I have been doing some mattress research for a friend and decided to write this review for a Stearns & Foster mattress I had personally purchased in May of 2004 since I noticed the same complaints for the Stearns & Foster mattresses in doing this recent research. I bought a Stearns & Foster "S" line mattress, which was at the higher end of the alphabet scale. It was called the Standish at Sleepy's. I had seen it also at Macy's called the Stonefield and at Bloomindale's as the Salehurst. I did a lot of research at the time to determine how to compare the different names at different stores for a particular alphabet designation. I had settled on Stearns & Foster as I reasoned that it was an old, reliable/quality name with the best overall reputation. I did purchase it at Sleepy's. I had originally purchased the Spalford, but after sleeping on it, realized it was too soft, maybe because of the pillow top, so I exchanged it (for a $100 additional charge) for the Standish, which was supposed to be up one step as far as firmness. At any rate, it is not yet 4 years old and I am very disappointed. It is a queen size and I sleep alone and early on I found that the mattress dipped in the area where I sleep so that there is a permanent indentation. In other words, it does not resume its original shape. When I sit on the edge of the bed, it is still firm, but once you go towards the center, you sink. I am a normal weight (well, maybe I could lose 20 pounds) so this is not the problem. Just want to make you all aware.
Date Purchased: May 2004
Price Paid: $1640
Recommend: No |
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Cons:
Dips toward center. Lost its firmness. It's also one of these non-flip high mattresses, and therefore very heavy to even lift the corners when making the bed.
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