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Hello all, still on my hunt for a good bed. My wife and I were originally looking at a Kingsdown Sleep to Live 800 Series (red/blue), but after reading some reviews we were a little skid dish and decided to look at a latex bed. Now I know there are a lot of on-line companies like Sleepez and FloBeds, but buying a bed untested from an online retailer just is a little too inconvenient as we have to deal with shipping cost if we get the firmness wrong. So we went back to my local Sleepy’s to look at what they have to offer for latex beds. Turns our they just received the new line of Dr. Breus latex beds that same day which are made by IBC. We tried all five models and narrowed it down to two. As this is a brand new line of beds it is hard for me to find on-line detailed specs. I know the salesperson tells me the bed is entirely Talalay latex, but I would like to confirm that from another source. Does anyone have anything they can share on me these beds? Or if there are any other recommendations of other beds we should look at? Thanks all. Dan |
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So it probably has all of 3" of Latex out of a total height of 15.5". Now that's what I call a "latex mattress" (laughing) Phoenix |
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rocco50 wrote: Ok, so regarding the Dr. Breus, I looked at the "do not remove or go to jail" label, and it is confirmed - mostly poly: |
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How can this be???(laughing) The salesperson at sleepy's couldn't tell me what was in the Dr. Breus Bed for sure, other then claiming is was soy based foam and latex, but she referred to him as the sleep doctor and said something to the effect of The guy is nationally known as the sleep doctor and he made the bed, so it has to be good and there is no way he would make a bed that would get body impressions. Now that is a salesperson! I didn't like the bed when I tried it, so i'm very glad now that I never considered it. Mike |
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cazual wrote:
Rocco50 we have not received the bed yet, we just ordered it this past Saturday and will take about three weeks before we get it. The only draw back ordering a custom bed is it takes time and they have been very busy the last few weeks, no doubt this forum had something to do about that. My wife and I have been shopping for months so extra time is not a big deal. As far as the feel, when I was in their showroom they had four standard bed setups. Firm, medium, soft and a 100% organic medium. The also had a two inch topper which was like the Latex Bliss version, however it had custom firmness. The top area around your shoulders was softer and the area around your hip was firmer. We concentrated on the firm and medium beds. The allowed us to remove the top layers and swap them to really dial in what we were looking for we even tried out the topper as well. We probably were there for close to two hours. In the end what we chose was similar to what we were going to pick with the Latex Bliss. I will be sure to post in a new thread, my first impressions and then follow that up with ongoing updates as soon as we get it.
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rocco50 wrote:
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Sooooo how do you like the Dr. Breus bed? We are considering purchasing one, but I don't like the fact that I can't find any reviews about it online. Has anyone seen any reviews for the Dr Breus Signature Mattress??? I'm sure that he's just friends with Dr. Oz and Oprah :-) |
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I would probably read the whole thread before you assume he actually bought one :) I think the information in this thread is probably more factual than most "online" reviews. If you hit the "all" link you can see and read all the replies and you would probably know all you wanted to about the Dr Breus mattress. Phoenix This message was modified Nov 23, 2010 by Phoenix
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| We just bought our signature at Sleepy's. Unfortunately, all of you are looking at this the wrong way. WE could have asked all kinds of questions like how much latex, what type of latex and in fact i wanted to know. My wife, however, has seen Dr Breus on TV several times and she wanted to feel the beds. She said to me "Juan, what are you buying the latex or the nite's sleep?" So i went with feel and wow we are sleeping great. We had several beds over the years. Tempurepedic and the worst was the Sleep To Live 800 it was poorly built and fell apart after only two years. We were happy with Sleepy's but the Sleep to Live bed was awful. I hope you guys get the facts straight here, it is not about what is being put in the bed, rather how it is put in the bed that matters. We would be happy if there was only a hint of latex, it was the tempsense and the neutral temperature that got us with Dr Breus. I think he should sell his beds at all kinds of places so more people can have them. They are really great. Well, anyway, i dont usually do this online stuff, but do something new every day. Enjoy your Dr Breus beds and start sleeping better...Juan T... |
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I'm glad you like your new mattress.... What is in it matters a lot though. The materials that make it so "special" are not unique to this mattress and are widely available at a far lower cost than paying for the name. In addition to that the poly in this bed is inexpensive (read cheap) material and the qualities that make it comfortable do not last. Even a $300 poly mattress feels good if it's the right construction ... for a while. The Dr Breus is a poor value. Unfortunately, you have been "victimized" by marketing hype and a "name" that is being used to convince people to buy something that should be priced about half of what it is ... and I can assure you the "facts are straight" in this thread. You sound so overzealous and misinformed I have to ask ... do you work for Dr Breus or Sleepy's? But hey ... I'm glad you like your new mattress :) Phoenix This message was modified Nov 29, 2010 by Phoenix
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Now, it seems quite clear to me that you - this site - is definitely selling something. What is it? are you a manufacturer are you a competitor of sleepy's or Dr Bruce? I shop online all the time and give reviews and comments and have never seen such pointed comments about something as basic as a bed. The reason i have information is that i emailed Dr Breus myself. That's right, I got to the horse's mouth and the paper tag was incorrect due to a computer system failure so that is not even a true issue. All of his beds according to him have soy based poly foam (fine by me) and talalay latex(also fine by me). he makes them like a chef makes great sauces and he will not discuss what quantities are at what levels. When i asked he was very polite and commented that what would the developer of the IPHONE say if we challenged that it only used certain components - they would say go pound sand...WELL i am quite insulted by your comments and inference that i am in this business(am an independent business man). You on the other hand Seem to be in business to sell what you make or have in stock somewhere. so before you come on too strong, get your facts straight from the horses mouth too.
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