I am new to this Forum and this is probably an open ended Question, I need to buy a new Mattress and kinda lost.

I didnt look at Seally since that one i own (which cost me 1100 in 2002) now has a DIP in it (I do blame myself since i am a big guy) anyway I went to a serta store and had a look at their perfect day (Uplifting) and had a talk with the owner and he gave me a price that cant even be matched by online retailers. I tried to checkout other local stores and came accress a brand called aireloom which is hand stiched and feels even better than the perfect day (the one i liked was called the preffered and it is the top of the line mattress they have, the store sells it for 5999 I looked arround i found it for 4900 which is double the price of the perfect day. btw it looks like the same one being sold by macys.com for 18,000).

I cant find reviews of feedbacks on them, I had some sales people telling me I shouldnt even compair the serta to the aireleoom since "its like compairing a Ferrari to a Toyota".

is the aireloom really that good? What else should I check out?  What is the best in terms of materials used and expected life? (the aireleoom say they offer a  20 years Garanty"

Thanks

The general consensus is the big brands have lowered the quality on their mattresses and what used to last 10 years lasts less than 2.  Oh, and don't expect to get satisifaction from the warranty, it has been written in their favor.  The Aireloom isn't mentioned as much, but I've read raves and complaints while searching the forum archives. 

I suggest you search this forum and archives http://legacy.whatsthebest-mattress.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?action=search be sure to choose 'all posts' in the "This post was made in the last..." drop down box.

Thanks for the info, i looked into it and there isnt much of a review on the preferred, it is more expensive than the rip van winckle and some mentioned that they plan to add a latex top to it, the preffered actually has a top that is made ofr the following:

5# wool, 1.5" pilllow flex foam, convoluted foam, 2" Talay latex + 8# cotton. thickness is 17.5" (not sure if this will make it harder for me when looking for fitted sheets).

what else is a good mattress. 

NanoGT3 wrote:

I guess the question is how long the pillow flex and convoluted foam will hold up.  I believe the general consensus is that polyurethane (PU) foams with a density of >2.2 PCF is OK, and <2 PCF can breakdown quickly.

Many of us here prefer a 100% latex mattress as made from forum sponser FloBeds, Sleep EZ, and perhaps other sources.  The downside is not having the ability to test the mattress in a showroom.  The upside is the ability to tweak the firmness to fit your needs.

We just retired our Aireloom Rip Van Winkle Euro top mattress. It had a wool top on one side and a silk top on the other side. After 10 years, the body impressions were there to stay and the bed became not-so-comfortable. The mattress was hand stitched, and the box spring was 8-way hand-tied, so the construction was good. I think if it had not had a Euro top, we'd still be sleeping on it.

As many in this forum have discovered, comfort tops eventually break down, even though the mattresses underneath are still in good condition. Many here have bought various comfort tops made of down, wool, horsehair, latex, and/or foam to put over unadorned mattresses and are very happy with them. You can always change out a worn out topper later, while keeping your mattress.

We have been sleeping on our new Hastens 2000T for almost two weeks, and are enjoying it very much. It has a separate horsehair, wool and cotton topper which should be replaced every 5-7 years or so, but the mattress should last much, much longer.

I love the Serta Perfect Day Uplifting, (mine is called the Enlivenment same bed different name), it is the most comfortable be I have ever owned.  I bought it from justbeddingonline.com for $1799 in a King set.  Good luck with you decision I know it is tough, it took me 3 months of shopping to decide on mine.