Hi Clawdia,
It seems to me that you made a good quality and value choice with your mattress that was close enough to your needs and preferences that you only need some fine tuning which is “normal” with many mattress purchases.
I understand that you are disappointed and you were hoping that the mattress would be perfect as it is without having to purchase anything else to use on top of it but it’s not uncommon at all that a mattress needs some fine tuning and with your medical conditions and circumstances and the fact that each person’s experience is unique I think that your experience would be in the minority and really not that relevant to others. It also appears to me that you made a choice that was close enough to your needs and preferences that only minor fine tuning is needed which is the goal of good testing.
I also understand that you feel that you are helping by posting these “regretful” comments to many others that are considering soft Dunlop as a preference choice … but it’s really not necessary to include your comments about your disappointment each time (implying that they may also be disappointed when in fact it may be a great choice for them) … especially when so many others in your situation would be thrilled with having a mattress that only needed the addition of a featherbed (or perhaps even a wool topper) to be a great match for their needs and preferences. There are people who struggle for years with similar circumstances to yours without finding a solution to their sleeping issues that is as close to their ideal as you have already discovered.
When you first purchased your mattress you were “suggesting” to many others that they consider the same mattress you purchased because it was so “perfect”. When you developed hip pain a month later you are now “suggesting” (through your implications and expressions of regret) that they may want to look in other directions or may “regret” their purchase. In both cases it’s important to understand that your (or anyone’s) experiences on a mattress are unique to you and your specific circumstances and challenges.
While you do mention that “you can’t extrapolate from my experience” … you then go on to imply otherwise just by the act of posting these types of comments and just like reviews that are only based on personal experience and opinions (see post #13 here) … this can “taint” the mattress buying experience for others who don’t yet know to trust their own personal experience by casting a “seed of doubt” for others where your mattress (or something similar) may be perfect for them … with or without anything else on top of it.
It almost appears that you are using other threads as a means to express your frustration more than as a way to inform and I would ask you to be a little cautious with this so you don’t unduly influence other purchase decisions with your own unique and somewhat challenging experiences.
Phoenix