Hi whegreg,
Mattress Ranch carries Lady Americana which is a licensee group whose mattresses are made under license by various manufacturers around the country. They are listed in both the Fairbanks list and the Anchorage list as being one of the better local possibilities.
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They would typically be a better quality and value option than most mainstream or major brands for those that are in the Seattle area where they also have several outlets. They are made by the Soundsleep factory in Washington State which is the Lady Americana licensee for the Pacific Northwest.
A mattress is only as good as the quality of the construction and materials that are in it though so regardless of the manufacture or retailer … to make any kind of meaningful assessment of a specific mattress, identify any potential “weak links”, or to compare it to other similar mattresses, you would need to know the layer thickness and density of all the polyfoam and memory foam in the mattress, the type and blend of any latex, and the details of any other materials or components in the mattress (such as the cover or quilting or the innerspring if it has one).
Better retailers and manufacturers will have this information available and willingly provide this to you on request (or call the factory to find out if they don’t have it) so you can make meaningful comparisons of their mattresses. If you need any help “translating” the information they provide in terms of quality or value then don’t hesitate to list the specs of any of their mattresses here (layer by layer from top to bottom) and I’d be happy to make some comments about it.
Without this information there is no way to know the real quality or value of a mattress and I would pass it by rather than making a “blind” purchase that you can’t compare to other mattresses in terms of quality or value.
Phoenix