Orthopaedic mattress for 18 stone chap
Hi I’m looking at an orthopaedic / Firm Matress as I recently stayed at a cottage that had a fimer bed and my backache was much more relieved there than at home. I currently have a Silentnight Pillowtop matress with sprung base, could I put an orthopaedic matress on top or should I be looking at a new bed?
Its a single bed by the was and I’m 18 stone. so any help in selection would be appreciated. Also do you deliver to the south wales area?
My Budget is around £300 – £400.
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Hi Julian,
Thank you for your enquiry. You are right, these are manufactured by Harrison’s for John Lewis but do Harrison’s et al have an ‘identical’ model for you to compare? I personally do not know and I would imagine only a handful of senior execs in each company know the real answer for sure. John Lewis may have their own brand mattresses manufactured to an increased specification but sold for much less than equivalent models sold under Harrison’s Branding. A good reason to NOT shop by brand alone.
In the case of the John Lewis Premier 2 (Kingsize £1500), the only difference from what I can glean compared to the John Lewis Premier 1 (Kingsize £1150) is 200 more springs and an extra row of hand side stitching. The weight difference between the two is just 3kg which can be accounted to the additional springs. Is this worth an additional £350 to you?
Your direct question asks me if they are worth the money? The answer is – I do not know. And there are precious few who do. For just one simple reason. The descriptions on the John Lewis site tells me that the Premier 1 contains; Egyptian cotton, mohair, cape wool and horsehair. The Premier 2 contains; Egyptian cotton, mohair, cape wool and horsehair. So the only obvious differences are the couple I mentioned above. However, Could there be more cotton (most expensive component) in the Premier 2 mattress? Or more wool? More mohair? And so on.
These most fundamental and important details – the quality and the weights – are sadly missing. Not only on John Lewis’s site but from nearly all others as well. Incidentally, The Premier 3 (Kingsize £2000) contains; Cashmere, cattle hair, wool, Egyptian cotton and mohair. Is the inclusion of Cashmere and Cattle hair worth the extra asked? Does it contain loads of expensive Cashmere and a little bit of cheap cattle hair? Or vice versa? Granted there are more springs, but what exactly will the extra money be getting you?
Knowing these tiny little details would help you to compare like for like quickly and with relative ease from every single retail source. So why do you think you cannot find them? That was a good question Julian, highlighting the number 1 reason why you and everyone else who is reading this will have great difficulty to find the right mattress at the right price.
If you would like any further information please do not hesitate to contact the office on 0161 437 4419.
Kind Regards
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