How many of us owned a water bed at some point?

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acousticswirl@reddit

Often slept on one in the 80s. Not as sexy as advertised

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PDM_1969@reddit

Owned a classic one with first wife. With second wife I got an updated version.

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ancientastronaut2@reddit

I didn't but my parents had a "motionless" one for a few years.

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I also had a motionless waterbed. A single sized bed, with foam around the bladder, and a mattress cover that zipped up around it. It absolutely did not look like a waterbed, just a box spring and mattress on the floor (surprised every friend who unsuspectingly sat on it). But so warm and cozy on the inside. I kept the temp as high as it would go in the winter, and reduced it to 8O° through the summer months. I currently have a heated mattress pad. It's nice to get into an already warmed bed.

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AdAccomplished6511@reddit

i had one and got super drunk one night and puked in it when my parents were out of town, had to drain it and get a new mattress before they got back, think around 92 or so

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dead_investigator@reddit

Wait. You puked inside of it? To spite them or what?

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AdAccomplished6511@reddit

just so wasted i puked and i had to cover it up before they got home

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Only_Relation_189@reddit

My first husband had one when I met him.

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Woodbutcher1234@reddit

Tried one at a furniture store and my ass got stuck between mattress and side rail. Pass.

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RedLensman@reddit

still do

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Stunning-Ice-1233@reddit

Had one in my early twenties. Kinda wish I still had it.🤭

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allaboutaphie@reddit

I did as a teen, we also had a cat. If you didnt put pad and sheets back on (right away) when changing sheets.. combination waterbed and cat not good. He liked to attack the bubbles with his claws... whoops not good

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twstdbydsn@reddit

Got one at 13 and had it until my 20s. After I moved out my parents kept it for me for a couple of years, then they moved and tossed it.

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Bastilleinstructor@reddit

I had one. The whole family got waterbeds.

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WHowe1@reddit

Lol, I had one from 1989 - 2005.

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groundhogcow@reddit

My wife wanted one. I disliked it quickly.

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EstablishmentSad1240@reddit

The 90s- good times

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Jew-zilla@reddit

I had one at my dad’s house

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Hifi-Cat@reddit

Mom did, BFF did. I'm on a futon.

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yurmamma@reddit

I owned it outright, 3 year letterman would be proud

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SnappinArsehole@reddit

We emptied ours with a garden hose from our 29th floor apartment downtown Calgary in the middle of the day. Hilarious!

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Chemical_Author7880@reddit

I did not, but every other member of my nuclear family did—my dad, my mom and step-dad, and my younger sister. I slept in one exactly once—never again. You love one, more power to you, but I can’t think of a worse choice for myself.

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mapoftasmania@reddit

No, but I owner a futon.

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Dragnkat@reddit

College dorm late 80's lol. And after I got married. Loved it and no regrets, other than heater failures lol

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KellieinNapa@reddit

My parents had one. We used to get to lay in it when we were sick. I absolutely loved it! So warm and cozy

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_Feral_Child@reddit

Totally did. I regret nothing!

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Dear_Mess_1617@reddit

High school. King size lol always creeped out thinking some weird creature was living on side lol

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demona2002@reddit

I remember draining one when moving and it was a huge PitA.

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Beginning_Key2167@reddit

I did and my college girlfriend kept the one we had, together even when she got married. I found that out years later. I thought how weird that she got marred and they slept in the waterbed we had together. I did have another one but women hated it so I moved on to a regular bed.

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Melissaschwart@reddit

I only had one because I married at 14yrs old.my husband had one.i hated waking up being wet from leaks or when he would get out of bed.

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CrankyUrbanHermit@reddit

Wait… what?

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Melissaschwart@reddit

I only had one because I married at 14yrs old.my husband had one.i hated waking up being wet from leaks yes I got pregnant at 14 hid my pregnancy for 6 months and I was given a choice non wed Mother’s home or marriage I chose to marry him

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revolutionoverdue@reddit

🖐️

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JulesyJ@reddit

Anxiety. If you knew the number of concert tickets I’ve bought then wasted you’d be as mad as me. I hate myself for feeling this way. I used to love live music and concerts. Now I can’t make it out the door.

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Quirky_Commission_56@reddit

I dated a guy who had a heated water bed and it was murder on my back (my spine is partially fused) and an utter bitch to get out of.

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Any-Perception3198@reddit

Drinking and water beds did not mix.

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J0nn1e_Walk3r@reddit

Fucking best sleep EVER. Until the warmer died then not so much. And yeah having a partner who flops a lot sucks. And fucking requires a lot of rhythm NFN. Ain’t got it? Get to the couch. OW it’s amazing! 😻

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endlesssearch482@reddit (OP)

Oh yes, that time the heater died and you didn’t realize it for a few days until you were laying in bed shivering and just couldn’t get warm. That’s when the fun of draining the whole thing, replacing the heater, and then refilling it all over again.

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J0nn1e_Walk3r@reddit

Good times!

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tpauly0225@reddit

In HS. I really miss it. The worst though was waking up freezing bc the heater went out. 😆

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Zadyria_Gelm@reddit

Still do

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MSampson1@reddit

I believe that if you became an adult in the mid 80s, you were issued one as a matter of course

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JillyB3@reddit

I had one from 4th grade until I was almost 20 and I’d get another one if I could. I loved that bed.

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Objective-Pen-1780@reddit

4th grade? Wow!! I think I wanted one when I was a little kid but no way my parents would get me that when I was 9.

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JillyB3@reddit

My dad remodeled our home and we all got them. Best bed ever!

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Crafty_Pineapple_562@reddit

Lost my virginity on that. Miss that prewarmed sloshy bitch…and the bed as well ;)

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AerieFar9957@reddit

Me too!

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Sweaty-Bus8079@reddit

😂

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Helpful-nothelpful@reddit

Same

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Infamous_Hyena_8882@reddit

🤣

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no-curtains2020@reddit

Yes! I had one until 2000.

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optimal-gold976@reddit

Nope, but lost my virginity on one at my girlfriend’s friend’s house. Ah, what a magical night of sloshing.

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RandyBeaman@reddit

They were just awful to have sex on. My girlfriend in college had one, and half of my efforts was just fighting against the bed tsunami.

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Jolly-Guard3741@reddit

They were great so long as you were able to match the rhythm. 😏😏

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Zombieutinsel@reddit

It helps if it gets overfilled.

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Scoo@reddit

I’ve screwed on waterbeds a few times, i found it about as overrated as a threesome.

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Bright-Form730@reddit

I slept on one through my childhood until I was 20 in the mid 90s. Don’t miss it!

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Own-Yam-8750@reddit

Biggest mistake of my life.

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one_bean_hahahaha@reddit

And an expensive one. Slept in it for less than a year. Ended up giving it away.

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nooneyouknow73@reddit

had mine into the 2000's and still miss it

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TeaMugPatina@reddit

Yup, I only got rid of mine because of a move.

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nooneyouknow73@reddit

Worrying if the floor can handle a few thousand pounds 🤣

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TeaMugPatina@reddit

Oh fuck, what was the math for that? A gallon of water was an inch high by so many feet?

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nooneyouknow73@reddit

Hmmm...was a full sized bed, guessing 10-12 inch thick? I always accounted for 1500lbs but that could be made up

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063anon@reddit

had one from 82 till married in 98 still miss

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Uncle_Brewster@reddit

My parents had one, but my sister and I did not. I did have a friend who had one. House he grew up in had a pool, which was pretty rare in my small Minnesota hometown. So, I'd say his family was "rich".

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MW240z@reddit

Friends gave us one, had it maybe 8th grade to maybe 11th? Super Single. The worst when the heater gave out or you wake up to damp/wet sheets.

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PaintedRaisin@reddit

I had one in the 90’s. Took some practice but I could fuck real good in it.

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punasuga@reddit

Let the rhythm take control!

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Narrow-Scientist9178@reddit

It’s kinda like surfing- get the timing down and commit to the wave!

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punasuga@reddit

Guilty ✋. 1986-1989, acquitted due to age. It was SO huge!

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IDunnoReallyIDont@reddit

Absolutely 😂 I had it until like 1999 lol

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old-cigar-smoker@reddit

Yeap. Gonna say 89-91. After the service.

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Stigger32@reddit

Nope. I almost did though. Had sex on one and vowed never again.

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jtrades69@reddit

that would be tough. when my ex and i were looking for a new mattress we were told (looked up?) that a memory foam mattress is not suggested for active couples

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endlesssearch482@reddit (OP)

The waterbed was all about rhythm. You had to move with the wave or it totally threw you off. No changing tempo or you’d have the bottom drop out right when you were trying to move in.

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Harkonnen_Dog@reddit

Yeah, okay… But, who has FUCKED on a water bed?

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endlesssearch482@reddit (OP)

Yes, my first marriage involved a water bed. Holy crap, it was a whole different experience of timing and rhythm. Finally we moved and decided to replace the waterbed mattress with a traditional mattress. Total game changer. But I still had my 12 drawer under dresser.

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RaccoonHaunting9638@reddit

💯 sex was tricky on those things!

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Harkonnen_Dog@reddit

Gotta go with the flow.

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healthywenis@reddit

You had to have the rhythm, if girl was on top and you got a “counter current” that shit would throw her off. Don’t ask me how i know LOL.

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Lthrr9@reddit

We had to go to the floor.

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C638@reddit

My dad had one. I remember having to drain it out of the window and refill with a hose periodically. It was a mess when it started leaking, he eventually had to replace the carpet in that room. You could not move the bed and I'm surprised the floor didn't collapse.

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LuckyNerve@reddit

My water broke trying to get out of one with my 2nd kid. I had been on bedrest for preterm labor since 26 weeks and had done so well but trying to get out of that thing— pop!

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Caliopebookworm@reddit

My friends parents owned one and I always thought that when I had adult money I would get one until theirs sprung a leak and I decided that I didn't want to deal with that potential.

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dehydratedrain@reddit

My mom's friend owned one. My mom had a bed that was made up of 6-7 separate water tubes, but not a proper waterbed.

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Objective-Pen-1780@reddit

My parents had one in the early 80s. I’m a little surprised how many Gen X people had one. I’m from mid 70s and these were pretty over by the 80s

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wordsnotsufficient@reddit

Hell yeah

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No-County7603@reddit

I wish I still had mine! With the big wood head board!

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sane-asylum@reddit

$99 Waterbed City. Boy did I have a crush on the woman their commercials

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Ecstatic-Bee-6217@reddit

Remember the Thwunk sound your thighs made after disconnecting with the mattress? Or waking up either freezing cold if water on low or in a pile of sweat if water on high.

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Carpinus_Christine@reddit

I didn’t have a water bed but wanted to mention how I always thought it hilarious the Edward sliced Kim’s water bed and there was absolutely zero mention of the aftermath in the movie. 😂

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Puzzleheaded-Sky3141@reddit

Good one! Always bothered me that the bed stayed in a perfect rectangle, even on top lolol... Remember how much those things smelled when you had to change the water? Yuk!!

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Nothing_2_C-here@reddit

Yep sure did! Loved it.

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ctgjerts@reddit

Had one from 19 to 24. I had no issues with it and would gladly go back to one. I thoroughly enjoyed climbing into a warm bed in the winter. I never had any leaks so it was pretty maintenance free and moving with it was a lot easier as everything broke down into manageable sized pieces. I moved a handful of times without a pickup truck and that would not have been possible with a regular mattress.

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spizotfl@reddit

Had one in high school until I moved out halfway through college because I couldn’t have it on my second floor apartment. That began my extended stretch of just sleeping on a couple of futon mattresses on the floor.

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Upstairs-Hope4392@reddit

Absolutely. That's what I had growing up. Super single.

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fernrosomehow@reddit

oh man, yep. loved that thing. now that we're old we have a water-filled bed heater/cooler instead.

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esp735@reddit

I miss it every night when crawl into that freezing pile of sheets.

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Bahlore@reddit

I had several, loved them. I had them from the mid 80's up until about 2004 or so.

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Guilty_Eggplant_3529@reddit

I did, unbaffled, in high school. Not sure it lasted into my first apartment, but it might have. I did enjoy it for a short period of time, but the overall logistics were not sustainable.

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AdEastern9303@reddit

There was nothing better when living in upstate NY in the winter in a poorly built rental townhouse with crappy heat. Peel Back the comforter and crawl into a toasty warm bed. Awesome.

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RiverSirion@reddit

Not me, but my parents. My younger brother once wanted to find out what happens when you stick a pin in one. Repeatedly. My parents patched the holes late that night, and as they tell it, when they tried to finally go to bed my dad said, "we didn't get them all."

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Ealthina@reddit

i did! Loved it.

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DialNforNicole@reddit

My mom and stepdad, bought me one, when I was in elementary school, but I wanted nothing to do with it, since they let me watch Johnny Depp get murdered by Freddy on his waterbed, in the original “Nightmare on Elm Street,” which they let me watch IN 1984, when I was 4.

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KellyAnn3106@reddit

We had one of those hybrid things where there was a hollowed out mattress on top of big water bags.

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melty75@reddit

Guilty as charged. Could never get it to the perfect temp, it was always too hot or too cold. Owned one during my, shall we say, freewheelin' teenage years. My Dad was always trying to keep girls out of my bedroom and fighting a losing battle. Back then I would rather take the heat just to spend more time with whatever young lass I was smitten with at the time.

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Lost_Taste_8181@reddit

Had one in high school through college, right up to my first apartment. Waveless. I liked it but if you didn’t have the heater set right you might as well be sleeping on a block of ice.

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Jolly-Guard3741@reddit

I had one that the heater went out in the middle of the night. Woke up about 3am freezing cold.

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Soldier8_1981@reddit

For about the first 15 years of marriage. When the mattress gave out, we bought a memory foam mattress, I still have the bedroom set.

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TickingTheMoments@reddit

I had one from middle school to after college. The last was a California king that we tossed a fortune Tempurpedic mattress into the frame.

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rrrrrrez@reddit

Waterbed frames were, out of necessity, built like tanks. No sense in throwing that out.

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LDawnBurges@reddit

I never did, but my parents had one, one of my roommates had one and I dated plenty of guys that had one.

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Similar-Rutabaga-954@reddit

Never owned one but knew 2 or 3 who did.

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Creepy_Dependent_239@reddit

Got mine in jr high and had it all the way through high school until I left for the military.

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paulrin@reddit

Yep, demanded one when I was 14. Parents sold it when I went to college at 18. Haven’t ever spoken about it since.

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Street-Quail5755@reddit

Yes, it was very popular in the 80s with large solid wood frames. Had to have a heater, water is cold otherwise.

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whatsupgrizzlyadams@reddit

Just got rid of ours 2 years ago

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MienaLovesCats@reddit

Not me but my mom did.

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Martyinco@reddit

Yup and I’ve got the messed up back to prove it 😂

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StreetFriendship1200@reddit

Yup 😂

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Alternative-Law4626@reddit

Yep, for probably too long. Had it a good 10 years. Wife liked it longer than I did.

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Intrepid_Practice956@reddit

No, but my mom's roommate's kid had one. They were two divorced mothers with shared custody of the kids with their ex-husbands. I think they arranged it so my brother and I were there when her roommate's kids were at their dad's. There wouldn't be enough beds if all the kids were there at once. Anyway, there was a twin sized water edge. It made my back hurt, which is easy now but a definite accomplishment when I was 8.

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dhammadragon1@reddit

Never have and never will.

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Ta_mere6969@reddit

I remember how flipping *cold* they became in the winter. The only relief was to use a duvet over the mattress to stop body heat from escaping.

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LiveinCA@reddit

Even in a desert climate they were too cool. Fine to cool off on but not sleep all night.

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Ta_mere6969@reddit

Phoenix can drop to the late 30s in the winter ❄️😂❄️

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DenverBowie@reddit

I’m not getting the joke.

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CrazyMinute69@reddit

![gif](giphy|SUzjURYSUN66FmPVvc)

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Genny415@reddit

Same!

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Dknpaso@reddit

Guilty as charged. Fun to have a burning seed pop out of your joint unto the sheet. Once back to a conventional mattress/bed, you feel saved.

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Mysterious-Street966@reddit

Omg I miss mine. The headboard was so awesome, and the warmth. The wave proof ones were the best.

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Komaisnotsalty@reddit

My parents did and my best friends had one as well. I hated them. I'd go sleep at my best friend's place for a weekend and that bed just gave me anger issues. I loathed it and it was made worse because her mom was a horrid housekeeper - the floor was too filthy to sleep on, so I was stuck with that shifting bed. My parents had a waterbed when they first came out in hope it would help with my dad's joint issues for the heat, but it bothered my mom's back something fierce. When the tech advanced they got one of those that was water mixed with a mattress and they really liked that one. I just hated them with all my heart because I was usually stuck cleaning it.

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Robviously-duh@reddit

in college... not that fond of memory...

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SunshineAlways@reddit

Loved mine, but it was a pain to move.

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jtrades69@reddit

i had one from 16 - 19? i prefer a standard spring

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Ok_Cicada_3420@reddit

I had one but there was no heating unit. Still miss that sheet.

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Z_Overman@reddit

did it have a high thread count or something?

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Senior_Bad_6381@reddit

Still do.

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TheSwedishEagle@reddit

Of course. I'm not a heathen.

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Thirsty4Knowledge911@reddit

Girlfriend I lived with for a while had one. It had the padded wooden frame around the outside and the plastic bladder mattress. It was fun to take the sheets off and cover the mattress with baby oil. Once we got the hang of it, sex was very entertaining!

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SnooChickens9974@reddit

I got one on 87 or so and used it until 1991 when I moved out. I then got another one in the early 2000s and used it about 20 years.

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Chef-Pants@reddit

only the rich kids

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rick43402@reddit

I got one when I moved to Phoenix. It was great except for the waves when you moved.

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siobhanmoments@reddit

first boyfriend had one… very awkward losing our virginity to each other on that thing!

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geddylee1@reddit

🙋🏻‍♂️

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JudgeJuryEx78@reddit

I had 2 friends that had them and would occasionally sleep on them. I slept terribly and my back hurt the next day.

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RaccoonHaunting9638@reddit

I got one in mid 80's? Kept it until 88 maybe, but I stated moving alot! It was such a pain in the ass to set up in apartments, remember having to wait for it to fill ???

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Frosty-Survey-8264@reddit

Yep. I also remember waking up after the heater broke. Even without back problems, that sucked.

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Electronic_Rope4178@reddit

I got one in 1987 and my dad just stopped using it in 2023 lol

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Cruise1313@reddit

🙋🏻‍♂️

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Pretty_Couple_832@reddit

Bought mine from a friend with money I saved up from babysitting. It was the kind with drawers. We stacked the drawers up and it was like sleeping on a cloud.

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TemperatureTime1617@reddit

Still have the frame with a reg mattress in it now. The bookcase headboard is still a useful feature.

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altairstarlite@reddit

I didn't but one of my college roommates got one second hand -- and he brought a lot of ladies home to try it out.

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T_Noctambulist@reddit

The ladies don't like it... You end up pounding them right through and they get bruised bottomming out. My understanding from gay and bi friends is it wasn't any better for them.

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Anonymo123@reddit

i got one for high school and my dad refused to pay to heat it in the winter.. eventually the cat got on it and i had to get rid of it. never got to have sex on it lol

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CitizenjaneEast@reddit

My parents did! In the mid 80s. I loved jumping in bed with my mom when my dad was working overnight. It was terrible for her back though.

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MysteriousCodo@reddit

Yep. Had one from 1997 until about 2002.

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dreaminginteal@reddit

Had one for quite a few years in the 90s. I loved being able to sleep cool in the warmest of summers.

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sickboy6_5@reddit

got one for my 10th birthday. when i moved out, my dad disassembled it and put it in the attic, just in case i wanted it when i bought a house. it's still in his attic.

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book_of_ours@reddit

I loved that bed! Think they’re illegal in most NY co-ops.

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ShookMyHeadAndSmiled@reddit

Dumb. They weigh less per square foot than a refrigerator. Leaks are what renters insurance is for.

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book_of_ours@reddit

Kitchens have Shut off valves, drains and censors —- bedrooms aren’t generally constructed as wet spaces 😜 Proprietary lease; what being a good neighbor is for.

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GenX50PlusF@reddit

My brother

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JennaSys@reddit

Yes, for about 15 years. I loved it. Warm in the winter and cool i the summer.

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otbnmalta@reddit

Not me but several of my friends

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cg325is@reddit

Never.

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kalelopaka@reddit

Yes, most hated 3 years of my younger years.

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Astronaut6735@reddit

Yes! I got mine in the mid '80s, and had it until 1993 when I gave it to a friend when I moved. He got rid of the water mattress, and put a regular mattress in it. He still liked having a headboard that you could put things on. I think he kept that until the late '90s.

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HistoryLVR@reddit

I never did but I always wanted one when I was a kid

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erilaz7@reddit

Not me.

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DJ_Vigilance@reddit

High school wave pool 👋

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Toasted_chef1965@reddit

My back just had a moment of PTSD

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DeviantHellcat@reddit

Oh my god, yes!

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StatusNerve5@reddit

I never had one but I wanted one

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Salt-Amoeba7331@reddit

Guilty as charged!!!

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elsolonumber1@reddit

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foilrat@reddit

Yup. I loved it then. My back would not like it now. I was warm in the winter, and cool in the summer.

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badjoeybad@reddit

That shit was awesome. When I get my own room im totally gonna get another one.

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JazzlikeSkill5225@reddit

Guilty only got rid of because of our big dog kept ruining the mattress. Waking up wet ( from water) sucks 😂

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Familiar_Rip_8871@reddit

Had waterbeds till 2012. Last one was a baffel bed encased in what looked like a regular mattress. I have severe scoliosis and have a hard time finding a comfortable position on a regular mattress. Thinking about getting another water mattress of some type. I can’t sleep.

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hashalanche@reddit

Never had one myself but my first gf did. That bed made more noise than the both of us combined.

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ShookMyHeadAndSmiled@reddit

It wasn't constructed correctly. Mine is absolutely silent.

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CryptographerOk3814@reddit

I remember my first girlfriend’s parents had one 😂

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Sweaty-Bus8079@reddit

My favorite bed. I wish I still had one.

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ShookMyHeadAndSmiled@reddit

I've had mine for over 40 years. You can do it!

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orangecatstudios@reddit

I kinda miss it. At least I miss the memory of it.

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Lthrr9@reddit

I did. ‘89. Hated it and got rid of it within a few months.

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aarkwilde@reddit

I did. Loved it except when the power went out.

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ShookMyHeadAndSmiled@reddit

Just gotta put a comforter between you and the mattress.

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Dead_Inside50@reddit

![gif](giphy|9rhNJScGSlneHpLtnz|downsized)

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Bloody_Mabel@reddit

Guilty.

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Ben-wa@reddit

Motion is not the ocean. Owned one but weak for sexy.

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At0mJack@reddit

I did. The awesome thing that nobody told us about was that you can turn down the water heater really low and always have a nice cool bed in the summertime.

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ShookMyHeadAndSmiled@reddit

Keeps me warm in the winter, too.

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ShookMyHeadAndSmiled@reddit

Still do. Been sleeping on it for over 40 years.

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infinite_awkward@reddit

King size, 70% waveless, and killed a few trees for all the lumber in that headboard. Ahhhhh good times!

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DMFD_x_Gamer@reddit

Fuck them beds!!! My first job was unloading Trailor Truckloads of those beds and then setting up floor models. Then, i got into some stupid tennager trouble and that year all 3 of my siblings got custom built waterbeds, except for me. Then, when i finally moved out on my own i had a waterbed without a heater, in Connecticut, so i froze my ass off many a night. Fuck those beds!!!

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Sea_Leadership_6968@reddit

Me too!! Big Sur Waterbeds in Tucson AZ I had a little shop in the back of the warehouse where I could hide and nap when it was slow. I saved up $300 in an old metal band aid tin to buy my waterbed when I was 14. Paid a little extra for the mirror in the center bookshelf in anticipation of sexy time. Had Porsche posters and the classic study hard poster. Those were the days!!!

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DMFD_x_Gamer@reddit

🤣

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Boo-Radleys-Scissors@reddit

Never owned one. Lost my virginity on one though.

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Ok-Offer-541@reddit

![gif](giphy|xT77Y0CoGA6Nu24PzW) Yep.

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tc_cad@reddit

My oldest cousin had one. When my aunt would babysit me when I was a toddler that was my bed to sleep on.

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OrganizationNo3457@reddit

Loved ours! Not sure if they're even made anymore lol

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Catnip_75@reddit

They are! Not cheap, but I imagine not too many people buy them anymore.

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OrganizationNo3457@reddit

Thanks!

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PahzTakesPhotos@reddit

The husband had one before we got married. Then we had the same one for the first ten or so years of our marriage. He had a stroke after we'd been married for 8 years and it was a full wave waterbed and he had so much trouble trying to get out of the bed that we had to switch to a regular bed. (he's paralyzed on his right side). We only had to replace the water-bladder-whatever twice (once when we were stationed in Georgia and again after we ended up in Wisconsin. The original and first replacement had gotten moldy in storage).

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Individual_Maize6007@reddit

I didn’t (56f). My mom’s second husband-great guy. They married when I was 18-he moved into our house when I was 17 in 1987. He had one and moved it in. They had it for like 2 years until my mom couldn’t take it anymore. I tried it out. Hated it. Sadly, he passed from cancer in 2008. I have no idea what was done with the bed! In like 1989.

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Nervous-Visit-791@reddit

I had one in high school.

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RealGrapefruit8930@reddit

I did, and it was one of the cheaper ones that didn't have wave-dampening compartments, so one slight movement would result in waves for all infinity. Also, it was cold despite the heating element being cranked to max.

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lmcdbc@reddit

Yes! Mine was white leather. I loved getting into a warm hug every night. Let's not talk about my back issues from sleeping in it from age 12-17 lol

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Catnip_75@reddit

Oh man. Everyone in my family had one lol mine was blue velvet lol I had it till I was about 15 years old and my mom had hers what seemed to be forever!!

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occams-strop@reddit

Yeah, as a hand-me-down from a boomer brother. (It turned the first night I had a girl over to share my bed into an excellent demonstration of gravitational attraction.)

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milktoastok@reddit

Mine had 8 water tubes that had 1 main cover. Some of the worst sleep ever.

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Suspicious_Art9118@reddit

Mine did too. Best sleep ever (stomach sleeper here)

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Impossible-Key-2212@reddit

All Of Us

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Jobrated@reddit

On mine now! Best money I ever spent!

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UnicornFarts1111@reddit

I slept on one from the time I was 16 to the time I was 31. I loved the heat on my back.

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tranquilrage73@reddit

I did when I was a teenager.

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FnEddieDingle@reddit

I did all through HS and most of college

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flabackyardgarage@reddit

Had one that was what they called semi-waveless. It would roll about 2-3 times and it was done!

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ScienceJamie76@reddit

My first bed after the crib!

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Embarrassed_Rule_269@reddit

I did. Loved it

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Acceptable_Trash_749@reddit

Oh man, I had completely blocked out of my memory the fact that I had one until I saw this and am now traumatized by the fact that, yes indeed, I did. I went from that, to sleeping on a futon on the floor. So, I can’t claim to have made a lot of great sleeping choices in the ‘80s! My back reminds me of such daily.

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Handbag_Lady@reddit

Meeeeeeeeee!

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Darth1Football@reddit

Had one, and th3 worst was when a heater went out and you froze your ass off. Or you woke up so stiff you couldn't move. Having sex on it wasn't spectacular either. Had to have a custom mattress made to fit the frame and mirror headboard so it wasn't a total trash when I punted the watermatttress.

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Resident-Complex4682@reddit

I got one at about 13- a queen sized! I hosted epic sleepovers, and we all fit. I lugged it to college and I honestly can’t recall why I got rid of it. I think it was too much hassle to move? I have only fond memories of it.

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PDM_1969@reddit

I had 2 different ones at different times over the years

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Infamous_Hyena_8882@reddit

Heck yeah

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commonguy001@reddit

I think everyone I knew had one for a while. loved the heater during the winter and my last one was a soft side that I remember being really comfortable. Massive PITA to move but felt like peak sleep quality.

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FieldStatus3083@reddit

I baby sat every day after school. I saved up for mine since my mom would not buy me one. I love my waterbed.

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PuffDragon66@reddit

, Me, no but my boomer brother did. 🤦‍♂️

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SnowblindAlbino@reddit

High school for sure, couldn't take it when I moved out. It was in my folks' house for a couple of years, then their dog popped it. I miss it! Best sleep ever.

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this_is_Winston@reddit

I don't know why, but my parents decided to buy me a huge waterbed while I was still in grade school. Once I was a teenager had a few girls over I learned wave riding.

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Wrong_Pen6179@reddit

I didn’t but someone I dated did.

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Dabnbf@reddit

I too enjoyed sloshing around for 5 minutes every time my foot twitched

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Any_Initiative_9079@reddit

Parents got me one at 16. Made for some memorable times to say the least

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yarn_slinger@reddit

Got one in high school. Moved out at 18 and lugged that fucker to 6 apartments and finally sold it to a friend, who discovered how annoying it was to move and just left it behind when he moved. I still have the bureau and hiboy that came with it though.

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