Any buying tips? Does it need to be any more complicated than lying on a few at the showroom? Of course I know mattresses aren’t lifetime purchases; my main concern is avoiding paying good money for something I’ll hate in a few years.
I’m prepared to spend up to US$1500. I want a spring coil mattress. I don’t want memory foam. Please lend me your shopping experiences!
If you happen to live in a city that has one, check out this online showroom: https://sandmansleep.net/
I tried all of the mattresses, and was surprised with what I found. The Latex ones weren’t as comfortable for me as hybrid foam/coils. On a lot of beds, I could feel the lower firmer layers on my hips laying on my side. Latex felt so springy it was almost trying to roll me off the bed.
I guess my advice is to try in person however you can. I spent some time looking at naplab, but the scores range from 9.5 to 9.8 so they mattresses aren’t even differentiated. In person, there were big differences that weren’t captured in the scores, which try to be subjective but miss a lot.