Customer Reviews

8inch memory foam mattress TWIN-foam mattress-twin

5 star:		(46)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I LOVE IT! This is such an upgrade from a regular bed. Originally I switched to foam due to allergies from our old mattress, but find that this is soooo much more comfortable! I'm waking up less from pressure points, and sneezing.
Both my husband and I are tall and slim. We don't normally get over heated at night, and that hasn't changed on this mattress. In fact, I'm still dressing warmly and using a quilt during cold weather. My daughter, 2yrs old loved ours so much that we got her a small foam bed too! Really a must for anyone with back pain or allergies! It only had a slight odor for a few days, and me having a 'super sniffer' nose, I'm not sure if anyone else would have smelt it.

My Background:
Recently started getting back pains in the mornings - I was using a cheap Ikea mattress for the past few years. Throughout the day, I'd feel tired to the point that I thought I may have some chronic problems.
There are some very fancy and expensive memory foam mattresses, so I had a little bit of reservation about this one being on the more economical side.
Reading through the reviews helped since it seemed that people were generally happy with their purchase.

My Experience:
I can say that this is the best mattress that I've slept on.
It took exactly 2 nights to get used to the difference.
NO MORE back pain.
NO MORE fatigue during the day.

I'd recommend it to anyone who wants this type of mattress but who is not at a position to spend tons of money. It was a major upgrade for me.

I have been searching for a comfortable mattress for a cheap price, and when I came across this mattress on Amazon, it seemed like a perfect match for me. Cheap and comfortable.

It opened up and expanded within only a few hours, and I was able to sleep on it the first night as I didn't notice a smell (I read reviews that the smeel was horrible, however, I could only get a hint of a smell when I decided to put my nose directly on it. Still not bad.)

Now this is where I give my real input. I say I'm pretty average on the scale of sensitivity to mattress comfort. My boyfriend is even less sensitive, being able to sleep on almost anything. After night one, we both looked at eachother and said "Too firm." We both woke with sore backs. It was interesting because when I sat on it, I sank in and thought "Oh, this'll be nice!" But when you lie down, it's the same weight over a larger area, meaning you don't sink in nearly as much (barely any actually). I came prepared with two 1.5" foam toppers just incase, and I am still using them now. I find the mattress perfectly comfortable after I put these memory foam toppers on. So I do say that for the price, this mattress is just "OK" and mainly because I have these toppers.

By the way, the 8" mattress is plenty big enough. The 10" would be too large for my sheets (especially with the foam toppers barely fitting now).

Recently, my faithful Simmons spring mattress started poking me with
metal springs, as the bed began to collapse into itself (from years of use).
I went shopping for a replacement, never realizing just how ridiculously expensive
almost any mattress is.

I began to search online, not completely convinced it would be wise to purchase
one without laying on it first, but the deals were too hard to resist.
I had heard good things regarding 'memory foam,' and thought it might be a better
option than the typical spring-equipped style.

I ordered this one in a full-size, 8" thick edition, which would fit my wood, platform
bed frame.

The bed arrived rolled up, vacuum packed in layers of plastic.
It was pretty heavy, but i managed to get it up the stairs, to my apartment.
After cutting through all the wrapping, the mattress expands quickly (within two hours),
to it's full size.
The mattress was exactly 8", as advertised, and incredibly well made & solid.
I expected it to be less firm & more airy, but it was a bit heavier than my old spring
mattress.

When i laid on top of it, the bed felt amazing: Firm, but still cloud-like.
However, there was a slight chemical smell that bothered me.
I opened all my windows & let the mattress air out, while i went to work.
When i arrived back home, i could still sense that lingering smell (it wasn't ever
really strong, but it was there).

The next night, i was pleased to notice the smell was completely gone.
My first night on the mattress, initially, it felt great (just lying flat on my back).
I'm a side sleeper, so as i changed position, it sort of felt difficult to move onto
my side, as the memory foam forms a slight crater & cradles your body to the exact specifications
of your shape.
When you move to another position, it disrupts the original shape you created, so it felt
sort of odd.
This bed felt cooler than my spring mattress, and higher (maybe because my old mattress was
slowly collapsing).

When i got up the next morning, the bed instantly went back into it's original shape,
as i pulled my weight off the mattress.
It's amazing, as you sort of expect to see a slight indentation from your body.

I do like this bed, i just might need a few nights to adjust to "memory foam."
It's comfortable, yet it feels so much different than your standard mattress.
The quality is top notch, and my tag said my bed was manufactured 9/22/11!
My mattress was only a month old, when it arrived.

You cannot beat Amazon's 209.00 price, and the free shipping makes it a HUGE bargain!
I was set to purchase another mattress from a retailer, until i saw my shipping charges
would be 80.00.
It's astounding they can offer free shipping, as this mattress is not small or light to lift.

UPDATE: After two weeks of sleeping on this thing, i have noticed it gets even more
comfortable, as the mattress seems to adjust to your own body type & weight.
It's as if, upon lying on it, it recognizes your frame.
And, it's true, as others have noted, it is difficult to remove yourself from
the mattress in the morning, because your body is completely relaxed & immersed in it.
It's kind of strange, yet pleasant.

One thing to keep in mind: The mattress sort of cocoons your shape, thus locking in most
of your body heat, in the process.
The result is a warmer bed then you might get with a traditional spring mattress.
The nights, already, have been fairly cold out here in the Northeast, so this is not
a problem at all.
However, come Summer, this could be more of an issue.

But this mattress still impresses me with it's combination of firmness & softness,
and the way it adapts to YOU within a couple of weeks.
Don't dismiss this after one or two nights, because it will adapt to you.
The low, low price offered, still baffles me, though.
This is a high quality, thick (8 inch is all you need) mattress.
There's nothing cheap about it, from material to comfort.
I can't imagine what a 900.00 memory foam mattress must feel like!

My Queen Bed from Best Priced Mattress arrived today, & while it is still airing out, I can tell you that I am very impressed so far. I uploaded a picture to the customer image gallery so people what the Queen Size looks like.

This mattress expanded to its full 8" height in about 6 hours, but I cannot sleep on it yet, because of the intense chemical odor. I did lay down on it to "test drive" it for a while, & I am pleasantly surprised by how comfortable it is. I was leery of buying this bed because I have been sleeping on an airbed for 2 years, & I expected a foam mattress to feel like laying on a concrete slab in comparison - but it isn't. Not at all. It is not like the horrible foam mattresses I've encountered in motels & guest beds & spent sleepless nights on in the past. This is actually really nice. All of the foam beds I've experienced felt like a foam mattress topper laying on a sidewalk, so I was afraid to invest much, but this bed is actually quite agreeable. Keep in mind, it's not like spring mattresses which have a resistive bounce to them - & it does kind of squish around you & cradle your form where you lay (which some people don't like)...but the mattress I was sent is neither too firm nor too soft - it really is just about right. I sink into the body-conforming top layers just the right amount, without feeling like I am "bottoming out". All of my pressure points sink in at the right depths, in the right places. There may be truth to the notion that the thinner memory foam mattresses are more comfortable, compared to thick 12" mattresses, because the thinner beds lack the dense 6-8" resistive base layer of foam that makes the thicker beds so firm. When I tested it out, I was enjoying the sound of the vertebrae in my back popping back into place so much that I hated to get up... It felt great, & only my asthma drove me off the bed.

About the chemical odor, I would recommend that those with allergies, asthma, & hypersensitivity to chemicals set up alternative sleeping arrangements for 4 or more days to allow this mattress to fully air out. You don't notice it right away after unwrapping the bed, but the more it expands, the stronger the odor becomes. I also bought this bed a zippered vinyl mattress cover as an allergy blocker, so together the two of them smell like the interior of a new car, splashed with a bucket full of paint... : } I shut the mattress in the bedroom, & I air it out with a fan about 4 times a day. I put the ailing airbed in the living room to use while I transition to the new bed. I have had 4 airbeds suddenly go flat in the middle of the night in less than 2 years, so for me it's worth the wait to air out just 1 memory foam mattress once - rather than 1 new air bed about every 6 months, all of which smelled every bit as strong as this bed does. Some people shaved off 1 Star for the stench, but I am giving it the full 5 Stars, because it is so unexpectedly comfortable. I never knew a memory foam mattress could feel this decent. I was terrified of how bad this was going to be, & actually almost canceled the order, but so far it's actually very nice.

I manage fibromyalgia, arthritis, upper & lower back pain, & recurring nerve pain in my arms, & I think I am going to do quite well sleeping on this mattress. I have a feeling that the more I sleep on this bed, the more my back is going to realign itself to where it's supposed to be. King Size was unavailable when I made my purchase, which I prefer, but I think Queen is about the largest mattress one small person in chronic pain can lug around by themselves if I ever have to move again.

One Major Con: Best Priced Mattress really needs to use better quality cardboard boxes to ship their mattresses. My box ripped open in transit, & apparently hit the ground quite hard, then at some point was retaped. When it arrived, the box contents were full of FedEx truck grime, exhaust stink, & about 10 pieces of large limestone gravel rattling around in the box. That is NOT cool, but the bed itself was sealed in its own bag, & although the bag was cruddy, & got my floor dirty, the mattress itself was not affected by the mess. Best Priced Mattress...if you really believe you make a great product...please ship it to the customer with the respect it deserves.

11/14/11 Update:

The mattress & vinyl casing did take 4 full days for all of this to air out. The vinyl cover was actually more pungent & took longer to air than the mattress itself, despite having already aired it out for 2 days in my car before the mattress arrived. After 3 days passed, all I could smell was the vinyl. Really give things time to fully air out, & know that unlike regularly replacing airbeds, you'll only have to do this once. After 4 days, everything was fine.

I've slept 2 nights on the new mattress, & one thing I notice is the bed really holds body heat much better than my 18" airbed, which always remained as warm or cold as the air in the room. Even though my mattress is currently lying on a tile floor, I was quite warm when I woke up, & without needing extra blankets or heating. Outdoor temps are below freezing, so it's nice, but when we return to 5 months of temps above 90F, this may be a challenge. This bed also works pretty good for sitting on propped up against pillows with a laptop PC or a book.

The best thing I can report is I have not been waking up in pain because of the mattress. It feels totally different to sleep on compared to my airbed, but I wake up feeling pretty good. Overall so far, I am quite happy with this purchase.

12/20/11 Update:

I love this mattress. My lower back pain has improved dramatically. It has straightened out & aligned the vertebrae in my back like nothing else I've found, except maybe my old semi-waveless water bed. Lying on it also gives the nerve pain in my arm a break. Alleviating chronic FM/arthritis pain helps the pain centers in the brain to shut down, & quit firing...which in turn promotes restorative sleep. This has been like no-hassle physical therapy for my back.

Also, unlike airbeds, it is cozy on cold nights. And I no longer fear 3am *deflations*... The chemical odors are long gone. I now ask it, where have you been all my life... lol I am very glad I took the risk & bought one. This bed was a lucky find.

After sleeping on a couch for 3 years I'd finally had it and decided to dip into my savings for a Tempurpedic mattress. Well, I had no idea how expensive they were: too much, at over $1500 for a twin. Found a place online that had something similar, for $895. But since I'd begun searching, I decided to look again at Amazon-- before, I'd been looking for 'mattress,' but not 'memory foam'.

I found the 6-inch and decided on that, based on reviews but then saw the 8" wasn't much more so go that, along with the twin Pragma bed matress platform, a very simple metal frame for memory foam matresses. Together, about $350.

This mattress is like a very good traditional firm mattress-- at least, my experience of such, having slept on my friend's a number of times. I don't know what all this cloud talk is about. This is a straight-up, firm and comfortable mattress that doesn't sink in, when you lay on it.

I'm 5'10" and 190 lbs and I don't sink even half way-- maybe a quarter, if that.

The thing is, it's just highly comfortable and functional. I'm so glad I didn't spend more-- this is everything I could have hoped for, and I noticed immediately two interesting things: one, I'm not having the indigestion problems that had plagued me for so long; and two, I don't wake in the middle of the night with this feeling that my bladder is going to burst. Of course, I WAS sleeping on a couch for three years; it must have distributed my weight and internal organs in such a way that I was messing up my digestion and bladder.

When I got the mattress, after about 1/2 a day it was full size. There was hardly any smell at all, and what was, was a sorta faintly clean lemony smell-- just smelled fresh. Though I notice my cat wouldn't sleep on it for like, 2 weeks. So maybe if you're a cat the smell is more noticeable.

For $350 I don't see how you can beat this combination. I will review the bed frame, also.

Got this for my youngest son (11) and it's his favorite bed ever, he explains. His sister (19) steals it whenever possible, convinced it's a much nicer mattress than hers. good value, good mattress. Didn't experience the airing out stench, but did air it out in the garage for several days before putting it on the bed.

Ill be honest. I never do surveys or reviews, but this mattress is worth five minutes of my time. Three nights after sleeping in this beauty, my back pain is aaaaaall gone. I feel like a brand new person! And for 200 bucks?!? Best deal online.

We have been using this mattress for about 2 weeks and it has been great. I bought it for our young son, who was not sleeping well on the much more expensive Serta Spring mattress we bought him a year ago. I think he was used to napping on our big Tempurpedic bed and felt a real difference at night on a spring mattress ("too bouncy" were his words.)

He has been enjoying sleeping on the foam mattress and wants me to order one for his little brother, too!

We are huge fans of Tempurpedic and will probably stay with them for our bed but for kids and guest bedrooms this foam mattress is awesome. The price is unbeatable.

As for delivery. please be prepared to receive a huge, rolled up, semi-dirty piece of furniture since it is heavy and was probably dragged during delivery. Mine arrived like a battering ram against the front door, full of leaves and grime. But luckily, the mattress was double wrapped so it was insulated from damage.

I would highly recommend this mattress for anyone who likes a medium/firm mattress. You honestly can't go wrong at under a $200 pricetag!

I received my mattress last week, so I have had some time to try it out and give a more detailed review. So far, I'm quite happy with my purchase. I want to clarify some points, because some other reviewers have mentioned things that I have or have NOT experienced.

First, the mattress is accurately described as an 8 inch mattress. It is also described as "2 pieces" merged into one. There is a soft layer (meant to be the top) over high density foam. The mattress is neither too firm nor too soft IMO, I think it's just right. If people would look at how a Tempurpedic mattress is constructed...it's done the same way (except with a "pillowtop" & much more expensive!). Pretty much all foam mattresses are constructed this way. Those that aren't cost a fortune! The description from the seller is ACCURATE.

The mattress DOES offgas a strong odor. I'm guessing this comes from the solvent used to glue the 2 pieces of mattress together. I left it outside to air in the garage for a few days. I still detected an odor after I brought it in, but decided I could live with it since the "other" option was sleeping on the tile floor. The odor left after a few more days. If you're sensitive to chemicals, or have allergies (or asthma), you may have a problem with this mattress. I would purchase something else if that is the case.

For the amount of money I paid, I feel like I got a great deal. The mattress is very good quality, and so is the cover. While I paid $30 for shipping, again...I'm glad I did. Why? It was sent via Fedex, (weighs over 50 lb), and Fedex called to make sure I'd be home to sign for it when it arrived. I am truly grateful I didn't have to pick up this package from the Post office! After I ordered it, it arrived in about 5 days (ordered before a week end). Again, I'm very happy.

If your expectations are "in line" with the $200 bucks you're paying, and don't mind taking steps to air it out...you will be happy with your purchase.FYI: This mattress feels soft(er) rather than firm (as described by other reviewers). The company might have changed the mattress after people complained. Foam mattresses are warm...ALL of them are. If that bothers you, I'd try a down (rather than polyester) mattress cover to even out the temperature...that has helped me. Mattress toppers get hot too (they reflect your body heat)...so keep this in mind when you order. If you have a problem with the heat...stick to an innerspring mattress instead...foam is NOT for you!