Hi JohnnyO,
You’ve probably seen this but the Minneapolis/St paul list is in post #2 here.
If you go to Restwell looking for memory foam mattresses … make sure you have the layering information and check the density of the memory foam they use. They also make mattresses for RoomandBoard which use some lower quality memory foam and polyfoam in the comfort layer and it would be important to avoid this (lower quality/density polyfoam or memory foam) if you are looking for good durability.
No matter where you buy a mattress … it’s always important to know exactly what is in it layer by layer so you can identify any potential “weak links” in the mattress and have a way to make meaningful comparisons with other mattresses.
I do think it is good value considering the quality of the materials yes. To lower your budget, you would likely need to look at memory foam mattresses that didn’t use 7-8 lb memory foam layers and used 5 lb memory foam only (which is also a durable material) or a 4 lb “swirled” gel memory foam (the gel added to the memory foam can increase its durability as long as it isn’t added as particles). A mattress that used these materials in the right layering would be less and may also work well for you.
From your previous post as well (which I didn’t reply to) …
OMF actually has what I consider to be a very fair exchange policy. They will allow a one time exchange for any other mattress they sell in the first year. You would pay 25% of the cost of the least costly of the two mattresses (your original purchase or the exchange mattress) plus the price difference between your mattress and the new one if it is more expensive. This way … their exchange policy isn’t a hidden cost that is part of every mattress and the customers that don’t need an exchange aren’t paying for the ones who do.
With a local purchase … refund policies are also a hidden cost that is built in to the entire mattress line and if someone tests the mattress, chooses the materials and layering they prefer, and buys a suitable mattress (from a good manufacturer or sleep shop) then a refund shouldn’t ever be necessary … especially when there is a fair exchange policy. With an online purchase where someone may be buying a mattress that they have never tested in person then a refund policy can make more sense and can be part of the “value” of a mattress purchase which can lower the risk of an online mattress purchase (even though it is still factored into the cost).
Of course the disadvantage in this case is that the Serenity is the only memory foam mattress they make so you wouldn’t be able to exchange for another mattress of a similar type.
Phoenix