thank you. Here’s the problem… I don’t have anybody local (besides the big bedding stores) that make the beds I want to look at. So I have no choice but to do this research online and based on lots of reading on this website and your helpful links, I need to gather a list of things I want in a bed and then seek out those reputable good quality manufacturers (preferrably members of your site) in order to look at their specific offerings, compare pricing and materials used.
So with that being said… here is what I want in my next bed based on the research I’ve done and prior experiences I’ve had with many different mattresses.
1.) I want a coil bed. Whether it’s hybrid or not in terminology I don’t really care. But I want coils and most likely ‘pocket coils’ are what I’m after. I have had full latex and memory foam beds, I’m not a fan of them at all. They have great features like being able to swap layers, rearrange firmness, etc. but at the end of the day they are still not coil springs. I don’t care how much of density/ILD or whatever these fancy foams have, I have bought the best and was extremely unhappy with the experience (after many months of trying different laying configurations, etc.). They still never felt as supportive as coil mattresses do for me (I understand everybody is unique and likes different things… but for me it doesn’t work).
I would much prefer a 3 zoned pocket coil system as my biggest issue is and has always been my pelvis/butt sinking too far into the mattress when sleeping on my back. this causes me to wake up with a lot of lower back pain. But getting a very firm mattress will help the pelvic/butt sinking issue but then introduce an issue on my shoulders, I have wide shoulders and back in relation to my hips. So if trying to sleep on my side, a very firm bed will cause me pressure points on my shoulders. The ideal situation is for my shoulders to be over something softer which allows them to sink in more, and my pelvis/butt to be over something firmer which prevents them from sinking in too far. I have faith this will correct my issue. Why? because right now I’m sleeping with a folded towel about 1" thick under my butt to prevent it from sinking into my air mattress as much as the rest of my body, it helps, but does not totally correct my lower back pain upon waking in the morning.
2.) I want to buy from a company that gives high value in materials without costing a fortune, I’m trying to stay under $1,500 for an eastern king size and maximizing value of quality components the best I can. I would prefer buying from a smaller business that pays attention to their customers.
3.) Since this would have to be purchased sight unseen, a return policy is very important. I understand a coil mattress is going to be more expensive to ship since it can’t be rolled up and compressed like a foam layer can… but I will not buy from a place that offers no return policy. Case in point, in calling one of the member companies, the first person on the phone said yes the bed is returnable for a 100% money return (I just have to cover the return shipping), upon asking more technical details about the quality of the foam used ontop of the coils, another person got on the phone and explained, then confirming the return policy they said no return policy on coil beds). This contradicting information on the same phone call makes a buyer extremely hesitant to buy.
Given these above points, I was hoping you knew of member companies that had specific offerings that fit these requests. I don’t have a ton of time to research ever different manufacturer/bed, so was hoping you could offer your best of the best options since you are way more knowledge and experienced in mattresses.
Thank you for the excellent information.
