Hi Phoenix; I’ve been reading a bunch of forum posts for a while now, unfortunately after my Tempurpedic purchase at Mattress Firm. It’s a queen size Tempurpedic Cloud Luxe.
I’m definitely switching it out and I’m looking for the most/more green (less chemical filled) alternatives. (I’m still within the 90s days of my purchase) And though it’s been almost 2 months now I still cannot stand the smell. When I first got the bed, it felt like my lungs were burning. It also sleeps too hot and I wake up in the middle of the night to change positions in bed because I’m sinking into it.
I already spent 4K on this mattress so I’m willing so spend up to that if necessary but I’d rather not…I’m in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and the mattress will be mainly for me, although my boyfriend is over a lot.
From what I’ve read in the forums, I’m going to try to go for a 100% latex bed; because it seems like it has the qualities I want from a memory foam bed.
Here are a few more details about places I’ve tried:
I have been to Mattress Land Outlet in Plano, but they didn’t have any latex beds; only innersprings with latex layers.
I also tried out the Spruce VIII at Sovn and I really liked the “C” firmness with an extra latex/natural fiber mattress topper with flexible slats as the foundation. The only hesitation I had with this is that they don’t have as flexible return policies as the “big name” companies in town, and I want to make sure I try the other mattress stores you suggested before dropping money/being locked down with them. They do have a 25 year warranty and switch out the layers however. ($3300 + $800 topper)
I’m planning on heading to Denton to United Holland Mattress to try out the Dream Machine 7000 ($1515) which seems to be the most affordable option but I don’t know their financing/return policies.
I also was thinking of heading to Stacy’s Furniture to try out the Restonic beds (HealthRest Bliss & Health Rest Latex) not 100% of the difference between these two; but they don’t advertise their price and return/exchange policies.
I would head to Fort Worth to Mattress Factory to try out the Barrington Latex Mattresses but I wanted to try my geographically closer options first.
Finally, I was considering trying out the Ikea Sultan Edsele and putting an extra latex topper on that but there are definitely no exchanges for that place.
Oh! And unfortunately Green-Living in Dallas has closed down; I would’ve tried Savvy Rest there—I feel really uncomfortable buying a bed before trying it out in person. (Thus why I haven’t jumped on purchasing a bed from online retailers.)
I’m 5’8"-5’9" and 175-180 lbs. and a side sleeper (I flip a lot and my secondary position would be sleeping on my back). I previously had a 22 year old sagging bed, which I was on in my parents house my entire life so it’s been a hard process to decide which bed feels most comfortable/more comfortable than the one I had. (My boyfriend is about 130lbs and 5’9"; he’s a side sleeper too.)
I definitely plan on keeping this mattress well into my future when and if I get married and have kids so I want to future proof the mattress too.
I was also curious if you had any more insight about the latex beds—I’m worried that it will sleep hot also. Am I just better off getting an innerspring?
One more thing which might be out of the realm of your expertise/experience; but I used financing to purchase this Tempurpedic from Mattress Firm—and I plan on returning it for a full refund. But do you think I should try financing out at a place like Sovn again? (I’m hoping that because I got financing from one bed place it won’t affect negatively on my attempts to get financing again at another place…) Or just go ahead and bite the bullet and buy one of these beds at full price.
Hope this question hasn’t tackled too many things—and I apologize if you’ve already answered all these questions and just haven’t read the right posts…
Thank you so much in advance, I’ve learned a lot from your site!