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I have read that you say shouldn't have over 3" of comfort layer

I think that 3" is sort of a "starting point" to go up or down from. Some will prefer 1" (stomach sleepers maybe) and some may need 5" (heavier side sleepers) but 3" is a good place to begin from.

Originally I was looking at 3" latex, 3" premium 36ILD foam, and 3" lux 50 on bottom.  The reason I decided against the 36 foam was that I read couple people said it didn't last very long.

How long a polyfoam lasts has very little to do with its ILD and much more to do with its density. Lower grades are up to 1.8 lbs/cu ft. Medium grades are called HD (High Density) and are from 1.8 - 2.4 lbs/cu ft. the highest grades are called HR (High Resilience)...

Probably your safest place to begin would be to avoid any mattresses made by the major manufacturers (Sealy, Serta, Simmons, Stearns and Foster, Spring air etc.). The biggest reason for this is their use of cheap soft polyfoam in the comfort layers (the upper layers) of their mattresses. While there are a very few models of these companies that may have better construction, these are also way overpriced in comparison to other brands ... especially regional and local mattress manufacturers who use better materials and in general provide much better value.

You will probably find in searching through the many threads here that if there is one consistent theme in this forum it is to avoid polyfoam (certainly anything over 1" or less than an HR grade) in a mattress' comfort layers unless you budget demands that you buy a very inexpensive mattress where the price you pay...

I would agree with Budgy that of these choices the Sueno (in it's nicest version) is the nicest followed by the Bella Sera (assuming this is what you meant) and IMO Habitat furnishings is not even in the same ballpark. The cover and construction would depend to some degree on which version of the Sueno you were looking at as they (Sleeptek) also make mattresses with "lesser" covers or that are not reversible and without the cotton layers in between in which case IMO the Bella Sera may be better value.

Savvy rest offer's a "do it yourself" latex mattress in either Dunlop or Talalay but they are much higher in price than others with the same materials, flexibility, quality, and construction.

A place that carries all of the choices you mentioned (as well as other high quality latex mattresses) is here (I suspect from...

You are very fortunate to get a warranty replacement as their exclusions usually protect them from having to honor it. It must have been pretty "ugly" :)

Your Collamore had about 4.5" of soft polyfoam (the kind that breaks down and leads to depression issues) and a little bit of latex over the latex core. It's certainly not surprising that it developed depressions. Most of the "S" brand mattresses (Sealy, Simmons, Serta, Stearns and foster, Spring Air) and most of the major national brands have these same issues ... especially in pillowtops, eurotops, and thick mattresses in general. They all love to put cheap polyfoam in the upper layers of their mattresses. The problem is worse since they all went to primarily making one sided mattresses. The collamore is the same as the fairway dunes and you can see the specs here.

The embody latex...

I am hoping someone might point us in the right direction.

We are currently mattress shopping and trying to get something that will actually last and be comfortable in the process. We have always had S Brands or the like.

I have read more than I probably should on the subject and done several searches and am thinking we want to make a sincere effort at going with something a little better this time around. We don't want to buy a mattress without laying down on it first, so we are a bit uncomfortable buying online. We have made most of the department stores and mattress places and have come to the conclusion, they are all about the same. (Considering Sleep Experts more than the other stores.)Thus the option is go with a cheaper S Brand and plan to replace in five years or go a little more...

Okay, I'm going to need some more feedback.  We went to Mattress Giant today to try and narrow our options, leaning toward the Embody by Sealy.  We were a little taken off guard when the sales staff they would do an even exchange for ANY of their Simmons, Sealy (latex or inner spring), or Sterns and Foster; regardless if the price was higher.  So instead of just replacing our mattress, they would also replace the box spring/foundation.  That totals $2100 ($1735 for the defective Collamore mattress, $365 for the box spring).  If we refused the even exchange, we could put the $2100 toward either the tempurpedic, or the Kingsdown.  With all the nightmare stories I've read on this forum regarding pillowtop mattresses, polyfoam cores, fillers, etc..., we have now shifted our focus to the tempurpedic deluxe.  The only catch, we would have to pay a $1100 upgrade.  I maybe crazy...

Been looking through this website and while there is so much great information it is also so overwhelming.  Here is a little background on my situation:

 

My wife and I just bought our first full bedroom set in a King size setup.  Previously we had a queen size oak bed with a Simmons Beauty Rest Salisbury Pillow Top.  We've been sleeping on this mattress for the last 10 or so years.  Within the last two years we have really felt the sag in the mattress and are ready to move up in size and comfort.

We went to our local Sleep Train mattress s tore and tried out several Simmons, Sealy and Stearns and Foster.  My wife is completely against memory foam so the Temperpudics they had were out of the question.  We spent a little over an hour trying out the different...

Well I went to Minneapolis and wanted to write about what I tried out and get feedback.  I plan on buying something for queen size online this week.