Dave_C
June 13, 2016, 1:11am
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Phoenix:
Hi LYunsaker,
In doing my research, below are the sites I found that all concur with Astrabeds being the most-highly rated, any advice would be appreciated.
bestmattress-brand(org), whatsthebestbed(org), bestmattress-reviews(org), mattress-inquirer(com), mattressjournal(com).
I would hope that you have seen through these sites and recognized that they are only advertising sites for Astrabeds. :blink: .
All of these sites are a few of many owned and run by Astrabeds (or their sister companies Amerisleep or Simply Rest) and part of their massive marketing campaign to create an internet presence. It’s pretty clear that they are just “masquerading” as being “independent”.
Astrabeds is just part of a larger marketing company (and somewhat high pressure at that) that sells latex mattresses … they are certainly not manufacturers or even “mattress people” and I would take much of what they say with a grain of salt because much of it is certainly not factual and they don’t provide what I would consider to be accurate information. While latex is certainly a great material … these are also not the best value available to you. You can read a conversation I had with them here and you can read more about this group of companies in post #4 here and post #4 here . A forum search on Astrabeds or Simplyrest or Amerisleep (which along with others are owned by onemallgroup which specializes in viral marketing in partnership with Kim Tyrone Agapito ) will bring up more information about them.
Botanical and natural are just two words for the same thing meaning natural rubber that comes from a tree. You can read more about the different types of latex in this article and in post #6 here .
If you are looking for online latex mattress sources that provide better quality, value, knowledge, experience, and customer service … and are truly mattress people … then the list in post #21 here should be helpful.
Before proceeding further with Astrabeds (or any of their sister companies) I would be very cautious and do some “real” research on more reputable sites with more accurate and less biased information and talk with more knowledgeable manufacturers and retailers.
Phoenix
FANTASTIC INFORMATION, Phoenix! Thank you. I am back in the market and probably going latex and ran into Astrabeds in one of their marketing sites listed in the OP. They certainly know how to mix fact with fiction in a convincing manner. After a lot of my own research, as well as the great info you provide here, I am leaning heavily towards Urban Green (FSF) at this point.