High quality, all natural mattress in the Atlanta area??

[phoenix]

Hi Syracusa,

The guys I talked to were not clear about fire retardants and one said that he had to include the chemical treatment even with a dr’s note. It sounded odd to me.

That’s certainly not correct. Most mattresses don’t add chemical treatments in the first place (they use inherent fabrics as a fire barrier) and if you have a doctor’s prescription then you don’t need any fire retardants at all (barrier or otherwise).

The trouble for me is that sleeping in synthetics heats me up. I need to sleep in all breathable materials and this is why I am looking for all natural (cotton, wool, 100% latex).

This would probably be more true for synthetic fabrics than it would for synthetic foams. While it’s certainly true that natural fibers are more breathable and temperature regulating than synthetic fibers or any foam material (including latex) … there are many synthetic foams that are quite breathable and there are also many variables that have just as big an effect on the sleeping temperature of a mattress as the foam used in the mattress (such as the fabric in the cover, the quilting material, your mattress protector, and your sheets and bedding). There is more about the many factors that combine together that can affect the sleeping temperature of a mattress or “sleeping system” in post #2 here.

[quote]Also, what do you know about Shifman’s at Bloomingdales?
I kjnow their prices are very high…but I am just curious. They were touted as a good ol’ quality giant on one other mattress site I visited (oldbedguy). [/quote]

To me the name of the manufacturer on the label means very little. Outside of how well a mattress matches your specific needs and preferences in terms of PPP … a mattress is only as good as its construction and the quality of the materials inside it regardless of the name of the manufacturer. You can see my thoughts about Shifman in post #15 here and a forum search on Shifman (you can just click this) will bring up more information and feedback about them as well.

The most important parts of the “value” of a mattress purchase are listed in post #13 here and while a Shifman may be a good match in terms of PPP (and this could also be true for even very low budget mattresses that use low quality materials) … it wouldn’t do as well when you are considering the quality of the materials (in some of their mattresses) or in their higher end mattresses that do use high quality materials they certainly wouldn’t do well in terms of their relative “value” compared to other mattresses that use the same or better quality materials and sell in much lower price ranges or based on all the parts of your personal value equation that would be important to most people.

Phoenix