Memory foam/pocket sprung mattress (merged threads)

Burton999

I understand what you're saying...

If you do buy online ensure you go for a company with a good spec and trading history otherwise the guarantee will be worthless.

Tim_Deegan

RedOnRed wrote: »

I see your point, but on Review Centre, for example, there are quite a few reviews for smaller brands, but just none at all for Sleep Assured.

You can pick out a few of the older feedbacks on ebay, then contact the buyer and ask them if they are still as good as when they first bought them.

bnabound

Hi Tim,

I very much appreciate all your advice on this and the other thread - I have learned quite a few things about mattresses thanks to you!

However since I can currently not afford to buy a new one, I was looking into mattress toppers and would like a memory foam one around £100.
Do you think either of the below are any good and if yes, what is the difference and which would you recommend? I should add that I'm rather on the heavy side and thus lean towards the 7cm one but I'd like your take on it.

Many thanks in advance! I can't wait to finally get a good night's sleep for a change :-)

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1271285/Trail/searchtext%3EMATTRESS+TOPPER.htm

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1271429/Trail/searchtext%3EMATTRESS+TOPPER.htm

P.S. This one looks rather good too but what do I know! LOL

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sleep-Assured-7cm-Double-Memory-Foam-Mattress-Topper_W0QQitemZ290297278354QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBeds_Mattresses?hash=item439710ef92&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A2109|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1307|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

Tim_Deegan

bnabound wrote: »

Hi Tim,

I very much appreciate all your advice on this and the other thread - I have learned quite a few things about mattresses thanks to you!

However since I can currently not afford to buy a new one, I was looking into mattress toppers and would like a memory foam one around £100.
Do you think either of the below are any good and if yes, what is the difference and which would you recommend? I should add that I'm rather on the heavy side and thus lean towards the 7cm one but I'd like your take on it.

Many thanks in advance! I can't wait to finally get a good night's sleep for a change :-)

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1271285/Trail/searchtext%3EMATTRESS+TOPPER.htm

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1271429/Trail/searchtext%3EMATTRESS+TOPPER.htm

P.S. This one looks rather good too but what do I know! LOL

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sleep-Assured-7cm-Double-Memory-Foam-Mattress-Topper_W0QQitemZ290297278354QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBeds_Mattresses?hash=item439710ef92&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A2109|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1307|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

3cm isn't even worth having, but 7cm is a little on the deep side and could make you too hot, especially when you take into account the quilting on your existing mattress.

Neither of the Arogos ones state the density, but the third one is 60kg, so out of the three I'd go for that one.

RedOnRed

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

3cm isn't even worth having, but 7cm is a little on the deep side and could make you too hot, especially when you take into account the quilting on your existing mattress.

Neither of the Arogos ones state the density, but the third one is 60kg, so out of the three I'd go for that one.

Ergoflex has a depth of 9cm and is 85kg and they're supposed to be very good. So having that extra depth combined with firmness can possibly work?

Tim_Deegan

RedOnRed wrote: »

Ergoflex has a depth of 9cm and is 85kg and they're supposed to be very good. So having that extra depth combined with firmness can possibly work?

The memory foam is only there to mould to your body, and 5cm is enough to do this. Due to the open celled construction of memory foam you sink down most of the depth of the memory foam, so you can becomeengulfed and become too hot.

Also a density of 85kg will give excellent support, but the recovery rate is very slow. So the high density combined with depth can make it very difficult to change position.

The whole trend of the Ergoflex advertising is that they are designed like Tempur, but at a cheaper price. You need to remember that Tempur came out bottom in the Which Magazine report. However we are all different, so the Ergoflex designe will be suitable for some people, but the optimum specs that are recommended are to be suitable for the majority of people.

RedOnRed

At memory-mattress.co.uk they recommend the following guidelines...

• If you are a light to medium build (up to 13 stones ) choose the memory mattress with 5cm of memory foam. (soft feel)
• If you are a medium to heavy build (up to 15 stones) choose the memory mattress with 7cm of memory foam. (medium feel)
• If you prefer a slightly firmer feel to the mattress choose the memory mattress with 10cm of memory foam. (medium to firm feel)

mishkanorman

RedOnRed wrote: »

I'm seriously considering getting a new memory foam single mattress and have narrowed it down to either a Sleep Assured or Ergoflex one. The Sleep Assured is about half the price and is mainly sold on Ebay, although they also have their own site where it can be bought directly from.

I'm tempted to get a Sleep Assured but can only find reviews of their product on Ebay, which I find surprising considering the volume they appear to be selling. Has anyone bought one and if so what's it like?

i purchased a sleep assured mattress last month and Im very pleased with it, the best nights sleep ive had in a long time !!

I had posted an opinion on this thread that was mysteriously removed :rolleyes:

The next day delivery option and free pillows swung it for me, and also that i had messaged 5 previous buyers (from jan this year) and received 3 replys which pretty much had the same response word for word, 'best mattress ive ever had, dont know i lived without it'


HTH

mishka

RedOnRed

mishkanorman wrote: »

i purchased a sleep assured mattress last month and Im very pleased with it, the best nights sleep ive had in a long time !!

I had posted an opinion on this thread that was mysteriously removed :rolleyes:

The next day delivery option and free pillows swung it for me, and also that i had messaged 5 previous buyers (from jan this year) and received 3 replys which pretty much had the same response word for word, 'best mattress ive ever had, dont know i lived without it'


HTH

mishka

That's useful to know. Thanks very much for that.

I think I may well go for a Sleep Assured and with getting it on a Buy It Now on Ebay i'll still be protected on the old Distance Selling Regs anyway.

Tim_Deegan

RedOnRed wrote: »

At memory-mattress.co.uk they recommend the following guidelines...

• If you are a light to medium build (up to 13 stones ) choose the memory mattress with 5cm of memory foam. (soft feel)
• If you are a medium to heavy build (up to 15 stones) choose the memory mattress with 7cm of memory foam. (medium feel)
• If you prefer a slightly firmer feel to the mattress choose the memory mattress with 10cm of memory foam. (medium to firm feel)

That sounds like sales hype to get heavier people to spend more on a mattress with deeper memory foam. It is the density of the memory foam that gives the support, and it is the firmness of the layer under the memory foam that needs to be tailored to to suit a persons weight. Two stone difference in a persons weight wouldn't make a great deal of difference as to which mattress would be suitable.