Hi falcor,
You are certainly looking at some good options and in terms of quality and value any one of them would make a good choice. While I can’t tell you which one would be the “best choice for you” … I can certainly share some thoughts about how to compare them.
Post #13 here has more about the most important parts of the “value” of a mattress that can help you compare a mattress with other mattresses you are considering.
The first and most important part is how well a mattress matches your specific needs and preferences in terms of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences). For this part you are the only one that can assess this based on your testing or personal experience because nobody else can feel what you feel on a mattress (see mattress firmness/comfort levels in post #2 here). How well you sleep on a mattress is always the most important part of the “value” of any mattress purchase. In the case of the two local options you can test this in person. In the case of SleepEZ if you can test a similar mattress such as a Savvy Rest then along with your more detailed conversation with them you would have a good reference point for how it would feel for you with various combinations of layers.
The second most important part of the “value” of a mattress purchase is the quality and durability of the materials. I don’t know all the layers in the Sleep Tite mattress (you only mentioned the 6" core but not the rest of the materials) so I can’t make any meaningful comments about it but I can for the other two (and if you provide the rest of the specs for the Sleep Tite as well I can also make some comments about it as well).
Both the OMF mattress and the SleepEZ mattress use high quality materials and there are no weak links in terms of durability in either one. The OMF mattress is a latex polyfoam hybrid while SleepEZ is an all latex mattress so this will affect how they compare in terms of feel and performance. There is more about a latex/polyfoam hybrid vs an all latex mattress in post #2 here. The OMF has the advantage of being two sided which would add to its durability while the SleepEZ mattress is all latex and latex is more durable than polyfoam but the deeper layers would play a bigger role in durability for higher body weights that compress the materials under the top 3" of latex more. SleepEZ also has individual components that can be replaced if one of them softens or breaks down faster than the others (usually the comfort layers) or if your needs and preferences change over time while the OMF is a finished mattress where components can’t be replaced so you would need to replace the entire mattress when the time comes. There is more about the pros and cons of two sided mattresses and component mattresses relative to their useful life and the cost of ownership in post #2 here. Overall I would probably give the advantage in terms of durability (cost per year of ownership) to SleepEZ although durability wouldn’t be a significant issue with either one.
The last part of comparing the value of the mattresses you are considering is all the other parts and tradeoffs involved in your personal value equation. Of course this would include the cost and it would also include the options that are available to you both before a purchase as well as the options you have after a purchase to rearrange or exchange layers or the mattress itself or to return the mattress for those that offer a return policy which will all affect the “risk” involved in a mattress purchase. As you know from Shawn’s suggestions … SleepEZ also has the option to choose split layering so that each side of a mattress can be customized for each of you which may be important to you as well.
Again … if you can provide the missing details for the Sleep Tite mattress (see this article) I can also add some comments about it as well.
Once you are down to finalists that are choices between “good and good” and there are no clear winners between them then you are at a point where any one of them would be a good choice and the best way to make a final choice (see post #2 here) would be based on “best judgement” and all the objective, subjective, and intangible parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you.
Phoenix
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Sleep EZ - Sean recommended a 10,000 with S/M/F for me and M/M/F for my husband. They are having a Labor Day 5% sale now (unsure if I can combine with mattress underground discount). Natural is $1663, organic $1895.
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I haven’t asked them but in most cases the MUG discount can’t be “stacked” with the discount from an occasional sale (see the note on top of this page).