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I discovered two tears in a latex topper I received. Would you consider this damage, or normal imperfections inherent to latex? |
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zzzombie wrote: I ripped a small piece from my topper just unpacking it. Latex is super fragile. I'm quite pleased with the quality and value of my topper from RMM. My principal experiences has been with all natural latex. But I did have one piece of blended latex and it seemed to handle pretty much the same as the all natural. This has been discussed on the form previously. The principal thing to keep in mind is that natural botanically grown latex is quite "floppy" and is heavy. Therefore it has to be handled judiciously. The way that it has been described on various websites is that, a half piece of 3 inch latex from a California King mattress should be folded in thirds, like a letter, then lifted so you can get your arms around it and move it that way. The last thing you want to do is grab a handful of it and pull. Latex is also very "clingy" and will adhere to any other latex that it is next to. If you try to pull the latex with your hands, by grabbing it, my guess is that 9 times out of 10 you will tear it. But by handling it as just described I don't believe I have ever torn a piece of latex, and I've handled quite a few. |
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KimberlyH I agree that it's a stingy offer, but at this point I just want to move on and enjoy my bed! As eagle2 points out, latex is fragile. I know I didn't tear my latex but maybe they think I did, and there's no way for me to prove this is the state the latex was in when I unpacked it. eagle2 great point about folding the latex in thirds, I read about doing that here and it made setting up my bed so much easier. Another hint in handling latex - have a friend to help if you need to move it around because it's so clingy. Standing on opposite sides of the bed, each one of you should extend your arms and slip them under the latex to gently lift and reposition. I'm soooo glad I found this forum. You folks are not only knowledgable and helpful but friendly, |
and I can't tell you how thrilled I am with my new latex bed! Thanks to all of you! |
narnia wrote: KimberlyH I agree that it's a stingy offer, but at this point I just want to move on and enjoy my bed! As eagle2 points out, latex is fragile. I know I didn't tear my latex but maybe they think I did, and there's no way for me to prove this is the state the latex was in when I unpacked it. eagle2 great point about folding the latex in thirds, I read about doing that here and it made setting up my bed so much easier. Another hint in handling latex - have a friend to help if you need to move it around because it's so clingy. Standing on opposite sides of the bed, each one of you should extend your arms and slip them under the latex to gently lift and reposition. I'm soooo glad I found this forum. You folks are not only knowledgable and helpful but friendly, Something is better than nothing for a refund More importantly how are you sleeping? Your shoulders are doing good I hope? |
