Hi guys,
I just found this forum and im very excited i must say. The responses im reading are brilliant and are really hitting home with me so i figured let me give this a whirl.
The Situation -
Im 6’ 215 pounds Athletic Build and my girlfriend is 5’4 97 pounds and skinny.
Ive been sleeping on Sealys and Stearns and Foster most of my life with back issues here and there. I am very much a side sleeper and so is she.
I have a 2 Year old Stearns and Foster which i was doing pretty well with and last year when my son started staying over i decided to give him the King Stearns and get us a new Mattress.
The Journey Begins -
Being in Retail Myself , I at least tried my best to make sure to buy from someone who might stand behind me and the best and safest local store for me was macys. I trusted that if i had a real problem the worst case is i might be out 10% total as opposed to Sleepys who at that time would have cost me a ton of money to get out of the bed.
Being an engineer in my early days , i am techie so the research began and the first most logical thing for me was Independent or Marschall Coils as I wanted the movement disconnect between sleeps and both Stearns and Foster and Simmons seemed to the that story well under control. We figured since we did so good with the prior Stearns and Foster and the updated 2011 models were just coming out they might just do the trick. We ordered a Plush Stearns and Foster and Macys delivered it a few days later. We did of course try it in the store but it had just come out and it wasnt even broken in yet at the store so we just went for it. After 10 nights of horrible sleep and trying to figure out why its sleeping so bad, i noticed that it was even starting to collapse in the sleeping center where i was. Whats funny is the salesman had told us that the major difference in the new model was that it incorporated a new Foam that was pre compressed (Something that Simmons Black Mattresses Claim as well) and should have no change in the surface and quite the opposite occurred. The overall comfort was horrid and miles off from the prior years Stearns which was right upstairs. I made sure to spend a few nights upstairs to remind me that there are or at least was a good mattress for my body right upstairs.
Macys gladly took it back and offereed me a replacement at no charge which was super nice and we started the quest. After a few weeks we decided on the Simmons Elite which had just come out and seemed to be a decent value and fet good in the store. We have been on this since october and I have developed shoulder pain that is indescribable. Im noticing that although the mattress is plush the deflection ability is very limited and i am sure at this point that its not letting my shoulders settle at all and completely screwing me up. My ex wife is a chiropractor and a good friend thank god and has worked on me for the last few weeks and got me a little looser but im in bad shape.
Whats next -
At this point i called Macys at the end of December and believe it or not they agreed to exchange it for me. I love them for this and of course now I am needing to make a decision again.
We have been out weekend after weekend trying every mattress known to man and we have no idea what to do. We went to Sleepys to check out what they have ( I dont think I would ever buy from them ) and they out us on their Kings Down Test System My Side its called now. It showed the Girlfriend on the softest bed possible which she 100% agrees with and always migrates to the softest and showed me on a blue level which is essentially right in the middle plush.
I know my mid section sinks alot on super soft so i need that decent support but soft as well to allow me to confirm and most important allow my shoulder to align and be comfy.
Macy’s informed me that the entire mattress section is getting replaced in 4 weeks with all the new 2012 Simmons , Serta, Sealy products as this is the time of year they do this. I did some research and read through the las Vegas Show from a few weeks ago about all the new innovations coming from Serta like the new Iseries using Coils and the Gel system from the Icomfort.
I tried the Tempurpedic vast array from the Rhapsody to the Clouds and just cant get it right, I am not sure i can do a full Mem foam bed.
I saw one of your responses to someone about Hollandia and they look really interesting and seem to have a section for shoulder comfort on their mattresses. They look pricey and I am not sure how great but worth looking at i think.
I would love to discuss if there was a way to assemble a modular foam bed that would feel like an innerspring but where we would be able to use high quality foams of different tempurs for her and i so we can dial in our liking ? Is this being done and have you any ideas if this is doable ?
I am pretty sure I can get Macys to refund me they might charge me a little but at this point i am looking to understand Foams and how to create a comfort that can work for me for a great nights sleep.
Thanks
Craig