Finding a good mattress at a reasonable price.

swhitworth

Hi all,

Sorry to start yet another thread about buying mattresses but it is incredibly confusing and although reading other threads on here has been very useful (some of you are very kind and helpful), I am still at a bit of a loss.

Basically, I know that I want a king size medium-firm pocket sprung mattress. I'm not sold on memory foam, even as just a layer on top of springs. I know this for two reasons:
1. I have been sleeping on one of these for the past 4.5 years.
sleeplandbeds.co.uk/junior-double-pocket-sprung-mattress
For the first 3.5 years, I mostly slept on it alone and it was great, possibly the most comfortable bed I have ever owned (though this isn't saying much - I've slept on some awful lumpy messes). For the past year, two of us have been sharing the bed. This hasn't been so good - not only is it too narrow but the mattress has lost some of its springiness and just isn't as comfortable as it used to be. Hence I want to upgrade to something similar but bigger and ideally a bit longer-lasting.
2. We went to our nearest large bed shop (Warren Evans) and spent a few hours lying on various mattresses. We decided that we would really like one of these.
warrenevans.com/mattresses/pocket_sprung_mattresses/natural_mattress/?mgid=4
Unfortunately, it is about twice our budget and the cheaper mattresses at that shop just didn't compare.

So I have been scouring the net for mattresses that appear to be as similar as possible to the Warren Evans Natural Air Pocket Sprung mattress, but considerably cheaper. I have found the following.
mattressonline.co.uk/Product/Rest-Assured-Minerva-2000-Pocket-Luxury-Mattress-P1027
mattressnextday.co.uk/mattresses/pocket-spring-mattresses/springking-grand-luxe-1500
mattressnextday.co.uk/mattresses/pocket-spring-mattresses/resteezee-anniversary-deluxe-mattress
mattressnextday.co.uk/mattresses/pocket-spring-mattresses/springking-emperor-sublime-3000-pocket
sleeplandbeds.co.uk/kingsize-mayfair-pocket-spring-mattress
ebay.co.uk/itm/Restus-Chatsworth-5ft-Kingsize-2000-Pocket-Sprung-Mattress-Free-Next-Day-P-P-/200711546501?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Mattresses&hash=item2ebb572685
ebay.co.uk/itm/Restus-Beds-5ft-Kingsize-1500-Pocket-Sprung-Mattress-/200436207713?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Mattresses&hash=item2eaaedd061

If anyone had any advice as to which of these are any good, or even which are going to be most similar to the Warren Evans Natural Air Pocket Sprung mattress, I would be eternally grateful.

Thanks in advance.

swhitworth

ps. Sorry about the links being non-functioning. I haven't posted on this site for years and have had to register for a new account, in which I am not allowed to post links. I can PM them if needs be.