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Hi everyone,
GREAT FORUM... this is m first post...
I am in a HUGE dillemma right now with my current mattress purchase. I had a saggy Serta mattress that they didn't warranty as it wasn't saggins 1.5" without any weight on it (a lot more if you slept on it). So, I decided to go out and get myself a new set. From past experiences with Serta and Sealy, I decided to go Simmons and pocket Coil.
I purchased a FIRM Simmons, World Class (980 springs), Medium Pillowtop (not as big of Eurotop, 1.5-2" top of memroy/latex mix). I took it home and slept on it... it feels OK if I sleep on my back, but I start on my side, and end up on my back... so now it's starting to hurt my shoulders as I get pressure points on it. My girlfried also doesn't like it as it's too hard for her.
So, then I started searching online and learned a lot, and also went back and tried literally EVERY bed in the store, I got 30-days for exhange! I AM NOW MORE CONFUSED THAN EVER! :( My options are: 1. Get the same Simmons mattress with bigger pillowtop (Eurotop) to help with shoulder 2. Get a Stearns and Fosters Eurotop (kind of in between Simmong Eurotop, and my current Simmons) 3. Get a Stearns and Fosters Tighttop (no pillow top), and add a Natural Latext 2" Mattress Topper
I got the following questions: - Is Simon/Fosters mid-range mattresses any better than Simmons World Class? - Would Eurotop of 3-4" have any issues with long-term wear? - If I want to get a Latex Topper, what's the best brand, best kind (weight), and where to get it from?
I am leaning towards #3, but I kind of DO NOT like a FLAT mattress topper underneath my sheets... just looks and feels cheap! Will also take away from the natural fibers of mattress as well as the convoluted shape. Is there a Latex topper that is covered like a mattress I can just add?
Thanks for any help and I appreciate quick responses as I have only 3 more days to exhange the mattress. I can't really return it (20% restocking fee).
Thanks in advance! This message was modified Jun 21, 2010 by alexb
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| you should be aware that all simmons mattresses made now, as opposed to a decade ago, are soft. even those rated by them as firm. they use a thin coil gauge in the coils and a ton of soft padding. if you don't need much back support go for it. I weigh under90 pounds and sank into a "firm" simmons. totally collapsed when I sat on the edge |
| I would never buy a Simmons anything. Had one that wore out in less than a year. |
| Any other comments? I got till 15th to swap mattress. |
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I don't know about the springs or the foam that is in your mattress, sounds okay to me. I think you might just need a topper to make a total of about 4" of cushion above the springs. If you bed has 2" you need about 2" more. You could try a polyfill topper...they feel great. I would NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVERNEVER again buy a Stearns and Foster bed. They are owned by Sealy, and use cheap foam, breaks down quickly(try 3 months) and don't honor warranties. It was so bad, first I slept on my side of the bed until the hips cratered, then I slept in the center until that failed, then I slept on the very edge of the bed until I couldn't stand it anymore. I ONLY WEIGHED 115#! I had to give my new bed to a friend who liked it for about five minutes and has hated it ever since. It is probably three years old now and is a piece of garbage. Don't fall for the name. That's why they bought the name...so they could charge more for crud. Kait |
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Thanks Kait. I was told S&F has changed their Springs and foams complete for this year, but I've seen those bad reviews of sagging bed. I just checked the S&F today again, and they have a good sale, so option is either to keep Simmons I got and add a topper, or to get the S&F that's got more foam on top (says it's a combo of Latex and Memory Foam).
Kait wrote: I don't know about the springs or the foam that is in your mattress, sounds okay to me. I think you might just need a topper to make a total of about 4" of cushion above the springs. If you bed has 2" you need about 2" more. You could try a polyfill topper...they feel great.
I would NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVERNEVER again buy a Stearns and Foster bed. They are owned by Sealy, and use cheap foam, breaks down quickly(try 3 months) and don't honor warranties. It was so bad, first I slept on my side of the bed until the hips cratered, then I slept in the center until that failed, then I slept on the very edge of the bed until I couldn't stand it anymore. I ONLY WEIGHED 115#! I had to give my new bed to a friend who liked it for about five minutes and has hated it ever since. It is probably three years old now and is a piece of garbage. Don't fall for the name. That's why they bought the name...so they could charge more for crud. Kait |