Simmons warranty replacement question

[phoenix]

Hi Hammie,

1. Should I consider getting a very firm coil mattress with very little comfort layer (least likely to compress and brea down?) on which I can add a quality topper, or

2. Should I get the equivalent Simmons pillowtop mattress and try to sell it sealed/unused and get the fully latex mattress?

Both my wife and I are mainly stomach sleepers who occasionally but rarely visit the other positions. We bought the ridiculously soft and plush polyurethane foam on coils mattress based upon no actual knowledge of the errant ergonomics for our sleeping styles. While there is nothing I can do about that now, I want to correct the issue as best I can. I am in the northern VA area, if it matters.

I think it may be a little optimistic to think that you can get 75% of the cost of a new mattress selling it to someone you don’t know without any warranty coverage but it may be possible to sell it to someone you know with a private arrangement to keep the warranty coverage “unofficially” (you would make the claim for them if there were any issues).

If I was in your shoes and assuming that the warranty claim is approved I would probably go with the mattress/topper route being very careful to choose a mattress that has the least possible amount of lower quality materials in the upper layers.

If you do decide to go in this direction then post #2 here and the other posts it links to may be helpful.

Phoenix