For the past six months I have been shopping for latex mattresses. Because I wanted to try one in a store, and not risk buying online without trying it first, I went to my local dealer who carried both SavvyRest and Natura.
I immediately LOVED the Natura, but after not being able to find many online reviews–or much other information about the company for that matter–I went with the Savvy Rest. Thought not as comfortable as the Natura, I just felt it was a “safer” decision. My old innerspring is causing horrible sciatica, and I toss and turn constantly when on it. I’ve been sleeping (very well) on my nice foam and leather couch for the past two weeks, as I cannot stand the innerspring any longer.)
Today I purhcase (what I thought was) a mattress and platform queen set. The total bill came to about $3400–$500 cheaper than the Natura, so I thought I had made a good decision. On my receipt it says “Queen Mattress SET” and listed the layers I had chosen. Well, after I got home, I had a voice mail from the dealer saying he “forgot” to charge me for the platform, so the receipt really wasn’t for a “set” and that would be an addition $500. (His misktake, which he admitted.)
So…that brings the Savvy Rest to the same price as the Natura. I distinctly remember in discussions with the store owner on a previous visit that he said any queen Savvy Rest would be about $500 cheaper than the Natura. Apparently, he was mistaken in that, too.
After months of research, reading this forum (thanks, BTW, this is a great forum! :)), and comparing many retailers, I was finally satisfied in my decision. Now I am so disgusted that I am thinking of completely abandoning the whole latex thing and going with a Jamison foam mattress, which is about 50% less than the SR or Natura. (I slept on one at a Marriott awhile back and loved it.)
HOWEVER, Before I make (another) “final” decision, I have some questions:
(1) What is your impression of the quality of Natura mattresses? I haven’t found hardly any reviews online. Do they sag? Are they worth the price? What, exactly, are they made of? (I also had a hard time finding any info about that, too.)
(2) What is the track record for SavvyRest? So many of the comments in online sites I read sound as if they are paid endorsements. On the other hand, I have read that SRs sag badly after six months or so. (But, who knows who did those reviews. It’s so hard to trust the integrity and validity of online reviews.) My Savvy Rest combo, by the way, was Medium Dunlop/Medium Talalay/Soft Talalay. I’m 50 years old, 5’6, weigh 120, have back trouble, and like a soft yet supportive mattress. No firm/hard-as-a-rock stuff for me. I even thought the combo I bought was too firm in the store, so I went out and purchased a nice wool topper on the way home from the SR store. I realize, though, that it is not good to get a mattress that is too soft, so that’s why I sort of “gave in” on the harder-than-I-wanted SR instead of the Natura and bought the topper. Still, if the price were what was originally quoted, I would be happy. But, as I said, if I am going to spend THAT much anyway, I may as well go with the Natura which was more comfy. Still nearly $4000 for a mattress is getting a bit up there. No longer sure if it is worth it. I’m just really confused at this point.)
(3) Do you have any info on the off-gassing for Jamison mattresses? The whole reason I went with latex (which, to me, is not as comfy as a polyfoam mattress) is because of the fear of chemical retardants and off-gassing. I have read some online reviews where people also say the Jamison mattresses offgas slightly, and are also not consistent; one guy said he bought one for his bedroom and one for the guest bedroom–both of the same firmness–and the one was too hard and the other sagged within a year. Other reviewers said the mattress they ordered was NOTHING like the mattress they tried in the hotel – despite the one customer giving the exact serial number of the hotel bed he slept on when making his order with Jamison. (Again: I have no idea if those reviews are valid or not.)
As you can imagine, now I am so confused, deflated, and frustrated I don’t know what to do. I am starting to think this is all just a big con game and, if that’s the case, I may as well go with the Jamison–which is half the price of the latex. Still, if offgassing and chemicals are an issue with Jamison, I don’t want to put my health in danger, either. Then, of course, there is the issue of not being able to try a Jamison matress. (I live in an area where there are no retailers/distributors. I have been told even by the folks at Jamison that testing a mattress at a Marriott property is not a good test, because most hotel mattress are quite worn and at least a year old.)
I really, REALLY want to get this right. If the Jamison off-gasses, then I will have to bite the bullet and go with one of the high-priced latex mattresses. Which leaves me with the dilemma of which one of the two I have chosen.
I guess my final question that I need answered is this: Is the off-gassing issue real for non-“S” mattresses. I know just from going into a store and smelling the fumes from the Sertas, Simmons and Sealys that they offgas. But does that dissipate and become a non-health issue after a few weeks in something less “commericalized” like the Jamison? How does one find out just HOW much a particular mattress may offgas.
Sorry for all the questions (and whining. LOL!)
Signed,
Dazed and confused in the Midwest.