Original Mattress Factory worth the 400 mile round trip?
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I'm replacing our ten year old queen mattress set. I'm trying to decide if taking a trip to Orlando from South Florida makes sense. I never knew buying a new mattress could be so complicated. OMF seems to get good reviews from owners. The prices I see online don't seem bad at all. I called to find what delivery would be to Broward County and it's about $425 unless they have another delivery in the area. Then it would be shared. More deliveries, less shipping charges. He said it would take a long time to find a shared delivery. Also, are prices set or do you have to haggle just like other mattress stores? |
Re: Original Mattress Factory worth the 400 mile round trip?
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I wouldn't drive that far for any mattress unless it was a special custom built job that I just knew was going to be the answer to my prayers... I'd find out what kind of springs it has and how much polyurehtane foam it has on top of them, and then buy something similar. What gauge are the springs? how many coils per Queen, how much foam on top? I'm sure most makers have similar mattresses. They're all made with springs from one manufacturer and cheap pu foam, so the main difference is the type of springs as per above. Bonnell? Luriflex? Leggett and Platt. Get a firm and add your own quality latex or memory foam topper. This message was modified Sep 5, 2009 by jimsocal
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Re: Original Mattress Factory worth the 400 mile round trip?
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jimsocal wrote: They're all made with springs from one manufacturer and cheap pu foam, so the main difference is the type of springs as per above. Bonnell? Luriflex? Leggett and Platt.
Whether or not you get cheap PU foam is dependant on whether you pay for cheap PU foam. |
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Alexander wrote: I'm sorry but this is untrue once you get into a manufacturer's signature spring. The Posturepedic coil is made by Sealy in Sealy plants that employ Sealy workers. The Individually Pocketed Coil is made by Simmons in Simmons plants that employ Simmons workers. The same is true with Stearns and Foster. Whether or not you get cheap PU foam is dependant on whether you pay for cheap PU foam. Hi Alexander, it seems you have worked in the mattress industry. Is that correct? You seem to know a lot about mattresses! It's good to have someone who knows things about manufacturing here. I admit to exaggerating in my statement about coils. I should have said "MOST are made with springs from one manufacturer and cheap pu foam". So thanks for keeping me honest! But you must admit it is hard to know for sure, because the mattress manufacturers seem to do as much as possible to obfuscate the contents of the innards of our mattresses; or if not "obfuscate", at least decline to disclose. I am not sure what Sealy's policy is re giving out full disclosure but I have certainly encountered either ignorance or reluctance to disclose from other manufacturers and retailers. Is Stearns and Foster not owned by Sealy? So you are saying that S&F and Sealy make their own coils, they are not manufactured by L&P? Are the S&F coils different than the Sealys? Do you happen to know what gauge the S&F coils are, how many turns, etc.? Is it a Bonnell type? Offset type? Or ? the more info I have the better. These are the types of questions I was trying to find out before I bought my Englander and the local retailers were not helpful either due to inability to get the info or laziness or else a decision to not disclose. Part of my apparent ignorance regarding Sealy/ S&F is a result of having spoken with a retailer who told me "S&F and Sealys are basically the same mattresses - they're all Sealys, really". Those were his words, so I am curious as to whether S&F innards are really that different or better. If you could enlighten me on that, I'd appreciate it. Another question that you might be able to answer for me: Are Simmons springs now substantially different or better than they were, say 10 years ago? I know back then they had a problem with the way they were installed, that they would easily "drift" and so then not provide the support they were intended to provide. In many cases, I was told, even transporting them around turns or at slants would cause damage to them. Is that still true today? or are they tied and placed differently now? As to your last statement, "Whether or not you get cheap PU foam is dependant on whether you pay for cheap PU foam", please forgive me if I am a little skeptical. Are you saying that the top of the line more expensive mattresses in the "S" brands use a higher quality foam? I have seen a few that include a very thin layer of latex or some memory foam, but in the case of memory foam I don't think it is the good stuff, and as for the latex it is usually a very thin layer surrounded by cheap PU foam. No? If there are better, well made S brands out there, I would be interested in knowing about them, because everything I have seen has included a lot of cheap PU foam. If you know as much as you seem to know about the inner makings of mattresses, please enlighten us re these things. I welcome your contributions and am happy to admit when I am shown to be wrong. |
Re: Original Mattress Factory worth the 400 mile round trip?
| As someone who owns several omf mattresses, I'm not sure that I would do that. Check around your area and make sure that there isn't a small manufacturer near by. If you do go with them, go with the orthopedic extra firm. it has some pu foam but not a lot. I think the ultra firm is too hard for most people. You might as well just sleep on a board. I say the orthopedic, because it is the better springs. |