Product Review: Tempurpedic Mattress

The Tempurpedic bed is touted as "the first step toward a better night's sleep" by the Tempurpedic company. Their mattresses are made of a unique visco memory foam which promotes better sleep, fewer awakenings, and less tossing and turning. Everyone has seen the silly guy on the television commercial, jumping up and down on the bed with a full wine glass on the other end, and the glass doesn't turn over... well, that's the way these beds work. They do not transfer motion. They're amazingly soft and firm at the same time, conforming to your body like the bed was made for you.

I have slept on a Tempurpedic mattress for two years. My doctor insisted that I purchase one when I was having extreme chronic pain. In fact, he helped me get my insurance company to pay for it. Their initial response was to buy us a much less expensive visco-foam mattress and bed frame. Within a short while not only was I in much worse pain because the mattress was inferior quality (could've told them that the first night!), the bed frame broke and the mattress sunk in on one side! It took us several months to get the manufacturer to honor their warranty. Finally our complaints to the BBB, the Attorney General's office, and the threat of a lawsuit paid off and they refunded our money. It was a nightmare!

With check in hand, my husband and I headed to the mattress store to purchase a Tempurpedic bed - precisely what we should have gotten in the first place. As soon as I lay down on the store model I started to cry because it felt so GOOD. I wanted them to deliver that afternoon!

Tempurpedic mattresses must have a firm flat base to rest on. You can also put one of these mattresses on an adjustable bed. However, they absolutely cannot rest on a standard box spring. If you are purchasing a mattress only (not a set), and are not 100% sure about the base you are putting it on, please call Tempurpedic for guidance. If you place your mattress on the wrong surface, you will void your warranty.