Tuft and Needle is on the firm side for us...what next?

[phoenix]

Hi Arial36,

Wow, thank you for your very thorough answer!

You’re very welcome.

[quote]First, sorry about my mislabeling the foam in Tuft and Needle. I have not looked at all the different types of foam that can be in mattresses and I ignorantly mislabeled the T&N[/quote].

There’s no worries about that! The information I give in my answers is just to help you out as you go through your decision-making process, and to also educate others who will read through your posts about the actual componentry within your mattress. Your labeling of the foam of the Tuft and Needle isn’t being ignorant. You’re actually being the opposite of that, as you’re taking the time to ask important questions and then being responsible and doing a bit of learning in order to make an educated decision. Ignorant would be doing the exact opposite of this – ignoring objective information, not being bothered to learn and instead relying upon “reviews” and “recommendations”. You’re doing great!

Second, we have had our T&N for approximately 6 weeks. We both agree it is on the firm side, although my husband says it isn’t too bad. Do you think that will change after a few more months?

Thank you for that additional information. You have a 100-night return policy, and the mattress should still go through some loss of the “false firmness.” At least you still have some more time to see if you want to stay with this product.

Third, I will be honest, I had only skimmed the mattress tutorial. I felt that since we knew we wanted foam and have a general idea of what we like that it would be more information than I could handle. That said, I have since started reading it per your recommendation and I can see where it will be helpful

I’m glad you’re taking some time to read through it. There are sections that will be germane to what you’re looking to do, and of course other sections that won’t be as important. Of course, there is a “simpler” and “simplest” version of the tutorial near the end of the article I linked if you want to be a bit more basic in your search.

We have had foam in the past but are open to considering latex, so I will be reading the links pertaining to those types. I will also try the durability link(s) in order to help make a decision.

The nice thing about latex, as far as durability goes, is that latex in general (all types and blends) tends to be a very high quality and durable material.

The reason we haven’t tried another mattress yet is that we had it narrowed down to a few, but couldn’t figure out how to decide. I think the tutorial will help there as well.

When you’ve narrowed it down to a few finalists, post #2 here can be very helpful in assisting you in deciding between a few “finalists” and separating one from another as they relate to your personal value equation. I often find it quite helpful to take a legal pad and make a Pros/Cons list for the mattresses on your list and it helps seeing everything in front of you in black and white (and maybe yellow). :lol:

Fourth, I also wanted to clarify that I am not necessarily looking to stay local…we were mainly looking at the mattresses available on-line, such as Ghost Bed, Loom and Leaf, Purple, Brooklyn Bedding, and Amerisleep (to name a few!!). However, after looking at your site and noticing that you recommend specific local retailers, I thought perhaps we should look into this. So I appreciate all of the links to the Michigan locations! I am in Saginaw, so Lansing would be the closest at about an hour and a half distance. That might end up being a bit too far to drive, but since you give strong recommendation to certain places, it might be worth it for us to look into.

The advantage of looking at something locally is that nothing can replace your actual experience testing out a product in person. There are online manufacturing members on this site, as well as local “brick and mortar” members, and other local store that offer good quality products. It all comes down to your personal preference. If you decide to look at something online, the expertise of the members listed in post #21 here, who are all very experienced and knowledgeable and specialize in providing the type of help and guidance on the phone that you need, can help you make good choices. There are a wide range of latex and other options included in the choices there and I believe that all of them compete well with the best in the industry in terms of their quality, value, service, and transparency.

You certainly can do a search on the site about some of the brands you mentioned for my comments about those specific brands. I would be more cautious with Amerisleep, as they tend to use some lower quality materials than what I would normally suggest in the durability guidelines.

Thank you again for your thorough response. I will be reading up on the tutorial over the next week and trying to figure out what we should do next (if anything!).

I would recommend that your first step be deciding whether or not you’re going to keep your current mattress, and of course you have some time to figure this out, which is nice. If you’re going to decide to return the product, then you would want to go back through the steps in the tutorial (and you’ve already narrowed that down to foam (no memory foam or innerspring) or perhaps latex) and then maybe find someplace local if you can to try out some of the foams about which you’re curious. Then if you do find something you like, you can then make your decision of whether to stay local or look online. Post #2 here and this topic have more about the pros and cons of a local vs an online purchase.

I will keep you posted. I appreciate your time!

I’ll look forward to learning about your progress.

Phoenix