Took the plunge - and ordered a Sleepez mattress
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All, after a LONG and exhaustive review of all the mattress options, I finally ordered a latex mattress from Sleepez two days ago. I ordered one of their 'Specials' which includes the same cores as the other mattresses, except that it comes with a terry cloth cover instead of the cotton/wool cover. Configuration: Firm/medium/soft talalay 2". Should arrive by middle of next week. Will give next update after it arrives. |
Re: Took the plunge - and ordered a Sleepez mattress
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Okay..since I sleep on a hardside waterbed I'll give you my 2 cents. The wife and I sleep on a 100% waveless waterbed with added lumbar support, this is after 3 years of sleeping on a innerspring that I did mattress surgery on. The mattress cost around $400.00 and we love it. People seem to be scared of waterbeds but once it is set up all I have to do is put in conditioner once or twice a year and clean the vinyl( no chance of dust mites). Since I don't have any cats I can't imagine a leak occurring but if one did occur there is a liner that would catch the water. When people are considering an alternative sleep system, I think waterbeds should be in the mix.
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Re: Took the plunge - and ordered a Sleepez mattress
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Shakman, From my experience, dunlop, being much denser than talalay, feels much firmer even in the same ILD. It also may feel more supportive to some people due to it's higher density (I've slept on both). The other thing is, I did not find that it feels at all bouncy in the same way that talalay does (which I find quite bouncy esp if bed is too soft). I think x-firm dunlop would feel extremely hard myself! I think Catlover posted some time ago that the folks at Savvy don't even recommend going with too much X-firm. You might want to search for her posts and/or call Savvyrest yourself. That said, we're all so different it's hard to say.... As to your weight and the number of layers or inches of latex, I think the firmer you go, the less of a difference it's going to make between 2 and 3 layers, if any at all. I was told by most latex bed places I called that if you're under 150 lbs, 2 layers is fine. And especially if you like a firmer bed. Having said that I weigh 130 (5'6") and I tried taking out one layer of my bed (I have 3 3" layers and a thin convoluted topper from Flobeds) to make it less bouncy, and found I prefer the three layers for comfort even though there's no way I actually directly feel the bottom layer (only someone much heavier would sink in enough that that might be a possibility, or if 2 heavier people were in the bed), However I have a softer bed-one side iis 2 layers of firm and one layer of soft on top, the other side is one layer of X-firm and then 2 layers of medium, then the convoluted piece on top of both sides. |
Re: Took the plunge - and ordered a Sleepez mattress
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Dear Linda, Eagle2, floats, KimberlyH i want to thank all of you for taking the time to respond and give your suggestions. A waterbed is not possible as I live in a rental property that does not allow waterbeds. I will likely try a firmer version of the latex and see how that works out for me. hopefully, my quest for finding the 'perfect' mattress soon comes to an end ! |
Re: Took the plunge - and ordered a Sleepez mattress
| Quick update on my experience in getting a credit for the returned mattress. SUMMARY: a very smooth and hassle-free refund! After returning the mattress, there were absolutely no questions asked about the reason for the return. Once the mattress was delivered at their facility, I followed up with a couple of emails, and then a phone call. They returned my phone call the same day, and the lady on the phone spoke very politely. Wished me a Happy New Year (!), and stated that the credit memo has been issued. Next day, I checked my credit card balance and it reflected the refund for the exact amount I originally paid for the mattress. |
Re: Took the plunge - and ordered a Sleepez mattress
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Thank you shakman for your information. Hopefully JimSoCal will see this as he is having questions about the reliability of SleepEZ. This message was modified Jan 17, 2010 by eagle2
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