Thanks Phoenix. Been reading a bunch of forum posts this week. Ive settled on a Tuft and Needle. The extended trial will definitely help!
Hi Galak,
Congratulations on your new mattress 
Iām looking forward to your feedback when you receive it as well.
Phoenix
My wife and I are mattress shopping. Itās time to replace a big name mattress that has mainly been an expensive disappointment. We have decided to make a big change - going from a tall pile of pillow-top inner spring mattress on a box spring foundation to a much lower foam mattress on a platform bed.
Fortunately I found MU while doing research and really appreciate all of the information. We tried some mattresses at Ikea yesterday and though they felt good and I suspect I could be happy with a couple of their options, the store credit only return policy has me inclined to look elsewhere.
Right now weāre leaning towards Tuft and Needle. They seem to offer a pretty good balance of quality, price, and convenience (we live in a fairly rural part of Virginia so trying beds in person is tough - Ikea was a 3+ hour round trip). Neither of us have significant comfort issues that we know need to be addressed so Iām pretty confident the T&N will work nicely for us. If spending some time on the new bed reveals some major comfort problems I can return it and pursue a more customized option - but I very much hope thatās not necessary, Iām not trying to take advantage of T&Nās generous return policy.
Iāll be sure to at least briefly post my experience later.
-Andy
Hi awfranck,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum!.
You are certainly considering a good quality/value choice and assuming that you decide to pull the trigger on the Tuft & Needle ā¦ congratulations on your new mattress
Iām looking forward to your comments and feedback when you receive it.\
Phoenix
Great site you have here Phoenix. Thank you for your due diligence on responding to people and being as objective as possible. MU has certainly been a super helpful resource for my SO and I in our first mattress hunt.
Hi themachine,
Welcome
Iām looking forward to finding out what you end up choosing ā¦ and of course any comments or questions you may have along the way that I can help with.
Phoenix
Hello all! Just found your site today and feeling lucky! Been feeling punch drunk from searching high and low for a mattress and swamped by all the BS that comes with it! Thanx for all your info here! Mike K.
What a fantastic site you have here Phoenix. Glad I stumbled upon this place while researching for my daughterās latex mattress. If only my brother knew of this site before purchasing his latex mattressā¦ could have saved quite a bit. Thanks for this wealth of information!
Hi snikky1 and srri,
Welcome to both of you ā¦ and Iām looking forward to finding out what you each end up deciding
Phoenix
I am looking into buying a mattress from Spindle. Seems like a great price esp. with the discount and I am buying local! So happy to get away from the corporate chemical-infused companies without going broke.
We recently inherited an amazing antique bedroom set and, of course, we now need to purchase mattresses and foundations. The set, however, includes two twin-sized beds instead of the Queen that weāre used to. On top of that, we just moved from New York to Florida and the thought of trying out mattresses is more than we can handle at this time. After lurking on the MU site for a while (the information takes a while to explore), I believe that our best bet is a couple of KD Foundations and mattresses from Tuft and Needle. My concern is that, based on what Iāve read, that the mattresses (new design) might be quite firm. Iām a back/side sleeper (I canāt seem to keep track of where I start off and end), but my last (lesser quality memory foam) mattress remains somewhat hard and not particularly comfortable. Also, it doesnāt have a great deal of edge support and when sitting on the edge, I tend to slide off. Hopefully, the Tuft & Needle mattresses will work. Iām hoping that I wonāt have to take T & N up on their generous return policy. Thank you for helping me to make a more informed choice based on value.
Hi lms1,
If you have an antique bedroom set I would measure your bedframes to make sure they are a āstandardā size because some of the antique bedframes are non standard sizes.
If they are a standard size then of course a standard size mattress and foundation would be fine but if theyāre not then many manufacturers or retailers would be able to supply a non standard size as well but I would confirm this before you make a purchase.
There is also more about the pros and cons and some feedback about split mattresses in post #2 here and the posts it links to that may be helpful.
As you probably know from your reading here ā¦ one of the advantages of a āone choice fits allā mattress where there is only one firmness option is that it is very simple way to choose a mattress without spending time testing different mattresses but you will generally find that it will be the ābestā match for a relatively small percentage of the population, a āgoodā match for a larger percentage, and an āOKā match for a larger percentage yet. The only way to know which group you fit in will be based on your actual sleeping experience but for those where itās not a āgood enoughā match then Tuft & Needle has a great return policy that lets you start all over again with choosing another mattress with little risk outside of the time you spent trying the mattress or returning it.
Assuming you decide to pull the trigger (or have already) ā¦ congratulations on your new mattress
Iām looking forward to your feedback when you receive it and have had the chance to sleep on it for a bit.
Phoenix
Thanks!
Thanks for all the info and discounts! Yay new bed!
Hi oscarmonkey,
Welcome to the Mattress Forum! :).
Iām looking forward to finding out what you end up deciding.
Phoenix
Thanks for all the information on purchasing a new mattress. Its been a great read!
Hi icethegreat,
Welcome ā¦ and Iām glad you found us as well
Phoenix
Hi shigangwang,
I thought you had purchased your mattress in October (see here) but since it appears you only purchased it now Iāll say congratulations on your new mattress once again
Phoenix
Hello again,
The advice has gotten me thinking in a different direction. In terms of PPP, my husbandās and my preferences are different so now Iām thinking that the flexibility afforded by the Dreamfoam 12-in-1 might better suit our needs and budget (as opposed to the āone size fits allā with return options). According to what Iāve read here, the quality/durability of these mattresses is good. We will probably order two twins from Dreamfoam (and not a split king).
In terms of foundations for the mattresses, we will check to determine whether the foundations work with our antique wooden bed frames which appear to support a standard size (they measure 39"x77"). However, Iām confused about whether, with these mattresses, weād be better off with the Ultimate Dreams Simple Life foundation or whether weād be better off with KD wooden foundations (similar prices). If the former, then Iām wondering if there is a difference between the Ultimate Dreams Simple Life foundation (available from Dreamfoam for $189 minus the 10% discount) and the Simple Life foundation (available on the Brooklyn Bedding site for $170)?
Sorry if Iām being a pain, but I really appreciate the input and wealth of information from the Mattress Forum! Thanks!