Hi Charles.

You will notice throughout this site that we are never disingenuous towards another manufacturer or retailer. What we try to do is steer you towards the questions you should be asking in order to come to an informed and educated decision by yourself.

For example, if we take The Sealy Pocket Latex 2000 as a mattress for your consideration you will need to know - What you are buying. The official description is as follows; Featuring a layer of super responsive latex this bed is big on comfort. With special air vents and micro quilted mattress, it keeps you at the optimum sleep temperature too. A medium firmness bed with special rebound technology, the Pocket Latex 2000 has a layer of Innergetic Latex, which gives ‘push back’ support and aiding optimal spinal alignment during sleep. Also helping you sleep well are two layers of specially designed spring systems.

The renowned Sealy Posturetech 660 distributes weight away from the heaviest part of the body and another layer of up to 1360 individually nested pocket springs that react independently to offer optimum support. This bed doesn’t just keep you comfy, with its specially designed air vents and plush micro-fibre mattress cover, it keeps you at the right sleep temperature all night long.

Reading between the lines you will see that it is a one-sided mattress consisting of two layers of springs and a layer of latex.

That's it.

That's all you need to either keep it on your list for further consideration or disregard it. What you need to do now is find something similar to compare it to. For this example, I would ask you to consider our Origins Pocket Latex 1500 or 2000 (obviously which one will depend on your bodyweight) This has 6cm of Talalay latex and 2cm of Reflex foam on top of the pocket springs. How much latex is used in The Sealy Pocket Latex 2000? This is where you will come a cropper because Sealy does not tell you this most crucial piece of information. When you come across stumbling blocks like this you really do have to phone Sealy Customer Services [016973 20342] and ask them for the relevant detail - What is the depth of latex used in the Sealy Pocket latex 2000? and just to satisfy my curiosity - What on earth are 'Specially designed Air Vents?

Hope this helps and please let us know how you get on.

If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to contact the office on 0161 437 4419

John and Ryan.