The long ordeal is over -- call me a spring man!
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Got the latest mattress yesterday, a Serta. It's great. Supportive and yielding. Maybe it will only last 2 yrs, at this point that's fine with me! I slept on it last night with no foam and it was acceptable. I will likely add 2 or 3" of some memory foam (or maybe keep a soft latex foam layer from the Sleepez kit) to give it a bit more cushioning and it will be great. It feels significantly different than the mattress I tried in the showroom. Much firmer which is GOOD. But it made me realize what a waste of time it is bothering to test a mattress in the store! They are all being pounced on for years, so they are pretty much useless as test models. In hindsight, I should have just ordered any Serta Plush mattress as this was the mattress type I had been using for many years and loved for the first five years of ownership. I probably prefer the Serta spring system over the Sealy and Simmons since it is what I got used to... Very little motion transfer, and it feels like a solid unit. When the padding starts to collapse in a couple years I now know (thanks to hundreds of hours reading this forum) to just slice the thing open, remove and replace with my own foam (if the warranty won't replace it first though). This message was modified Mar 19, 2008 by novahelp
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Re: The long ordeal is over -- call me a spring man!
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My teenage daughter has a VERY firm twin size mattress and just 1" of soft Overstock.com latex (topper) has really made a difference. I also added about 3/4" of lightweight memory foam, also from Overstock. Her mattress is still very supportive, but also comfortably plush. This message was modified Mar 22, 2008 by BeddyBye
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Re: The long ordeal is over -- call me a spring man!
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Well it's been seveal nights. While the bed without the latex topper is ok, with the topper it's still pretty much perfect. I guess I will just keep one of the layers. Phew, it's a lot of money to spend on a bed, but I just am happy this is all finally over... |
Re: The long ordeal is over -- call me a spring man!
| Novahelp, I am glad you finally have a bed that you are comfortable with. It takes time but it is well worth it and we are all different and have different needs. |
Re: The long ordeal is over -- call me a spring man!
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When I was changing her bed last night I noticed there was no memory foam. Just the inch of talalay latex and a fiberbed over that. Nice! BeddyBye wrote: My teenage daughter has a VERY firm twin size mattress and just 1" of soft Overstock.com latex (topper) has really made a difference. I also added about 3/4" of lightweight memory foam, also from Overstock. Her mattress is still very supportive, but also comfortably plush. |
Re: The long ordeal is over -- call me a spring man!
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I bet you are! Now go to bed! ZzzzzZzzzzzzz. LOL novahelp wrote: Well it's been seveal nights. While the bed without the latex topper is ok, with the topper it's still pretty much perfect. I guess I will just keep one of the layers.<BR>Phew, it's a lot of money to spend on a bed, but I just am happy this is all finally over... |