Read until my eyes are sore, I really need help.

[phoenix]

Hi alaska_guy,

So your recommending against temperpedic brand beds too? They will not divulge their density rate either. I understand that being the most informed will obviously help my purchase decision. However, some companies seem to hold that info close to their chest as they consider it “proprietary” information on how they make their beds.

While it’s certainly true that Tempurpedic no longer publicly discloses the density of their foams … they are fairly widely known throughout the industry and they generally use good quality/density materials. Having said that … Like all the major brands I would avoid them as well (see the guidelines here) but more because they are not good value compared to many other manufacturers that use the same or better quality/density materials rather than because they use lower quality materials. You can read more about Tempurpedic in post #2 here and in post #10 here.

While some information can legitimately be considered to be proprietary to a manufacturer … there are many manufacturers that claim that the information you would need to make an informed choice is also somehow “proprietary” but I certainly wouldn’t agree. You can read a little more about “so called” proprietary materials and using this as a justification for not disclosing what I would consider to be essential information here and here and here.

[quote]Ok, I found out that Sound Sleep Products Inc actually make the mattress I purchased. The lady said she works in the warranty claim department and not on the technical specs. She said she was the only person in the office today. She was able to give me a little more information, but nothing really helpful.

38.22% poly foam
48.25 weight[/quote]

This is just information from the law tag and doesn’t contain any useful information about the quality of the materials in the mattress and only lists the type of foam (not the quality) and the percentage of each type of foam by percentage weight.

What you need to make an informed choice is the type, thickness, and density of all the foam layers listed layer by layer from top to bottom.

On a side note I have contacted Brookyln Bedding and they want $200 to ship to Alaska, If I do not like the bed because it is too firm they will not require me to pay shipping back. However, if I need to exchange for a different level of firmness their will be another shipping fee. I am leaning towards purchasing their King Firm. They also said I could always make the firm softer, but making a softer bed firm is really hard to do.

As you probably know Brooklyn Bedding is one of the members of the site which means that I think highly of them and I believe that they compete well with the best in the industry in terms of their quality, value, service, and transparency. This would certainly be a good quality/value choice and because they are also completely transparent about the materials in their mattress they make it easy to confirm there are no lower quality materials or weak links in their mattress.

They are also correct that you can make a mattress that is too firm softer with a topper but it’s much more difficult to make a mattress that is too soft any firmer without removing and replacing the foam that is too soft. Having said that … I would make sure that you talk with them and ask what they would suggest for a firmness choice because a medium would generally “match” the needs and preferences of a wider range of people without needing a topper.

Phoenix