New Bed Needed - Thinking Latex

[phoenix]

Hi wacomme,

I revisited Sleep Nation on County Line Rd. Thursday evening. And while my intent is not to create an argument, I want to clarify what the salesman (I need to get his name) is saying about the Wazee mattress. He insists that it’s 100% natural Talalay made by LatexCo. He says that both the 6" bottom and 5" top layers are “progessive” pours. Meaning - that both both “firm” bottom and “medium” top layers get progressively less dense from bottom to top; a new technology he states. Is this “false” information? I know this is a technical point and does not necessarily affect how the mattress fits me (PPP), but in regards to factual information, the information the salesman is saying and what I’m reading here is highly confusing.

I believe that your salesperson may be misinformed. Latexco doesn’t make Talalay latex (they supply Vita Talalay made by Radium in Holland) and as far as I’m aware they don’t make Talalay latex that is “progressively” poured. You can see the ILD ranges for Radium Talalay in thispicturewhichcamedirectlyfrommycontacthttps://uploads.mattressunderground.com/outside/0https://uploads.mattressunderground.com/outside/1https://uploads.mattressunderground.com/outside/2https://uploads.mattressunderground.com/outside/3

I also made a trip to Boulder and visited Boulder Comfort (foam source). I also visited Haiku in Boulder, but not Verlo. In my opinion, Matt was knowledgeable, but not very helpful. Though they offer a lot of layer customization, Matt wasn’t willing to have me try different layer combinations that weren’t on the showroom floor, though he said he would when I brought my wife along (my wife, though, isn’t interested in spending he time to try different layer combinations - unlike me).

This is probably a good suggestion because someone else sleeping on a mattress can affect how it feels and performs for you and a couple should always test a mattress together.

We have the option for side-by–side customization. The price is reasonable ($2400), and the only real downside is a no return policy, only layer exchange. So, what if Molly (my wife) and me don’t like latex? The other options in the store are limited.

I would make sure that both of you have confirmed that you like latex based on actual testing before you buy a latex mattress so that the only potential issue is layer firmness (which can be exchanged) rather than the feel and response of latex itself.

So this got me thinking about ordering online from a place like mattress.net. While I’d incur shipping charges for layer exchanges or returns, at least I could return the mattress if necessary.

Yes they do have a return policy and for some people this may be an important part of their personal value equation and for others that have confirmed that they like latex or have tested a specific mattress in person and are confident that it’s a good match in terms of PPP it may not be as important. There is more about the different ways to choose a suitable mattress (either locally or online) that can help you assess and minimize the risks involved with each of them in post #2 here.

All of the mattresses you are considering are certainly high quality and durable mattresses and there are no lower quality materials or weak links in any of them. Once you have narrowed down your choices to to a list of finalists that are all choices between “good and good” and if at that point there are no clear winners between them then you are in the fortunate position that any of them would likely be a suitable choice and post #2 here can help you make a final choice based on your local testing and experiences or online conversations with each of them, your confidence about the suitability of each one, the options you have before and after a purchase, and on “informed best judgement” based on all the other objective, subjective, and intangible parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you.

Phoenix