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Hi everyone - I posted a question about this in the previous topic about toppers, but I thought it might get buried there. So I thought I'd start a new one since I'm specificaly interested in whether anyone has experience with Oodles products. For a variety of reasons, i need a new mattress topper. I was thinking of getting the 2" latex topper from Overstock.com to see how it worked. But while searching tonight, I ran across these "Oodles" products. (Actually they appear to use the infinity symbol ( I've tested and LOVED shredded latex pillows for the loft and "down alternative" feel. Apparently Oodles makes pillows AND toppers using latex pellets they call 'springs,' and some kind of natural corn fiber???. (I worry about allergies with the corn fibers... I wonder if there is any info on that anywhere...) I was curious if anyone had tried them. I hadn't seen any mention of them, and in fact when I searched the forum - nothing came up. Maybe they're really new? Anyway - Costco has the pillows for around $30.00. And I found a 2" topper online (Sportsmanguide.com ?!?) for around $107 for a King size. It's obviously more expensive than a Cuddlebed, but about $75 less than, say, an ECO topper at Overstock. If anyone has experience with this, I'd love to hear. This message was modified Oct 13, 2009 by SKeeter
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OK, let's try this again. I lost my post mid-way through typing it. (Accidentally hit Tab, or something, and everything went away.) My Oodles topper arrived today. It has the same latex smell that my Talatech topper had at first, so it is airing out on top of my bed, and I have the bedroom windows open. The smell is not horribly strong, or offensive, but it is noticeable. I'd like to try sleeping on the topper tonight, but we'll see how the airing-out goes (it's about 1:30 pm, eastern time, as I write this). If I don't use it tonight, I'm not sure where I can put it to let it keep airing out. I lay down on the topper, and my goodness, what floofiness! Not sure I've ever seen or felt anything this floofy before (except for my cat's tail, but that's a different order of magnitude and/or a different kind of floofiness). The topper is baffled; my Full-size topper has 12 squares. The baffles are definitely needed; it wouldn't hurt to have more, smaller squares. Sure hope the stitches are strong. (When I do make the bed with this, I'll put it over my Talatech topper and beneath my mattress pad, and I'll take off the 1" fiber-bed that's on there now.) I sink into these Oodles quite a bit. I think I also feel supported, but it's hard to tell in just a few minutes of lying on this thing. And I can't loll around on it anymore right now -- gotta get back to work. More reports in a couple of days, after I've slept on the Oodles. -Catherine This message was modified Sep 28, 2009 by Catherine
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Catherine, interested to hear more about the topper's 'floofiness'. ;) Thanks for posting-- e-cat |
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The topper aired out pretty quickly, thanks to two open windows and a cool & quite windy day. (Highest temp today was around 61F, and it rained off and on, but the rain didn't come into my bedroom windows.) (Not that the rain has anything to do with anything....) So I just unmade the bed, took off the fiber-bed and rolled it up, put the Super-Floofy Oodles topper on top of my Talatech topper (1", 24 ILD), put my mattress pad back on, and remade the bed. And now I need a ladder to get into bed.  Well, OK, maybe I don't... but the cat might. She's a good jumper, but she's a petite little girl (8 pounds, full-grown). The mattress pad will probably smooth out or dampen the sinking feeling a tad -- which might be a good thing. Hard to tell. Bed still feels pretty darn cushy, at least at first. I'm very curious to see if I'll wind up with a good mix of cushiness and support. If I don't report back in a couple of days, you might need to send a search party over here and have 'em dig me out of my bed. -Catherine |
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Catherine - looking forward to your report on your oodles topper. But more importantly I'm looking forward to hearing your Update on it after you've had it a few weeks or so...;-D You said you have a Talalay latex 1" topper of 24ILD. Is that the one from FBM? Or ...? (I'm sure you've said it on here but I forget. Would you remind me?) I'm thinking of getting one from FBM in the near future, maybe for Xmas or something... |
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jimsocal wrote: You said you have a Talalay latex 1" topper of 24ILD. Is that the one from FBM? Or ...? (I'm sure you've said it on here but I forget. Would you remind me?) I'm thinking of getting one from FBM in the near future, maybe for Xmas or something... I got it at SleepLikeaBear.com. As far as I know, FBM sells toppers in 20 ILD and 32 ILD; nuttin' in between. I haven't bought anything from them. Now I'm getting off the computer for the night, and shall soon be ensconced in latex noodles. Wait, that doesn't sound right.... ;-) -Catherine |
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Report after 1st night with the Oodles topper: Well, I slept till almost 9 this morning, and I almost never do that unless I'm truly wiped out. Which I wasn't, particularly. (I'm not a morning person by any means, but I'm usually up by 7, or 8 at the latest, without an alarm clock.) Now, it is dark, dreary, and rainy here today, so that makes it easier to sleep in. My bedroom faces east, so on a sunny day, the sun comes right in there in the morning. The topper is very cushy. There is only a slight tingling in my right hand this morning. Some mornings lately I was waking up with both hands asleep. (I sometimes have that problem anyway, regardless of what I'm sleeping on, so by itself that might not indicate much. But waking up not-numb is always a good thing.) The main question about this topper is whether those latex "noodles" will provide enough support -- and I'm not sure yet. I have just the tiniest, teensiest, hardly-worth-mentioning twinge in my lower back this morning -- which would indicate a lack of support. But we'll see how this goes for a few more nights. I believe I have 30 days to return the topper to Bon-Ton. The invoice has instructions and a mailing label for shipping it back, but I'm pretty sure I can just bring it to a local Bon-Ton store. For anyone who has a back injury that requires them to sleep on a fairly firm mattress, my guess is that this topper won't work for you. (Although maybe that would depend partly on height & weight; I'm rather average in that department, but tending toward the lightweight side.) Like I said, this is only the first night's report -- but this topper is super-cushy and might be best for side sleepers who need that extra bit of stuff to sink into. -Catherine |
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jimsocal wrote: Bon-Ton?? Yep; see my first post in this thread. The second night with this topper was pretty comfy, overall. I used a different pillow last night (less firm than my usual side-sleeper pillow), and that probably aligned my spine better on this squishy bed. Still just the tiniest twinge in my back this morning, but hardly anything. And no sleeping in this AM -- I woke up around 5:15, either from being cold or from anxiety about work deadlines (or both). I'd prefer to still be testing out this topper on my bed, but I got up at about 5:30 or 5:45. Coffee is brewing downstairs, so I'm gonna go get some and get to work. -Catherine |
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Hi Guys - Catherine - so glad you are getting initial good results with your topper. It's very encouraging. My order with Sportsmanguide was cancelled by the supplier, so I have to start over. But now i'm very excited to try it. Generally, a little too cushy for most is perfect for me! I'm at a higher weight, with broad shoulders and wide hips, so my body likes the extra cush so my shoulders and hips sink in. I've been trying a cuddlebed for about a week - and it's nice but not NEARLY cushy enough for me. But then it's just over the firm mattress - no extra latex layers or anything. So I wasn't expecting much. Crossing fingers that Oodles might work for me, and I will report once I've actually gotten one of these in-house to try! SK |
| Hopefully someone will try the pillow and report back. I like my soft latex pillow, but perhaps I would like an oodles pillow even more. |