Mattress Base

A little over a year ago we purchased a queen-size Tempur-Pedic Deluxe mattress set. It feels totally different from any other mattress and we absolutely love it. It supports every part of your body. I especially like it because it fills the small of my back, which is extremely comfortable. I also sleep on my side sometimes and it’s comfortable in that position also. I used to wake up with muscle stiffness, but no longer do. I would not trade this mattress for any other kind! My husband also prefers this mattress–his back pain has been reduced and he also loves the very comfortable feel. It feels soft, but at the same time is very supportive everywhere. It’s hard to describe–you might want to lie down on one in a local store to try the feel of it (but then order on-line–see below). We had a 4-month return period, but we never considered sending ours back

I had the unhappy misfortune to purchase a Serta Perfect Sleeper in October of 2003. (A queen pillow top)

I paid $2,200.00 for it as it was to be a discontinued model and I was receiving a discount.

At first, it was a great mattress. 1.5 years later it started to break down and three years later there is an inch and a half hole in the center of the mattress.

Portable comfort & convenience - ideal for camping. All new coil construction for maximum support and comfort. All new plush surface keeps bedding in place. Powerful, rechargeable pump and for hands-free, 60 second inflation. Built-in 9" pillow. Available in various sizes.

The whole concept of the memory foam molding to your every curve I know was marketed very well by Tempurpedic since the beginning (early 90’s?). I have to say, there are similar beds that I found after the fact that I bought the Tempurpedic that seem to be the exact material, thickness and pretty close to the feel of my bed – for almost HALF the price!

That being said, I would not go back to sleeping on a regular coil mattress nor would I return my mattress after sleeping on it for 3 months now. But you may shop around and make sure to try out similar beds as you might be able to save a few hundred dollars.

I would not normally rate a product so soon after buying, but this bed is so wonderful! My husband and I both have bad backs and our previous bed was a disaster. This temper pedic adjustable bed is the best investment ever. Yes it is an expensive bed but when you cost to a good nights sleep there is no comparison. We both love it and I hate to get up in the morning. Before I was up at 5 a.m. on the weekends because I was hurting so bad. Now I sleep in until 7:30 or 8:00 and even then I’m reluctant to get up. We both love the adjustable base and actually prefer to sleep with our heads and feet up a little instead of totally flat. We even Have the temperpedic pillows. At first we noticed a chemical smell but it soon went away and now we can’t smell anything. I would suggest to anyone with a bad back or just want a good nights sleep to get this bed I’m so glad we did.I honestly don’t think we will regret this even two or three or more years down the road. It is just to comfortable. It does what it says it does, it supports your whole body. Not one part feels unsupported. You have to get this bed!!!

Don’t buy this mattress. I have had it replaced 4 times as of Feb 07 for sagging where we sleep. The first 3 models were the Exceptionale Dunwoody and my 4th one is an Exceptionale Black. The first mattress we bought was the pillow top and we ended up with 3.5″ “body impressions” where we slept after only a year. We are not huge people: I am 6′ 180lbs my wife 70″ 120lbs. I chose to skip the pillow top after the first try and took the loss on it. The second and third were Plush models (non-pillow top) ended up with 2-3″ impressions after a year.

When my husband and I moved, we had more bedrooms than we had beds. We decided since our Sealy was 10 years old and was a full size, we’d get a Queen size for ourselves and put the old one in the main guest room. We went to a local furniture store that sold Sealys as well as Restonic. I can honestly say the sales person did not push us one way or another. We were impressed with the Restonic look and showroom feel. We liked the “extra support” in the back area. I must say my bottom line was the bottom line. It seemed that the mattresses were comparable and that the Restonic had the lower price. One gets what they pay for. Should have stuck with the tried and true. Many other cliche’s would apply.

Update 2-1-2007

The bed started to have a slow leak (needed to pump up every 3-4 days). I sent Nationwide Mattress an e-mail. Richard responded in 24 hours. He asked me to switch the tubing from the pump to the two sides air chamber to see of it is the bed or the pump.

It was the pump. I e-mailed Richard. He ordered me a new pump under warranty right away. I received it in a week, problem solved!

The service from Nationwide Mattress was great! Richard had all my paperwork from 4-1/2 years ago, so I did not need to dig up my receipts. I just hope more stores have this kind of service!

When I finally decided to take the plunge and purchase from Bergad, from start to finish everything went just as planned. Previous to the actual purchase, I did hours and hours of exhaustive research and comparing other online competitors. I called one particular mattress company thats been around since 1932 and not only did I find out that they were false advertising and could not tell me truthfully what the exact size of their mattress was, but they were higher priced and a sales rep from Bergad said that this particular company even bought material from Bergad for their mattresses. I went on to check the BBB reviews on Bergad http://www.pittsburgh.bbb.org/nis/newsearch2.asp?ID=1&ComID=0141000031000305 and read “Based on BBB files, this company has a satisfactory record with the Bureau. Any complaints processed by the Bureau in its three-year reporting period have been resolved”

So after all this and then speaking to Jim in customer service who was very nice, not pushy, and extremely knowledgeable about his product, I decided to go with Bergad. After all Jim said I could upgrade from the 8″ to the 12″ with free shipping for a little more than I was currently paying and much less than the competitors price on an evenly compared set.

The next day, I got an invoice via e-mail showing the total price paid and that is was ready to be shipped. I then got an e-mail the following day giving me the tracking # for Yellow Freight. Tracking website below. http://www.myyellow.com/dynamic/services/yfsgentracking/trackpro.jsp?PARENT=yfscjtracking I had heard horror stories about this company, so I decided to stay on top of them and call every day to check on the status of the mattress. (You can call 1-800-610-6500 to check the status of your shipment and then press 2 for tracking.) It arrived locally 5 days after I originally placed the order and I called the local Yellow freight # and arranged for home delivery the next day. You can find a local # by going to the following website and clicking on your area of the world. http://www.myyellow.com/dynamic/services/content/coverage/index.jsp

Well when I got home that day from work, my entire order was waiting for me inside my garage just as I had requested Yellow Freight to do. The boxes were slightly dirty but not torn. My mattress, foundation and pillows were in excellent condition and when I took them out of the plastic covering, to my amazement, there was no noticeable smell whatsoever as I had heard about these mattresses.

By the way, the zippered covering no longer comes in terry cloth or cotton damask. Jim said they found those to not last as long so they switched to a material called “Evolution” that would wear much longer. The covering was very nice and then when I lay down on the 4″ thick viscoelastic memory foam, it was as if I “melted into a cloud”! The feeling was fantastic. I will update more in the near future.

This is great. I did a lot of research on these beds, and actually almost bought one 6 months ago. I had a hard time spending over $3k for an air bed, especially after reading all the pros and cons of it. So I picked up a Serta pillow top, (Costa Mesa). It was a great be for $1800, until the pillow top broke down after 2 months. I was able to exchange it, and my wife and I went to a firm innerspring. It took us about 2 weeks to realize that was not a good idea either. We were lucky in that Sears had to do a return, the make us purchase another one. We decided after the return part of the deal was complete, that we did not want another bed from them. So, we took another look at the Select Comfort. I read all the fine print, tested it out again, then made the move to buy one.