Finally we got our mattress, after 2 weeks of intensive research.
When we started on our search, we felt so overwhelmed with the different varieties and different coil systems used by the mattress companies that we were totally lost @_@ Where do we start? How much should we invest on mattress? How important is a good mattress? Totally no idea.
Luckily, we started our journey with a very open mind, without any consideration on the price in the beginning, just focusing on the different types of mattresses available in the market and the advantages and disadvantages of the different coil system used. We moved in and out of departmental stores, talking to salespersons and conducted our own online research and reading forums. These really helped a lot, especially for laymen like us who have totally no experience on how to buy a good mattress.
When we started on our search, we felt so overwhelmed with the different varieties and different coil systems used by the mattress companies that we were totally lost @_@ Where do we start? How much should we invest on mattress? How important is a good mattress? Totally no idea.
Luckily, we started our journey with a very open mind, without any consideration on the price in the beginning, just focusing on the different types of mattresses available in the market and the advantages and disadvantages of the different coil system used. We moved in and out of departmental stores, talking to salespersons and conducted our own online research and reading forums. These really helped a lot, especially for laymen like us who have totally no experience on how to buy a good mattress.
Thus, being believers that a good mattress is important for good sleep and promotes good well-being, this is definitely not a play play issue for us. We were just determined to find the one and only one mattress that suits us; one that can last us for a very long time.
My dear was very sweet. Throughout the journey, he kept asking me "Do you like this mattress? Is this mattress too hard or too soft for you? Do you want this?" blah blah blah. I greatly appreciate it. He has been sleeping on firm mattress for years, but he is willing to compromise and choose a medium firm one, knowing that I am used to sleeping a plush one and am a side sleeper where too firm a mattress can cause shoulder problem for me. Of course, given such liberty, I wouldn't want to abuse it. At any time, I take careful consideration to his pockets. This is how we work, giving in and compromising to each other =D
Basically, we realised that there are generally 3 main coil system in the market - the pocketed coil, the hourglass coil and the continuous coil system.
Generally, most mattresses use the pocketed coil system, also known as Marshall coils, each are individually wrapped in a fabric pocket. While the pockets might be connected together, the springs are each independent of one another and can move separately. Pocketed coils provide more motion separation than other innerspring coil types, meaning that when your sweetie starts tossing and turning, you are less likely to be disrupted from your zzz's. This can really come in handy if your bed-mate is a restless sleeper. On the flip side, pocketed coils endure greater strain over time, since each coil absorbs weight without distributing it to other nearby coils. Simmons uses pocketed coils in most of their innerspring mattresses.
My dear was very sweet. Throughout the journey, he kept asking me "Do you like this mattress? Is this mattress too hard or too soft for you? Do you want this?" blah blah blah. I greatly appreciate it. He has been sleeping on firm mattress for years, but he is willing to compromise and choose a medium firm one, knowing that I am used to sleeping a plush one and am a side sleeper where too firm a mattress can cause shoulder problem for me. Of course, given such liberty, I wouldn't want to abuse it. At any time, I take careful consideration to his pockets. This is how we work, giving in and compromising to each other =D
Basically, we realised that there are generally 3 main coil system in the market - the pocketed coil, the hourglass coil and the continuous coil system.
Generally, most mattresses use the pocketed coil system, also known as Marshall coils, each are individually wrapped in a fabric pocket. While the pockets might be connected together, the springs are each independent of one another and can move separately. Pocketed coils provide more motion separation than other innerspring coil types, meaning that when your sweetie starts tossing and turning, you are less likely to be disrupted from your zzz's. This can really come in handy if your bed-mate is a restless sleeper. On the flip side, pocketed coils endure greater strain over time, since each coil absorbs weight without distributing it to other nearby coils. Simmons uses pocketed coils in most of their innerspring mattresses.
The hourglass coils which is the most commonly used design, come in two varieties — Bonnell coils and Offset coils. Based on 19th century buggy seat springs, the Bonnell coil has an hourglass shape with a knot at each end, and is known as the original mattress coil which is currently the most pervalent coils used in the mattress industry. The Offset design, found in more expensive mattresses, is similarly hourglass shaped, but the circles at the top and bottom of each coil are flattened to create a hinging action within the mattress core. This design allows the mattress to better conform to your body, and tends to make Offset coils less noisy than their Bonnell predecessors. It also allows Offset coils to be connected to each other via helicals (corkscrew-shaped wires that run over the tops and bottoms of the coils), which prevents them from moving from side to side when compressed. Sealy Posturepedic mattress uses the Offset design.
For those who prefers more durability will usually consider the continuous coil springs which are made from a single length of wire shaped into a series of loose S-shaped ringlets. The concept behind this design is that by attaching each coil to its neighbors, the mattress core will be stronger, more stable, and more durable. Serta is one brand that uses this kind of system in some of its mattress.
Though the type of coils play an important part in the durability of the mattress and support for the body and healthy spine, we cannot dismiss the fact that the type and thickness of the foam also contributes to the comfort level.Thus, after weighing all the pros and cons, the prices and of course the comfort level of the mattress, we decided to settle on Sealy. Phew! Another item off the load. A pat on our shoulder for our hard work. Yippees!!!
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