:

consultech · 13-10-2009 2:25pm

Em; You want me to buy stained beds from a website called www.bigmickey.ie?

...Not that "hard up" tbh.

unklerosco · 13-10-2009 5:47pm

consultech wrote: »

Em; You want me to buy stained beds from a website called www.bigmickey.ie?

...Not that "hard up" tbh.

For the sake of €1700+ I can live with it... To be honest the stain(which is just a mark from someones hand) is about an inch sq and is in the middle of the base n will never be seen. Any of the marks on the beds are from transport so it might be from someones hand or from the truck/container etc. I'm guessing ur assuming its from dampness or use...

Each to there own to be honest, I can live with it and the extra money in my account...

Irishpimpdude · 13-10-2009 10:12pm

He's obviously only taking the mickey unkler :rolleyes:

unklerosco · 13-10-2009 10:16pm

Irishpimpdude wrote: »

He's obviously only taking the mickey unkler :rolleyes:

Now that I've read it it makes sense... I've now excuse for not seeing that

:p

pablo21 · 18-11-2009 5:17pm

I stumbled upon him through donedeal aswell. the only stains on any of the items is from transportation. All the goods are brand new but may have some marks on them. I got a beautiful dining room suite that would have cost thousands for about 500 euro. My house is huge so I've saved a fortune buying from him. I even gave him a tour of the house while he was delivering and told him what I wanted and on his next trip back from the uk he had my snazy chrome bar stools from Julian Bowens for pittance. He's a bit of a character and up for a bit of haggling too.

unklerosco · 18-11-2009 5:19pm

pablo21 wrote: »

He's a bit of a character and up for a bit of haggling too.

He's a loonbag.. I'd a good laugh haggling with him. Bed we got is unreal, only prob is its impossible to get out of it in the mornings. I've been late for work near every day since I got it :rolleyes::rolleyes:

hamrog · 18-11-2009 9:55pm

unklerosco wrote: »

He's a loonbag.. I'd a good laugh haggling with him. Bed we got is unreal, only prob is its impossible to get out of it in the mornings. I've been late for work near every day since I got it :rolleyes::rolleyes:

What type of bed and mattress did you go for as a matter of interest. I'm looking for something comfortable but have made some bad choices in the past choosing mattresses.

Canacourse · 19-11-2009 11:22am

Big Mickey / Stains. Sounds like these beds were used in a porno...

unklerosco · 19-11-2009 11:25am

hamrog wrote: »

What type of bed and mattress did you go for as a matter of interest. I'm looking for something comfortable but have made some bad choices in the past choosing mattresses.

It was a rest assured 2400 spring count with latex top on a sprung base... its savage!

pablo21 · 19-11-2009 12:50pm

I got a super king Divan with Julian Bowen Head Board, a silent night (I think) mattress, a goose down duvet, fleece mattress protector, all for under €400!!! It is without doubt the comfiest bed I've slept in, in a long time!

brightkane · 19-11-2009 3:11pm

Canacourse wrote: »

Big Mickey / Stains. Sounds like these beds were used in a porno...

Well just flip it and sleep on the other side....

valc · 22-11-2009 5:58pm

Just want to add to previous posters about Mick in www.bigmickey.ie.

Having read other posters comments & recommendations, I took a trip to the shop in Longford earlier today looking for new bed.

Lovely guy to deal with. Absolutely under no pressure to buy.

Purcahsed super king size hypnos bed (with drawers), headboard, 2 duvets, 2 pillows, 2 pairs of Eqyptian cotton sheets & duvet cover - all for just over 900 yoyos. The bed alone would cost over 2,000 in other shops.

Couldn't recommend this place highly enough.

& no - I'm not connected!

valc

brightkane · 23-01-2010 8:44pm

we just got a king size memory foam mattress, and 4 memory foam pillows from him for €330, the pillows are great, like like the big hotel pillows.

He also delivered to clonsilla for free from longford.

Some range of stuff down there, and he was telling us if you see a bed and want it in a perticular size he can get it made for you and the mattress also if its a non standard one,

we will be back for more when we need it.

Iristxo · 10-02-2010 4:04pm

We went over to this guy last weekend, purchased a super king size full leather bed plus a memory foam pocket sprung mattress for 1k, maybe we could have haggled him down but he's such a lovely guy we didn't want to get into it to be honest. I will defo go back for more, his furniture is gorgeous at a fraction of the price. And I am not connected either, I went after I saw the OP's post here!

looperman1000 · 21-02-2010 9:58pm

just returned from Big Mickey's tonight, cannot praise this place highly enough for recommending him.
We got a super king size bed, memory foam mattress and protector, stuart jones headboard worth 680 sterling, sheets, memory foam pillows, duvets and covers and pillowcases, the whole shabang....€1000
it would cost us over 2800 we worked out, normally.
We have an incredible bed now for 1000. It was actually 850 for the bed, and by the time we got sheets, and duvets, etc it brought it up to 1000
we will be going back to him to see what else he has got apart from beds.
I would recommend him to anyone, he's a lovely bloke too.

irishjig69b · 15-07-2010 10:02pm

hi, went to this place last saturday 10th july 2010,, was looking 4 a 6ft bed got a great deal, got 6ft bed great matress saten sheet duvet set and a duvet for free, but i think he does that for every1

and i got the lot for 375e, 75e of that was delievery to navan from longford, got the bed but looked a bit grubby it got dirty in warehouse or somewere, but it took less than an hour, to clean it up ( dont let this put u off) these beds are great quilty and after my 1st night on the bed i have to say it was great, i would recomend this shop ( stylish interiors) and his beds very highly, he gave me a better matress when he heard my wife was pregnant his name is mick and a decent bloke, willing 2 help u all the way.

Declan Geaney · 12-08-2010 7:02pm

I was in a rush to get two replacement beds into a rented house. Taking the recommendation from Boards.ie, I rang this chappie and gave him a broad idea of what was required. His guy delivered the beds this afternoon and whilst the costs were keen, the service was even better.

I am no relation to anyone who works for these guys. I have never met any of them. My first contact with them occurred yesterday and was solely by phone. I am grateful to boards.ie for putting me onto them. I expect to have further requirements for bedding in the future and won't look past these guys.

OnLooker · 12-08-2010 9:42pm

Looks good. I think I will take a trip down to the next sale.

jeanpaul · 03-10-2010 2:29pm

After seeing other references to www.bigmickey.ie on boards.ie i went over to this guy (Mickey) in Longford. Its an amazing place, like Aladdin's Cave. I was looking for a Superkingsize Bed. There was a massive selection on offer starting at only €299 for complete bed. I spent a bit more but i got a Silentnight matching set with drawers and with all the bedding for €500. Other shops had these beds priced at €2000 without any bedding. I got delivery that same day and had the sleep of my life that night.Thank you Boards.ie

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

meboloxitis · 03-10-2010 6:29pm

Has to be the funniest thread I have ever read on Bargain Alerts.

The first page had me in knots of lauging

Beds for sale by a guy called Big Mickey, reason for sale is that some mattresses are old & stained...wtf :eek:

Priceless

OnLooker · 03-10-2010 6:30pm

Yeah I headed down too. We bought a 6ft solid oak bed and mattress. All for €900 including a goose down duvet(so heavy) and duvet sets. Delivered in no time. We will be back down for more when we re-do our kitchen in the coming month

buzz55 · 03-10-2010 8:18pm

Anyone bought a couch from this guy, or is it mainly beds he deals in? Need to get a new suite of furniture, thinking about a recliner and wondering if this guy would be worth a detour for?

jeanpaul · 03-10-2010 10:22pm

Hi meboloxitis, i was concerned too when i read the first few posts but they e mailed me pictures and i drove to the shop, All the beds and furniture are either brand new, major chainstore floor display models or items that get transport marked he was telling me. I saw no secondhand stuff or crap. The prices seem very low for the brands on offer. Its a bold name for a website and one you won't forget in a hurry.

Hi buzz55, There are 100 s of couches down there. Some for €200/€300. I saw a pocket sprung burgandy, high back chunky 3+2 all electric reclining. It was massive. I think he said it was out of John Lewis Uk but i could be wrong. He said it was normally £5000 but at the sale was €1500 for the pair.If only i was flush. Hope this is helpful to you.

the groutch · 03-10-2010 11:26pm

jeanpaul wrote: »

He said it was normally £5000

they can make up any old figure like this, and there will be people stupid enought to get roped in

jeanpaul · 04-10-2010 12:30am

Hi Groutgh

You are probally right but this suite was something out of this world. It was nothing like the usual suites that you would see in any of the normal run of the mill furniture shops. It was 100% Leather. All the original manufacturers labels and guarantees were still attached. Both the 2 and 3 seater had to be joined on installation because of the size and weight of them. If i had the money i would have went for it but the bed was my priority for now. Maybe next month if its still there. Might ring them tomorrow to ask the exact make and model and check it out. Good advice Groutch.

toby2111 · 04-10-2010 8:40am

The groutch-have you been down to this guys store?Maybe you should wait until you have before you give your normal 'groutchy'opinion.I bought a superking size bed from this guy for €300 last year,best buy ever.He seems a decent guy,selling quality stuff at great prices.

bigneacy · 05-10-2010 9:29am

just ordered a 6ft bed with base and headboard. Duvets and sheets included. €385 including delivery to Dundalk.

the groutch · 05-10-2010 9:36am

toby2111 wrote: »

The groutch-have you been down to this guys store?Maybe you should wait until you have before you give your normal 'groutchy'opinion.I bought a superking size bed from this guy for €300 last year,best buy ever.He seems a decent guy,selling quality stuff at great prices.

I'm sure his stuff is very good, all I was saying is that some of these "WAS" prices have to be taken with a grain of salt

bigalk · 05-10-2010 4:44pm

bought a Dreams mattress of Mickey a few weeks back. Found it listed since at £950 in the UK, although Mickey told us its retail price here was €1600-1700

We got the mattress, a good quality 4 drawer divan, a serious headboard (would estimate 150-200 elsewhere), 2 oil canvasses, 2 sets of king size sheets and some gardenware for €675 delivered to Roscommon.

I have to say its the best money i ever spent. the bed is an absolute beaut.

Only negative comment I would make is the price Mickey told us the mattress retails for was well over the reality.

All said - cant recommend highly enough. If your local you would be crazy not to check him out, you really have to get down there to see what he has on offer!!

Adding the phrases: cheap beds, cheap memory foam mattress, cheap pocket sprung mattress
so people can google the thread

jeanpaul · 05-10-2010 11:16pm

Bigalk- You say that you found the mattress was £950 Stg in Uk and that you were told it was €1600 or €1700. I think £950 is like €1200 and then you have transport costs from Uk. Did you check how much the mattress was in S.Ireland. We all know that we are ripped off here by retailers in comparison to Uk. Thats why ASDA in Enniskillen is packed with people from the south all the time. Perhaps it is €1600/€1700 in the south. Maybe he is telling you the truth. I have seen the bed i bought of Mickey in a big shop for €2150 and i got it for €500 with extras trown in. The only downside was the plastic wrappers were a bit torn but the bed itself was like brand new.

phill106 · 06-10-2010 12:33pm

Anyone buy Silentnight Miratex Foam Mattresseses off him? Wondering how they are comfort wise? He seems to have a deal on them at the moment.

emo72 · 06-10-2010 2:12pm

well im in dublin and i bought a 6 foot superking bed for 750.

its a pocketspring and memory foam mattress and it seemed like great value.

the guy said it comes with a 3 year manufacturers warranty and its not a floormodel or anything like that so it seems to be the cheapest one ive seen so far.

i dont want to name the shop because im not sure about the rules.

Crafty-Chel · 06-10-2010 5:02pm

@Bigalk... I just bought a Dreams Rest Assured pocket sprung latex topper king size mattress at Big Mickey's sale last weekend, i'm always comparing prices on websites and shops. In our local big furniture shop the mattress was on offer for €1749, I paid €500 for the identical mattress from Big Mickey. The other shop quoted 3 weeks delivery, and Big Mickey delivered it 3 hours later.. and took my old mattress away for free even tho they do charge for this service normally...

pablo21 · 06-10-2010 5:38pm

phill106 wrote: »

Anyone buy Silentnight Miratex Foam Mattresseses off him? Wondering how they are comfort wise? He seems to have a deal on them at the moment.

Yeah I bought two of those off him. There for spare beds but I did end up sleeping on one of them for a couple of nights and they are dead comfy! He advertises alot on www.donedeal.ie, just search for www.bigmickey.ie .
The last time I was there he had some fantastic deals on duvets. I've a couple of superking beds in the house and my pulse slowed when I priced stuff for them locally. Mick sorted me out for the lot for a fraction of the cost.
I've since purchased lots of different things from coffee tables to chrome bar stools for my breakfast counter. I couldnt recommend him highly enough because my house would be very bare other wise! Thank you recession!!

PIMPHO · 06-10-2010 11:54pm

pablo21 wrote: »

Yeah I bought two of those off him. There for spare beds but I did end up sleeping on one of them for a couple of nights and they are dead comfy! He advertises alot on www.donedeal.ie, just search for www.bigmickey.ie .
The last time I was there he had some fantastic deals on duvets. I've a couple of superking beds in the house and my pulse slowed when I priced stuff for them locally. Mick sorted me out for the lot for a fraction of the cost.
I've since purchased lots of different things from coffee tables to chrome bar stools for my breakfast counter. I couldnt recommend him highly enough because my house would be very bare other wise! Thank you recession!!

How much did you pay for the 2 mattresses and did he deliver? Am looking to buy 2 too so was wondering if I could haggle him down to €300 for a pair? Is the mattress on the thin side as it doesn't look that deep from the photos?

darkside71 · 07-10-2010 4:27pm

Just adding my own experience to this thread… purchased a King-sized divan from Mick on Sunday. Took the trip up to see him and was glad I did. I got a rest assured Sicily mattress along with a beautiful base which was spring loaded and has 4 drawers, two of which were half drawers which is perfect for me because it means I can still open with my beside lockers.. Including delivery I got the whole lot for 700. I’m not a haggler myself, but he’s a sound chap and I think I done well, as the price of the mattress alone in the UK seems to be £929… according this link below, not sure how much it would be here.

http://www.dreams.co.uk/mattresses/mattresses/memory-foam-latex/memoryfoam-mat/sicily-mattress/131-00149/product

It’s all prefect… mattress is spotless and so comfortable, the base had 1 or 2 sight marks but they are so small and you don’t see them anyways. On the delivery side, got a call the day before to say they would be delivering the next day and then got a call that morning to say they were on the way and then another call to say they were 15 mins away.. Just excellent in general. It’s great to see an Irish supplier offering these prices and level of service. Anyways I’m a happy customer…;)

WalterMitty · 07-10-2010 6:29pm

How does this guy sell them so cheap?

jeanpaul · 07-10-2010 6:47pm

I think they are after volume- Quick sale and small profit- there are mountains of beds and mattresses down there. Its a massive place. I think that their delivery service is what does it also. They offer same day delivery and they have the beds in stock ready to go where other shops only order them when the customer gives a deposit and deliver several weeks later. Also it generally only opens once a month for a 3 day sale so overheads are at a minimum. If you want anything mid-month you have to make an appointment. I think thats how it works. I could be wrong though.

Carpenter · 08-10-2010 2:26pm

darkside71 wrote: »

Just adding my own experience to this thread… purchased a King-sized divan from Mick on Sunday. Took the trip up to see him and was glad I did. I got a rest assured Sicily mattress along with a beautiful base which was spring loaded and has 4 drawers, two of which were half drawers which is perfect for me because it means I can still open with my beside lockers.. Including delivery I got the whole lot for 700. I’m not a haggler myself, but he’s a sound chap and I think I done well, as the price of the mattress alone in the UK seems to be £929… according this link below, not sure how much it would be here.

http://www.dreams.co.uk/mattresses/mattresses/memory-foam-latex/memoryfoam-mat/sicily-mattress/131-00149/product

It’s all prefect… mattress is spotless and so comfortable, the base had 1 or 2 sight marks but they are so small and you don’t see them anyways. On the delivery side, got a call the day before to say they would be delivering the next day and then got a call that morning to say they were on the way and then another call to say they were 15 mins away.. Just excellent in general. It’s great to see an Irish supplier offering these prices and level of service. Anyways I’m a happy customer…;)

+1
I am just back and bought the same as yourself well the mattress and base and we went for a wallnut head board and am very happy with the price

:D:D I will post up here what it is like when I get it.

unklerosco · 08-10-2010 2:30pm

Glad to see people are still getting use from this thread.. Must print it up n bring it down to him and try n get some free stuff ;-)

We've had our bed a year now and it is still without doubt the comfiest bed we've ever slept in.

darkside71 · 08-10-2010 5:30pm

Carpenter wrote: »

+1
I am just back and bought the same as yourself well the mattress and base and we went for a wallnut head board and am very happy with the price :D:D I will post up here what it is like when I get it.

You won't be disappointed.. It's probably the best bed I've ever purchased..

The only problem is trying to get out of it:rolleyes: The guy even called me today to ask was everything alright with it and told me to call him if there's ever any problems... I don't think I ever had that from purchasing from a shop before in Ireland.. Just excellent..

Carpenter · 08-10-2010 6:37pm

darkside71 wrote: »

You won't be disappointed.. It's probably the best bed I've ever purchased.. The only problem is trying to get out of it:rolleyes: The guy even called me today to ask was everything alright with it and told me to call him if there's ever any problems... I don't think I ever had that from purchasing from a shop before in Ireland.. Just excellent..

Cheers nice to know

donabyrne · 08-10-2010 10:17pm

Hi all

went down to mick on Mon and bought a super kingsize divan bed with headboard, but saw a gorgeous leather bed that was out of my price range. I rang mick back and he e mailed pictures for my hubby to see and we struck a deal!!!!!! got a real leather bed with a matress that is so thick you would not believe for €800 he delivered to Arklow for free also. Could not recommend him highly enough and will def go back to him if and when i need more furniture.

unklerosco wrote: »

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/furniture/994962

Went down to this guy just over a week ago... He's got some good deals on beds down there. Some of the beds have stains on them or a old looking etc etc but for the money they cant be beaten. He's got other beds down there... He'd a Rest Assured matress(sprung with latex top) with a sprung base(with drawers) with headboard for €650... Exact same spec of bed in Dublin was €2300 without the headboard n drawers...

He's a sound bloke n up for a bit of a haggle... I got a few quid off n a duvet thrown in... And if nothing else, his websites got a great name(his names Mick)

www.bigmickey.ie

For an idea of deal, this is one of the headboards u can get with the beds(http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6678601/Trail/searchtext%3EHEADBOARD.htm) its that exact headboard...

macker64 · 09-10-2010 7:39pm

Purchased two mattresses from Mick today. Both were the mattress in a box type, one SilentNight and the other a Sealy.

These mattresses are made from Mirafoam which is unbelieveably supportive and you should try one out if you have a bad back.

Nice guy to deal with and threw in a lovely pillow as well!! Will be going back for some furniture in the not to distant future.

Do yourself a favour pay Mick a visit and grab a bargain while you can!!!

Good deals on Beds

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