Eco pur by dreameasy vs. locally made mattress by Waterloo Mattress for 5 yr boy

[phoenix]

Hi sweetdreams,

I completely understanding what you r saying regarding the mattress test and research because, theoretically, that is how is should be… But just wanted to highlight some issues that may happen in smaller towns. Each retailer that we have gone to doesn’t want us to ask about the mattress we like (yet, to find anything other than big brands to lay on)…they want you to lay on and just say I’ll take it and most of these only offer options to test out those big brand names. They only will disucss the information on the glossy marketing materials. We I have asked questions, just even simple questions before finding this forum (like regarding fire retardents). They looked surprised that you would even ask and usually don’t get back to you. I don’t have a retailer that can find the info for me, if I want it, I will have to do it. Of course, that is with the retailers.

Unfortunately this is not only an issue with smaller towns but an even bigger issue in larger cities across America and canada where chain stores that operate exactly like you are describing dominate the market. This is the main reason why I started this site. You are not alone in your frustration.

Also, we tried to find some models of mattresses at retailers that were not the mainstream biggies (simmons,sealy,serta,sterns,kingsdown,temper etc). This has seemed almost impossible to do. Thus that is how we happened upon the eco-pur dreameasy beds, natura and galaxy. We are truly wanting to lay on models and test them but it is hard to find those kinds of options. In the Natura line, most retailers only bring in the high end expensive ones starting at 1900 for a double. We have yet to find the tranquil to lay on (entry level bed), or the sunshine kids latex. We have nothing to gage anything with…

Again … your frustrations are shared in many cities across the continent and some places have even fewer options than you do. You at least have two factory direct manufacturers that are very close that you can visit and have choices of better quality and value products even than many people in some of the larger cities in Canada and the US.

If I was in your shoes I would just focus on the choices you have at Beam Bedding and Waterloo Mattress and possibly Ikea. For a 5 year old, a basic polyfoam mattress with a 2" layer of “medium” latex (either in the mattress or as a topper) would probably work well and if you wanted something a little more comfortable for you as well then adding a 3" layer instead of 2" would make it a little softer.

I am not opposed to IKEA, but what we really wanted to do, was find some non-mainstream models here in our price range of up to 1000 and actually lay on them for comfort (then check out specs). Once we were able to do that, we were planning on heading to IKEA for a test. However, our search for the ability to lay on anything other than topend Natura, or the big brands has left us with very little to try out.

I would probably tend to focus on what was likely to be best for your 5 year old rather than spending a lot of time testing a mattress yourself and then just “shift” the comfort a bit (such as using 3" of latex vs 2") to make it a little more comfortable for you as well without making it too soft for your child. If it’s a little too firm for you it would probably work well.

So, are you able to recommend some brands of beds to look for in our area rather than the mainstream top biggies…(of course, we know about the IKEA…just wanted to try somethingelse for comparison’s sake before taking the drive, as it is about an hour or so away).

The choices that I linked in the Cambridge/Kitchener/Waterloo list in post #2 here that are close to you are the manufacturers and retailers I would consider working with. I don’t think you would have to look beyond these and there are several that are close enough to you that you should have good options and choices.

Phoenix