Hi CHERYL,
I see you’ve posted in two of the Octaspring threads so you’ve probably read these but just in case you haven’t post #2 here has more thoughts and information about the Octaspring mattresses and a forum search on Octaspring (you can just click this) will bring up more as well.
I would be very cautious about making a mattress choice based on other peoples preferences (which can be very different from your own) or based on reviews … both of which can be one of the worst ways to choose a mattress (see post #13 here).
I would also be very cautious about believing that memory foam owners are happier than owners of a good quality innerspring mattress (or any other mattress that uses good quality materials for that matter). The industry is dominated by innerspring mattresses which use low quality materials above the springs which will soften and break down much too quickly and are the weak link of the mattress but there also are many smaller independent manufacturers across the country which use much higher quality materials above the innersprings (such as latex, memory foam, or higher density polyfoam) that don’t have the same durability issues and that people are very happy with. These kind of generalizations can be very misleading and some of the most knowledgeable people I know in the industry that are familiar with every type of material and component that is available in the industry prefer to sleep on an innerspring (although they all use high quality materials above it instead of the “junk foam” that is so common). Of course there are also others that prefer latex or memory foam mattresses as well and none of them would choose a mattress of any type which used low quality materials in the comfort layers (which are the first to break down).
I would make your choices based on your own careful and objective testing rather than the “marketing stories” that are so common in the industry.
Also in case you haven’t read it already … I would also make sure that you’ve read the tutorial post here which has all the basic information, steps, and guidelines that can help you make the best possible choices … and know how to avoid the worst ones.
Phoenix