Newbie Q Looking for Low Budget Friendly Mattress

[phoenix]

Hi CheapSk8,

It seemed like a good value given the cost and feel along with the materials it’s made of. So now, this may be an odd question, but am I right in thinking I got a good value/deal, or should I rethink the purchase?

The only way to know this would be to get the specific details about the layers in the mattress (or the model if the details are available online or on the Natura site) and then compare it to other similar mattresses. Normally Natura is on the costly side even though they tend to use good quality materials but at 50% off (if the discount is off their legitimate price rather than MSRP) it could be very good value. If you post the specific model of the layering , the size and price you are paying, whether it is mattress only or for a set and anything else it may include then I’d be in a much better position to give you my thoughts about its value.

Diverting from that, he mentioned, and gave me info on a mattress cover he highly recommended. This is the second time a mattress cover has been mentioned, and coming from a sales environment where the “accessories” are the margin, not the core product, I couldn’t help but feel like these mattress covers are more of a profit piece than a necessity. Can you weigh in on this? I can’t help but be a bit skeptical on the need for one of these.

A mattress protector is an important part of a mattress purchase IMO to protect the mattress from stains and accidents and it will also protect the warranty (which is void with even the smallest stain or watermark on the mattress). There are many tradeoffs involved though in choosing a mattress protector (there are 3 basic types) and you can read more about these in post #89 here.

And finally, after such a long book I am writing, they had a couple pillows. We used a memory foam, latex, and wool one to test some out just messing around. I liked the wool and my wife liked the memory foam. I am going to search around on here for some info on this stuff because I think I remember reading someone else posting about it, but figured I would bring it up here in case you had more insight.

Pillows are very much a personal preference item but having said that they are also an important part of your sleeping system. The “best” pillow is one that will keep your head and neck in good alignment in all your sleeping positions and has the “feel” and other characteristics that you like.

There is more about pillows and some links to good information in the pillow thread here.

After reading so much here, I feel like I can’t make the decision alone because I want to make sure what I get is going to be the best for us. Is that wrong?

Of course not … it’s the reason the forum is here

Phoenix