Hi Phoenix,
Thank you for the thoughtful reply. I suppose your response to my questions is more or less what I expected. I have read the “read first” post that you mentioned, but I went back and re-read it anyway. I think I got stuck at step 3. I looked through all the websites listed in post #2 here. And I was discouraged that I mostly found expensive foam mattresses, and very little in the way of foam-over-innerspring options.
I find it reassuring that you think I should be able to find a good quality/value mattress that meets my criteria within my price range. However, I feel like I’m at a loss for where to look (outside of the big name stores). I live in Washington, DC and work in Columbia, MD. So I would say anything in the Washington, DC to Baltimore corridor is reasonable driving distance for me.
Since I have only looked online so far, I plan to take to the phone and call up some of the shops listed above and see if they have anything in my price range.
I really like the idea of getting a non-big-name mattress that represents a good quality and value for my price point, but I guess I’m just having trouble finding them.
A few more questions:
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What type of materials should I look for in a foam-over-innerspring mattress? Would it be latex foam in the comfort layer, or is high quality polyfoam more what I should expect in this price range?
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I have been looking at individual pocket coils in the support layer. Is this really important for a high quality mattress, or does that boil down to another marketing tactic?
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Should I consider other constructions than just innerspring? I have noticed a lot of folks moving towards latex, but I am concerned that this is simply out of my price range. I also have not cared much for memory foam in the past, but I haven’t really tried them in the past few years.