Any Manufactures or recommended bedding stores in or near Bloomington Indiana zip 47401?
Hi Jratliff,
Te better options or possibilities I’m aware of within reasonable driving distance are in the Indianapolis list in post #2 here.
There are a few retailers in or near Bloomington that may be worth some further research. I’ve listed the brands they carry that I would consider but these are all on a mattress by mattress basis and I would make sure that you call them first (along the lines of this article) to confirm what they have on their floor and to make sure that they are willing and able to tell you the quality specs of the mattresses they carry.
http://www.thompsonfurnitureinc.com/bedroom-furniture/mattresses/ Bloomington, IN. Symbol, Therapedic
http://www.stahlfurniture.net/itembrowser.aspx?action=attributes&Category=Mattresses Bloomington, IN. Jamison, Restonic.
Phoenix
Went to both of these stores today, The salesman at Stahl Furniture, showed me their “Foam” mattresses, but had no clue what I was talking about when I ask what type and weight, The Restonic they had were considerably higher priced than the i Comforts that they carried at Thompson Furniture. The salesman there didn’t know much about then either, they also had a generic foam mattress, it was just 10 to 13" of foam. I think my 14 lb dog would have sunk to the bottom of it. He only recommended the i Comfort. I did try several of them and found the Revolution Savant to have a good feel, I did sink in so that I noticed the mattress filling the curvature of my body. Not sure if that would be too soft, and I would sink in too far over the night. I will be going down to Clarksville Indiana, and maybe Louisville Ky within the next couple of weeks, I guess I’ll look and see if there are any stores in that area.
Hi Jratliff,
That’s unfortunate that you were dealing with such poorly informed salespeople.
I would probably have asked to deal with someone else more knowledgeable. If nobody in the store (up to the owner) had any knowledge of their mattresses and the materials inside them then I probably wouldn’t deal with them at all unless you were prepared to do the legwork involved in finding out what was in any of the mattresses you were considering.
You can also ask for a “spec sheet” which lists the type of materials and components in a mattress although most of them don’t list all the quality specs you would need to make an informed buying decision. It’s at least a starting point. Jamison even lists many of the specs and materials in their mattresses on their site (which is one of the reasons I like them more than many of the larger brands).
I would also keep in mind that “foam” is only a generic term and there are different types of foam used in mattresses (latex, memory foam, polyfoam) which can range from very low quality to very high quality.
The iComfort line is not particularly good value and there are many mattresses that are both higher and lower priced which are much better value. Price is certainly not a good indicator of value which depends on the materials that are used in the mattress and how they compare to other mattresses that use similar materials in a similar design.
A list of better options and possibilities in the Louisville, KY / Clarksville, IN area are in post #3 here (there is some good value available in the area).
I personally wouldn’t spend much if any time testing the iComfort mattresses because none of them are particularly good value and the “feel” of a mattress has nothing to do with its quality. The only way to make a meaningful assessment of the quality or value of any mattress is by knowing all the layers and components that are inside it. Even the lowest quality or worst value mattresses can feel great in a showroom. The problem with lower quality materials is that the materials will soften and degrade much more quickly and the loss of comfort and support that goes with this and is the main reason a mattress needs to be replaced isn’t covered by a warranty. I would only consider major brand mattresses if quality and value or knowing what was in your mattress wasn’t an important part of your “personal value equation”.
Phoenix
Thanks Phoenix, I was talking to the owner at Thompson’s, and there were only 2 salesmen at Stahl, and the one I was talking to was the “Bedding Expert” I would not consider buying a mattress from either of these places, and I will check out the Clarksville/Louisville list before I go in that direction. I truly felt that from reading in this forum I knew far more about mattress’s than either of them that I spoke to today.
Hi Jratliff,
I think it’s a sad commentary on the industry as a whole that consumers who spend an hour or two here will often know more meaningful information than about 90% of the salespeople that sell mattresses in mainstream stores.
Thanks for your feedback!
Phoenix