Failure of a bed by FoamByMail reported
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From MrLateNight at fatwallet: I purchased a 3.5# 8" mattress from foambymail off of eBay exactly 4 years ago. One side has become a sinkhole and the other side seems to be starting. There is a weight difference between the two sides but is not huge. This started at least a year ago. We haven't determined if it's just the memory foam or if it's the base. I suspect both. EDIT: It seems even the supposedly 2.6lb foam base has also failed: The memory foam collapse is the worst, but the base clearly is collapsing as well. I can press the whole amount down almost to 1" compression in the pit area, vs only about half way in the middle or bottom where it is not flawed. In fact, the memory foam in those areas is starting to feel more like regular foam. This message was modified Oct 17, 2008 by MrPointy
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Re: Failure of a bed by FoamByMail reported
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I did some more research, and if I had to do it agin, I would get a mattress from memoryfoamsuperstore on eBay. More details here: http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/topic_view.php?catid=24&threadid=320543&start=1974 This message was modified Oct 22, 2008 by MrPointy
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Re: Failure of a bed by FoamByMail reported
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Opened up the package. Mattress inflated pretty quick, by the time I was done unwrapping it, it was pretty much full size. My apt temp is 15C. The "memory" of the foam does not last long. In comparison, my 5 year old memory foam pillow (also bought off ebay, but different store), has a better memory. The foambymail memory foam seems closer to normal foam. The "chemical" smell of the foam is not all that strong, I smell the glue more. But the smells ARE there, reasonably strong. I'm airing out the mattress now. The firmness seemed ok, but I havent really slept in it. 3" of memory foam (as opposed to 4") would have sufficed just fine. |