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Hi,
I am looking for latex mattress with king size. I found Laura Ashley latex mattress at Sears (http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_08256032000P) but couldn't find any review on it through online. Is there anyone who has experience with this mattress?
Thanks, Kyoung This message was modified May 19, 2011 by phynars
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I post the answer from Comport Solutions by King Koil regarding to the mattress. I hope this would help people who want to know a detail of Laura Ashley latex mattress.
Thank you for your email and interest in King Koil. Below is the information you requested: OPAL: Quilt: Has Fiber on top, and 1-1/2 Foam Mattress: Has a 6" Foam Core, with 1-1/2 Foam on top of that, followed by 1-1/2 Talalay Latex. GRACE: Quilt: Has Fiber on top, and 1-1/2 Foam Mattress: Has a 6" Foam Core, with 2-1/2" Foam on top of that, followed by 2" Talalay Latex. Kyoung
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| These are very basic mattresses for that kind of dough. Their suggested retail price is beyond ludicrous...the 'sale' price is still realistically more than what these should be selling for by perhaps a couple hundred dollars for fair retail markup. I usually don't comment about pricing but these big retailers are notorious for this. |
| Hint to mattress buyers: Look at the DO NOT REMOVE tag on any mattress you buy. It speaks the TRUTH about what is in your mattress. For example, S&F sells and "all latex" mattress but when you look at the label it says 87% latex. Of course, it is synthetic latex as well and they don't tell you that. They may even lie and tell you it's natural. But the label tells the truth about percentages of pu foam vs latex etc. To be fair, S&F actually do have one "all latex" mattress which is 97% latex. The other 3% is mostly due to the fire retardant layer. |
| We are doing the same thing - going to all mattress stores and trying to compare what we see/feel. This Sears Opal Latex is on our short list - the listing that 'phynars' gives for construction is correct. Yes it is all latex, my nose told me so! There aren't any online reviews of it, but the reviews of latex mattresses in general sound great. I did check for returns, warrenty issues, etc. for this unit and found nothing significant. The Sears prices are pretty good over the 4th weekend and some may be available their outlets. We found another latex by Simmons, Natural... or Nature... something which had 3 comfort levels, one being simular to the Sears unit - price about x2 Sears discounted price. We are still trying to decide between this one and a luxary coil unit, but the price of the coil unit is x4. I did have solid foam Sears unit back in the 1970s that I really liked, but finally 'upgraded' the size to king and the Select Comfort model we have sucks. |
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I was at Sears today looking at the Laura Ashley latex mattresses. There were 2 models, Opal, and I forget the other one, maybe Pearl of something like that. Anyrate, I read the law tag of the more expensive model - 12% natural latex 20 something % visco elastic foam the rest was polyurethane foam, something like 70% I layed on the plush side of the more expensive one and I was not bowled over. That said, I had surgery on my right shoulder years ago and I was laying on my right side, bad shoulder while trying the bed. The Laura Ashley feels ok, but the Serta icomfort Revolution is more impressive in the store. |
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One thing that maybe goes without saying with the knowledgeable people on this forum, but maybe bears mentioning anyway, relates to the possibility of mattress surgery. If these mattresses are basically composed of PU foam with a latex topper, you won't be able to do mattress surgery and replace the deteriorating foam. Some of the mattresses have PU on top, and in those cases, you could remove and replace it. Just thought I'd mention this for people considering buying a "designer" mattress that is primarily composed of PU foam. Once the PU foam in that kind of mattress gives out, the whole thing is done for, and you'll be facing buying something else....Well, best case scenario, I guess maybe you could salvage the latex topper and buy another mattress to go underneath it - unless it's glued on, of course. |
