Mattresses: Silentnight Hendon (£130) vs La Romantica Madrid (£430+)

blizeH

Thanks Tim, any recommendations?

Tim_Deegan

blizeH wrote: »

Thanks Tim, any recommendations?

I'm afraid I'm not allowed to recommend anything, as it could be viewed as advertising. Just stay away from big brands, and big chain stores, and shop on line from a seller with a good return policy in case you don't like it.

blizeH

Does a good return policy not mean that potentially someone else will have slept on it (and other things) before you get your 'new' mattress though? That always worries me a bit

Tim_Deegan

blizeH wrote: »

Does a good return policy not mean that potentially someone else will have slept on it (and other things) before you get your 'new' mattress though? That always worries me a bit

It shouldn't do. No reputable retailer would sell a used mattress as new. Some companie auction them on ebay, and some just sell them in their clearance section. But in both cases they should clearly state that the item had been tried out and returned.

blizeH

Brilliant, thanks Tim!

blizeH

One thing I don't get, how come people can't actually recommend a mattress on here? Even if you don't do a direct link to the store, surely you could say "so and so is good for that price range"?

Bonia77

we've bought Apollo Calypso (1500 pockets) from a seller that is on ebay and has an internet shop.

I'm sure that there are probably better ones, but we are very happy with it!

We set ourselves a budget of £400 and this one was 20% below it.

And my hubby doesn't complain about his back in the morning :T

If by next year it will collapse, I will give a revised review

Tim_Deegan

blizeH wrote: »

One thing I don't get, how come people can't actually recommend a mattress on here? Even if you don't do a direct link to the store, surely you could say "so and so is good for that price range"?

People can recommend mattresses, but I can't because I'm in the trade.

Pinkypants

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

I don't push any products. I give general advice. Are you going to disclose who you work for? Because if you are pushing 5" deep memory foam mattresses, and you think Sleepeezee are a good brand, then your shop is one to avoid.

No Tim, I'm not going to say which shop I work in, or the area of the country. We do not sell online or are even geared up for online trading.

That way I CAN recommend products, to which I shall be, I'll even recommend where to buy them from. Because I am independent of it all, as there is no possible way into which I can benefit.

Sleepeezee are still a good brand, admittedly their entry level into the market place has come down in price and therefore quality of entry level model. But the range is still good and goes right into top end products.

The credit crunch has hit everyone, manufactures have to change tactics in order to survive. When the market picks up again and the average spend increases I'm sure Sleepeezee and others will increase the entry level quality once more.

Companies have to do what the market is dictating, to ignore your customers and their wishes is suicide. Having said that because of the down turn a lot of the major companies are coming out with some fabulous offers. Sometimes barely breaking even in order to secure the men and women who work in the company jobs next week. Is that such a bad thing or do we want bed manufactures on the ever increasing dole list? I'm pretty sure the same applies to industry everywhere not just the bed sector.

Tim_Deegan

Pinkypants wrote: »

No Tim, I'm not going to say which shop I work in, or the area of the country. We do not sell online or are even geared up for online trading.

That way I CAN recommend products, to which I shall be, I'll even recommend where to buy them from. Because I am independent of it all, as there is no possible way into which I can benefit.

Actually you can't recommend products that you sell any more than I can, because it could still influence people to buy products that you sell, and could bring people into your store.

Pinkypants wrote: »

Sleepeezee are still a good brand, admittedly their entry level into the market place has come down in price and therefore quality of entry level model. But the range is still good and goes right into top end products.

The credit crunch has hit everyone, manufactures have to change tactics in order to survive. When the market picks up again and the average spend increases I'm sure Sleepeezee and others will increase the entry level quality once more.

Companies have to do what the market is dictating, to ignore your customers and their wishes is suicide. Having said that because of the down turn a lot of the major companies are coming out with some fabulous offers. Sometimes barely breaking even in order to secure the men and women who work in the company jobs next week. Is that such a bad thing or do we want bed manufactures on the ever increasing dole list? I'm pretty sure the same applies to industry everywhere not just the bed sector.

What a turnaround :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Apart from still thinking that Sleepeezee are a good brand, you are now admitting that they have lowered their quality to cut production costs.

Don't start blaming the credit crunch either. Most of the big brands started the trend of lowering their quality and reducing specs before the rescession.

And don't start going on about the big brands being concerned about jobs. Most of them are owned by big multinationals who wouldn't think twice about making people redundant, as long as it means that their shareholders still make money.

And don't start talking about them increasing quality again once the credid crunch is over. Do you really think they are going to say to the consumer "we have been conning you for the last few years by telling you that we make non turn mattresses for your convenience, when the real reason we made them was to make mattresses cheaper to manufacture. But now that the economy is better we are going to stop conning you and start telling the truth, that two sided mattresses will always last longer"?