Can you help me select a latex mattress? OMF, Sleep EZ or local option?

[phoenix]

Hi falcor,

Thanks, Phoenix! He did say something about it potentially being 9-10" finished. Would you have any concerns about it if it finished closer to 10"?

Based on the information you provided … no I wouldn’t.

And as a rule, is it is better to have it slightly more firm mattress and add a topper if needed, or go with soft if comfortable? We both thought the soft (which was on an adjustable frame) was nice but don’t want to have durability issues due to weight. They offer a free comfort adjustment, but I’d like to get it right the first time. The edge of the bed (where customers sit on it to lie down) was more sunken than other areas of the mattress, but could this be due to it being soft and on an adjustable frame?

The most effective approach would be to choose a mattress that is the best match for you in terms of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences) based on careful testing “as it is” (following the testing guidelines in step 4 of the tutorial post) without anything else added to it. I would leave the uncertainty of adding a topper as a “backup plan” only if it was necessary and there were no better options available to you (see post #2 here). The only time I would tend to choose firmer rather than softer is if you really can’t tell the difference between the suitability of two mattresses (as they are) in which case I would lean towards the one that was slightly firmer although this would be less important if you have the option to make changes to a mattress after a purchase.

There are no weak links in any of the mattresses you are considering in terms of durability so I would focus more on suitability and then once you are down to your finalists making good comparisons based on all the parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you.

Phoenix