Need a new mattress and becoming quickly bewildered (Austin, TX)

[phoenix]

Hi zab,

Thanks for your update.

Long story short, I got sick of being stuck in “analysis paralysis” and decided to go with the Ravenswood.

Congratulations on your new mattress! :cheer:

I was not very impressed with the customer support at Austin Natural Mattress. I called one of the locations to ask about the densities of the transition and base foams, and the person on phone responded by telling me the ILDs.

To be fair to the salespeople you encountered, if you were inquiring about latex, this is most commonly referenced by ILDs and not densities, especially Talalay. If it was for memory foam or polyfoam, if the salespeople didn’t know that information (sometimes it isn’t provided to them) hopefully that is information that they would have been able to find out and get back to you about.

My experience at Urban Mattress was also phenomenal.

I’m glad you had a nice experience there.

The choice between the Ravenswood and the Highland, however, was a tough one! I ultimately went with the Ravenswood. I reasoned that since these were floor models, brand new mattresses might feel slightly firmer. And the Highland in the store already felt slightly firm to me. So, while the foam might break in over time, there’s no guarantee that it will feel any different than the mattress I tested in the store. I could be wrong about that, but it made sense at the time, haha.

That is logical. Most stores will mention that your new mattress will feel slightly firmer than the floor model because of the “breaking-in” that the floor model has already experienced.

Now I have to figure out which bed frame and mattress protector to get…

There’s some good information about mattress protectors in post #89 here and this post.

Phoenix