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Has anyone ever bought a mattress from the Original Mattress Factory? Consumer Reports rates it 2nd only to Tempurpedic for customer satisfaction. I was going to get a Tempurpedic bed, but they are SO expensive & I am worried it will sleep too hot & that I won't like it because half the people don't seem to like the way it feels. I am currently sleeping on an innerspring Sealy PosturePedic bed that is 11 yrs old & has a massive dip in the middle. I REALLY need a new bed!! It has been giving me low back muscle pain & hip muscle pain because the dip is causing my back & hip muscles to pull all night long. I was told that as a skinny person (5 ft 7 in tall & 125 lbs) that I should get a pillowtop, a memory foam, or a latex foam bed because those will have support inside, but be more cushioning soft on the surface. I was told that as a skinny person, my shoulder & hip are sticking out when I sleep on my side & they are pressing against the harder surface & that causes my middle section between my shoulder & hip to be forced to be up like a bridge all night, w/ no support & nothing to rest on. This, in addition to the massive dip, is causing my low back & hip muscles to get pulled & strained all night long. Original Mattress Factory told me I should get either the most padded orthopedic mattress, an orthopedic pillowtop, a latex foam, or a memory foam so I would have some soft cushioning on top that would conform to my body (let my shoulder & hip sink in, while then still being supportive of my middle). So, I've never had a pillowtop, nor a memory foam, nor a latex foam mattress so I have NO CLUE what to do! I have tried laying on them at Original Mattress Factory (which does NOT sell Tempurpedic) & at the furniture store that does sell Tempurpedic, but I am totally confused as to which type would be best because I have read so many conflicting reports that you cannot trust if it feels good in the store because if it feels good & comfortable, then it will be too soft & therefore will not be "supportive" for my back! It is all conflicting advice! First, they say get something softer cuz I'm skinny, but then they say it might be too soft! Any ideas about Pillowtops vs Tempurpedic Memory Foam vs Talalay Latex Foam? Which one is best for a skinny body type? I have NEVER had so much trouble trying to figure out what product to buy in my whole life! |
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Hi MinnesotaGirl, I stumbled on Wat's Da Best while researching latex mattresses. I ordered a Foam By Mail product (same as Foam Factory) for our RV that is 3 inches of "soft" Talalay latex estimated ILD was 20 to 24 at the time over 5 inches of their HD36-R poly foam base. In our RV there is no room for a box spring so we're sleeping on a "board" but I was worried this 8 inch mattress would be too soft. Actually, it's slightly too firm, both the wife and I wake up slightly stiff and sore, like we slept on the floor. I will try to fix this with a 1 or 2 inch layer of something softer; for example, Sleep Like A Bear's 14 ILD Talalay toppers. I would like to add a nicer cover and make this our main bed. For the RV I just ordered this 10 inch Aerus memory foam mattress from Sam's Club for these reasons:
You can try the Temperpedic beds at Slumberland stores, they really are very nice they're just not worth 10 times more. One of the things I liked best at OMF was their box springs, high quality, high or low sizes and not outrageously priced, I might have to try one under my FBM mattress. |
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DoreenA wrote: My only advice is: Do not get a pillowtop. It will feel heavenly just long enough so that you can't return it, and then will start sagging and give you yet more backaches. |
| Hey MinnesotaGirl, did you check out the newly revamped Reviews section of this site? They have a few reviews and some threads about <a href="http://www.whatsthebest-mattress.com/reviews/brand/68/original-mattress-factory/">OMF</a>. The general advice when checking out a vendor is to look carefully at their return policy (is it comfort exchange, restocking fee, uncondintional returns) as well as looking at Better Business Bureau issues. Also, Googling may turn up additional tid bits. While Consumer Reports covers a narrow segment of the available mattress stores out there, they generally don't recommend total losers. So I would give some weight to their recommendation. |