Cliff writes:
Hi Pete,
What happened to the quality of mattresses?
We were induced to replace our 20 year old mattress by advertising that suggested that if your mattress was more than 8 years old, it’s time to replace it.
We had a perfectly good Sealy mattress that we slept on comfortably. The Sealy mattress we bought to replace it is only a year old and I’m sinking into it and my back hurts.
I called the store to complain and they sent someone to the house.
He took measurements and said that it’s not defective.
What do I do now?!
Thanks, Cliff
Hi Cliff,
What happened?… Corporate Greed.
All of the name brand mattresses, that you could once trust to make a quality mattress, have been sold to investors.
That all happened over the last decade, or so.
They all switched to using memory foam to recoup their investment and enhance their profits.
Memory foam was introduced over 25 years ago.
Memory foam is the only temperature sensitive upholstery material. It softens as it warms from your body heat.
As is softens, you sink into it. When you get out of bed, it returns to its original shape.
The selling point is that it conforms to your body and relieves all the pressure points. Sounds good, right?!
The reality is that memory foam is not very resilient to start with.
So, before too long, you're sinking deeper and deeper into it.
After a year or so, you're sinking through it.
Being temperature sensitive, it sleeps hot../absorbing your body's heat and reflecting it back to you.
The gel they use to mitigate that heat, reaches its saturation point in about 4 hours.
Halfway through the night, you wake up in a pool of your own sweat.
The heaviest parts of your body sink further than the lighter parts.
As a result, you experience numbness in your hands and feet, as it reduces the blood flow to your extremities.
Once you've sunk into it, the natural alignment of your spine is lost.
If you already have a bad back, it's made worse.
If you don't have a bad back to start, and use a mattress like that long enough, you'll develop one.
After you realize that you have a bad mattress and decide to take advantage of the comfort exchange, you're faced with choosing from a sea of mattresses...all upholstered with memory foam.
And the process starts all over again.
If your realization comes too late to exchange it, the memory foam returns once you get out of bed...close enough to its original shape as to meet the 1.5" sustained impression necessary to prevail in a warranty claim.
It's positively diabolical.
Memory foam is specifically designed to sell more mattresses, more frequently, to the same people.
AND, as if all that weren't bad enough, it off gasses the toxic chemicals from which it's made.
61 different chemicals are used, with formaldehyde and benzene being only two of the toxic ones.
Not only is it a lousy product, it's also a health hazard...just to add insult to injury.
There are memory foams that are planet based and don't off gas.
However, all of the other negative side effects still apply.
I remember the first commercials for Tempurpedic memory foam mattresses, way back when you could only buy it on QVC and HSN.
They pressed a hand into the foam, and when the hand was pulled back, a hand print remained in the foam.
I remember thinking to myself, "Who, in their right minds, would think that’s a good idea?!".
From an engineering standpoint, the lack of quality was obvious.
All of what transpired since, only highlights the power of advertising.
"If you tell a lie long enough and often enough, it will be perceived as truth".
If you would like to buy a mattress without any memory foam in it, I invite you to visit our website.
You’ll find many such mattresses.
If fact, not one of them uses any memory foam.
You’ll find hypoallergenic latex in all of them.
Latex is and has been the highest quality upholstery material available for the last century.
We specialize in mattresses the provide excellent support, comfort and durability.
Here’s the link:
https://www.themattressexpert.com/#/
Delivery is Always Free
Thanks, Pete - TME
********************************
Recommended related items that are commonly needed:
Headboards & Platform Beds
https://www.themattressexpert.com/furniture.html#/
Foundations
https://www.themattressexpert.com/foundations.html#/
Bed Frames
https://www.themattressexpert.com/bed_frames.html#/
Organic Cotton Waterproof Mattress Protector
https://www.themattressexpert.com/sleep_and_beyond_protectors_and_encasements.
*********************************
Visit our website for other related products
TME Website: https://themattressexpert.com/
Comments
Post a Comment