How to look for and find the best mattress ... for YOU! ***READ FIRST***

[Sensei]

Hey Lokenzal,

Welcome to the TMU Forum ! Thanks for your question.

I understand that most mattress review sites are junk, but what about consumer reports? They are well established and as far as I’m aware have a good reputation. They have a lot of cheaper mattresses well rated and I’m curious if they can be trusted in their reviews of mattresses.

Here are some thoughts from a previous Phoenix post that best expresses our views on the CR topic, post #2 here:

You can also see my comments about the Consumer Reports mattress ratings and recommendations in post #2 here and in this topic . While they may be a good source of information about more “objective” purchases … as you can see I would consider them to be an unreliable source of information or guidance about purchasing a mattress and their “ratings” are somewhat nonsensical and meaningless. My thoughts are also shared by most of the more knowledgeable people in the industry (see post #5 here for an example).

While other people’s comments about the knowledge and service of a particular business can certainly be very helpful, I would always keep in mind that you are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress and I would be cautious about using anyone else’s suggestions, experiences or reviews on a specific mattress (either positive or negative) or review sites in general as a reliable source of information or guidance about how you will feel on the same mattress or how suitable or how durable a mattress may be for you.

Thanks,
Sensei