I have had regular back pain caused by scoliosis. A restful night's sleep was difficult to come by on my regular innerspring mattress. When I decided to jump on the memory foam mattress band wagon, I researched everything from Tempurpedic's 5.3 lb. density luxury dream mattress (and even went to Brookstone to enjoy a lunch time, mock-siesta on a few of the samples), to Walmart's 2.5 lb. density imitation (which, by the way, happens to run about the same price as SleepShop's higher quality version).
In short, I decided to purchase this mattress on the strength of its density rating, and the reviews here on Amazon. Needless to say, when the mattress arrived, we discovered that it was a thick, quality looking and feeling product (not to mention a heavy one). It feels to me to be similar in firmness to Tempurpedic's "Original Bed." When you first lay on it, it may seem as though nothing special happens, but you'll soon find that the memory foam begins to do its job as you feel yourself enveloped by the quilted material. True to the advertisements, the memory foam molds to your body and cradles you in a state of suspended animation.
In the end, I have slept like never before on this mattress. I have woken up at 5am each morning feeling rested and pain-free. As hyped as this testimonial may sound, it does not even begin to chronicle the benefits I have derived from this mattress in the short time I have owned it. The moral here is: this bed is well worth the price tag.
A few other small notes for the conscientious shopper:
-- I received a shipping notification email from SleepShop a day after I'd placed my order on Amazon.
-- The mattress arrived by FedEx (who dutifully brought it up the stairs and laid it on the bedroom floor for me) 2 business days after I had made the purchase.
-- The content of the warranty information is indeed puny and the company seems averse to putting their contact information in the public view, but one hopes that neither will ever be needed.
-- And finally, yes, there is a "plastic" smell that emanates from the product and lingers in the air for about a week or so. I can imagine that those with particularly sensitive noses might find this off-putting, but don't let that discourage you from purchasing this mattress. Even if this bed smelled like sauerkraut for a year, I would still happily traipse off to bed for night after night of comatose-like bliss with fairies and sugarplums dancing in my head--only with a nose plug firmly in place. ;)
Enjoy your purchase.