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Menopause Discussion => Personal Experiences => Topic started by: Stillsearching on December 28, 2021, 10:41:34 AM
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I'm looking for a new mattress and thought the Emma sounded good as it's supposed to help keep cool. I've always found foam mattresses really warm. Reviews are mixed. Does anyone have experience of this mattress?
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I've been wondering when I see the TV Adverts how good they might be. What I didn't know, years++ ago, that we could have returned ours within 60 days. We didn't need to but it would have been nice to know the option was there. Then I get to wondering, what happens to all those that are returned :-\
We bought our very large bed from Furniture Village and are probably due a new mattress. Some have a date of installation on, as they state the 8 years is the 'life' of a mattress. Is that a marketing ploy?
I like going to test mattresses, though like shoes, they never feel the same once bought ::). Don't buy anything too hard even if you have back ache as too hard will not ease symptoms. 'orthopaedic' beds were all the rage in the 1980s ::).
MinL bought one of those toppers when they were fashionable, we could never sleep on it - far too hot! Anyone understand why 'memory foam' would work?
Let us know how you get on?
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Mine is 2-3 years old now so it may not be the same as new ones. I find it warmer than my old mattress but I think that's because it's memory foam so you sink in a bit whereas the old one was a traditional spring mattress so you stay on top.
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I have the Emma mattress, we did have a mattress with a memory foam topper that I found much too hot the last couple of years. I thought I would try the Emma mattress but if I didn’t like it I would put it on DS bed ;D I really found it comfortable from the first night, my better half took longer to like it.
We bought the mattress in March so have had it almost a year, I definitely wasnt as hot in the summer as I was with our previous mattress, but until a few weeks ago we did still have a 4 tog duvet on the bed now we have a 9 tog and its warm enough.
The mattress did smell very strongly when it was delivered, it was left in a spare room with the window open for a few days before it went on the bed, you are told to let it fluff up first for a few hours but the smell took days to go.
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I've just ordered the hybrid which I found first on Amazon then went on the Emma live chat to enquire about. The hybrid and premium have springs as well as foam and are supposed to be cooler. The hybrid is softer than the premium. 200 night trial so worth a go. I'll let you know how I get on. X
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Can we all come and have a bounce when it arrives :ola: :bouncing: ;D
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Did it arrive? I saw a tv advert for one that has a 15 year guarantee ...... too long, the company may have gone out of business by then!
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It has arrived. We are in the middle of moving house so the mattress is in the new house and we're sleeping in the old. I'm hoping to try it out at the weekend.
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When will the garage sale be ;-)
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We started our move ( and associated sales of stuff) in October 2020 and moved from Coventry down to Hampshire in May 2021. Staying with our daughter and we left all of our white goods and sofas and beds behind. The cost of storage would have outweighed the value of our furniture so we decided to start with new but I do hate shopping.
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Too late then ;D ::)
Hampshire is lovely :)
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People keep saying I have an accent. I think they do. Summer 2021 was spent house hunting. Hopefully this year we can explore.
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I sound Australian apparently - raised in the depth of the Fens ;D
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I tried the Emma mattress but wasn't sold. In November, after research, I bought the Simba hybrid mattress. It's not cheap, but it is literally the most comfortable thing I have ever slept on, I cannot recommend it highly enough. It has the cooling system too, but the fact that it is a combination of memory foam and springs makes a huge difference. (Not sponsored by them btw :)).
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I tried the Emma mattress but wasn't sold. In November, after research, I bought the Simba hybrid mattress. It's not cheap, but it is literally the most comfortable thing I have ever slept on, I cannot recommend it highly enough. It has the cooling system too, but the fact that it is a combination of memory foam and springs makes a huge difference. (Not sponsored by them btw :)).
The jury is out on Emma . I bought the hybrid and we've had 3 nights on it. It's definitely cool but we're both finding it too firm. It's odd. The foam top is soft enough to give to support hips etc but it still feels too hard. I'm waiting for a 2cm topper to come which is supposed to make it soft.
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We tried the topper for the same reason before buying the Simba mattress, it was frustrating because it slips very easily and we spent most of the time putting it back in place
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We tried the topper for the same reason before buying the Simba mattress, it was frustrating because it slips very easily and we spent most of the time putting it back in place
I've just read a comparison of the Simba and Emma hybrids in the independent which says the Emma is softer. Which one did you find softest?
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Hi,
I found the Emma too 'sinky', if that makes sense. The Simba is soft but supportive at the same time. I had a bad back, and within a few days of sleeping on the Simba it had gone.
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Hi,
I found the Emma too 'sinky', if that makes sense. The Simba is soft but supportive at the same time. I had a bad back, and within a few days of sleeping on the Simba it had gone.
Thanks that does make sense. I think what the independent call soft you're experiencing as sinky. The customer service from Emma has been very good and 200 nights trial is good.
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With a free trial you may as well give it a go :), I don't think Simba offer that, good luck
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What happens to all those mattresses sent back :-\. I would like to think that they are taken apart and remade, or at the very least sent to the homeless charities or into the 3rd World. (I watched Greg Wallace at Ercol last night: furniture I have always loved but could never afford until recently; now we don't have room ;D)
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What happens to all those mattresses sent back :-\. I would like to think that they are taken apart and remade, or at the very least sent to the homeless charities or into the 3rd World. (I watched Greg Wallace at Ercol last night: furniture I have always loved but could never afford until recently; now we don't have room ;D)
You need to do as we have done. Move house and leave all of your stuff behind.
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Oh,just saw this thread,we have an Emma mattress and it's faaaaab but you need to decide if you like it on the firm side,I went onto their "chat" on the website and they advised me which one to get.
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What ........... ;D. That reminds me of a friend in the 1960s who went into the Army, came back after 3 years to find that his family had moved :o :o and hadn't told him. He went back into the Army for another 9 years :D
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;D
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I'm waiting for the invite to bounce up and down to test these mattresses ;D
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Yes, always wondered what happened to the mattresses sent back. I haven't heard of Emma but we have had loads of trouble with pocket sprung mattresses. Got an expensive one a few years ago and have various toppers on as it's so firm, even though we tried it in the shop. Going on holiday is a nightmare as they all seem to have to have rock hard mattresses.
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The bed in our camper van is the most comfy of all :-*
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Inofia mattress's are brilliant too,we have one in our Scottish house,it's lovely and firm but not to the degree it's uncomfortable.
You can come and jump on my mattress clkd but you'd stott yer heed aff the ceiling...........well, I AM in Scotland after all ;D
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What happens to all those mattresses sent back :-\.
There are a couple of sites you can buy them from, I think they just put a new cover on. I thought the discount wasn't enough for a second hand mattress with no trial period.
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There's posh : we have one in our Scottish house : :rofl:
Tnx sheila - maybe get a 2nd hand one for the nights you have to baby sit the ewes?
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Yes?? Your point is clkd?? ;D ;D
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You get it, you get it - :bouncing:
We were talking earlier, DH and I about our fav places: mine is under a warm set of blankets in bed, 2 ; a warm bubble bath with good book can't remember what 3 turned out to be :D ..........
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There's posh : we have one in our Scottish house : :rofl:
Tnx sheila - maybe get a 2nd hand one for the nights you have to baby sit the ewes?
Posh? Surprising what you can find in the Gorbals... ;D
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I'll give you a million quid sheila if you find a posh part in there ;D
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We’ve got the Casper mattress and it’s best mattress we’ve ever had!
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The mattress has been a disappointment. I found it too firm so Emma sent me a soft topper. I was on fire and not in a good way, it was unbearably hot. I took the topper back off but I'm still lying here at 4 in the morning boiling and unable to sleep. So maybe I would have the same problem with any mattress. I'm still walking around in the daytime in a tee shirt most of the time even in the garden so I guess the heat is my problem not Emma's.
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Thats a big disappointment, I like my Emma mattress and find it cooler than my previous memory foam mattress. Buying a new mattress is a minefield, what one person finds comfortable another finds too hard or soft but you dont get a chance to properly try before you buy, unless you go for a mattress in a box. I hope you find the perfect mattress soon :)
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We’ve an Emma mattress too.
We found it the best one we’ve ever had tbh.
OHs back pain is much better.
Hope you come to like it as time goes on. 🤞🏼🤞🏼
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Our Emma mattress has got softer with time. But disappointing really, I preferred it when it was new.
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Is anybody aware of a mattress supplier that removes the old one and carries the new one upstairs please? My days of heaving mattresses around are definitely over!
Or as my bed is very low I’m considering putting a thick topper / thin mattress on top of mine just to soften it up. Anyone know of a thick topper that stays thick please?
Thanks.
V
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I tried the Emma mattress but wasn't sold. In November, after research, I bought the Simba hybrid mattress. It's not cheap, but it is literally the most comfortable thing I have ever slept on, I cannot recommend it highly enough. It has the cooling system too, but the fact that it is a combination of memory foam and springs makes a huge difference. (Not sponsored by them btw :)).
We bought the top of the range, in the Simba mattress.....I'm sorry to say I did not take to it at all.........I did try........even after the dreadful smell from the mattress subsided.....
I just did not find it at all helpful or beneficial in giving me a good nights sleep....
My husband could take it or leave it.......but since I was not happy, it's going back......
They offer a a 200 day returns policy.....
I do hope you continue to enjoy your mattress Brindle..... :)
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Update
The mattress is being returned. I am still getting too hot on it and it has gone really soft where we sleep so we have a mountain between us. Emma advise rotating the mattress once a month and that it does soften over time. I think 3 months is a bit soon for that to happen though.
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Try an Inofia mattress,I LOVE mine,much better than the Emma we had,it's firmer but not firm as in,it's uncomfortable on your hips etc
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Thanks I'll have a look. Have you noticed it helps keep you cool? I was considering the Simba.
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Do you get hot through the night? (That sounds wrong ;D ) I have night sweats but I have a big fan by my bed,it certainly doesn't overheat me. Simba are very expensive aren't they🙀
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Certainly not as hot as I used to before HRT but yes even when the room is very cold so I can't put my arms above the covers, my body still radiates heat. Simba are expensive and there are so many manufacturers claiming to sell cooling mattresses it's making my brain ache.
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Luckily I liked our new mattress but it took me a long time to take the plunge and order, I read reviews on lots of sites read articles we even booked a night in a Premier Inn to test their mattress ;D My only conclusion to a cooler night is a thin duvet, Tog 4 except in winter when I go up to a Tog 9.
Good luck with your search :)
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For anyone who does have a Simba, I just wanted to say what a fabulous service I have had from them recently.
Had mine just over 7 years and lately it hasn’t felt right! Makes my hip and shoulder hurt and just not sleeping comfortably anymore.
I emailed them last Tuesday about it (has a 10 year guarantee) and within half hour I had a reply asking for photos, I sent them back and thought this is where they list all the things that are not covered and tell me I have not cared for it correctly.
To my amazement, I had an email back quite quickly to confirm a replacement has been arranged and a link to organise delivery date!! It arrived this morning.
Very impressed with them 😀 but not looking forward to the few nights of crap sleep due to the breaking in process again! 😴
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I paid £436.52 for the mattress but they have only refunded me £153.17. More arguments to follow no doubt.
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What's their excuse?
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I only saw the refund on my card tonight. Contacted live chat and was told I need to contact customer services because live chat is just for sales. She said they make deductions of the mattress is damaged. It certainly wasn't damaged when it left my house. Reviews for the courier Emma sent are shocking.
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I sometimes think it's all a ploy,because they know most people won't take them to court over that amount,it's trying to prove it wasn't yourself that damaged it that's the problem,couriers are the worst,my mattress arrived with a huge black smudge stain on it,where they'd clearly dragged it across the floor of their dirty van >:(
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Premier inn hypnos mattresses are too hard. I find many of the pocket sprung mattresses are too hard. Holidays are a problem. If I went on holiday in a car I would take my own topper. No practical on a train! Simba sound good.
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We need to change our mattress and I would like to go the 'green route'. i.e. to be able to recycle at the end of its Life to avoid landfill.
Any ideas?
Some companies suggest that their organic latex is used in part of the manufacture, however, many are allergic to latex which is why it is no longer used in many industries :-\
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Straw or horse hair :)
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I saw that on one of the Companies web-sites - I thought that we had moved on from horse hair ;D which I had remembered as very scratchy. What mattress filling do you have sheila99 - R U lambing now?
We have an extra large bed 8) :-* we need a mobile to say goodnight to each other :D