First I’d like to thanks Phoenix and The Mattress Underground for all of the guidance over the past few weeks.
Just a few weeks ago I was about to make a huge mistake by throwing away my hard earned money and purchasing a BeautyRest Black or Kingsdown mattress. As an uneducated mattress consumer I was convinced that the more the mattress cost, the best quality it had to be. Well fortunately for me my internet searching lead me here and you excellent people steered me in the right direction. A few short hours of reading through this site made me quickly realize the err of my ways and helped me learn the proper way to shop for a mattress. And on top of all of that, this site provided me with a list of reputable companies that sold a quality product at a great value.
Allow me to give a brief summary of my experiences with my quest for finding the right mattress in the Boston area.
Started out at Jordan’s. They have a lot of fancy, big-name brands at a premium price. Unfortunately they do not provide detailed specs on their mattresses (most of them) that will allow you to justify paying the asking prices. However, I really liked the Beautyrest Black ($3500) and Prana Sleep ($4600) mattresses.
Next stop was Macy’s Furniture store where we really liked a Hotel by Aireloom ($4100) mattress.
Since there were two Sleepy’s within one mile of my apartment we decided to give them a try. The sales people at Sleepy’s give used car salesmen a bad name. They were more concerned about selling me a mattress for as much money as they could get me to spend than they were about making sure I got the best value for my money. Again, they were unable/unwilling to provide me with the detailed specs of the mattresses.
At this point is when I discovered The Mattress Underground and my path diverged.
The first place I tried was Boston Bed Company. They were just ok. Had some ok bed, but their specs for their mattresses weren’t detailed enough to really assess true quality. They are a reseller of Therapedic beds, but do not sell all available Therapedic models.
Next we went to Spindle. Here is a link to my post about that visit:
Next up was Gardner Mattress. This was place nice, but their mattresses were too firm for my liking.
And lastly we headed to Brockton to check out Mattress Maker of New England. This was actually a great little place tucked inside a somewhat questionable area. Not exactly the neighborhood I would visit during non-daylight hours. I met Dave and you could tell that mattresses were his business. He had a few mattresses that I liked, but as a mattress maker, he told me that he could make me a custom mattress to fit my exact needs. The only problem with that is you don’t know what you are getting until it is done. Although they had a very reasonable comfort exchange policy which somewhat mitigates the fear of ending up with a mattress you couldn’t try before you bought and hating it.
After visiting all of these places, I sat down and processed it all and it became clear to me that Spindle was my clear cut winner.
I headed back to see Neal yesterday with hopes of purchasing a mattress. After retrying the two configurations I liked during my first visit and few others, I had made up my mind. The mattress that best satisfied my PPP was an Abscond with the following configuration (top to bottom):
Soft (synthetic) topper
Medium (synthetic)
Firm (synthetic)
Firm (synthetic)
I actually really liked this bed without the topper. Even though I had it in my head that I “wanted” natural latex, it was clear that the synthetic bed was much more to my liking. And once I threw the topper on, it was exactly what I was looking for.
I’d also like to say a couple words about Neal. This guy is one heck of a dude. Not only is it blatantly obvious that he is extremely knowledgable about mattresses, but his patience is outstanding. The depth and quality of his explanations and response emails was beyond thorough. He clearly loves what he does and it shows in the way he approaches his clients and business model. And on top of it all, he is selling a very high quality product at an amazing value.
Spindle Mattress is a win win. If you are in the market for an all latex mattress, you cannot go wrong with Spindle.
