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I write a lot of Amazon reviews positive and negative, most are shorter as most readers don't want to read a dissertation length review but a mattress purchase is a long term item one will use for 8 to 12 years maybe longer and is so personal and what is conforming yet supportive to one is too firm for another. So I wanted to give back to potential customers since so many reviewers helped me in my decision.
I have had multiple Myeloma since 2001 at age 43, an incurable blood cancer that among other things causes all my bones to continually deteriorate. I have 4 fractured vertebrae. 2 of them, T5 T6 that are between the shoulders are "fractured and collapsed" per say as their all but dust and have no discs between them. All my discs are degenerative some are gone completely. My right hip has started to become involved causing pain, my shoulders and ribs and spine were all diagnosed Osteoporitic at the time of diagnosis and have only become worse.
We had an expensive very thick pillow top, top of the line Sterns and Foster queen spring mattress and box spring set. It was on the medium plush side when newer, very comfy, but it was already 3 years old when I was diagnosed so for the last 6 years it has slowly deteriorated. And was a single sided pillow top so we could rotate but no flipping over. It was around $2,500 for the set back then.
The last 2 years it progressively got worse. Waking up in more pain not less. It was getting old for a non flippable spring mattress.
Every morning my spine and hip was worse and my wife's hip issues were worse every morning and we both were having progressively worse night sleeps with more pains in the morning.
Due to my cancer we spend most of our money on daily and bi weekly chemotherapies, hospital stays, all of the supporting medications, office visits, gas etc. so we kept putting off replacing the old mattress because a quality store queen set can run upwards of $4,000 since we were finally looking into the memory foam/latex setups plus adjustable bases to help remove pressure points as frequent hospital visits weeks at a time proved that even slight leg and head adjustment creates a much more comfortable sleeping position. Trying adjustable bases in the mattress stores backed this up.
We found our perfect set, two twin XLs on separate adjustable bases making up a larger than king setup at Original Mattress factory. Literally $4,000. $2,000 for the 2 adjustable bases and $2000 for the 2 memory foam mattresses.
More than we wanted to spend but we had saved for years. Then I researched as I always do and found the Original Mattress factory warranty, return (not)etc was horrible, impossible to get coverage even when it sags beyond the warranty sag amount, no returns, no trail period and since you know the floor model is old and broken in the new one never matches the floor model etc.
I started seeing write-ups on mattress forums about the hyper over priced retail mattress racket and the savings that could be found buying online. Finding as high or higher quality can be found from Internet shipping only mattress companies. So after lots of research, needing/wanting a soft comfy top because of all of my broken bones but needing a conforming no pressure point supporting mattress, but also firm enough support and not overly soft because that means improper alignment and uneven pressure points. I needed/wanted feels soft on top, easily conforming to proper alignment in spine, shoulders and hips while also just firm enough to then hold up that conforming mold. All while also not sinking me into a marshmallow can't move situation like most memory foam setups.
With Multiple Myeloma comes body temperature fluctuations, inability to regulate body temperature, and the chemotherapies and bone marrow transplant makes it worse. In the old spring mattress 8/10 nights I would wake in the middle of the night drenched in sweat head to toe. Didn't matter if it was summer or winter.
Knowing memory foam mattresses have a history of body heat issues was another reason I gave this mattress a try with its cooling gel infused foam layer. I was hopeful it wasn't just a sales gimmick. Many reviewers stated it works.
Some reviewers rated this mattress as kind of firm, others plush with enough firm support. Others medium almost medium plush. With the large amount of high reviews I took the chance. And at $179 it was a $820 savings over the OMF memory foam. I coupled it with the:
Classic Brands Twin XL , Comfort Adjustable Bed Base with Massage. On sale for $380, a $620 per side savings $1240 total savings over the OMF Twin XL adjustable bases. Total $4000 OMF versus this mattress x 2 and 2 bases at $1,118, a savings of $2,882, and delivered in 2 days to our front door. No worries of driving into town as we live in the country 45 minutes from town. Loading it up, unloading etc. Nope. 2 days, free shipping, on the porch.
After opening mid afternoon and allowing it to expand I slept on it that night. The first few nights as it was still completing it's expansion it was slightly firmer but into the 4th night it started breaking in.
I LOVE this mattress. It is THE most comfortable mattress in every way I have ever slept in.
My every morning hip pain has never occurred sleeping on this mattress. Instead of my spine hurting more in the morning it hurts less.
It's an odd feeling. It feels soft on top and on initial lay down. You can feel it is softly conforming to your body but NOT sinking in. It conforms, aligns the body and I feel ZERO pressure points anywhere, I say it's odd because I have never had a feeling of no pressure points anywhere in any mattress and it's kind of soft on top but you don't sink in, moving is easy, and while the lower layer gives firm support and the firmness feels like it may end up being too firm to be comfortable somehow it's not, it's just the right mix.
The cool gel infused top layer works 3 weeks now and not one sweating episode. It takes your body heat and uses it to create a pocket of just the right temperature and removes any excess that would cause an overheating issue. The cool gel top works as advertised.
I LOVE this mattress. It has a soft enough top layer, and while it seems a little more on the medium firm side it somehow is also just a perfect mix of materials, layers, layer thicknesses. And for the price I don't care if it only lasted 2 or 3 years. I would purchase it again. I told my wife I almost want to buy a backup and store it in the attic in case years from now it is no longer available or they change it somehow in a way I don't like.
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Not 10 Inches
I purchased this mattress because of the reviews. I am putting that first because one I purchased it it was not given to me to review..I read the reviews for tons of mattresses..this one has pretty good reviews.. I was not at home when It was delivered the FedEx guy carried it up to my apartment(thank you) it comes as stated rolled up and in a box..that is pretty cool..when I got home I Marveled at the box it was taller than me I am 5foot 3 and it was big enough around I could bear hug it to get it in my apartment. Its not too heavy (Queen) and its better to remove it from the box before really trying to get it anywhere else..The box is kind of awkward.. but prob the best way to get it here.. Anyway I did get it into my room and started unwrapping it.. I did not get the hissing noise..this is a compressed mattress not one with all the air sucked out..if you want that experience it wont come from this guy>>or girl its a queen.. anyway..i unrolled it and it did start to go into shape.. decompress if you will..it does not "inflate" just tries to get back to the size it was before it was rolled up..I have to say I live in Montana and at a pretty good elevation..before I go further..anyway when I unrolled it it was first hanging over the sides of my bed.. I was disappointed at first because I wanted it to fit in my bed frame..that sorted itself out with the resizing back into shape that is not an issue now...the main issues are instead of me getting a 10 inch mattress I got an 8 inch mattress..I gave it 3 stars because I feel some of that could be due to where I am.. I have had it for two nights the first night it was so hard and just felt like a cheap hotel mattress I was so regretting this buy and I was thinking of how I was going to get it back to the company.. however my mom suggested I try a foam topper on it.. well I told her I felt paying almost 300.00 for a mattress I do not think it should need one..This is where she kind of laid it out for me.. She is not an online shopper and she buys most everything locally here or at stores she happens to go to..she is a truck driver (love you guys out there have lots of respect) anyway..she shops everywhere is where I am going with this.. so that being said what she said to me put this in perspective.. She said she does not ever know of a time she could go into a store and buy a bed that does not require a box spring and a mattress and said box spring for less than 2 grand. And I got to thinking.. she is right I mean for real it used to be you had to almost always pay way more then I did for all of the things.. I got the Zinus Platform Detailed Taupe bed and the mattress for a little over 500.00 it was brought to my door.. Extremely easy to set up on my own.. I am a single person with a new apartment and a lot of furniture needed. This was a great deal..anyway I decided I would go look at toppers all of them were fairly expensive I looked here locally Walmart did not have any toppers so I went to khols where they were on sale.. I had one myself for a king sized bed and after seeing I was not going to pay less then 150.00 for a new one I thought I would cut mine down to fit my new bed..OMG what a difference!!! I love it it is so nice and just comfy and lovely I am now not thinking of ways to get rid of it..I am just disappointed now because it never truly expanded to the full 10 inches. If you read it this far Thank you!! I do recommend this if you want a firm bed.. If you are like me and want to almost sink all the way in and disappear within the Mattress I would say either get a different mattress or get a topper for it also because it is now way better then the pillowtop king mattress (with dips in it) and I think I am going to love it!!!
