Flobeds Core Configuration?

[phoenix]

Hi vttay03,

In particular, we have just about decided on Flobeds. They seem to have very positive reviews, and a co-worker recently bought a mattress from there and has been very pleased.

As you know I think very highly of Flobeds and their knowledge and experience in the industry and you are certainly looking in a great direction.

We are looking at the Posture Deluxe (3-core system). However, I am struggling with the core configuration. My wife is set with a Soft (Top) - Medium (Middle) - Firm (Bottom) and is a side sleeper (5 ft 4 in, <150 lbs) who prefers a softer feel. I am also a side sleeper (5 ft 9 in, <150 lbs) and prefer a firmer feel, but not overly firm. I was considering a Medium (Top) - Medium (Middle) - Firm (Bottom) configuration. After speaking with Dewey at Flobeds, he recommended a Soft (Top) - Medium (Middle) - Firm (Bottom) for both of us. He said that if I wanted a firmer feel, he’d go with a Medium (Top) - Firm (Middle) - Extra Firm (Bottom) configuration as it would offer greater flexibility. After evaluating the ILD ratings on their website, there is quite a difference between a Soft (19 Blended) vs Medium (28 Blended) which is why I was originally thinking a Medium - Medium - Firm configuration. My question is, does anyone have any recommendations for a 3-core system from Flobeds? If I don’t order soon, I may not see another 6+ years of marriage

Unfortunately you are also the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress and there are too many unknowns, variables, and personal preferences involved for anyone to be able to predict or make a specific suggestion or recommendation about which mattress would be the best “match” for you in terms of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences) based on specs (either yours or a mattress) or “theory at a distance” that can possibly be more accurate than your own personal testing or sleeping experience (see mattress firmness/comfort levels in post #2 here).

There is more information in post #2 here about the different ways to choose a mattress (either locally or online) that is the best “match” for you in terms of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences) that can help you assess and minimize the risks of making a choice that doesn’t turn out as well as you hoped for that are involved in each of them.

When you can’t test a mattress in person though then the most reliable source of guidance is always a more detailed phone conversation with a knowledgeable and experienced retailer or manufacturer that has your best interests at heart (such as Flobeds) and who can help “talk you through” the specifics of their mattresses and the options they have available that may be the best “match” for you based on the information you provide them, any local testing you have done or mattresses you have slept on and liked that they are familiar with, and the “averages” of other customers that are similar to you. They will know more about “matching” their specific mattress designs to different body types, sleeping positions, and preferences than anyone else without you needing to first go through a long learning curve about mattress theory and design and the many complex specs that may be involved that will often lead to information overload and paralysis by analysis.

In most cases and for most people the layering that they suggest based on “averages” will be very close but one of the advantages of a component mattress is that you have many options available after a purchase to fine tune the comfort and support by either rearranging the layers or replacing a layer with one that is either softer or firmer so there is much less risk involved if you are one of the few where your sleeping experience indicates the need to make any changes after your purchase.

Phoenix