| Name |
Views and Comments | Date |
| Karin Huch |
Purchased a Posturpedic about seven years ago. It sleeps terrible, has large dips where the mattress is worn to the springs. I requested a warranty check since I am supposed to have a 10 year one on this mattress. To may dimay I found out that it will not be honored since I have a small stain on one side of this king size bed. What a rip-off this company is, that is how they get away with selling an inferrior product, they never honor any warranty ever. |
9/4/2009 |
| G. Monte |
Sealy is an average mattress that wears out in about 5 years, to short a time for its price. Then when you ask the company to stand by their warranty they invoke the oh are there any stains? If so then we do not honor this warranty. In other word the day after you purchase it, you warranty is gone, none exsistant, it's not there if you so much as accidentially spill something. So buy a rubber sheet with this thing. This is one of the biggest rip offs I have seen, since a stain has nothing to do with performance of the product, this is how they can build a junky product and market it since they never honor any of the warranties anyhow. |
9/4/2009 |
| Matt F |
I bought a Sealy Posturepedic Reserve, Firm bed a month ago. After sinking in and getting back pain in the morning I visited my parents who have an old Sealy Posturepedic, 1999 but hardly used, in their guest room, and slept over night in it. Their bed supports my back perfectly. I decided to take the top off mine to see why I was sinking in. I thought it might be the Visco memory foam but it was the thick top layer of polyurethane foam in the new bed. I took it out and slept the next night without it. My back was restored in the morning. It was, however, a bit hard, so I put in a thin, 1/2" piece of cheap foam I took out of my old bed. I was nervous about taking the bed apart and voiding the warranty, but it worked out for the best, now I can sleep sound and wake up restored. It was easy to take the top off--just undue the seam that connects the top to the sides. Never mind the warranty. Fix your bed.
Above the springs, there is a 1" layer of eggcrated polyethylene foam (dense); then a 2 1/2" layer of eggcrated polyurethane foam (soft); a strip of Visco memory foam 1/2" x 19 1/2" x 59"; then the quilted top which feels like it has some polyurethane in it. (I measured the thickness of the eggcrated foam at the peak not the valley.)
I never did re-sew the thing up. I'm going to try putting a 1" thick talalay latex topper in there to see if that makes it perfect. In the mean time my back is fine and the fitted sheet holds everything in place. When I find perfection, I'll sew it back up. |
6/13/2009 |
| S. A. Linden |
I came upon this review late (6-08), but need to add a comment to an otherwise very smart review -- all the things I had to find out the hard way! Re. the Posturpedic . . . I had an older style for about 22 years, and am so sorry I let it go. It's been 5 years now, and I can't find one good enough to replace it. I saw all sorts of similar comments on the Web -- i.e., that the newer mattresses were lower in quality. I even saw an intra-business printed article saying something to the effect that "we've made these mattresses too well, they last too long, and we've got to change some things." Have you noticed how the warranties are shorter? And you can't flip the mattresses? Anyway, I was eventually fortunate to wander into a mattress shop where an older salesman worked. When he heard my complaints, he shared with me that my old Sealy had contained a special steel hip support which had prevented sagging. Sealy removed that option later. Now admittedly, I'm extra sensitive to that, and was conditioned for 22 years to that layout. But now, every mattress I buy feels fine for a few days, and then, I can't sleep in the middle without hip pain. If I move to the edge, where there's more support, I'm fine. This is certainly not my imagination. So this comment is just to tip off those folks out there who are continuing to have trouble finding the right firm mattress. We really ought to get together and demand that the mattress companies start making more supportive mattresses, instead of all that fluffy stuff that deteriorates quickly and is horrible for your back. I'm a neuromuscular therapist, and I know just a little about this area! |
6/20/2008 |
| Jon |
I get your point about the box springs, but I could see how a box spring would reduce the compression on the side springs when sitting on the edge of the bed. But otherwise, you point is well-taken. It should be mentioned that some manufacturers will not provide a warranty unless the box-spring is included in the purchase. |
4/18/2008 | |
