Hi Sekhmet,
The post I linked was about a single mattress with separate layering on each side of the mattress (called side to side split layering) but all the layers would be inside a single cover. If you are also interested in considering a split mattress that uses two twin XL mattresses side by side to make a king size mattress that would allow you to adjust each side of an adjustable bed independently then there is more about the pros and cons of having two separate twin XL mattresses that are placed together and used as an Eastern King size in post #8 here and in this topic.
Each person can have very different criteria about what is most important to them so my role is to help you recognize the pros and cons of all the parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you so that you can make more meaningful comparisons and more informed choices outside of marketing claims that are more about “selling” than about “educating”.
Most people wouldn’t have the knowledge or experience to choose the firmness of their layers on their own so it’s probably not a good idea to choose them based on just your own knowledge or based on online information without some good guidance. There is more about the different ways to choose a suitable mattress (either locally or online) that is the best “match” for you in terms of comfort and PPP in post #2 here that can help you assess and minimize the risks of making a choice that doesn’t turn out as well as you hoped for once you actually sleep on your mattress in “real life” but when you can’t test a mattress in person then the most reliable source of guidance is always a more detailed conversation with a knowledgeable and experienced retailer or manufacturer that has your best interests at heart (which would include Brooklyn Bedding) who can help “talk you through” the specifics of their mattresses and the options they have available that may be the best “match” for you based on the information you provide them, any local testing you have done or mattresses you have slept well on and liked that they are familiar with, any special considerations you may have, and the “averages” of other customers that are similar to you. They will know more about helping you to “match” their specific mattress designs or firmness options to different body types, sleeping positions, and preferences or even to other mattresses that they are familiar with than anyone else (including me) so that in combination with your own personal testing you can make the “best possible” choice with the highest chance of success.
The assembly of a component latex mattress is a fairly simple job for two people. You can get a sense of what is involved in assembling a component latex mattress in the videos that are linked in post #12 here.
There is more about “finished mattresses” that have glued layers vs component mattresses with unglued layers and zip covers in post #15 here and post #2 here. One certainly isn’t “better” than the other and there are pros and cons to every mattress design.
I would treat the purchase of an adjustable bed and a mattress as two separate purchases so you can choose which one of each you prefer and make apples to apples comparisons with each of them instead of being locked in to a combination where you may prefer either the mattress or the adjustable but not both (unless of course you would purchase the same mattress and adjustable from the same store if you were buying them separately anyway or you are receiving a discount for buying both that would make purchasing the combination purchase worthwhile for you). The same mattress will “work” just as well on any adjustable bed.
There is more information about choosing an adjustable bed in post #3 here and the main adjustable bed topic that it links to that can help you choose an adjustable bed based on price vs features comparisons and also includes some retailers that you can use as good sources of information about the features of the adjustable beds they carry and as pricing references as well (in post #6 in the main adjustable bed topic). Of course there are many other sources as well and prices can change on a regular basis so I would also include some internet searching in your research. I would also keep in mind that online advertised prices are often price controlled so make sure you call the stores you are considering to find out their best prices rather than just looking at websites.
A trial period is to help you decide whether a mattress is a good “match” for you in terms of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences) and a 365 day trial period is more about marketing than anything else. It would be very uncommon for someone not to know whether a mattress was a good match for them in terms of PPP in the first 90 days and it would be almost unheard of not to know within 90 days.
Once you know that a mattress is a good match for you in terms of PPP then anything beyond that would be a durability issue and unless you have a mattress that uses really low quality materials a year wouldn’t be nearly long enough to tell you anything about the durability of the mattress so a 365 day trial period would have very little value in terms of telling you anything meaningful about durability.
Again … this is just marketing that is designed to attract those who have very low expectations about the durability of a mattress (probably because they are used to buying mattresses that soften or break down much too quickly).
You would looking at a substantial premium compared to other similar mattresses that use the same design with the same type and blend of latex layers in a similar thickness with a similar cover and I would make sure that the “real life” benefits benefits are “enough” to justify the substantially higher price.
Again I would make “mattress only” to “mattress only” comparisons (unless you would also purchase the adjustable bed from the same retailer if that was all you were purchasing).
Both of these are component latex mattresses so the return process would be very similar with both mattresses although it may be a little easier to box up 3" layers than a thicker 6" layer with the Plushbeds.
The price for a return with SleepEZ would be $99 and for Plushbeds would either be free or $99 depending on whether you opened any of the accessories that come with the mattress.
There is more about how Plushbeds compares to SleepEZ in this topic and in post #2 here and a forum search on “Plushbeds SleepEZ” will bring up much more information and feedback about how they compare as well.
Plushbeds uses good quality and durable materials in their mattresses (natural or organic Dunlop and Talalay latex) and they would certainly be a “better than average” choice compared to most of the mainstream mattresses that most people end up buying. They do a lot of internet advertising so they do attract a lot of online attention for those that are looking for a latex mattress. They are also in a higher budget range than many other similar mattresses so I would make some careful “value comparisons” with some of the other component latex options that are available to you.
SleepEz offers many more options in terms of material choices and layering possibilities, has more ways to customize their mattresses, has better exchange options, has a lower cost, has great customer support and service and for most people would be better “value”. They are also a member of this site which means I think very highly of them and I believe that they compete well with the best in the industry in terms of their quality, value, service, and transparency, and of course the 5% discount for the members of the forum is an added bonus.
This is an example of a “latex mattress” that I mentioned in my last reply because of the 2" of “unknown quality/density foam above the latex which I would avoid and would likely be a weak link in this mattress. It’s also in a very high budget range for a mattress that contains about 9” of “mostly synthetic” latex.
Phoenix