Just bought a new Flobeds
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I just purchased a new FloBeds. It is the 100% natural Talalay 4 layer mattresses. The top most layer being a soft egg crate 2" piece of Talalay. I purchased the following configuration. On the left side of the bed I have a median top layer, firm middle layer, and extra firm bottom layer. On the right side the top layer is firm, the second layer is extra firm, and the bottom layer is extra firm. I felt that this should give me an opportunity to switch the layers around and come up with the configuration that will work the best for my 6' 2" 210 pound frame. It has been quite a wrestling match, reading all the different descriptions that various people like, when it comes to firmness layers. You also run into this with some of the websites. No two people seem to consider this the same way. So I'm just going to have to experiment. This is one of the main reasons that I went with FloBeds. They have the most liberal exchange policy coupled with a generous return policy. They definitely get more money than some of the other sites. But when you're purchasing something this expensive from the Internet, and cannot lay on it, feel it, look at it, and even smell it, it's good to have a situation where you can make corrections at a nominal expense. Given the fact that FloBeds has an excellent reputation with the BBB, and Dave and Dewey Turner are excellent people to do business with, it just seemed to make good sense to me to consider the extra cost as an insurance policy. One last point I would like to make. I just realize that I have been misspelling FloBeds name. I had been misspelling it "FlowBeds." Wrong! It is spelled FloBeds.com. I hope I have not misdirected anyone. It will probably take about a week to get this bed in my home, set up, and slept on. When I have had an opportunity to do this I will be sure to post back and let you know what my experiences are, as I know how confusing this kind of a purchase can be. This message was modified Sep 22, 2009 by eagle2
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Re: Just bought a new Flobeds
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No. My piece of blended was 3" thick. I did not want to try a piece of latex that was less thick than my 3" natural because of the feel being different in the middle of the bed. So Dave looked around and found an old damaged piece of 5.6" blended that he could not make into two regular pieces of blended so he cut it into a 3" piece for me. Accept it folks. Natural is denser than blended, and thus heaver. For those who have not experienced Flobeds...they are very accommodating. Based upon my experiences, and the experiences of others reporting on this forum, I do not believe I would want to purchase my latex mattress online from anybody else. There are just too many variables to be worked out if you're very critical about how you want your mattress to sleep. Or even if you are like me, and some others on this forum, quite inquisitive about the possibilities of other combination's of latex layering. This message was modified Feb 28, 2010 by eagle2
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Re: Just bought a new Flobeds
| When I had asked Dave for a 44 ILD Super Firm latex core, he had told me I would need two blended latex cores or my bed would not be level since the blended latex cores are 2.8" thick and the natural latex cores are 3" thick. I have not talked to Dave in ages but maybe I will email him and ask if Latex International changes their sizes? Eagle2, did you take out a tape measure like I did to confirm what you are saving that they are the same thickness? I tried one of the latex cores that was blended on one side and my bed was not level. I had to order two. |
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Lynn2006 wrote: When I had asked Dave for a 44 ILD Super Firm latex core, he had told me I would need two blended latex cores or my bed would not be level since the blended latex cores are 2.8" thick and the natural latex cores are 3" thick. I have not talked to Dave in ages but maybe I will email him and ask if Latex International changes their sizes? Eagle2, did you take out a tape measure like I did to confirm what you are saving that they are the same thickness? I tried one of the latex cores that was blended on one side and my bed was not level. I had to order two. Lynn: Reread what I said. The latex cores come in to FloBeds from Latex International in 6 inch slabs for natural, and 5.6 inch slabs for blended. What Dave did for me was locate a old damaged piece of blended that was 5.6 inches thick and cut a piece that was 3 inches thick out of this slab since he could not cut it into 2 good pieces of blended that would have been 2.8 inches thick. So I wound up with a 3 inch piece of blended. I know it was 3 inches thick because I laid it next to my 3 inch piece of natural and they were perfectly level. He wound up with a blended piece that was 2.6 inches that I am assuming he would have to sell as scrap, since it was already damaged anyway, or grind it up into latex pillows, which is what they do with a lot of latex that is too damaged to repair. At least this is my assumption. This message was modified Feb 28, 2010 by eagle2
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Re: Just bought a new Flobeds
| Eagle2, Dave is so accomodating and this just shows how he tries his best to make each FloBed buyer comfortable. Thanks for explaining how your blended latex was 3" but someone else that buys the blended latex will have a little bit more give in the cover due to the cores usually being 2.8" thick. |
Re: Just bought a new Flobeds
| We are returning our high end Thempur-pedic tomrrow after 86 days of trying to get use to it. I found it way to hot and I live in NH and keep the heat at 55 degrees, I can only imagine how it would be in the summer! I also did not find it inviting, to hard and I woke up everytime I had to change positions and climb out of a hole. My question is will I have the same type of experience with a Flobed? Is it also like sitting on a rock? Our last interspring mattress was terrible and prefer not to go back to one of those. Please help! |
Re: Just bought a new Flobeds
I just did, in the thread you just started. |