Must Duplicate Perfect Sleeper's No-Low-Back-Pain Effect On Me Somehow !

[phoenix]

Hi marin,

Our “local” alternative to the big boxes is Verlo, but my overpriced nightmare with them has been so bad that I was about ready to give up on independents and go Sealy. I think The next nearest one is Beloit Mattress, a member, but they don’t deliver here - 4 hours away - I called them once but can’t remember if they ship and it would involve a big (for me) trip or two to test. I was hoping to avoid that, although the more I read of your site, the less it looks like ANY big name is worth buying.

There are a few other manufacturers that are a little closer than Beloit (although they would be a great choice). They are listed in post #2 here.

Although I’ve never had a Sealy break down, myself - I’ve had two - one was my pre-marriage Queen, which I loved and was in great health on, and one was too firm to be comfortable (an over-reaction to the previous too-soft), but not really pain-causing - had it probably 10 years and never changed at all. Sorry to hear they’re so bad, have they gone downhill lately?

I would say they have continuously gone downlhill in the last 15 years or so (particularly since the introduction of one sided mattresses in 2000 and since pillowtops became more popular).

The only good thing about the chain stores is they exchange, but I suppose exchanging one cheapo for another isn’t much of a benefit.

Many smaller stores exchange as well (and many smaller manufacturers will also change out a layer if you need to have your mattress adjusted) but in the case of many of the chain stores a mattress exchange is built into the price of their mattresses so you pay for it when you buy a mattress. In many cases a mattress exchange is also a new profit center because they will usually not allow you to trade down and you will often be given credit on a sale price and then have to exchange at a regular price … and there are also fees involved in many cases. The “trick” is if they can close you based on the idea that you can exchange the mattress then most people won’t take as much care in choosing their mattress and if they succeed in convincing you to buy “anything” (under the assumption that if it doesn’t work you can exchange it) they have locked you in to a sale at a store where there is usually very little in the way of good quality and value. This leads to a sales environment where they don’t particularly care what they sell you … as long as they sell you something to lock you in.

Say, speaking of this area, are you familiar with the Future Foam company of Middleton,(WI) Dallas, Orlando, and wherever? Good product or no? Some of each?

Yes … Future Foam is a foam manufacturer that is CertiPur certified* and makes a wide range of foam products including polyfoam, memory foam, and gel memory foam. I have heard some manufacturers that speak highly of the foams they produce although like any foam manufacturer they make foams in many different quality/density levels.

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Phoenix