Mattress advice needed please.

Tim_Deegan

adandem wrote: »

Hi,

We are looking to buy a new mattress and and I'm starting to feel slightly bogged down with all the info/advice I've read or been told by salesmen.

We spent half an hour trying to get away from a very obnoxious and pushy salesamn in our local 'Dreams' store yesterday.:mad:

We 'think' we have narrowed it down to a pocket sprung mattress with a layer of memory foam built in. My OH has back problems and this seems to suit him.

Can anyone recommend any good brands or stores? Our budget is about £300. Also, do you think it would be better to go for a really good latex layer on our budget? I have heard that some cheaper memory foams aren't so good.

Any help is greatly appreciated.;)

I'm afraid the problem you had with the sales rep is a common problem in the big chain stores, they are trained to make profits and commision rather than give you the best advice.

I'm afraid that you will struggle to find a good quality pocket sprung/memory foam mattress for £300. Also you will find that most of the reflex faom/memory foam mattresses for that price will be very low quality. However you may find an open coil sprung/memory foam mattress for under £300 (not as good as the pocket sprung, but still ver good.

Many cheap memory foam products are cheap and nasty imports. These are often low density. Memory foam needs to be high density to work properly and to give you the correct support. The recommended density range is 60 to 70kg per m3. You can go as low as 55kg, or as high as 80kg depending on personal preference, but I wouldn't go outside that range.

You should also make sure that the memory foam layer is between 2" and 2.5".

I know that many people are very wary about buying items like beds from ebay. However if you follow a few guidelines then you can save up to 75% on the shop prices:

1) most important of all make sure that the seller gives a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

2) check previous feedback for the seller, and even contact previous customers to ask them about the seller.

3) use a company who display their phone number, so that you can talk to someone about your requirements (they want you to make the right choice because it will cost them if you return it).

4) check the sellers return policy. Many sellers charge for postage on returns.....can work out very expensive if you have unpacked a vacuum packed mattress, and you don't like it.

5) try to use a seller who delivers using their own transport. Couriers often damage or misplace goods (believe me I know from experience).

Obviously you can't try before you buy, but for the saving it is worth the risk if you follow the guidelines above.