| rev:text
| - We have been looking for a mattress for over a year and we found it today. This review is restricted to the buying process...I will update the delivery and sleeping comfort experience once that happens.
Simply said, about a year ago our bones started telling us that it is time for our 9- year old Beautyrest to "retire". I'd rather deliver twins than shop for the mystery mattress.
We checked out the top of the line Pillow-Top coil mattresses and the ever popular TP Memory Foam. Friends that have the TP tell us they either love or hate their mattress. (I think some of those that love them do so because they have so much invested they can't afford not to.) Then we checked-out the Sleep Number and were almost sold on their top of the line model. Our kids have had a SN for 10 years. He loves it; she hates it. Given the $$$$(with adjustable base) price tag we did a lot of research and found that SN has some mold issues and too many parts that can go south. (Called the SN kids to tell them about the potential for mold and bingo, upon checking, they found mold in their mattress. ) That squelched that deal for us...we want a bed, not maintenance issues.
Mattress retailers were of little help. To quote "Mattress Firm", we felt that we were about to make the next "8 year mistake". Nothing seemed to fit and those that came close required a small mortgage. We were really getting discouraged and semi-agreed that we would buy something "untested" from Costco Online so that we could, at minimum, return it without hassle if it did not work out. Before taking the plunge, I continued to look online and found two mattress review sites that were very helpful. The Mattress Undergound and Sleep Like the Dead. Reading those, it seemed that most people were happiest with Latex, a material that we had not previously considered. At first I though I was going to have to buy a mattress untested from an online source. Alas, on Mattress Underground, I saw a referral to Arizona Premium Mattress Factory.
This afternoon we drove the 30 minutes or so to this factory showroom. It is really not fancy (but very efficient). Ken, the owner could not have been more welcoming. When we arrived Ken was with another customer. He took a moment to greet us and continued working with the customer. It was evident that he knows what he is talking about and believes in his product. Soon it was our turn to meet with Ken and try out the Mattresses--he showed us various options and we tested them all. He assured us that he can make any latex configuration to meet our needs. We tried the various mattresses and they all felt great but we fell love with the Ultra Plush Firm. We loved the mattress so much we spent the next hour or so lying on the mattress talking to Ken and the other customer who was also lying on the mattresses. Very weird i know--but you had to be there. We considered ordering dinner in but finally took out our credit card and purchased a latex mattress that will be custom made to our design and comfort specifications, plus an adjustable base, and four pillows.
It will take two-weeks to manufacture our bed...seriously, we have set a countdown clock! I will update this review with the delivery, set-up, and sleeping experience once events occur. BTW, we discovered that most of Ken's business is online. We are lucky to live close by but I would not hesitate to buy at a distance from this gent. I think my out-of-state kids with the troubled 10y SN will soon be buying from him. Stay tuned!
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)