Seeking reputable mattress companies in the Seattle/Tacoma area

[phoenix]

Hi marshmallow,

The Elegant mattress is nearly double the cost of Dreamfoam’s, and I’m wondering if it’s worth it.

Post #13 here has more about the most important parts of the “value” of a mattress purchase that can help you decide whether any mattress purchase is “worth it” to you.

I guess the best thing to do at this point would be to call both companies and have an in depth discussion with them, especially regarding the mattress “feel”.

I think this would be a very good idea. I would also keep in mind that between support/alignment, comfort/pressure relief, and your more subjective preferences of “feel” that the “feel” is by far the least important because you can only “feel” a mattress when you are awake and the two main functions of a mattress (posture/alignment and pressure relief) are both much more important parts of the quality of your sleep when you are asleep. Some of the “feel” of a mattress can also be changed relatively easily with various mattress pads or toppers.

I agree that shopping locally would be a good idea except I have spoken over the phone with nearly every local company you recommended and they all suggested mattresses at a price point that I cannot afford. The only reason I could afford the I Comfort Epic is because of the 4 year interest free financing.

With your weight most knowledgeable manufacturers or retailers would normally recommend a more costly mattress because it would likely use higher cost but better quality and more durable materials that would be more suitable for your body type. If your budget is more restricted and you have no alternative ways to finance a mattress outside of in store financing (which isn’t actually “free” but is part of the purchase price) then I would be clear when you talk with them on the phone that you are looking for the “most suitable, highest quality, and most durable mattress available” inside your budget range and make it clear that you understand that none of them are likely to be as durable as a mattress that was in a higher budget range but that this was a tradeoff that you understood and were willing to make. This way they would be better able to tell you whether they carried any mattress that would “fit” your criteria with the understanding that you were comfortable with the durability tradeoff. After these types of conversations then you could decide whether to visit them based on your conversations. In effect you are doing the same thing with the Epic (choosing a mattress that is less durable and isn’t as likely to last you very long) except you are financing it and it’s in a much higher budget range relative to the quality of the materials and where the length of your financing may very well be longer than the useful life of the mattress.

Phoenix