Hi Emilia2,
So I basically just joined to get some advice on my next mattress.
The best place to start your research is the
mattress shopping tutorial here
which has all the basic informtion, steps, and guidelines you will need to make the best possible choice ... and know how and why to avoid the worst ones.
I want the best of course, but my budget is somewhat limited.
There is more about the most important parts of the "value" of a mattress purchase in
post #13 here
that can help you make more meaningful comparisons between mattresses. The "best" is always relative to your budget and to all the parts of what I call your
personal value equation
that are most important to you. The "best" mattress for one person may not be suitable for someone else to sleep on because each person is unique and different.
There is more about some of the newer "breed" of "one choice fits all" mattresses in
post #3 here
and a forum search on
Casper
and on
Leesa
(you can just click the links) or on any of the others that you are interested in will bring up much more information and feedback about them.
I would be very cautious about using other people's experiences on a mattress (either positive or negative) as a reliable source of information or guidance about how suitable any specific mattress or material may be for you or the durability of a mattress and in many cases they can be more misleading than helpful. A mattress that feels too firm to one person can feel too soft to someone else (and vice versa) and a mattress that would be a perfect choice for one person in terms of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences) or even a group of people may be completely unsuitable for someone else to sleep on either in terms of suitability or durability ... even if they have a similar body type or sleeping style (see
post #13 here
).
The most important part of the value of a mattress purchase is always how well you will sleep on it (followed by how long you will sleep well) regardless of how well anyone else may sleep on the same mattress.
Phoenix
