Mattress store recommendations in Phoenix, AZ?

[phoenix]

Hi mwallbrecht,

We went to the SleepEZ showroom this weekend, and we found a couple mattresses there we like. I was a tad disappointed that they don’t carry any innerspring hybrid mattresses, only foam they said. So, if I want to try out an innerspring it looks like I will have to make a trip to AZ Premium Mattress Company.

This is why I always suggest calling a retailer or manufacturer on the phone before you visit them to confirm that they carry mattresses on their floor that you are interested in testing. It can save a lot of time although in this case you had a chance to test some of their other mattresses.

We got to try out the new KISS mattress, and my husband and I both found it very comfortable! We found we prefer the tighter stretch cover that it has more than the quilted “puffier” covers of their other mattresses. This KISS mattress has 1.5 inches blended Talalay latex over 1.5 inches memory foam over a polyfoam core. I asked about the memory foam, if it was the “special memory foam” and he said no, it’s just "regular memory foam. I recall reading somewhere here about a memory foam with different properties that makes it “better.” Is there such a thing??

My understanding is that it’s a high performance polyurethane foam that is a hybrid between polyfoam and memory foam and has many of the properties of memory foam but without the slow response and temperature sensitivity of more traditional memory foam. Having said that … there are hundreds of different types of memory foam that have a very wide range of different properties so I’m not sure what you mean by “special memory foam” because even each type of memory foam can have different properties compared to other types of memory foams that are designed into the foam formulation (see posts #9 here and post #8 here).

Because I also recall reading here that you do not recommend memory foam!

I’m not sure where you read this but it certainly isn’t the case and I actually don’t recommend any specific type of material or component in a mattress (latex, memory foam. innersprings, or anything else). The choice of materials and components in a mattress is strictly a personal preference and different people can have very different preferences. My only “recommendation” is that all the materials and components in a mattress are good quality and durable versions of the particular materials or components that it uses so that there aren’t any lower quality and less durable materials that would be a weak link in a mattress.

In the case of the KISS mattress … the 1.5" of blended Talalay latex, the 1.5" of 4 lb float material, and the 2 lb base layer are all high quality and durable materials and there are certainly no lower quality materials or weak links in the mattress. It would be a durable choice for any weight range.

There is more about the three most important parts of the “value” of a mattress purchase in post #13 here that can help you make more meaningful comparisons between mattresses based on PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences), the quality and durability of the materials inside it, and all the other parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you.

Phoenix