# why a box spring?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-a-box-spring/112130>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 3, 2002, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-a-box-spring/112130 "2002-06-03T11:59:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-a-box-spring/112130/1 "2002-06-03T11:59:49Z")

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Why do we use box springs? Isn’t a matress good enough?

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-a-box-spring/112130/2 "2002-06-03T13:29:22Z")

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A box spring adds to the life of the mattress. It has some give so the mattress springs are not flattened as much.