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Salus Crystal 2000 or Heal01 Backcare Latex 2000

Xeorix
Xeorix Posts: 385 Forumite
edited 4 January 2015 at 7:19PM in I wanna buy it or do it
We're looking for a new superking bed and have boiled it down to 2 of them.

The first is a Breasley Salus Crystal 2000 from Stokers and the second is a Backcare Latex 2000 from Alan Ward

The Salus is a 2000 Pocket Spring with a foam top, and I believe the Backcare one is similar but with 1500 springs. The Salus is foam encapsulated, not sure about the Backcare

The Backcare is about £150 cheaper than the Salus, however I haven't heard of either - not that big into bed brands since its our first one!

I did find out that the Backcare bed has a 10 year guarantee, however the Salus only has a 5 year limited guarantee with the first year being the only fully guaranteed year.

Any thoughts and suggestions on them both?
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  • hjd
    hjd Posts: 1,224 Forumite
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    Superking is 6 foot wide, I don't think either of those is that size?
  • Xeorix
    Xeorix Posts: 385 Forumite
    hjd wrote: »
    Superking is 6 foot wide, I don't think either of those is that size?

    Both of them do Superking, would be ordering from store though not online as they don't seem to do them.

    Links just for mattress detail
    Cashback
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  • Pinkypants
    Pinkypants Posts: 1,337 Forumite
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    Don't like the look of the Alan Ward one, never heard of them but the picture of the product looks like it's made by Healthbeds, although Healthbeds as a company usually make a decent product. It doesn't state how much latex is in it. You really need a fair about to make it worth having latex in the product in the first place.
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  • Xeorix
    Xeorix Posts: 385 Forumite
    Pinkypants wrote: »
    Don't like the look of the Alan Ward one, never heard of them but the picture of the product looks like it's made by Healthbeds, although Healthbeds as a company usually make a decent product. It doesn't state how much latex is in it. You really need a fair about to make it worth having latex in the product in the first place.

    I couldn't say who makes the bed to be honest with you as there didn't seem to be a "brand" on it.

    Why isn't bed shopping easy :o
    Cashback
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    Total TCB since 2012: £398

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  • Pinkypants
    Pinkypants Posts: 1,337 Forumite
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    Xeorix wrote: »
    I couldn't say who makes the bed to be honest with you as there didn't seem to be a "brand" on it.

    Why isn't bed shopping easy :o

    Go into a local independent shop and try some out.
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  • Xeorix
    Xeorix Posts: 385 Forumite
    Pinkypants wrote: »
    Go into a local independent shop and try some out.

    We did, hence this post ;)
    Cashback
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