[quote=“Phoenix” post=10598]
With your lower budget … you will encounter mostly innerspring/polyfoam mattresses so it would be particularly important to make sure you know the thickness and quality of any polyfoam layers. I would also tend towards a two sided mattress if you go in this direction because it will be more durable. You can see an example in the PS at the end of post #2 here of a mattress made by a local manufacturer who “knows his stuff” that would be in the lower budget ranges yet still have great durability. These are the types of outlets I would focus on if there are any close enough to be worth visiting.
Phoenix[/quote]
Thanks a bunch for all of the help. I’m just kind of wondering though - I could always spring for the Ultimate Dreams Latex Queen for $600. Most people apparently love theirs. Though I could also shop around here for a standard innerspring in the $500-600 range. They would be two sided whereas the latex is only one sided from what I understand through the Amazon reviews.
Am I foolish for thinking that I can get a decent innerspring from a local manufacturer for around $500-600? Again it doesn’t have to be a bed for a king, just something that will hold up decently and not need to be flipped every few weeks. As long as I am not sleeping in a hole or waking up with back pain within the first 4-5 years, I’m sold.