Hi sharpshopper,
While other people’s comments about the knowledge and service of a particular store or business can certainly be very helpful … I would always keep in mind that you are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress so I would be very cautious about about using anyone else’s suggestions, experiences or reviews on a specific mattress (either positive or negative) or review sites in general as a reliable source of information or guidance about how you will feel on the same mattress or how suitable or how durable a mattress may be for you. In many if not most cases they can be more misleading than helpful because a mattress that would be a perfect choice for one person or even a larger group of people in terms of “comfort”, firmness, and PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and your own Personal preferences) may be completely unsuitable for someone else to sleep on (even if they are in a similar weight range). In other words … reviews or other people’s experiences in general won’t tell you much if anything about the suitability, quality, durability, or “value” of a mattress for any particular person (see post #13 here).
There is more about the 3 most important parts of the “value” of a mattress purchase in post #13 here which can help you make more meaningful quality/value comparisons between mattresses in terms of suitability (how well you will sleep), durability (how long you will sleep well), and the overall value of a mattress compared to your other finalists based on suitability, durability, and all the other parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you (including the price of course and the options you have available after a purchase if your choice doesn’t turn out as well as you hoped for).
While again nobody can speak to how any specific mattress will “feel” for someone else or whether it will be a good “match” in terms of comfort, firmness, and PPP because this is too subjective and relative to different body types, sleeping positions, and individual preferences, sensitivities, and circumstances and you are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress … outside of PPP (which is the most important part of “value”), the next most important part of the value of a mattress purchase is durability which is all about how long you will sleep well on a mattress. This is the part of your research that you can’t see or “feel” and assessing the durability and useful life of a mattress depends on knowing the specifics of its construction and the type and quality of the materials inside it regardless of the name of the manufacturer on the label or how a mattress feels in a showroom or when it is relatively new so I would always make sure that you find out information listed here so you can compare the materials and components to the durability guidelines here to make sure there are no lower quality materials or weak links in a mattress that would be a cause for concern relative to the durability and useful life of a mattress before making any purchase.
[quote]The construction is: 1) Quilt Layers: Luxurious Knit Ticking, 1" anti-microbial super soft EF Foam, 1/2" anti-microbial 1.8lb High Density EF Foam, Inherent Rayon Fire Barrier, 2)Comfort Layers: 1" 4lb Gel/Visco Memory Foam, 1" 21lb High density Luxury plush EF Foam, 1 Flex, Net Insulator, 3)Support System: Balanced Orthopedic Sleep System: Coil Density: 750 Alternating Checkerboard Individually Wrapped Coils (Queen Size), 14.5 Guage Tempered Steel.
Thanks for any information on this mattress! [/quote]
Denver Mattress is one of the manufacturers that are transparent about the materials in their mattresses and in the case of the Doctor’s Choice Elite Firm all the materials meet the minimum suggestions in the durability guidelines for those that are in a BMI range that is under about 30. Assuming that you have done some good testing on the mattress and you are confident that it’s a good “match” for you in terms of comfort, firmness, and PPP and it also compares well to your other finalists based on all the other parts of your personal value equation that are important to you, then if you are in a BMI range under 30 it would certainly be well worth considering.
Phoenix