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Kate asked
1st December 2013

Hi. After trawling shops today feeling nothing but confusion I have come across your site!!

There’s light at the end of the tunnel!

Ha!

We are after a king size mattress pocket sprung maybe pillow topped firm(ish) The one we found was in laura Ashley. Not sure who makes there beds?

But it was the Beaumont pillow topped. It has hand side stitch,only one row though?

What does this mean?

Also saw some others in Bensons for beds.. Royal crown ortho. Not pillow topped but felt quite nice.could you tell me the differences?

Want the feel of a a bit of luxury,something that you sink in to a little that wraps around you, but with firmness and support . My hubby is 12st 7 myself 9st. Confused.com .

1 Answer
Lee Staff
answered 10 years ago

Hi Kate.

Thanks for your question.

The mattresses you are looking at retail in the area of £450.

This is not an extravagant amount for a KS mattress but the choice (and obvious unnecessary confusion) is vast. We don’t know who makes Laura Ashley mattresses. Looking at them its probably white label mattresses. These are stock models that different mass producers hold on stock and then label up for different retailers. White label goods are not designed specifically for these retailers.

How much to spend on a double mattress?What can I expect for my money?
Under £500Will not get you much at best a 13.5 gauge open coil/cage sprung with a thin polyester layer or a solid foam mattress.
£500Entry level spunbond springs with some form of synthetic upholstery. Usually one sided mattresses.
£750The beginnings of a basic pocket springs unit with 800 – 1000 count. No substantial amount of filling other than foams and synthetic materials. Two sided models.
£1000Should get you away from most low ranges and into the mid-range pocket spring models.
£1250Should get you a decent pocket sprung mattress with some Natural Fibre content.
£1500Should get you many manufacturers mid-range models with Natural Fibres
£1500-£2000Should get you a Hand Made primarily Natural Fibre Quality Mattress
£2000+You should expect 100% Natural Fibres and Traditional Hand Made Construction Method.
£5000+A Bespoke Hand Made Sleep System, High-end Spring Units & Featuring the Worlds Most Luxurious Natural Fibres.

It’s not possible to go through each and every model but once you get your head around the fact that there is not much you can squeeze into a mattress to retail for this amount your initial selections should be relatively easy.

First of all I am going to point you towards our Origins Pocket 1500 Read Here.

 

Use this as your first mattress to compare others by.

Initially, it will be easy to jot down a selection of mattresses based on the pocket spring support and the price (£495.). Use the obvious suspects such as Dreams / Bensons etc and then google search 1500 pocket spring mattress. Then finally Kate, have a look at this post to explain the pros and cons with pillow top mattresses.

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Kind Regards Gary

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