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petes67bird wrote:

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I really hate you had a very difficult time shopping for a mattress, but I can add some advice for comparison shopping to make it a little more simple. If you decided you liked a model at one store then all you need to do is ask for a copy of the specs for that mattress and then go comparison shopping with the spec sheet. The other retailers should be able to show you the same mattress with a different name and different cover if they carry that model. If not they will have something very close or similar. Get Coil type (Pocketed, offset, bonnell, etc..), number of coils, gauge of wire and number of turns in the coil. The lower the number of the guage of wire the thicker the wire and the firmer the coil. The more turns or rotations in the coil the more durable the spring...

I would strongly suggest that you do a lot more research re: finding a decent mattress! (I also agree about avoiding the pillowtops - they get squishy quickly and you sink into the "valley"...it will really aggravate your back then).  I bought a firm Serta several years ago and w/in 2 months it was sagging.  I exchanged two times and each mattress began sagging very quickly.  I have since learned (via all of these forums) to avoid the "3 S's" (I guess that means Serta, Simmons and Sealy plus a lot of folks are not gung ho on Stearns and Foster).  My latest purchase was a sleep by numbers bed since our daugher & son-in-law have them and their guest room mattress was very comfortable.  Another mistake (and $1,200 down the drain).  I'm always having to pump air into it (if you want to pay $159 they'll send someone out...

Catherine,

Thanks so much for your reply. I hope you're having some luck in figuring out a comfortable mattress for yourself!

I've found it difficult to get detailed information on Sealy's "CoreSupport Center with Memory Foam". I, too, think it's a little suspicious that memory foam would be used as part of the support, as opposed to just a comfort layer. (And I love your image of miniature Power Rangers inside the mattress. Gotta love the promotional hype!)

I'm still undecided but am now leaning toward a plush (possibly pillowtop) Simmons at Macy's. My current purchase was definitely too firm, and while the Simmons has memory foam, it's only part of the comfort layer. Macy's versions also have additional lumbar support that Sleep Train's don't, so I'm hoping that will help with the lower back pain I was experiencing. And since Macy's has a...

My last mattress (Sealy Posturepedic Montreaux – Firm?) lasted me about 11 years with no problems. Little did I know how much mattresses had changed and that more research would have been beneficial before my recent purchase.

When the one mentioned above began uncomfortably sagging, I began my search with Sealy Posturepedic since it had served me well in the past. I went to Sleep Train (a primary mattress retailer in the SF Bay Area) and tried a number of their options – spent quite a bit of time on each one with a very patient, helpful salesperson. Without knowing what each was when I lay on it, I found I liked the firm best, even as a side sleeper. It felt as if my lower body was better supported. (Though, in hindsight, this may have more to do with memory foam than not being firm enough…?) We...

Thanks to everyone who's posted about their latex topper and mattress experiences, as well as opinions on different vendors.  I have now completed my own DIY latex mattress setup and thought I'd post my experiences.  About 6 years ago, I bought a twin extra-long 3" 100% natural Talalay topper from Foamsweetfoam.com.  (At the time, they were selling toppers--now, they don't.)  I bought mine for about $150, because it had some damage to it.  The damage wasn't anything I couldn't live with--a few tears, some dirt, etc.  I brushed it off, put it under a fitted sheet, and placed it on top of a way-too-hard (but very good) new Simmons Beautyrest mattress.  When I bought the topper, I was told it was "medium" in firmness and what most people bought.  I've used this setup for the past 6 years or so but found myself growing increasingly uncomfortable (probably age--late 50s, normal...