Pillow Talk
What were you expecting from this title? It would have been more accurate to call this post " mattresses talk" or "what your bed says about you." Today I was talking with a mattress store owner who sells both in Borough Park and Cedarhurst. In the Cedarhurst store, he introduced a type of bed that he says would not appeal to his Brooklyn clientele; it is a system that locks two twin beds into place to form the equivalent of a king size.
A few weeks back, there was some discussion in the blogger comments on Orthonomics about the frum bed size of 48". But in certain circles, that is actually a sign of not being so frum. The mattress store owner confirms that about 80% of customers do ask for them. But, he also says, that the real Chassidim request a covert delivery. For them, anything wider than twin is too suggestive of sensual indulgence. So while some give into the indulgence, they do not want their neighbors to know of it. He also remarked that some of the parents buying these wider beds for their engaged children decry the decline of the younger generations who do not stick to the single width beds as they do. On the other hand, he has the more modern customers who openly say that they want a wide bed for the together times. He said one woman even wanted a Queen and a twin as second bed for her husband.
And if you are wondering what my beds say, think of the Ricardo bedroom. No custom sized bedding needed.
A few weeks back, there was some discussion in the blogger comments on Orthonomics about the frum bed size of 48". But in certain circles, that is actually a sign of not being so frum. The mattress store owner confirms that about 80% of customers do ask for them. But, he also says, that the real Chassidim request a covert delivery. For them, anything wider than twin is too suggestive of sensual indulgence. So while some give into the indulgence, they do not want their neighbors to know of it. He also remarked that some of the parents buying these wider beds for their engaged children decry the decline of the younger generations who do not stick to the single width beds as they do. On the other hand, he has the more modern customers who openly say that they want a wide bed for the together times. He said one woman even wanted a Queen and a twin as second bed for her husband.
And if you are wondering what my beds say, think of the Ricardo bedroom. No custom sized bedding needed.
Comments
back in the day (actually i don't know if this is still the practice or not), if you bought a large appliance in boro park the store would keep the box (often giving you a few bucks off the price) so that tvs could be delivered as stoves, air conditioners, etc.
Ezzie, Chassidim (at least some types) are taught not to share a bed lest that stimulate a physical reaction that is not to be utilized for the pursuit of pirya verivya. I have a Chassidic book on Taharas Hamispacha, which offers its own spin on these halachos. For example, they prohibit mikva on Nittel Nacht (Dec. 25th) and that is certainly no the halacha as taught to all the rest of us. The store owner, while admitting to being somewhat Chassidic didn't seem to think the practice of separate beds during permitted times was altogether positive.