FloBeds Talalay Latex Mattresses — Local services in Fort Bragg

Hi David,

I wanted to share our experience with FloBeds after a month of owning the mattress. My wife and I are total opposites in life, and our mattress preferences were no different. She likes the soft yet supportive mattress, while I prefer a firmer supportive mattress. We looked at most of the competitors products, and as a mechanical engineer, I put them under a lot of scrutiny. We didn't feel much comfort on the air filled beds, and the memory foam was too hard for my wife's liking. We also heard about the major viscosity changes the memory foam mattresses suffer from with temperature swings, so in a 1920's home like ours, we'd have experienced a number of different firmness' depending on the season. After talking to a number of local mattress retailers, we were set on latex. It has that uplifting feel of a spring, without the pressure points, or fatigue, and the support of a memory foam, but without the initial stiffness and slow response of the visco-elastic foam. So, the first mattress store showed us their cheapest mattress, which utilized polyurethane foam base material with a 3" latex comfort layer for $3,500... The second showed us a nice plush talalay mattress, which I assumed came with a used car thanks to its $8,500 price tag... I was starting to think we'd be stuck with an inner spring, or one less kidney and a great mattress that still only one of us really loved. Then, I found FloBeds, and spent the next week trying to convince my wife to get over the fact that you can't just go to a store and try it out, which was a major holdup for her. Finally, after selling her on the product, the guarantee, and the fact that we could each have our own mattress preferences met, without having to buy 2 twin size beds and push them together, she caved. The bed showed up about a week after we placed the order, which is pretty impressive for filling the order and shipping it from N. CA, to WNY. I worked a short day, and came home to meet the UPS driver when he dropped it off. It took me about an hour to setup the mattress by myself, but I'll admit that included a lot of playing around laying on each layer, testing out the differences, before finally putting the sheets on and finishing it. Over the past month, we've changed the layers around a bit, and will probably use the Goldilocks guarantee to get a couple more cores to try out, but its really just to get every last drop of comfort we can out of this sleep system. The funniest part is, my wife likes my side of the bed (firm side) almost as much as hers, and I like hers almost as much I like mine! Its not like other beds I've been on. The firmness doesn't seem to affect the supportiveness, so while my wife's side is soft, and supple, it doesn't cave in under my glutes like other mattresses seem to. We're sleeping better, and feeling more refreshed. I'll admit, the only issue we've found thus far is that the bed seems significantly smaller than our old Cal King, but that's probably because our dogs like it so much that they've decided to stake claim on our mattress, and just like my wife and I, they each have their own firmness preference! Thanks so much for the top notch service, wonderful product, and world class guarantee. We'll be customers in the future for sure, and refer friends whenever we can. Everyone deserves this excellence! Best regards, Matt and Danielle...

We ordered our bed about four years ago. It did come boxed up via UPS, but we followed the fairly simple instructions and took it out, let it “breathe” for a day, and then assembled it with relatively little difficulty (more on that in a minute).

The real genius of the bed is that it comes in pieces, although once assembled, it’s impossible to tell that. So, it’s not difficult or heavy to carry each piece, or handle each piece. There is not a door in the world it will not fit through!

The bed is perfect for us because my husband and I prefer different levels of firmness. I had had a latex mattress years ago and remembered it as my favorite "feel." In determining what to buy, though, I had to factor in that my husband likes a quite-firm bed, whereas at 63, I have extensive arthritis, three artificial joints with more coming, and needed an adjustable bed in all ways, particularly for my frequent recoveries from surgery.

Our Flobed on an adjustable Leggett and Platt base, which I also ordered through Flobed, was the perfect solution for us. My husband's side is made up of firm and extra-firm pieces, whereas mine is a mix of medium, firm, and a V-zone.

I have rearranged my own pieces several times, just because I was in the mood for a change; right now, the medium is on top and the V-zone in the middle. During the time I own the mattress, I can buy new pieces from Flobed for a nominal sum (I’ve done it!) to really change the feel and firmness of the bed.

Remember that I am a somewhat fragile, older woman, with recents hip, knee and ankle replacements and painful arthritis in my back and hands, and sciatica. The fact that this mattress can cater to me, including in recovery from those surgeries, is really, really important. And, if the bed had been a really major challenge to assemble, I probably wouldn’t have been able to do it, given my constraints.

It really isn’t hard at all: to assemble, you spread out the mattress cover on the base, stack the three-per-side pieces of foam in the order that the company has designed for you based on firmness preferences, height and weight, put the sheet of egg-crate foam covering the entire top into place, and zip up the mattress (I think it’s clockwise).

When I want to change the order of the pieces of foam on my own side, to achieve a firmer or softer feel, I can disassemble just my own side. I can do this, and reassemble it as well, on my own, even at my age and in my condition. The zipper is large and easy to handle, the individual pieces of foam are not super-heavy, and it’s great to be able to soften up my mattress when I need a little coddling.

I also want to add that the customer support is first-rate; I checked their BBB score before ordering and it is the highest given. Very reassuring when you are ordering a bed online from the opposite coast!

Jane...

My husband and I have an extensive back story for mattress purchases! The short version of the story is we've been together for 25 years, and gone through 7 innerspring mattresses (some with pillowtop, some without.) Our biggest issue is our weight difference, he is 250 lbs, I am less than half that! He likes firm, I like soft! There was never pleasing both of us, but we tried and always failed. We purchased top of the line mattresses, spent thousands of dollars each time, only to have his side of the bed develop a divot within a few months of the purchase Then he would suffer from hip, back, shoulder and knee pain. So finally one day I sat down and did some internet research and found a mattress expert online who told me about latex! Once I felt like this could be the answer to our mattress woes, I did more research and found FloBeds! The was the most amazing concept and would eliminate our firmness issues! I communicated with Dewey at FloBeds and made our purchase in August of 2013. We customized our mattress and have 4 layers instead of 3 and absolutely love it! We've been sleeping our our mattress for 2 1/2 years and am pleased to report NO DIVOTS!! My husband was able to choose extra firm for his side, I was able to choose a firm foundation with soft cushion for my side! The other amazing feature is being able to rotate the layers if we want a different feel. After sleeping on the bed for a few months, both my husband and I changed our configurations slightly, I have even purchased additional layers to customize my side even more. It's wonderful to have the flexibility to change the layers and have the perfect mattress for our bodies! We also received free pillows and they are the best pillows ever! I love going to bed each night and sleep so well with no aches and pains! Thank you FloBeds for your amazing product and excellent customer service! I'll be back to purchase for my daughter when she graduates from college and will need her own mattress.

P.S. I actually have a funny story about our mattress delivery! I wanted to surprise my husband with the new mattress and the fact that it was delivered by UPS in boxes, meant I was able to put the boxes in my shed until the next day when I could get him off to work and carry out the surprise mattress switch! Well the next day I did send him off to work, a friend came and picked up my old mattress, and I was in the process of setting up the bed when hubby decided to come home early! Whoops!! Surprise was spoiled, but the first thing he asked me was, "how did you manage to do this without my help?" And I showed him all the boxes that had been delivered. He helped me finish making the bed, and has loved our bed for...