Hi lantern71,
[quote] I am aware these are well built and premium priced.
I was looking for a response more along the lines of itās not worth paying more than āxā given the components and alternatives in the market. For example,ā¦ Custom Comfort charges $4365 for a queen 6" natural dunlop core and a 2" natural dunlop comfort layer on each side. A number of competitors sell the same thing for ~$1500. Add a rough % for overhead (say 40%) and $2100 is about what I would consider a fair/competitive value proposition.
As for mattress details, most are listed in the OP. These models are also made in house. āHeritageā is name of the product group for marketing purposes. The poly is 2lbs. The one component I am unsure about pricing for is the offset innerspring. .
Maybe Phoenix can chime in, but I was just looking for a back of the envelope evaluation of the value proposition.[/quote]
Sorry my previous reply was not as concrete as you were looking for; as you know we have a lot more forum readers than posters, so we try to clarify and speak in general terms in forum replies so anyone reading along, or reading in the future, can completely understand the information presented. Unfortunately Phoenix is unavailable at the moment as she is taking care of other tasks, so if you will indulge me, let me clarify on my original answer.
As Iām sure you are aware there are quite a lot of mattresses on the market that are even over $10,000; itās difficult to assess whether these are āworthā the money - obviously there are people purchasing them, but are they, for all intents and purposes, that much better? Without researching the actual structural components and calculating, based on market costs, how much a mattress is actually costing to source, build and manufacture and then figuring the profit, itās almost impossible to compare. And then, value is subjective to the consumer as well, which is why I was a bit oblique in my original reply.
The main reason to buy a mattress in this range is because of personal considerations that are more unusual or unique and that often have less to do with value (as most people would define it), comfort, or support than with special features, materials, or designs that may be more important to a minority of consumers with more unique needs or challenges. At this price range you are paying for something which is rarely if ever ānecessaryā and much of the time you may be overpaying as well. This is the range where āstoriesā can become very expensive so it is even more important to differentiate marketing information from fact-based information. I would take great care to find out the truth behind any story that is used to justify a mattress in this price range since there are so many local, regional, and online manufacturers where you can buy a custom-built mattress to your personal specifications, using your choice of materials, ticking, and quilting, for less than this. For those people who are less price-sensitive and still consider this price range as reasonable then more exotic or costly materials, designs, and methods of construction, or even extras like, for example, āgold impregnated threadā or āessential oilsā added to a mattress are options that may be available. Many of these may be of questionable benefit or worse yet have no realistic benefit at all that will actually make a difference in terms of how well you sleep on a mattress or how long you will sleep well, so while there may be a few instances where this budget range can be justifiable for some people because of their special needs or preferences ā¦ I would always make sure that there is a compelling reason to spend this much on a mattress that will actually make a difference that you can feel when you sleep on it. This is a budget range where for the most part higher prices are subject to the law of diminishing returns and would only have benefits or be worthwhile considering for a minority of people. I would categorize both these mattresses āCaveat Emptor, let the buyer bewareā as, unless they strike a consumer as personally 100% more comfortable than anything else they have tried,
You can find mattresses of almost identical quality and construction for much less.
I hope this more fully answers your question,
~ Basilio
