Mattress Forum

Have visited those places and they don't have anything that interests us. Have not been contacted by the rep for Swiss Rest so I may be steering clear of them. I have been looking closely at tomorrows world cozy embrace. Their 7" core is dunlop 28/32/28 with  3" of talalay 19 plus the quilted cover of 1/2 dunlop latex and wool in a cotton covering is tempting and is close to our ILD numbers. Trying to determine how the talalay 35 core of 6" in the OMI with 3" talalay 22 would compare. I am thinking the embrace would feel more in line with Swiss Rest with the 19 talalay but can't be sure due to the dunlop core.  We are going to continue our search and try to find some dunlop mattresses to try and feel the difference between the two types of latex. Got to run just had a call from the Swiss Rest rep. Talk with you later and let you know what he has to say.

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Phoenix

Spoke wiith the Swiss Rest rep. He makes the mattresses at electropedic. Advised it was a separate operation. They use a blended talalay from LI. The mattress core is 5.5" 36 ILD and the top and bottom of the mattress are 1.9" of 24 ILD. The cover is some type of cotton foam. He mentioned something about whisper shield base.  Not really comfortable with this operation.

Spoke with a rep fromTomorrow's World and trying to figure out which mattress would compare to the Swiss Rest. Looks like the embrace or caress are in the running. Will comtinue to shop around and lay on some mattresses which have similar layers of the ILD which Tomorrow's World  offers.

Apprecaite all your advice. It has been helpful. Will let you know how things work out.

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In the process of making a deal on a latex mattress. The store also handles tempur-pedic and suggested using their foundation as it was premium 5/8" density fiberboard and provides good mattress support.

Thoughts?? Recommendations??

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I would also be very careful about paying too much on a foundation as some places will use that to "make up" for any discounts you get on a mattress. They can be a major profit center particularly if they are a "name brand" foundation. There are a lot of places where you can get a good and perfectly suitable foundation for a very reasonable cost.

Is it the Swiss Rest back store you are talking to?

Phoenix

The mattress set was originally $3699 and I have the cost down to $2800. It is the OMI and I believe it is a good deal. Was curious if the foundation needed to be constructed in a special way or if the tempur-pedic foundation would be ok. The specs look like it is well built.

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Any good foundation that is well built and is designed to support a heavier latex (or memory foam) mattress would be fine. The slats should be 2-3 inches apart depending on how wide they are and of course closer together means stronger. I wouldn't pay more than about $300 for a foundation since there are many in that range that would do perfectly well unless you are looking for esthetics and matching fabric.

Phoenix

Back to the drawing board. Made a final offer three days ago and they have not returned my call. 

Az. mattress. Spoke with Ken for about 30 minutes. Was very informative and seems to know the mattress business. Prices are low. BBB had the company rated as a F but there wasn't much to base the rating on that I could find. Don't know if the rating is accurate or not. Business use to be Mattress Liquidators. He strongly supports a core of 5.5" blended or 6" natural talalay then going with a 2" topper. He believes the 3 layers (like sleep ez/ flobed) minimize support. Strong supporter of blended talalay. Have you had any dealing or knowledge of the company. From what I researched it looks like an option. Am still going thru sleep ez, flo bed and others. Not in a hurry at this point. What to make sure we come up with the right combination for us.

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He was one of my "final 3" and at the time the biggest "downside" was that I didn't know he could customize a mattress in any way I wanted. I came to believe from my personal experience that I wanted more than 2" of a softer layer on top (although what he told me about 2" made sense as well and is probably true for most people). I found out later that he could have added another 2" and changed the cover for an additional $200. For that matter he could add a 3" top layer if someone wanted it but he believes that 2" is more appropriate for most which is why he lists this on his website. He also uses Radium as his supplier for the blended Talalay and Latex International for his natural Talalay. Radium is to Europe what LI is to North America in terms of latex.

I also saw the "F" rating but I know how the BBB works for non members (they are a private for profit company and rate companies that are members differently than non members) and the 2 complaints in 36 months registered with one unresolved did not seem to justify the rating. In my experience and based on what I learned from (and about) him (and many others of course), I would have no problems doing business with him and he certainly represents great value in my opinion.

Phoenix

 Are there any  differences (advantages/disadvantages) in feel, support  and comfort between 2 piece adjustable mattresses (6" core 2" topper) vs 3 - 2" layers pieces? I have tried only the two piece mattress set ups and I know you have tried both.

Thanks!

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