Latexco double-sided in Birmingham and Sleep Harmony memory foam: what do you think?

[phoenix]

Hi MikeK,

What do you think about the pure latex bliss nature? It’s also made by Latex International and I assume that’s who makes the Jamison latex. I’m going to check out both the Jamison Monarch and the PLB Nature soon to compare them.

The quality of the materials in the PLB mattresses are good (Jamison also uses Latex international for it’s latex) but in many cases … even though Pure Latex Bliss is owned by Latex International … they are not in the same value range as similar mattresses made by smaller manufacturers. Both would certainly make a better choice than the larger mainstream manufacturers in most cases.

I’m disappointed that PUre Latex Bliss doesn’t have any type of return policy on this mattress but I can get a pretty good deal on this mattress. I’ve contacted PLB corporate about this with no luck. You would think a company that makes their own mattress and controls manufacturing would have a generous policy if they are wanting to compete with tempurpedic.

I think that many companies that sell PLB have an exchange policy but both an exchange policy and a return policy are built in to the cost of a mattress and you pay for it in one way or another. With a mattress that you can test in person so you know you like the feel and performance of the material and it’s only a matter of which design provides you with the best PPP … there’s really no reason for a return policy which only inflates the price of the mattress. It’s not difficult to “compete” with Tempurpedic (based on substance rather than advertising or marketing stories) when they charge such high prices for their mattresses … with or without a return policy. IMO … a return policy is important with an online purchase but not with a local purchase.

Unfortunately Royal doesn’t have a return policy either but would work with the same mattress to make it work but I’m 2 hours away from Royal. The Jamison has a 7 day (strict trade up) policy and basically you have to sleep on it with a plastic wrapper or mattress cover.

For me … the ability to test a mattress in person and a manufacturers ability to make adjustments to the mattress is far more valuable than a return policy. For a purchase that you will use for a decade (and probably longer) and that can have a bigger effect on your overall health and wellbeing than almost any other purchase you will make in that time … a 2 hour drive would be well worth it but of course each person has a different list of criteria that are most important to them.

If in the future I wanted to add a 2"-4" sleeping layer to the bottom of the PLB, is it possible to buy a one piece king 2’-4" latex comfort layer and mattress cover to add to the bottom side of the PLB giving me a 2 sided bed with 2 comfort layers.

If you were to do this I would probably add a separate topper to use on top of the mattress when it was “upside down” and not add it inside a new cover. I personally wouldn’t do this though unless you were absolutely certain that having a fairly thick softer layer on the bottom of a mattress that is specifically designed to be one sided didn’t compromise your support and alignment. I think this would be risky. When you make these kinds of big design changes to a mattress you may well be affecting more than you realize and what you are suggesting could easily have some very unpredictable results.

Do you think some of these internet companies will sell me a mattress cover to go along with a topper if I buy one from them. In my research and looking at your reccommendations there are several reputable companies that sell these stacking layers and mattresses online.

Yes … if you choose to go in this direction then post #4 here has a list of sources for mattress components including covers.

Phoenix