Pure Talalay Bliss vs SleepEZ

[phoenix]

Hi Hairimagineer,

Phoenix thank you for your quick response!

You’re welcome. Thank you for your update.

I made a difficult choice to return the mattress. Lloyd at Atlanta Mattress was very accomodatin to let me do that.

It’s nice to know they were accommodating to you with this.

I tried to explain about the confusion with the PTB being blended but he told me that the only synthetic is washed out during production .

That of course is not true. The actual latex particles that are part of the foamed latex are not “washed out”. What is washed out are residual soaps and proteins during a five-stage rinse process after the latex is pulled out of the mold. The latex is a permanent part of the finished product.

I’ve been calling and emailing and leaving messages with PTB all week and they haven’t gotten back to me. Maybe this business is bare bones since I read the factory went through bankruptcy.

While Talalay Global (then Latex International) went through a bankruptcy reorganization, they never stopped operating. Unfortunately, yours is not the only complaint about their poor response via customer service, and I’ve had a discussion about this very fact with site members who sell their products. Unfortunately, their comments made to Pure Talalay Bliss have not resulted in better customer service response times, at least for now. Hopefully that will eventually improve, although questions about their mattresses and foams are normally best addressed to the retailer, as most manufacturers are not set up for detailed consumer questions.

From what a salesperson I called in another state told me, the blend is 70% natural, 30% synthetic whereas Sleepez and Flobed blended are 30% natural and 70% synthetic.

All of the blended Talalay you are likely to encounter (either Radium or Talalay Global) will be 70% synthetic / 30% natural latex, not 70% natural / 30% synthetic. SleepEZ and FloBeds were correct in what they told you. The other salesperson was not.

Im thinking that the PTB blend is probably nicer but since I can’t get that blend with a mail order mattress I’m going to do the all natural. I just hope that will last and still support me ok.

The Talalay Global latex (the blended Talalay used by Pure Talalay Bliss) is available from many online sources, one of which, SleepEZ, I mentioned in my earlier reply. However, choosing 100% Natural instead of blended is certainly a good and durable choice as well.

I kind of like the mix with coils underneath I tried at Natural Mattress Store, it was their house brand. But as I understand this won’t last as long and is as expensive as the mail order all natural latex mattresses

A mattress using latex on top and a good spring unit beneath can certainly be very durable, and many of the members here on the site offer such a configuration at a more affordable price.

What are people’s experiences with sleepez and flobeds? From what I’ve seen so far these companies have good layer exchange policies and return. Policies and do 100% natural latex and have talalay and are more affordable than. Saavy rest.

Both SleepEZ and FloBeds are members of this site which means that I think very highly of them and that I believe that they compete well with the best in the industry in terms of their quality, value, service, knowledge, and transparency. They are extremely knowledgeable about latex and different configurations, and I would not hesitate to recommend them for your consideration.

If you are attracted to the idea of designing and building your own DIY mattress out of separate components that are purchased from one or several different sources then the first place I would start is by reading option 3 in post #15 here and the posts it links to (and option #1 and #2 as well) so that you have more realistic expectations and that you are comfortable with the learning curve, uncertainty, trial and error, or in some cases the higher costs that may be involved in the DIY process. While it can certainly be a rewarding project … the best approach to a DIY mattress is a “spirit of adventure” where what you learn and the satisfaction that comes from the process itself is more important than any cost savings you may realize (which may or may not happen).

To start I would either use the specs (if they are available) of a mattress that you have tested and confirmed is a good match for you in terms of comfort, firmness, and PPP as a reference point or blueprint and try and “match” every layer and component in your reference mattress as closely as possible, or alternatively use a “bottom up” approach (see post #2 here). You may also use the of guidance in a detailed phone conversation with a knowledgeable and experienced retailer or manufacturer that has your best interests at heart and who can help “talk you through” the specifics of their mattresses and the properties and “feel” of the materials they are using and the options they have available that may be the best “match” for you based on the information you provide them, any local testing you have done or mattresses you have slept on and liked or other mattresses you are considering that they are familiar with, and the “averages” of other customers that are similar to you. They will know more about “matching” their specific mattress designs, options, and firmness levels to different body types, sleeping positions, and preferences (or to other mattresses that they are familiar with) than anyone else.

Phoenix