Mattress Forum

Here is why I think the differences in the two mattresses are worth $300 (worth more than $300):

1) The foundation is much superior.  The Costco foundation is just a terrible piece of junk, based on my reading of what people have said about it.  If you carefully look at the description of the Sam's Club foundation, it looks like a quality piece.

2) The Sam's Club latex is manufactured in the US by Latexco.  The Costco latex is manufactured by who knows who in China, and who knows what the quality is or how many fillers have been used. Also note that one of the layers of the Sam's Club mattress is zoned - which might be a more comfortable situation for side sleepers who need a little more resiliance at pressure points - hips and shoulders.

3) The cover of the American Sleep Organic is organic cotton and wool.  The cover of the Costco mattress is a single thin layer of something - rayon?  The difference in the cover alone is worth the price difference.

Mind you, I have not seen either of these products in person or tried them.  But my opinions are based on a careful reading of the components of each mattress and foundation, and on reading user reviews (of the Costco mattress - I still haven't seen anyone report that they bought the Sam's Club mattress - which still amazes me).

Based on these differences, if I were in the market for yet another latex mattress, I would be willing to pay more for the Sam's Club mattress than the Costco mattress.  BTW, when I was researching mattresses, I phoned Innomax, and the price they quoted was considerably higher than what Sam's Club is charging.  By all means, if you have questions about the Sam's Club mattress, call Innomax, but don't buy it from them - go to Sam's Club :)

I agree - the Sams Club mattress looks nicer. Yet it's really quite surprising that nobody on this forum has tried it yet, and the price is rather high for me to just take a plunge. I think I'm leaning more and more towards the FBM offering, given many positive reviews that were posted here recently. I think I can take the risk for half the price compared to Sam's Club.

The rep was very polite, helpful and chatty and seemed knowlegable about the product... definitely more of a customer support tone than a sales person.

He said the mattress is what he would describe as "medium" firmness. He said he is also a side sleeper and finds it to be very comfortable and claims excellent feedback from customers in the 8 months they have been producing this product.

I was curious about the wool comfort layer and found out that it is a layer approximately 1/4" - 1/3" thick between the cotton cover and the latex all the way around, top and sides.

The wool layer is attached to the latex with an organic adhesive of some sort and the cotton cover zips around that.

The upside is that if it doesn't work out I could return it directly to the Sam's that is 5 minutes away from my house.

Still... that kind of money will get you a lot of mattress (and adjustability) from SleepEZ.

The "American Sleep Eco-Green" model is 1338.00... not 100% latex.

The one I'm talking about is the "American Sleep Organic" (Innomax White Night). This model is 1898.00 + TX sales tax.

 

This may seem expensive to you, but actually it is a very reasonable, even low, price for a quality latex bed.  You should also keep in mind that your latex bed will last years beyond what a traditional innerspring or a memory foam mattress will.  On an amoritzed basis, I feel this is much less expensive than a traditional innerspring bed made by an "S" company.

Oh yeah... definitely in the range I would expect to pay for a nice latex mattress.

I just meant that for me it's a lot to spend on something that would be a total roll of the dice as far as no previous latex experience to help me interpret the specs, and no real reviews available.

If I were to choose a non-kit mattress, this would be the one as of right now. Being able to return it directly to my local Sam's is almost enough incentive to give it a try.