Mattress Forum

Anyway, I have a king iComfort Insight with new box springs arriving Tuesday (8/21). I can hardly wait - as my18 year old spring mattress with a memory foam topper has gotten so bad that my back and my sleep are greatly affected. I'm embarrassed to admit the age of it on this of all sites.

At any rate, I intend on providing my feedback and experience. But, this is a major change in a sleep system for me. I'm both nervous and excited because of my lack of sleep. I live in TN and apparently there is absolutely no comfort guarantee for any mattress manufacturer. Which, I guess, has some advantages? For example, my mattress is actually being made in Alabama tomorrow - one day prior to its arrival, meaning no one else has used it and returned it, a practice I loathe to even consider is possible... I got mine on sale with the free box springs for $1,277.

After reading this site I went to Sam's. We don't have a CostCo membership - but, they did have a Serta memory foam gel mattress under the Serta brand - made by Sleep Innovations. They only had a small square out there to look at. It is a bed in a box. They vacuum seal that thing into a pretty small cube - amazing! But, with the small square on display - it definitely had much more give than the Serta mattress in the store where we purchased ours. I mean - a major difference in the density. I realize there must be some who would disagree with this - but, there was absolutely a major "spongy" feel to the 2x2 square in Sam's vs. the one from where we purchased. I don't know if it matters or not - but, wouldn't shrink wrapping that thing into a small cube have some potential issue with the glues? I don't know, but it's likely.

I also noticed the mattress cover on the iComfort was superior to the Sam's version. Not a big deal - but, it is different. It is my personal opinion that the Sam's (CostCo?) Serta / Sleep Innovations versions are not identical to the iComfort line. I think they have two supply chains to be competitive. It is my opinion that the Sam's / CostCo version may be of a lesser density and lesser quality than their higher end lines - but, they aren't garbage or anything. I think if I wasn't so daggone sore and tired of my current mattress I would have bought one of those instead. You could get two of those over 10 years for the same price I paid... so, we'll see. But, I'm happy with the purchase in my mind so far. But, I haven't yet tried it in my own home yet. After my wife and I visited Sam's and looked at it - we both agreed we would stay with the iComfort. We then went back to the place where we purchased it - and confirmed our decision. Oh please get here Tuesday...

I also bought some pillow wedges for underneath my legs and for my back from Relax your Back. I read every night before going to sleep. Now that I have been using those in bed - I can already tell a huge difference. I must have been going into my sleep already crunched up or something because my back has been killing me lately. So, the combined issue of preparing for sleep by reading improperly supported along with my terrible mattress - well, it's been kinda bad lately.

I am confident my purchase will be a welcomed improvement over my existing bed for sure - and I am thankful for the blessing to change. We looked at Sleep Number, Pillow-Top, Water, and foam - and chose the Serta iComfort after about a week of testing different items. If my prayers are answered with this - I will be such an improved individual :-)

I also recently purchased a new mattress which started sagging after 5 weeks,  which is how I found this site. I had no idea there were so many choices. I say my old mattress was 15 years old, but it was really closer to 18 years old as well. I just didn't like saying that! The bed world has changed a lot since people like you and me were last shopping for mattresses, hasn't it? And not for the better, sadly. No longer do you get better quality the more you spend, in the case of spring mattresses at least.

You'll get wonderful advice, tips and pointers from the very knowledgeable people on this site and hopefully a good night's sleep on your new bed!

So we purchased our Icomfort Genius yesterday and have spent our first night on it. The first thing my wife said when we got it set up was wow this is hard.  I think messed our selfs up when we where trying out every mattress there (some where around 20).  After going back to the dealer today ours does fill just like the show rooms so it was our fault.  We are going to spend a few more nights on it and then maybe move to the Revolution.  I thought I read on Sertas website where there is no break in time, but the sales person and the Serta Rep said there is about a 30 day period needed. Maybe they are taking about getting use to the mattress.

There is no smell like others have stated.  We have always sleep on regular pillow top mattresses so this is our first "foam" mattress.  I normally get hot at night and only sleep with a sheet and no cloths. One reason we went with the icomfort was the sales pitch that it does not sleep hot.  I can tell you it does sleep a little hotter than our old mattress but not to much.

We purchased the adjustable base.  This is one of the best things we have bought in a while!  If you watch any tv or work on the computer in bed it is worth every penny.  I can not say enough good things about the base.

I do have one questions.  When reading this forum there was a lot of talk about these being re-branded so I went and checked my tag.  It does not say Serta any where on it.  It actually says Manufactured by: PALU BEDDING CO. and has a local address.  I called my sales rep and she says Serta uses a local factory and that it is a Serta Factory?? Sound strange to anyone else.  The dealer is not a small place.. It is Mathis Brothers so I guess I will just go with it unless anyone else has something to ad.

Careful with what you do - if you do an exchange to a Revolution, it's safe to assume that would be a final sale.

The genius is firm because it has 2" of support foam right underneath the 2.75" gel foam. 

The Revolution is wayyy more plush than the Genius, here's why ... because the 2" support is taken out and in its place is 3" of what they call 'Kool comfort memory foam at the surface.  So,

that's 5.75" of memory foam in 2 layers of some density .... and that is a lot of memory foam together.

I'm pretty sure iComfort uses 'Sleep Innovations' (geez I hope SI doesn't get it from someone else! buncha middlemen) made gel memory foam.  I tried a 2.5" topper the other night and it pretty much did nothing the box said it would - little pressure relief, I sunk in and ... I was hooott.

Ooops I'm ruining your day.  Sorry!
 

Anyway, the iComfort Insight mattress and box springs arrived today.

There is very little if any smell from the foam mattress. It smells more new than anything else - meaning - no chemical smell at all. Nada. The mattress arrived in sealed plastic - in a full king square. Comparing that shape to the Bed in a Box at Sam's (Serta by Sleep Innovations) - I'm of the opinion that this is a better way to recieve it since any glue / adhesives in there must be affected by a shrink wrap process. But, that's only my hunch and I have no data to base that on.

The mattress feels exactly like the showroom to me. I don't know what it will be like in a six months or a year or 10 years. But, right now, it is perfect. I needed a firm mattress and my wife and I decided upon the Insight model. I can't wait to sleep on it tonight.

I've gone a little overboard with my purchases the last two weeks - new bed, mattress, box springs, nightstands, pillows, pillow wedges for back and legs, Able Table for reading, high count cotten sheets, comforter... The whole thing started with a grouchy "okay, I'll get the cheapest mattress at Sam's".

Well, here's wishing for a great night's sleep! My back is hurting from the old mattress AND setting everything up today.

Nope not ruining my day. Actually the one good thing about the place I bought it is I have 7 day for a full refund on everything.  With the mattress protector I have 1 year on my mattress but can only change out twice.  So I have a little bit of time to do more investigating.  I thanks for the response!

The mattress was not as hot our previous Sleep Innovations 2.5" memory foam topper that we left behind. So, whatever they have done with the gel / foam in the iComfort line works well for us.

I will probably need about 3-5 nights to get accustomed to the change in firmness. I noticed one member (several posts up) stated that she added a feather topper. I haven't seen those before. I know I will not go back to the old 2.5" memory foam topper that we used to have. But, a thin down layer may be nice.

I'm 5'11" at 170, in good shape, 41 years old and I sleep on my back. Last night, I actually spent a few hours on my side, something I haven't done in years.

I'm sold on the mattress. But, I think there is a break-in period for my wife and I - not the mattress.

cIrv - my wife and I went with the Insight.

We laid on the mattresses in the showroom. We boiled our decision down to the Insight vs. the Prodigy. I was inclined to get the Prodigy for my wife since she is in less of need of firm than I am. But, she responded with, "we can always add a plush top to a mattress, but we can't take something off if it is already in there...". She was alluding to the fact that, while the Insight was more favorable to me, the difference in price to go to the Prodigy was a big jump and we could always add a topper if need be - but, you can't take a "topper" off that is part of the mattress itself. That made allot of sense and cents to me.

So, the promotion we chose was for free king box set with new Insight purchase. I really struggled with the desire to get the Motion Comfort (adjustable base) since I read every single night. But, she usually turns in prior to my finishing up with my reading. So, a single adjustable base didn't make sense for our needs. However, we used the delta in price (free box set vs. Motion) to buy a new bed, nightstands, reading table (Able Table) and some great reading pillows which are extremely comfortable, flexible, and adjustable.