Mattress Forum

My wife and I just bought our first full bedroom set in a King size setup.  Previously we had a queen size oak bed with a Simmons Beauty Rest Salisbury Pillow Top.  We've been sleeping on this mattress for the last 10 or so years.  Within the last two years we have really felt the sag in the mattress and are ready to move up in size and comfort.

We went to our local Sleep Train mattress s tore and tried out several Simmons, Sealy and Stearns and Foster.  My wife is completely against memory foam so the Temperpudics they had were out of the question.  We spent a little over an hour trying out the different models and talking with the salesperson.  i was happy that he did not try to "sell" us on anything or try to say that they were the catch all of mattresses.  He let us lay on each one and make up our minds on which one we felt was right for us.

My wife who is 5'8" 135 lbs likes a soft bed.  I'm 5'10" 225lbs and prefer a medium bed.  After lying on all the beds we both agreed the Stearns and Foster Eureka Springs Luxury Firm (non pillow top) mattress was the most comfortable for us.  

I was also happy that the salesperson did not try to do the today only price or the we only have one left sales pitches so many places do.  He was able to get us what I thought was a comparable (not the best price just comparable) price.  We thanked him and began to leave the store when he offered to right down all the information on the mattress and the price he gave us so we could shop around.  

Now I know the bed goes by several different names (Monet's Garden, Kimberly, etc) so I've been looking around and different sites.  Macy's has some good reviews of the mattress.

Now here is my question.... I keep reading threads on here about latex and how everyone says after reading this site latex is for them.  Maybe my computer savy is just not what it needs to be but I am just not finding the information as to why latex would be a better choice.

The store where we bought our bedroom set sells Englander but does not keep them on the floor.  A friend of mine has one and loves it.  

Would the Englander be a better company and a better mattress for us?  If so why?