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Hi guys, I signed-up for this site because I conducted some research of the various types of beds out there. Based on my research uncovering huge problems with each option, I have no idea what to buy. I need to buy a new bed soon.. When I researched spring mattresses I found the following problems: - They usually sag after a while and the sag is most often not covered under warranty because the warranty states that some level of sag is acceptable to them, the manufacturer, whilst the buyer remains stuck with a sagging mattress. - they allow for dust mites etc. to accumulate - it is impossible to comparison shop due to shady collusion between manufacturers and retailers obfuscating the features/specs of the products - from my own personal experience with other spring mattresses, I don't like how they have thousands of tiny balls form on them, kind of like pilling in clothing...I presume that all spring mattresses do that? I really hate that. When I researched memory foam mattresses, I found the following problems: - they tend to crap out after a few years - they get infested with mold if they get wet and then they are health hazards and nothing can be done about that - some of them emit toxins due to the glue used in their manufacturing or something Ok, so now that I know about these problems, I will feel like a sucker for buying any kind of bed. Yet, I still need a bed so I will have to buy something. Is there any kind of bed that doesn't have these problems? I hope you guys can help give me some clarity as to how I should wade through these problems and determine what I should buy. What kind of bed can I buy that will give me the peace of mind of knowing such defects won't mess with me in the future? I live in Toronto, Canada and my price range is about $1500-2000 CAD but I might be willing to go higher (maybe up to $3500 CAD max) if I can find a bed that doesn't have any of the aforementioned type of problems. I do not have a lot of money, so it is very important for me to buy a bed that will last for around 10 years at least. This message was modified Jan 31, 2010 by confusedbedbuyer
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london79 wrote: Well, guys? Your senses were spot on. You smelled a rat and there was one. Serta officially sux in my book. The Serta rep and the store sales rep both lied about the mattress contents. I raised holy hell and they promised to pick the mattress up and credit me for $1800. Will see how this plays out. The base layer is PU foam. I don't want anything with that cheap crap in it. When I square this away I will get one from SleepEZ, the 10,000 model to be exact. (Soft, Medium, Firm). The Serta sleeps pretty well but I don't anticipate it holding up as long as they claim it will. I was hoping we were wrong, actually. But it doesn't surprise me that we were right!  That is REALLY LOW! And then they WONDER why people bash the Big S companies (Serta in this case). I mean, you asked them and they just flat out lied to you! Jeez, that's low even for them! I knew when the web page on it didn't specifically talk about the latex and didn't specifically state it was 100% latex composition, that there was something rotten in Denmark. Too bad you can't sue them for wasting your time. What a company! Jeez! |
| Serta mattress was picked up this evening. Couldn't wait to order from SleepEZ. 10" latex shipped out today. I was pretty impressed with the Serta though. I didn't wake up with any aches and the covering was lofty. But that PU foam had me very skeptical. I will probably order the foundation for my 10" SleepEZ mattress to give it a little height. Will let everyone know how this one plays out. I got a good feeling about this one. |
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PU FOam? what is that please? |
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randys wrote: PU FOam? what is that please? randy you surprsie me! You are an experienced poster now and you should know what PU foam is!!!! By the way is that costco latex bed firm or medium or soft? Asking as you never replied! Thanks randy. |
| PU foam is polyurethane foam. |
| I have the Bentley of beds right now. It's 7:18pm where I am and I want to go to bed already. Will let all know how it sleeps after tonight. I can already tell it will be awesome. |
| I have also been duped by Mattress Firm. I bought the same bed as London79 and also asked if there was anything in the bed besides latex and was told no. Of course, the label tells another story. Dang it!! The bed sleeps really good, too. For $2400, I would expect 100% latex like I wanted in the first place. Should've gone with SleepEZ. Now I am torn with what to do with what I have. Risk it not lasting as long as I had hoped, or doing battle with Mattress Firm. Hummmn. Any thoughts? |
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Do battle!! You mean to tell me you didn't read the lable BEFORE you bought the bed? Alice |
| IMO you should raise a stink like the other guy did and get a refund. The PU won't last, and you'll be kicking yourself later if you don't back out of this mistake now. Then you can get what you originally *wanted* to get. And make sure that the company you go to for your 100% latex bed has a generous return policy. Latex is wonderful stuff, but it isn't for everybody. |
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fantasticalice wrote: Do battle!! You mean to tell me you didn't read the lable BEFORE you bought the bed? Alice most people don't. the nice attractive label doesn't list polyurethane. just the law tag on the other end of the bed, but most people don't know these tags contain this kind of info. its certainly a handy tool to know to use when you are being very specific about what you want (or don't want) |