Hi Bryce720,
I think it can be surprising to many people how much difference even a relatively thin topper can make to the “feel” of a mattress. If a mattress is just a little too firm then a 1" topper can make what I call “a touch to a little” bit of difference in the comfort and pressure relief of the mattress and if that all you need then it can turn a mattress from being “close” to being great and either more or less may not work nearly as well.
[quote]The floor model without topper was $1000 for 9" of purgatory latex, WOW. The being glued doesn’t matter to me, all I have to do is purchase the topper?
Brandon was by far the most awesome informed guy I have spoke with on the phone! Went above and beyond.
Thoughts? [/quote]
I’m not quite clear what you mean by “purgatory” latex :). I’m assuming that this was a misspelling for something else but I couldn’t figure out what you meant?
If your mattress is all latex and doesn’t contain any polyfoam (you can also check the law tag to make sure there isn’t any polyfoam listed) then of course latex is a very high quality and durable material and there certainly wouldn’t be any lower quality materials or weak links in the mattress. You can also see some comments about a latex/polyfoam hybrid vs an all latex mattress in post #2 here.
Some of the information about buying a used mattress in post #2 here would also apply to a floor model as well.
Outside of how you feel about sleeping on a mattress that many other people have been lying on (some people would be quite comfortable with this while others may not be) … I would also make sure that you are comfortable with purchasing a mattress that most likely has no warranty. Most manufacturers don’t normally warranty floor models but I would check to make sure that this is the case with Verlo (their warranty page here doesn’t say) because there are a few exceptions. Most floor models are also a final sale as well so I would confirm whether it would also be eligible for their comfort guarantee as well.
If you are comfortable with all of this then it would certainly be well worth considering.
You are certainly looking at some good quality options
Phoenix