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I am very pleased with what I have received from them.

It does have an odor to it, but I don't know how to describe it.  I also bought some conventional foam, so that may be what I am smelling.

They are "airing out" now, until the rest of my parts get here on Monday.

thanks for taking the time to try and help me. Is the odor overwhelming to you?, and can you tell me if it has faded some? also one more question, I was wanting to know if there latex is on the firmer or softer side?. SleepEz soft is too soft for me, I like the medium better as a topper. well I do remember your pics, because I thought you got yourself a good looking mattress there. I want to order from there to save money, but at the same time I want to know it's safe for my kids. thanks again.

Then, they sold Venus memory foam that is NOT Venus memory foam... They've gone very far downhill in my opinion. I used to recommend them but now I'm wary of them.

If you don't mind taking a chance on latex and trying it out, it is cheap, and it is doing me a great service as my bottom 5" layers.  So I can't complain.  Yes, it is a grab bag, and some are labeled, most are not.  I used the 1 1/2" 23ILD piece under the 2" 24ILD and it is fine, I just stuffed pieces of latex in the gap, and I don't feel it.  Since I had no clue what I needed or wanted, it has worked for me in the end.  But it did take 2 years and lots of work on my part.

I hope people start googling this, because I am not going to keep repeating this, LOL.  Since I have now fixed my mattress (it only took 2 years), I will not be visiting as much here.   Since adding the 2" 24ILD LI natural talalay from RMM, that was also a beautiful queen size layer also, I am completely happy now. I do need to find a thin cotton layer for the top to keep it cool however.  Also I am glad Rocky Mountain Mattress does not take returns on toppers because I did not want to risk getting a returned layer sent to me!  Also they are cheaper and if you have a good idea what you want it is worth it.

P.S. The search on this forum does need some improvement because it is hard to find the exact thread you are looking for.  I am looking for my posting about the fabric that I found that was from a fabric company online and I can't find it!  Edit:  I found it, search does work but it is tedious it was on page 5 of the search.  Here is the link http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/catalog_itemdetail.aspx?ItmID=TC0651 for the cotton terry velour fabric.  I am going to see about getting that.  It sounds so soft.

I do thank you for this forum, I have learned a great deal, and I hope to have helped some people along the way.  We consumers have to find a way to find a comfortable sleeping surface.  Mine was a DIY and I did save some money, but I also wasted some money on mattress pads, memory foam, and of course the S brand mattresses and Europa brand mattress.  So I will never buy a traditional mattress again, and hope I can always purchase latex toppers, because in the end that is what worked for me.

Reason I am curious, Overstock has sworn to me and others that the ECO luxury toppers they are now selling are talalay. But since they also say they are from Shri Lanka, and the biggest supplier there only does dunlap, there is reason to question whether the CS people at Overstock really know.

I actually called them and explained my concerns, and asked if they could check and see if they weren't by any chance made by Latex Green, and was told they couldn't tell me the manufacturer, but the toppers really were talalay. 

Leo3 wrote:

As I have said before OS does not know!  I also said this is a grab bag.  If you are looking for a soft topper look elsewhere.  For me it worked out, as bottom layers, and as a test sample of the 23ILD Latex International.  They are selling various toppers and can't and will not guarantee what it is.  Last time for me to post this.  I am happy with what I purchased as I was looking for a grab bag apparently.  Most of the pieces are LG because of the pictures Budgy posted of the LG pieces have strange holes because their molds are different (spikes) on each side.  Also my LG labeled piece had the same holes, and my unmarked pieces were like that too.  So most of their latex is dunlop.  But I still am happy with the latex.  Not everyone will be.  One person here said she received a piece with a footmark on it.  She returned it.  Has CS ever known anything about their products?  But for 97% of the time mine were quality pieces with a few flaws like most folks get.  Remember OS is an liquidating outfit so that explains why they get many varied pieces.  I was on a tight budget and I am satifisfied with my end result.  Your results may vary.  Good luck.

It is possible, if you bought it some time ago, that they had another product altogether, under a different description, in which case it is possible that the stuff they are listing today is a different product. On the other hand, if you bought the same stuff they are listing now, recently, and they shipped dunlop, not talalay, then it is highly likely that buying from they is a crapshoot, and they don't have a clue what they are selling.

Leo3 wrote:

1. recent

2. yes

The only difference is, that some of the latex looks dirty. I don't get this?. Is this because it is all natural like they say, or did someone pee on it?. I'm gonna send them an email about this. They did agree to give me a discount since I was originally going to buy a 2" from OS. Maybe that is why I got a crappy piece of latex. But it did feel squishy and good, but my girls said it is firmer than SleepEz latex. I may have to return it for a soft instead of medium.