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DEL.ICIO.USStashing cash in your mattress, but in style?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It’s long been a joke that in tough economic times, there’s no better bank than the one on which you sleep. In fact, a classmate of mine back in West Virginia swore that his grandmother, a product of the Depression, kept all her cash in her mattress.
That expression now has a trendy reality.
Hollandia International, maker of luxury sleeping systems, recently introduced a “Safe-T” bed, complete with a safe under the mattress, storage area for a flatscreen television and a security system.
According to Hollandia’s website, the bed was originally designed for a customer who wanted to keep a handgun near him for security. That sparked the idea that other customers could use this type of bed for different types of valuables.
The Executive Safe-T bed costs a whopping $20,400, but perhaps a bed such as this is priceless for the wealthy and paranoid?
For those folks who don’t have $20,000-plus to spend on a bed, check out a few other options for managing your money.
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By Becky
October 21, 2008 8:25 AM | Link to this
If that’s a picture of the bed, I wouldn’t give you $400.00 for it..That is one ugly bed..
By Pierce Randall
October 21, 2008 9:14 AM | Link to this
Haha, only in America would this be our consumption twist to hiding cash under a mattress.
By dee smith
October 21, 2008 10:06 AM | Link to this
Ugh, I’m in the wrong business. People will buy anything. If I can get people to spend so much on something so ugly…I deserve the money.
By sexy1977
October 21, 2008 10:32 AM | Link to this
anyone who can afford to spend $20,000+ on an ugly bed, would surely not have to stash money in a a mattress…..
By Wait!
October 21, 2008 11:51 AM | Link to this
Hey, That bed looks pretty sexy to me…. It’s a definite BUY! Though I wouldn’t pay 20K.
By Chuck
October 21, 2008 11:54 AM | Link to this
Just get several plastic bags and old paint cans then dig a hole in the back yard to bury the mess. mark the spot as the grave site for your pet.Better still remove a block from your basement, fill it with the cash,replace it.
By Jhon
October 21, 2008 7:58 PM | Link to this
I wish I was able to buy this bed….