Hi HudaThunkit,
[quote] As you know, sometimes you get what you pay for, Other times you don’t. It seems at the moment that the options boil down to Spindle,com, Mattress247.com, Mattresses.net, or kttenterprises.com + a cover.
Thoughts? ty [/quote]
If you are focusing on latex … then here are the things that I would consider to be important if I was in your position.
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If you haven’t had the chance to test a variety of latex mattresses you may discover you don’t like latex at all so I would make sure there is a good return policy just in case.
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I would make sure that you have a more detailed conversation with any online retailer or manufacturer you are considering so that you can provide them with more detailed information about your criteria, budget, circumstances, body type, and preferences so you can take advantage of their experience and knowledge about the options and features that each of them offer to help you decide which ones have the features and options that are important to you and are the best match for your personal value equation. Without personal testing your detailed conversations will be one of the most important parts of the process … and your confidence that you are making the choice that is “best for you”.
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I would tend to focus on either 100% natural Dunlop or blended Talalay which are both good quality and durable materials that are in the “middle” budget range for latex. Synthetic blends with Dunlop are less costly but may not be as durable with higher weights (I don’t know your body type) and 100% natural Talalay may be a good choice in firmer layers (it can be less durable than a blend in softer ILD’s) but it’s more costly. Organic Dunlop is also a high quality material but you will pay a premium for the organic certification and the material itself isn’t significantly different in terms of feel and performance from 100% natural Dunlop. You can get some sense of the difference between the “feel” of Dunlop and Talalay in post #7 here.
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I would make sure that there is a good layer exchange policy so that if you like the overall feel of latex but either the comfort layers or the support layers need to be firmer or softer based on your sleeping experience that you have the chance to exchange a layer at a reasonable cost without having to return the whole mattress and start all over again. This way you can use your actual sleeping experience as part of the process in lieu of testing the mattress in a store.
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Outside of the sources you are currently considering I would focus on the manufacturers or retailers in post #21 here which sell latex mattresses that have the options you are looking for and are inside your budget range. They all have different options, benefits, and features which you may find more or less important but they are all good quality and value choices.
Most importantly I would remember that no matter what the quality or value of a mattress based on its “commodity value” or the cost of the raw materials that are used inside it or the cost per “inch of latex” that the design of the mattress as a whole and it’s suitability for your body type and sleeping style is the most important part of its value. I would think in terms of a mattress that is “best for you” rather than trying to find the “best” mattress which can be an exercise in frustration because it doesn’t exist. If a mattress isn’t a good match for you and you can’t sleep comfortably on it then it would have little value to you regardless of how anyone else may feel about it. When you look back on a mattress purchase a decade or more down the road you will remember much more about how well you slept on it and how long it lasted you than you will about relatively small differences in price.
Phoenix