10 years ago, my husband and I bought a Sealy Reflexion Latex mattress. We loved the mattress for approximately 6 years and then it started to subtly create body indentions from us always laying in the same place. We started to rotate the mattress occassionally to get more life out of it because it was expensive and because we wanted to get the original love back. We did this for a couple years and then decided to give up on it.
Having spent so much on that mattress and not getting the expected durability, I we decided (I decided) to buy a less expensive inner spring that would hopefully last us 5 years. I figured we could spend less and buy a topper and if we had to replace in less time that it would be fine. HUGE MISTAKE THERE!!! It was horrible. Started sagging within 6 months. Fortunately, the retailer was great about it and allowed us to return it for 100% in store credit towards another mattress. Not wanting to buy another mattress for ourselves from there (they didn’t have latex), I instead bought my 5 year old a new mattress.
We shopped around and layed on so many mattresses. I did so much research and reading online that my head was spinning - much like it is now. We decided that we liked the feel of the temperpedic luxe series and also like the feel of a purelatex bliss (nutrition) that we tried. After reading further into latex and memory foam - I decided that I wanted to go with Latex for many reasons. allergies, durabiility, warranty, etc. I did not like the price tag of the PLB though, so I thought I would attempt an online seller and I went with a Plush Beds 10" all natural bed and foundation. ($3200 ish total)
We got the bed and I noticed that it was only 8.5 inches instead of the 10 inches, but I just ignored it for awhile to see how the bed felt. After 2 months, it began to form very noticeable body indentions and was getting very uncomfortable.
I contacted Plush Bed, and told them of the issues. They explained that it was a recent problem that beds weren’t cut thick enough and she quickly sent me out another 1.5 inches of talalay. I got it in about 1 week, but in that time, I decided that the indentions were not acceptible to me, so I’ve decided to return the mattress. The customer service associate has been very nice and the return policy is wonderful. They are even letting me return the foundation because it was also defective and was very easily bowing under the weight of my husband rolling across it. (She offered to send a different foundation from a company they had switched to, but I decided to order a foundation that was half the price online - Dynasty - I figured even if I need to add reinforcement, it’s still much less expensive).
So, here is am now - SEARCHING AGAIN for some sound sleep. I am going back and forth between FloBeds and Foam Sweet Foam. I think they both have good products manufactured by Latex International and they both offer an all Talalay option. I want it a bit more plush than the Plush Beds mattress that have a dunlop core. Plus, I think my problem with the other bed may have been the dunlop layer prematurely sagging.
Here are the two that I am considering - similar price tag - both use Latex International for the talalay which was in the Pure Bliss bed that I really liked.
12" Flo Beds Mattress that I like.
- I like that I can customize the sides for myself and my husband. Original (Blended) Latex = $2649 / Natural (100% and organic cotton) Latex = $2999 … 2516.55 and 2849.05 with the 5% discount from this site.
-12" Foam Sweet Foam Mattress this is the other - I like the 30 year 1/2 inch warranty - 100% natural latex - organic cover = $2899.00
The prices are pretty much the same - the latex manufacturer is pretty much the same.
I guess I am asking if any has experience with each of them and any thoughts or suggestions.
My other issue is that I am a medium build hour-glass shaped athletic women - 5’8 - with low back pain occassionally and neck pain. And my husband has chronic low back pain. We both liked a softer feel (liked the temperpedic cloud feel, but not the feeling of being trapped) so I am nervous about which firmness to select on each of the beds…
Help Group. I am want to get this thing ordered asap!