[Request] Memory Foam Mattress

corrcullen

Hi
Would like to buy one of those new type Memory Foam Mattress for my bed.
They are quite expensive.
Just wondering if anyone knows where i can get a good quality one without being ripped off?
Also what is a good make of mattress, I heard Respa are good, is this true?

ChickenBalls

Well my friend I just bought one of these matress's about 2 weeks ago and its worth every penny. I was originally going for a Keymed and when I went into Arnotts to check them out I saw a dedicated display for Tempur. Well it was like lying on a cloud! Used by NASA and for 10 hour operations so patients dont get bed soars. Loved it except the price!! For a king size 25cm depth it was 2500 Yo Yos! Ouch! But I didn't give up there - I looked on the web for this mattress and by chance I found it for nearly 700 quid cheaper!! Its on a site called http://www.bedexpert.co.uk/ - there doing a special deal with 25% off Tempur mattress's + Free Delivery! The said the deal was over end of August but it's still on...

Cost me 1850 for the same mattress in Arnotts.
The interesting thing about this was I first had to be there when the delivery man delivered it as it weights a TON! (strange for foam) - but the thing that surprised me or delighted me was that when the deliver guy opened the back of his delivery truck there was loads of other mattresses that had Arnotts written on them!! Goes to show how much Arnotts are making on these....

Go for tempur if you've the money dude... I've to wait for some spare cash to get the memory foam pillow.... Your better off buying the pillow in a shop here as you dont save much because of the weight when shipping.

Automan

Argos sell these they are Sealy Memory Foam Mattress I think they are around 700 or 800Euros don’t have an Argos catalog near me at the moment.

Found this on there uk web site:
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=3801&productId=175645&clickfrom=name

xcelti

The mattresses that you buy in Argos are not true memory mattresses, they simply have a layer of visco elastic along with the normal materials that make up a bed.
Tempur Pedic is the standard, however very expensive and for this very reason I would not recommend. There is "The Back Shop" on Exchequer Street which retails proper visco elastic memory foam mattresses at €1350 for a King Size i.e. 5 foot, these are the real McCoy, the very same as a Tempur Pedic. Its a good idea to go in and lie down on them before you purchase anything.
If you find that still too expensive, do what I did, have one delivered straight to my door, bought from the States on Ebay. It cost ~ €500 and that included shipping (about 5 weeks). Its the very same as a Tempur Pedic and ten inches deep.
For your information, it is recommended not to buy less that 5lb Visco Elastic, Tempur Pedic use circa 5lb also.
I did a lot of reasearch on these mattresses before I bought one, whilst not eliminating my back issues (Had Lumbar Surgery) it has certainly improved things greatly.

Paddy20

You can buy these from the 'online' and 'satellite' American shopping channel/ company whose 'british' website is:- www.qvcuk.com/
and their parent website in the states is:- www.qvc.com/

The memory foam mattresses they sell are the original type designed for NASA, plus you a get 30 days 'NO QUIBBLE' money back guarantee, so you can even sleep on it and try it out, and if it's not too your satisfaction they even arrange for it to be picked up from your door, right here in Ireland. , and their delivery charges and prices are unbeatable.

P.

taung

xcelti wrote:

The mattresses that you buy in Argos are not true memory mattresses, they simply have a layer of visco elastic along with the normal materials that make up a bed.
Tempur Pedic is the standard, however very expensive and for this very reason I would not recommend. There is "The Back Shop" on Exchequer Street which retails proper visco elastic memory foam mattresses at €1350 for a King Size i.e. 5 foot, these are the real McCoy, the very same as a Tempur Pedic. Its a good idea to go in and lie down on them before you purchase anything.
If you find that still too expensive, do what I did, have one delivered straight to my door, bought from the States on Ebay. It cost ~ €500 and that included shipping (about 5 weeks). Its the very same as a Tempur Pedic and ten inches deep.
For your information, it is recommended not to buy less that 5lb Visco Elastic, Tempur Pedic use circa 5lb also.
I did a lot of reasearch on these mattresses before I bought one, whilst not eliminating my back issues (Had Lumbar Surgery) it has certainly improved things greatly.

Hi XCelti,

Was it memoryfoamoutlet.com that supplied your mattress?

xcelti

It was Smokey Mountain Pillow

Dubious name, but thats it..

corrcullen

Hi XCelti,
I was looking at the smokey mountain mattress, like you said, as it seems to be the most reasonably priced so far, is it comfortable to sleep on?
Also do you have the direct link to the company that will supply one to me?

Eurorunner

Just wondering if anyone else ordered up from the states as I am considering this at the moment?

Feedback appreciated.

yop

Lads.,

We got ours from topsleep.co.uk with 2 free pillows!!

dwayneburke

Lads

has anyone ordered from www.bltbeds.co.uk Their prices especially on sealy beds seem unreal!!! Almost a bit too unreal but im hoping they are legit as they deliver to ireland for extra £60 but still saving a lot

blahblah06

the place in navan cant think of the name but its always on the radio. fitzpatrics? sell them cheap. they supply arnotts

dwayneburke

do they have a website?

blahblah06

dont think so mate. i was down there 3 weeks back lookin at bed. i think they were about 1000 - 1500 for a 5ft dont quote me on that. Give them a call there the last shop on the left in the industrial estate

dwaned

I've bought 2 doubles from this guy on Ebay:

North West Furniture

As far as I remember the total including delivery was around €300 each but if you contact him he'll tell you the delivery cost.
The matteress itself is great, very comfy with great support. Both times there was a bit of a delay due to them being out of stock but otherwise I found them very good and friendly to deal with.

jimbling

Paddy20 wrote:

You can buy these from the 'online' and 'satellite' American shopping channel/ company whose 'british' website is:- www.qvcuk.com/
and their parent website in the states is:- www.qvc.com/

The memory foam mattresses they sell are the original type designed for NASA, plus you a get 30 days 'NO QUIBBLE' money back guarantee, so you can even sleep on it and try it out, and if it's not too your satisfaction they even arrange for it to be picked up from your door, right here in Ireland. , and their delivery charges and prices are unbeatable.

P.

I am not sure if they truelly are the "original", but they are NOT the same as the tempur models. Why oh why would the site be selling these for those great prices and on the same site sell a Tempur "overlay" for about 4 times the price of there own mattresses.

I have had a look at quite a few of the cheaper options to the tempur, and just dont think they are in the same ball park at all. But in saying that, they are still much nicer than a regular mattress - so good value in that sense.

CivilServant

dwaned wrote:

I've bought 2 doubles from this guy on Ebay:

North West Furniture

As far as I remember the total including delivery was around €300 each but if you contact him he'll tell you the delivery cost.
The matteress itself is great, very comfy with great support. Both times there was a bit of a delay due to them being out of stock but otherwise I found them very good and friendly to deal with.

Looks like good value there. Are you using one of them now? Pity about the ebay description. It lacks any real information about the mattress, eg. how thick is the elastic viscous layer. That usually determines the price, yes/no?

validis_

dwaned:
Can you give any more details about the matteress you bought from that seller in ebay?

frost

never tried one of those, but had a waterbed for years and it was great.

hshortt

Hi Guys,

Sorry for bringing this thread back from the dead, but the missus is demanding a new mattress as the existing one is causing her some back ache. The memory foam seems the right way to go and I've read this thread for help. Smokey Mountain on Ebay don't ship to Ireland so they are out, topsleep prices are good, looking for feedback on them.

Any others to check?

cheerio
Howard

validis_

Did you look at North West Furniture on ebay?

dwaned

Validis did you get my PM?

The memory foam materess on North West is very good. I've been using mine for 3 months now and it's flawless. All I can tell you is that is 8 inches deep and works very well. My wife has a severe back problem and she has found it very good.

hshortt

North west furniture don't do Super King size either. Tried that and the only other recommendation from the thread was bedexpert which are very expensive but it's the real Tempur brand. Works out about 1800 euro. Can't believe I'm considering spending that money on a mattress!!!

Topsleep come recommended, it's less expensive too. Comes in about 1000, euro.

Cheerio
Howard

Eurorunner

hshortt wrote:

Hi Guys,

Smokey Mountain on Ebay don't ship to Ireland so they are out.

You could go through parcel2go - smokey mountain could ship to the addess that parcel2go give you - then they can offer shipping to Ireland. I havnt had a chance to check this out yet ..other priorities at the moment. If you do, I would be interested to see what rate they give you. Theres a thread on here about them (do a search on 'parcel2go') - apparently they ship via USPS and therefore its very unlikely that you would get caught for customs duty.

hshortt

ok, hadn't thought of that, but if duty is applied to this then I'd rather not even attempt it. With my luck I'd get stung.

cheers
Howard

Ishindar

hshortt wrote:

North west furniture don't do Super King size either. Tried that and the only other recommendation from the thread was bedexpert which are very expensive but it's the real Tempur brand. Works out about 1800 euro. Can't believe I'm considering spending that money on a mattress!!!

Topsleep come recommended, it's less expensive too. Comes in about 1000, euro.

Cheerio
Howard

i bought a super king tempur from bedexpert 6 mths ago and it is 1800e well spent, the pillows are fantastic too, free delivery from the uk also

hshortt

I went and ordered from mrpillow.co.uk not a true tempur but one of the competing products, very happy with the dealings on the phone. 669 Sterling, including free delivery, two free lavender pillows and two free memory foam pillows too.

This was for a super king size.

cheerio
Howard

MartyHoller

Hi All

Late to this thread but for info anyhoo. The Classic Bed Company in London (http://www.classicbedsteads.co.uk/) have free delivery to UK n Eire for Tempur. Price for Tempur Deluxe KingSize (150cm X 200cm) is £1195 all in.
That was the cheapest that I could find and a damn sight cheaper than Arnotts!

Marty

TempestSabre

I've heard that a memory foam matress is hotter, any truth in that?

ChickenBalls

Some foam matress's are hotter alright but the tempur ones have air pocket layers which prevent this. I bought one and it's heaven!

That web site looks good - might get a price on the tempur pillows from them.

celt2005

A Chairde,


What are the relevant questions to ascertain quality of the various Memory Foam / Tempur matttresses ????


as of now, only question I would have is is MemoryFoam in matress 10".


Are Tempur-pedic the best Memory Foam on the market ????

taung

We got a Tempur; we now sleep in heaven, they are absolutely brilliant.

Ruu_Old

My paw works for Kelletts and they have memory foam mattresses I believe, send me a PM and I'll put ye in touch with him, might even get a few squid off.

chicken_food

I just took delivery of the northwest furniture one-but in the 8wks it took from payment to me receiving it i had to buy another one. So if anyone wants one-in a double size for 20e cheaper then check out my ad in adverts.
Well worth it!

Saruman

I did not read all the posts so someone may have mentioned it but you can get a memory foam cover that goes over your actual mattress and is almost as good for a fraction of the price. Argos even does them i believe.

validis_

I bought one of these matteresses about this time last year , at first we thought it was a bit hard , but after a month we loved it, extremely comfy,
cons: you sweat more with a foam matteress, and it is slowly getting a dent in the middle. If I was buying again I would prob get a foam matteress again that also has springs. great value (also bought it on ebay same seller i think)

dwaned

We've bought 2 from here http://cgi.ebay.ie/DOUBLE-4-6CONTEMPORY-MEMORY-FOAM-MATTRESSES-FROM-ITALY_W0QQitemZ140090070473QQihZ004QQcategoryZ37647QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem , abt 18 months ago... They are great and the guy was a pleasure to deal with... Abt €200 inc p&p if I remeber correctly....

FrCrilly

dwaned wrote:

We've bought 2 from here http://cgi.ebay.ie/DOUBLE-4-6CONTEMPORY-MEMORY-FOAM-MATTRESSES-FROM-ITALY_W0QQitemZ140090070473QQihZ004QQcategoryZ37647QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem , abt 18 months ago... They are great and the guy was a pleasure to deal with... Abt €200 inc p&p if I remeber correctly....

I acted on the above comment. The price was more €250 to €300 including p&p (bought other stuff so can’t be that accurate). I get the impression they backlog Irish orders and send them all out at once, so it may take 2 or 3 weeks if you’re on the unlucky side.

The mattress itself is quite good. The main thing I notice is it’s moulds around my upper back, making it very comfortable.

My thanks to Dwaned for the 18 month long reference.

Leon11

I ordered mine on the 2nd Feb and it still hasn't arrived yet. Got an email saying it shipped on the 4th April!!!

Anybody know where I stand? I've emailed him twice without reply!

FrankGrimes

Very interested in this topic - have back trouble and am thinking of memory foam to help. Have seen some expensive ones that have a breathable layer to avoid heat increase - does anyone have any experience with these?

Would be very interested to hear of good bricks & mortar shops in or around Dublin where I could try out a good range of mattresses (before potentially buying online)?

Also, does anyone have any experience with the combination spring coils/memory foam mattresses?

Tony

Leon11 wrote:

I ordered mine on the 2nd Feb and it still hasn't arrived yet. Got an email saying it shipped on the 4th April!!!

Anybody know where I stand? I've emailed him twice without reply!

E bay guy seems to have some negative feedback which is never a good sign

rfrankd@gmail.c

Hi,

not sure if this product survey has been circulated before - I found it helpful:

http://www.sleepshaper.co.uk/which.pdf

It's linked from the Sleepshaper website and their mattress comes out near the top (surprise surprise) - they're available in Ireland through mattress.ie for around €900 for super-king.
After much research, I eventually went for the topsleep delux memory foam which cost just under €650 for the super-king size.
I haven't slept on it yet (suppliers of my new bed let me down, but that's a whole other conversation...) but I was impressed with the quick delivery (2 days after I ordered it) and the 2 free memory foam pillows. It's also medium-firm, so you don't seem to sink down too deep.
On the down side, its only 8" thick which looks a bit mean compared to my old pocket sprung but even lying on it on the floor it feels real comfy. I don't think I'll be needing the 60 day trial which they offer.

gerkeo

I got mine is a shop in galway, Liosban Furniture. the matress is almost a foot thick, memory foam and fantastically comfortable. about €1200, i got it with other stuff as part of a load of stuff for my new house so i cant quite be sure.
I love my bed

karen3212

rfrankd@gmail.c wrote: »

Hi,

not sure if this product survey has been circulated before - I found it helpful:

http://www.sleepshaper.co.uk/which.pdf

QUOTE]
that link helped me a lot, so much so I've finally made a decision about which bed I'll buy, not i must do the price comparisons. I like the myer conforma, pocket springs and foam.

dietcola

Hay i recently went through the same thing, i wanted a good mattress at a good price, and after much internet leg work i found a supplier who was willing to do me a double memory foam mattress for £1100 plus vat, which is agreeably a great price! A further bartering with the sales rep i got a free mattress cover thrown in, worth a few quid but a nice thing to do i think you'll agree! either way iam happy with my mattress but as it is so soft and i suffer from a bad foot i do struggle to get out of the thing, however after fitting a handle under the mattress and above the bed this problem has been sorted!

Scruff

Holy thread resurrection batman :eek:

dietcola

to the bat mobile robin!

Scruff

ah this is what i was looking for

dietcola

original at least... looks like my ex bird after one too many!

DonJose

Overstock.com ship memory foam to Ireland from the US, double the price of the item for postage and tax, some good bargains to be had on this site.

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Memory-Foam/2795/subcat.html

DonJose

dietcola wrote: »

Hay i recently went through the same thing, i wanted a good mattress at a good price, and after much internet leg work i found a supplier who was willing to do me a double memory foam mattress for £1100 plus vat, which is agreeably a great price!

No its not really a bargain, you are better off keeping/buying a crappy mattress and just getting a 4 inch memory foam topper for under €200.