Hari,
Itâs Greg here, and I just wanted to chime in real quick. I hope you are learning quite a bit from Phoenix and I know he wonât steer you in the wrong direction.
The first thing I want to point out is that in the Capitol Bedding mattresses you looked at, the 1" gel foam is quilted into the cover for both of those mattresses! That layer is not at all meant to be a support layer, but merely exists for surface feel. That particular gel foam is of lower density simply because you could never put a high density gel foam through a quilting machine without breaking it! Again, that 1" layer is simply meant for surface feel and is quilted into the cover.
In regards to quality / durability vs price, thatâs a difficult area sometimes. Itâs exceedingly difficult to find highly durable mattresses at lower price points. Itâs simple economics that more durable materials (for the most part) cost a bit more. As I told you when you visited the factory, we set up Pure Crafted Beds to do one thing: sell the BEST foam mattress that we can make. That mattress is ultra-durable in our minds, and then has the added bonus of that EcoShield cover⌠but it comes at a price. However one thing we have always tried to do is provide VALUE at any price point. At $1499 in a queen size, the Pure Crafted Beds provide exceptional value. We doubt many other online stores would ever attempt to sell that exact mattress construction at that price point.
The same goes for our Capitol Bedding mattresses. Are the mattresses you looked at and referenced in this thread the most durable? No. But we believe they are the best value at their prospective price points, for their hybrid constructions. We certainly make more durable mattresses, but they cost more.
As Phoenix will attest to, foam and hybrid mattresses typically have very different feels to them, and that should be expected. Comparing a hybrid mattress to a foam construction mattress at the same price point doesnât necessarily work. We can probably construct a more durable foam mattress (some combination of latex, memory foam, conventional foam) for price $X than we can for a hybrid at that same price $X. Thatâs simply because most foam mattresses have far simpler constructions, less labor to create, etc. There are so many other factors as well, such as the fabric / cover. A lot of our Capitol Bedding mattresses use higher quality fabrics and feature taped edges, sewn-in handles, more tailoring, etc. Most all mattresses found online have simple zippered covers. Now, theyâre not ALL bad covers, but they do this to keep costs down, and quite honestly most of them will never match the durability of a traditional tailored mattress.
Again, if it were me I would first determine if I wanted a hybrid or foam mattress. Then once youâve figured that out, I would comparison shop. At each price point, what does each manufacturer put into their mattressâŚ?
This is why mattress shopping is so horrible for so many people. There are just so many options, and types of mattresses! Sorry for the long message here, and I certainly hope Phoenix will correct me if Iâve mis-stated anything along the way!
Greg Beuerle
