The Mattress Expert

Stearns and Foster Franklin Park Pillowtop Mattress

Lauren of Enterprise, writes:
My husband and I have been looking into purchasing a new mattress. Our current mattress, a Sealy Posturpedic Pillowtop, was only purchased in 2006 and we paid $1886 for it and it has formed sunken in spots where we sleep. We have been to a mattress store recently and looked into the Stearns and Foster Franklin Park Pillowtop and were wondering if you thought this was a good mattress. My husband was born without one of his lower lumbars and has back pain because of that and I have scoliosis. Any recommendations?

Hi Lauren. Body impressions are going to happen, especially in pillowtops. You may want to try a latex foam bed rather than a coiled mattress with pillowtop. Try the Sealy Springfree latex line for the softness that you need. There are two plush models in the line, the Beachside & the RiverCrest. Either should work better for you. The Franklin Park is a well made mattress and is also available without a pillowtop. I suggest you stay away from pillowtops altogether.

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Ron - Simmons Lilac mattress

Ron of Lewisville:
We purchased a Simmons Pillowtop 2 years ago and has serious quality problems. They agreed to a store credit which we want to apply to the Lilac, seems like a good mattress. What are your impressions of the Lilac and any known problems with it? Thanks for any advise you have.

Hi Ron,
Model names are different at almost every store.
The best advice I can give you is: 1) Opt for the heavier gauge wire. Each Beautyrest is available with a 13.75 and a 15.5 guage wire, (done to offer choices in comfort). Be sure that the one you're getting has the 13.75 gauge wire. And 2) stay away from pillowtops. Most the problems you experienced, was because it's a pillowtop. Body impression are unavoidable. You get them with every mattress...sooner or later. Pillowtops make them sooner than later and deeper than tight tops.

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Pillowtop mattresses

N of , writes:
Which is better?  Simmons Beautyrest World Class, Stern and Foster or Sealy Spring Free Pillow tops?
also, I have a latex allergy....salesmen are telling me the covering protects me and should cause me no issues because I am not in contact with the latex....True?

None of them...if you're talking about a pillowtop. Pillowtops lose their shape much too quickly and are the source of many of the complaints on this blog.
The best of them, as a non-pillowtop, is the Sealy SpringFree. If you want a plusher feel, the River Crest provides that.
The cover is not why your aren't affected by the latex. The Sealy latex is 100% synthetic. The allergens that are associated with natural latex aren't there. Even with natural latex, the process involved in making it into foam includes removing the allergens.
As it turns out, the salesman was right about the end result. You might want to let him know why. I'm sure he'd be more comfortable with the truth over that line of the BS he made up. 

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Simmons NxG Pillowtop Mattress

carlos of sunny isles beach, writes:
hi i want know about mattress simmons beauty rest pillow tops combination coil and memory foam pockect coil line nx g thanks

Hello Carlos. NxG is the best of the Beautyrests. The NxG foam is referred to as memory foam, but behaves more like latex. It's much better than regular memory foam and really, shouldn't have the same name. The coils are available with a heavier and lighter gauge wire. I'd suggest the heavier. I would also suggest not getting a pillowtop. Most complaints are from pillowtops. The NxG 100 or 250 with a plush top and the firmer coil, is a very nice product.

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Simmons Beautyrest World Class Trieste mattress

Halina, Dallas, Texas writes:
I am looking for a mattress comparable to one we purchased years ago (7 or 8?): The Simmons World Class Beautyrest TRIESTE Pillowtop. This was a firm mattress with just enough padding in the pillowtop to give it a little give. No one retailing Simmons' mattresses in this area can tell me what this mattress corresponds to now. Can you please help? Thanks very much in advance.

Hi Halina. You're spinning your wheels trying to do this. Too much has changed in that time in terms of the materials used and the construction. Certainly you can find a Beautyrest that feels like it, but you won't find a salesperson who will know or remember what your old one felt like. So, what it will take is for you to go to a Simmons dealer and try them out until you find the one that feels most like what you have. No one dealer carries every model available from Simmons, so you may have to go to 2 or 3 different stores until you do find the one you want.

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Drexel Heritage Elite mattress

Keith of Scottsdale, writes:
We have a Drexel Heritage Elite mattress, I don't know who originally made it. Well we were moving it (more like struggling with the heavy weight of it) upstairs and discovered when we finally got onto the box springs that the pillow top had bunched badly. Any suggestions on how to smooth it out?

Hi Keith. The only hope is to work it out with your hands. It'll take a strong pair of hands and a lot of patience....and even then, you may not be sucessful. Good luck.

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Need a new king mattress

Richard of New York, writes:
We need a new king bed and were shopping at Macy's and found the  Angelqiue pillow top firm and the Perla pillow firm. We have heard problems with pillow tops sagging which concerns  me, which is why the Perla seems like a safer bet since it is firmer although it is 2500 after discounts compared to 1950  for the other. Should we not bother with pillow tops altogether or do you have any other model suggestions since this is  a lot for a mattress and we want to be sure we are getting something we will want to sleep in for the next 10 years.

Hi Richard,
Pillowtops, in general, don't hold their shape well. It doesn't matter who makes it, it's just the nature of the beast. You would be better off getting a tight top and adding a latex topper to it. That will give you the extra cushion without worry about pillowtop problems.

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10 year old pillowtop mattress

Skip of Scottsdale, writes:
I have just had an MRI and found three discs - lower - that are wearing out due to age (76) and wear and tear (olympic fencer). The surgeon wants to do shots in a week to reduce the inflamation. I spent last weekend in Sacramento at a friends house and slept on a mattress that was stiff as a board. I think it was solid foam. Nevertheless, I returned home last night, slept in my 10 year old pillow top medium (originally) matress and had NO SORENESS when I arose. Is it POSSIBLE that just two nights on that STIFF mattress caused the discs to re-align or whatever they do? Seems like a miracle.
Thanks for the help. Naturally, wont get the shots if I can fix this with a new mattress.
Skip

Hi Skip. Pillowtops are not a good choice for disc problems. A firm mattress will defintately help. I would caution you that while a firm mattress helps with the pain, it doesn't fix anything. You may also find that after an extended time on a firm mattress, you'll start having other pains, depending how you sleep...shoulder pain, for instance. It may become neccessary to get a topper to soften the surface. This combination is a better choice than simply starting off with a softer mattress for a couple of reasons. The firmer mattress provides the stiffer support your disc problems need, while a softer mattress often has too much depth of softness for that. The topper softens only the surface and doesn't negate the benefit of the firmer underlying support. The topper, latex specifically, prolongs the life of the mattress by absorbing a good portion of your body weight. And finally, toppers can be replaced without having to go to the expense of a whole new bed.
None of this is to say that you will not need those shots, but you may be able to put it off for a while. And you'll always want to discuss your progress with your doctor.

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Pillowtop mattress is too soft

Therese of St. Paul, writes:
I bought a new Sealy Ginger Creek queen pillowtop mattress over a month ago. I sleep on my side/stomach (often in a combination position), and I find that the mattress is comfortable when I am on my side but it causes some back discomfort when I roll towards a stomach position. I am now looking for something firmer and have looked at Sealy Ginger Creek plush and Simmons Beautyrest Galen Park plush firm. Any recommendations? Thank you.

Hi Therese. The problem if definately the pillowtop. When you sleep on your stomach, on a mattress that is too soft, it causes your lower back to bow. This position creates a lot of muscle strain, which is why you wake up in pain. The model is a good choice, but the non pillowtop will be much better for you.

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Mattress help

Robert of Santa Fe, writes:
I am 35, my wife is 33. I have a bad back (doing stupid stuff when I was YOUNG and my wife has M.S.). Years ago we bought a pillow top mattress, it was great for the first two years then it got a HOLE, it was "re-stuffed" and the mattresses was okay for a week! any suggestions? Pillow Top? Plush? ????????????

Hi Robert. When choosing a mattress, you want one that has just enough padding to be comfortable. Pillowtops are rarely a good choice...as you now know. They just don't hold their shape well. Plush is always a better choice than a mattress with an extra top. Or, you can get a cushion firm and add a topper. Either way, the mattress will hold its shape better. Always remember than rotating your mattress is key to making sure is wears evenly.

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