Hi all, went mattress shopping today, 50% off mattress sale in Forty Winks.
Yes I know the RRP is BS.
We kicked the tyres on everything in the shop and finally put a deposit down on a Sealy Colorado. Anyone have any experience with this mattress? Reviews are pretty much non-existent online which isn’t helped by the different naming of mattress sub-brands in almost every store.
Op should ask Google for reviews
Too easy
Good man thanks, read the full post. No reviews
“Reviews are pretty much non-existent online which isn’t helped by the different naming of mattress sub-brands in almost every store”
The two things I dislike about innerspring mattresses; sagging and body impressions develop over time and they harbour house dust mites.
Yes, the industry tends to make single sided mattresses that don't last. Sealy are known to try to fob it off if anyone complains.
What’s the alternative then? Wasn’t a fan of the memory foam types to be honest
Did you try any at IKEA? They do a range of firm, pocket sprung without pillow tops. If you've trialled innerspring and like it, simply replace after 10 years. I have a Tempur which may last up to 15 years.
My brother got one of the most expensive ikea pocket sprung mattresses a few years back. Was fantastic for about 18 months and then turned into a saggy mess overnight,
Innerspring mattresses make up most mattresses sold in Australia. I wouldn't be surprised if it was 95% to be honest. The only other option is all foam, (latex or plastic foam).
At the topmost level you could say that all mattresses fall into 1 of the following categories:
Spring with plastic foam on top (Sealy, and probably 95% of the market)
Spring with non-plastic (latex) foam on top
All plastic foam (Tempur, Ergoflex etc.)
All non-plastic foam (latex)
Yes, you can mix bits of latex in the plastic foam, and yes there are mattresses with a bit of wool or cotton in them. But let's face it, this is for marketing purposes only.
You can also get high-end horsehair, and (actual) natural mattresses - Hästens for example, but these are 0.00001% of mattresses sold.
So I'm sticking to my 4 main groups.
My point is, if you don't get innerspring, you are getting all foam. And given that the springs don't sag, it's the foam, I would say that innerspring are the least likely to sag of the 4 categories.
However, take an innerspring, put some crappy foam on it, the foam will sag. Unfortunately, this is probably 90% of the innerspring mattresses sold. 3 to 6 years seems to be the average in my experience.
In my opinion, if you want to avoid sagging, you need springs, with some non-plastic foam on top (latex), simple. Plastic foam, ladies and gentlemen, sags. Non-plastic foam doesn't. Springs also don't.
Sealy ain't bad, probably better than many of the retail mattresses. And yes, the 50% off is nonsense, the sale is a diversion, your attention is better spent finding the right mattress, not the mattress on sale.
However, this is just my opinion based on my own experience.
I turned a single sided mattress over and added a thick latex topper. It's been great and hasn't sagged at all.
50% off mattress sale in Forty Winks.
Better hurry up before the sale is over. Could be a while before the next one, possibly as far away as next month.
Not sure if they've dropped this craptastic practice or not, but the traditional manufacturers would keep changing the model names for different sales channels so as to make it impossible for consumers to do proper comparisons.
The way to compare is really hard- it's coil count/density, length, wire gauge. Stuff that the salesroom won't tell you.
There’s a thread on whirlpool about mattresses
https://macoda.com.au/products/macoda-mattress This seems to be highly rated on that thread
I often tell people with body weights under 85kg or so that this mattress may work for them. The springs are quite soft, so they suit people of lower body weights. The foam isn't great, but it's no different than 99% of mattresses. At least with the Macoda, when the foam wears out, you can unzip it and put some latex in it, which will last.
You'll find lots of reviews on the Macoda of people saying it's too soft. It probably was too soft for those people; they were likely too heavy for the soft springs. But if you are in the right body weight range, it's gonna be a good fit.
Now, this is all assuming they are using the same springs as when I pulled some apart maybe around 6 months ago. There's every chance they upped the spring tension and made them firmer, but as far as I know, under 85kg, Macoda's a good fit. The cover is really well made too, I was impressed.
Be prepared to buy a new mattress every year $1000 bucks a year, they do not last. The mattresses they make now are shite. wholesale $200 retail $1000 plus all depends what brand they call the mattress.
ACCC should look into this shonky state of affairs……
Sealy or everyone in general? Sealy made locally with a 10 year warranty … are you saying if it fails after a year Sealy won’t fix? Let’s be honest, ACCC is a completely toothless organisation who will only redirect you to your local state toothless organisation. In recent years their only really function has been to say “nothing to see here” when approving anticompetitive mergers of big business. They have zero interest in the consumer
We kicked the tyres on everything in the shop and finally put a deposit down on a Sealy Colorado.
for the same $2,199 price or less, i'd recommend a latex mattress instead :)
https://www.fortywinks.com.au/products/climate-cool-colorado…
This is the exact model