Mattresses - I need knowledge

How long does a mattress last? I've had mine over a decade and it still seems fine. It doesn't sag, doesn't smell (to me), does have a few sweat stains, and isn't lumpy or bumpy. I do use a thin mattress topper.
 
I think the reality is there is a lot of myths and stories thrown all over the internet about mattresses. It's probably one of the most difficult purchases to make objectively due to the layers of BS and paid reviews everywhere. JR's own website is filled with this kind of thing based on no scientific evidence, and I see it regurgitated in this thread but I'm not really buying it.

Yes cavemen lived on rocks with some leaves thrown on it - the average life expectancy was also in the 20s/30s, and physiology, diet, lifestyle were all substantially different to modern man so it's not really a good comparison for anything. So no I'm not going to lie on the floor for a week :D. A better comparison may be most Asian cultures with futons on the ground, and I can buy that, however the average westerner is also much heavier and taller than the average Asian. I also can no longer full squat for hours on end like traditional cultures - I'm a fat ass who sits on a computer all day for work.

Really, the issue I have now is just that my prior mattress is worn - at least the top layers are worn out, and my hips, etc are just digging into the springs I think. So a new mattress, maybe a bit less firm, should be good. Not gonna spend a fortune either on it I don't see the point as my prior one lasted nearly 7 years for 500. I also think the margin is insane on these - I can't imagine the JR Artisan cost them more than 100-200 quid to make.

Given all the stores are shut now and I can't try anything out, and mattress in a box companies are all having BF sales I think I may give it a go. It's still massively overpriced imo - 400 quid for a kingsize right now at emma, for example, for what probably costs 50-100 in materials, but I can always return it. I think Ikea might be a good place to try out when they reopen too.
 
Quartz said:
How long does a mattress last? I've had mine over a decade and it still seems fine. It doesn't sag, doesn't smell (to me), does have a few sweat stains, and isn't lumpy or bumpy. I do use a thin mattress topper.
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When I worked in IKEA (Kitchens not bedrooms though) I believe they used to say that you should get a new one every 6-8 years or so. I had my last one for about 7 before I replaced it with my current Simba one.
 
Sui said:
Considering all JR mattresses are handmade in the UK, I think your cost estimate is probably wildly off.
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Yep, and you can return them. I thought my JR mattress was expensive, until it turned up and my first nights sleep. I'll easily spend the same again, if not more. I do think JR are good vfm though.

Its all cashmere wool etc, even at the lower end. Bearing in mind a cashmere thin jumper costs £100....
 
Just found this thread, my current or old mattress over 10 years is a silentnight miracoil which is over due replacement I use a topper at the moment. I would like to get the same again but it is no longer made. I did order a silent night Middleton 800 pocket comfort but found it very uncomfortable and returned it

Any advice from the mattress experts
 
Anyone bought from Sueno? I'm after a king-size half ottoman with drawers and a mattress for occasional use so don't want to spend a fortune. Base is about £150 cheaper compared to Dreams etc. And, any recommendations for a medium/firm mattress around £400 max?
 
What would people recommend as a firm mattress? We have a king bed and I need a firm mattress that will remain firm over the years. My current one is too soft and causing me some back issues. Looking at around £500 tops. Thanks.
 
TheFew said:
What would people recommend as a firm mattress? We have a king bed and I need a firm mattress that will remain firm over the years. My current one is too soft and causing me some back issues. Looking at around £500 tops. Thanks.
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Anything from sleepeezee that has 2000 pocket springs.

Ultimate backcare 2000 is the one I have in the guest bedroom.
 
If all goes to plan me and my girlfriend should be moving house in the next few months so we need a new mattress. It seems like now is an ideal time to buy due to all the boxing day sales.

We're both back sleepers and prefer something medium/firm, so not too soft. Open to partial memory foam but if going down that route it needs to be a hybrid of some sort with pocket springs (not complete memory foam). Looking to spend up to £600 for a double, but would consider more if it's justifiable.

Checked out the following:

Emma Hybrid (but sold out)
Simba Hybrid - £499.85
DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid - £649
John Ryan Origins Pocket Reflex 1000 - £540
John Ryan Origins Pocket 1500 - £600

Emma, Simba and DreamCloud are all box mattresses and seem expensive when compared to handmade mattresses from John Ryan. They all come with 200-365 day trials so we can switch out if need be.

Any clear winner or other mattresses to consider?
 
Thought I'd give an update as I bought an Emma Original and used it for about 6 weeks now. In the end, I'm returning it. Basically, I am waking up with a lot of side and back pain every morning and it's becoming unbearable. I'm not quite sure why - I think foam beds just support your body differently to what I'm used to. I gave it a chance though and it's just getting worse. I'd say it definitely doesn't feel like a soft bed to me, probably medium is quite accurate. To describe the way it feels, the closest thing I can think of is it is a lot like sleeping on sand. You hit the hard foam pretty quickly and your body just stops moving.

At this point I'm tempted to go for the JR origins latex 1500, since I've always found latex topped beds to be very comfortable in the past. But I'm getting pretty tired of looking at mattresses online - wish the shops were open!
 
Buy right, buy once.

We've got 3 JR mattresses - two doubles and a king - all bought separately. Absolutely no regrets, faults or issues and many MANY sleeps later we still get that "getting into bed" feeling. Our first two were bought many years ago when they were still called Factory Beds Direct and the website looked dodgy AF. The king was bought a year ago.

Everyone I know who's bought one of these rubbish rolled up mattresses, whether it's an Emma, Eve, Margaret or whatever, has returned them. They're just marketing machines and nothing else.
 
To be fair I have a good friend who has the emma original, him and his wife love it and they've owned it for about 18 months. That's part of the reason why I went for it. I think a lot of people do like them, but it's just not for me.

I actually did order an outlet Artisans Natural before the Emma. However JR sent me the wrong mattress sizing, plus it had a lot of bad dirty scuffs all over it despite being marked a B grade. I only had it about a week but didn't find it that comfortable to be honest. But it could be I didn't give it enough time. I wasn't a big fan of the overstuffed tufting - I found the exaggerated uneven surface and hard tuft buttons fairly uncomfortable, although a mattress topper would solve this I'm sure.

I think the latex version would solve all these issues for me, like I said I have slept on many latex+coil spring mattresses in the past and really enjoy them.
 
Me and the wife went to Dreams last week and got talked into trying out their technological Sleepmatch machine.
We just lay on a bed looking up at a screen and nothing at all happened, the saleswoman printed out our 'matches' and kept it to herself.
She then only showed us mattresses above £900 and by the time we left she gave us a quote which came to £2,200 (the mattress was £1400).
 
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