Latex Mattress in Miami

[phoenix]

Hi Jess,

Welcome to the Mattress Forum!

Hi Phoenix, I’m sure you’ve heard this thousands of times throughout the years, but I’ll say it too: I am so thankful for this site! Even after reading online here and there for hours, I now realize that a week ago I still knew absolutely nothing about mattresses and was cluelessly trying them out at a big national store. It wasn’t until I found your site (and again spent a significant amount of time reading up) that I felt I was properly educated and ready to go try out some mattresses with my new mini degree in hand =). I will stop this grateful prologue now, just know that what you do here is wonderful and valuable.

Thank you for the kind words. I’m glad you found the information here useful in your search.

I just returned from visiting 3 of the local providers in the Miami-Broward area that Vic mentioned a few years ago. I tried out all-latex mattresses and wanted to share my experience and hear your thoughts before I make a decision.

Thank you for such a thorough review of your mattress shopping experience.

Like Vic, I’m left wondering whether De Mattress is truly offering 100% all-natural talalay. I asked them pointedly, and they assured me that it was, and mentioned who they got their last latex batch from, the size of it, how much it cost, and that it came from east India. They seemed very transparent about it, and also mentioned they make about 10% profit on it, which would make sense if they really are delivering that quality of product for such a great price. I wouldn’t be surprised if Comfort Custom Mattress, where they seem just as transparent, is simply making a bigger profit in what should be a cheaper mattress. What do you think?

While I’m not completely familiar with the two mattress manufacturers you mentioned, if any latex was coming from India, it would generally be from CoCo-Latex and it would be Dunlop (they make 100% natural and organic certified Dunlop and is fairly common in North America). Talalay is produced in the western world by Talalay Global (formerly Latex International) in Connecticut, and Radium in the Netherlands. This could account for the difference in price. Using Dunlop aligns with information that forum member Adianez received in 2015 from De Mattress as well.

While price is certainly important of course, the “value” of a mattress purchase is what is most important and price is just one of many factors that can affect the “value” of a mattress purchase. There is more about the 3 most important parts of the “value” of a mattress purchase in post #13 here which can help you make more meaningful quality/value comparisons between mattresses in terms of suitability (how well you will sleep), durability (how long you will sleep well), and the overall value of a mattress compared to your other finalists based on suitability, durability, and all the other parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you (including the price of course and the options you have available after a purchase if your choice doesn’t turn out as well as you hoped for). Part of this value is also the service you receive during and after your sale, and the amount of trust you have in any manufacturer you visit.

I wouldn’t have access to the information about the “profit” of any manufacturer, and I’d instead tell you to look at the final price you’ll pay, and the actual componentry within any mattress. I think that in this situation you’re not comparing the same products and getting completely accurate information about the type of latex being used. And in the case of the Talalay from Talalay Global, their blended Talalay as they test it is more durable than their natural Talalay.

I hope that information helps.

Phoenix