Jankdc,
From the prices I have read it is a good buy for that mattress. Though it being a floor model if my partner likes it, I am going to see if they will come down in price a little.
The sales associate may have exaggerated the fire like you said. She was a lot more knowledgeable than any other mattress store I have been to in my area (Banner Mattress, Mattress Firm, Denver Mattress, Sears). However, she did admit to me that she is not the expert on latex mattresses by any means and referred me to her manager for additional information. I thought this was incredible because most people I have encountered (both in mattress shopping and other retail) are not willing to find additional information or honestly tell you that they do not know the answer.
Do you know why the Dunlop mattress topper from Spindle feels completely different from the PLB mattresses? We got the medium firmness I believe. It just doesn’t seem as “airy” as the PLB mattresses felt. I’m not sure if spindle has talalay mattresses though. I remember when I purchased the topper, Spindle Mattress said I could purchase a 7" mattress at a later date and just add the topper to make a 10" mattress. I didn’t see 7" queens on their site now though.
Phoenix,
I really appreciate you taking the time to respond. I have read on this site for hours and hours. I searched for Pure Latex Bliss and read many forums referring to the mattresses and read a lot of your responses.
Do you think it is suspect that the mattress store is wanting to sell off the floor models? The sales associate admitted she did not know everything about mattresses, but still I’m sure she was just referring what she was told. I talked to her for almost 2 hours and it sounds like Crane’s Mattress Superstore really cares about their customers. We were just casually talking about my previous experience with Beautyrest and she mentioned a warranty issue with Tempurpedic. I was impressed that the store owner replaced the Tempurpedic out of pocket because he felt it was a warranty issue, even though Tempurpedic themselves refused to warranty the 3 year old mattress with impressions because there was a 1/2" pee dribble from the owners dog that Tempurpedic found with a black light.
This is one of my main concerns now. I won’t be able to go to the store again with my partner until this Wednesday. I think the Nature would ultimately be better because additional softness can be added if it is too firm. Ultimately I am completely confused.
I know that I do not want anything from the major brands. Not only did we have a bad experience with Simmons Beautyrest in the past, I also don’t think the company is very transparent about the materials they use in their mattresses.
I am really set on a Latex bed for a number of reasons. I need something that sleeps cooler, I have horrible allergies and take three medications daily for both indoor and outdoor allergies year round, and latex is the most durable foam.
We tried a serta icomfort last fall before learning much about latex. We ended up returning it because I felt like I couldn’t move on it because of the sinking in feeling and it slept terrible hot! Not to mention the chemical smell made me sick!
I forgot to mention that the floor models of the Pure Latex Bliss come with the soft base and the firm base. I was told that you can still put the mattress on a platform surface, but the floor models have the split queen foundations and one is soft and one is firm. The reason I mention this is because the 8" Pamper from PLB did not seem like enough support. You provided the link to SleepEZ and I am almost positive the 8" mattress would not work.
At Crane Mattress Superstore the Pamper is on the split foundation, but the Nature and the Beautiful are both on solid foundations. The Beautiful is on a solid adjustable platform and the Nature has the split foundation but both sides are the firm. They said that you have to take the split soft and firm foundation, but the bed can be on a platform if you prefer.
It is odd with the split foundation on the Pamper. The “firm” foundation side was way too hard, but feeling the foundation it is just like a solid wood platform. When I felt the “soft” foundation it had a lot of give to it. I actually liked the soft side of the Pamper mattress more. When my partner and I go back to the store, we will probably put the Nature mattress on the split queen foundations to see if we like it. He prefers a softer mattress and I prefer something a bit firmer. Maybe that would work.
Talk about providing even more confusion with a split base.
The associate at the store said that defects are usually seen within the first year. Do you think this is true and the mattress would likely show a warranty issue by now? You said in the other post that warranties are usually more of a marketing tool.
In another post you also stated that there is no weak links in the PLB mattresses. How do you feel about the SleepEZ mattresses?
I would certainly consider the SleepEZ mattress line. Their website is a bit messy, but their 10" mattresses are $1750 for a queen with two free pillows. I am very interested in purchasing latex pillows anyways so this would be an added expense if I purchase the PLB Nature.
I am still leaning more towards the feel of the PLB mattresses. I have read all over these forums people trying to get the feel of the PLB mattresses. I couldn’t find much on your thoughts of Talalay GL used in the PLB mattresses. I like the “Active Fusion” in the PLB mattresses that I tried. It has a completely different feel than my Dunlop topper that I have, which I think may be too firm to have as a whole mattress.
One last thing, I saw others talking about adding a softer layer under their mattress to get that PLB feel that they have in the show room. Do you think this would be possible with our Dunlop topper added underneath, if the Nature ended up being too firm.
