Just about ready to buy a Tempur Pedic
| After a lot of lying on a lot of beds and about a month of research, we are about to buy a BellaSonna bed by Tempur Pedic. Could anyone that has that bed or a simular one give me your advice. Thanks so much! |
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armh wrote: After a lot of lying on a lot of beds and about a month of research, we are about to buy a BellaSonna bed by Tempur Pedic. Could anyone that has that bed or a simular one give me your advice. Thanks so much! armh: Read this thread. http://www.whatsthebest-mattress.com/forum/tempurpedic-vs-latex-diy-other-high-end-options/6792-0-1.html |
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armh wrote: After a lot of lying on a lot of beds and about a month of research, we are about to buy a BellaSonna bed by Tempur Pedic. Could anyone that has that bed or a simular one give me your advice. Thanks so much!
Lie on the bed. Lie on it for a long time (20-30 minutes). The Tempurpedics are body temperature sensitive and will adjust underneath you as you lie there. They will be considerably firmer when you first lie down than they end up being. So far as the Bellasonna specifically, I've tried the bed. I wasn't impressed. My general rule of thumb is that if you can't afford a Rhapsody, Celebrity, Allura, or Grand you'll get a better comfort for your dollar by buying good, quality latex. If you CAN afford one of Tempurpedics top 4, it's well worth it. |
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Good grief, the Bellasonna is not a top 4 Tempur-pedic Bed? If you can't afford a TP Top 4 go somewhere else? The Rhapsody Queen mattress MSRP is $2900 USD. The Bellasona Queen mattress MSRP is $4100 USD. Not impressed with Bellasonna? The Latex jihadism on this board is getting silly. If you prefer firm to plush and prefer a conventional,ie springy, feel to that of most memory foam beds then the Bellasona is a fine choice. |
a little restraint, please
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DeeAgeaux wrote: The Latex jihadism on this board is getting silly. Good grief. Let's leave religion and politics out of this forum, shall we? If you want to talk about jihad, maybe start here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad ...and leave it out of the mattress discussions. People who are happy with their latex mattresses have nothing to apologize for. They are enthusiastic because they are finally getting a good night's sleep, which is something we all need. -Catherine |
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DeeAgeaux wrote: Good grief, the Bellasonna is not a top 4 Tempur-pedic Bed? If you can't afford a TP Top 4 go somewhere else? The Rhapsody Queen mattress MSRP is $2900 USD. The Bellasona Queen mattress MSRP is $4100 USD. Not impressed with Bellasonna? The Latex jihadism on this board is getting silly. If you prefer firm to plush and prefer a conventional,ie springy, feel to that of most memory foam beds then the Bellasona is a fine choice.
I don't like the Bellasonna not because of its price point but because of the departure from their design it displays. In my former shop and personal testing I found the Bellasonna's cylindrical drum system to be far less supportive and comfortable than the traditional layered Tempur-material. It is also, nation-wide, their least popular bed. This message was modified Oct 13, 2009 by Alexander
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| I tried the Bellasona bed. I'm a little sceptical of their cylindrical "foam spring" system, if you can call it that. I just wonder how supportive, and how durable, it would be. If I were going Tempurpedic, I would have purchased the Rhapsody, if only because the others are just so expensive they are out of the realm of possibility for me. The Grand Bed strikes me as a little over the top . . . |
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Alexander wrote: Actually, I like Tempurpedic.</p><p>I don't like the Bellasonna not because of its price point but because of the departure from their design it displays. In my former shop and personal testing I found the Bellasonna's cylindrical drum system to be far less supportive and comfortable than the traditional layered Tempur-material. It is also, nation-wide, their least popular bed. It certainly did not read like that in your original post. Departure from the original design philosophy ? That horse left the stable long ago. In Tempur-Pedic's original infomercial it insisted the classic bed and contour pillow were the correct design giving you the correct posture and support after years of research by "sleep scientist." I am not surprised that the Bellasonna is Tempur-pedic's least popular bed. It has been telling its customers that inner-spring mattresses and counter pressure are "bad" for almost 20 years.No to mention the "disturbance" to your partner.Now it comes out with a foam bed that mimics an innerspring bed. The Bellasonna is for customers that up until now have never liked Tempur-pedics. It is a tough sell. It is no longer pushing the Contour pillow as "correct" and offers symphony,rhapsody,comfort,grand pillow etc. However, Select Comfort now has its top of the line bed standard with memory foam after insisting air was superior for years. Flobeds can be had with memory foam or "air mattress core for adjustability." Americans don't like being told by "experts" what to buy. They want choices. They are reassured if their choice is backed by experts but American consumers are going to buy what they "want." |
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KimberlyH wrote: I tried the Bellasona bed. I'm a little sceptical of their cylindrical "foam spring" system, if you can call it that. I just wonder how supportive, and how durable, it would be. If I were going Tempurpedic, I would have purchased the Rhapsody, if only because the others are just so expensive they are out of the realm of possibility for me. The Grand Bed strikes me as a little over the top . . . I suppose scepticism is warranted for all new technologies.I was skeptical when I saw the first Tempur-pedic infomercial almost 20 years ago. Now, I would never ever buy an innerspring mattress. Maybe latex but not innerspring. The Grand Bed has changed from its introduction a few years ago.It was bascially twice the cheap base foam plus cashmere ticking.Now it has the same size base foam as Rhapsody but twice the HD foam and twice the standard comfort foam.Unless you are morbidly obese it does seem like overkill. |
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| The original poster asked for advice from people with experience with the bed. Kimberly and I both have experience so we gave our advice. I hold to it. You're much better off spending a bit more and getting the Allura or just going with the Celebrity. |
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| Well I don't know if I have "experience." I have tried the Rhapsody bed and the Deluxe bed maybe 6-8 times, lying on each bed for a minimum of 1/2 hour. I've tried other Tempurpedic models, but not lying them on for an extended period. I did lie down on the BellaSonna and looked at it's foam inner spring system and didn't take to it. My personal take was that the less expensive models probably wouldn't last. But other people have other opinions . . . |