I'm in the market for a new twin-size mattress and have looked at a few threads already where they talk about the layers, support, the type of materials, etc. That said, I am basically like one of those clients that doesn't know what they want. I've been to some retailer's show floors and stuff at my nearby mall and I feel like I could fall asleep on damn near any of the mattresses I tried. What I've noticed in my research and looking through reviews/posts is that there seems to be hit or miss all over the place. Every single brand out there has people claiming that they've had that mattress for several years and it's good, and then on the other hand you have people saying that it sagged less than a year in or whatever.

I'm not exactly sure what the takeaway is other than you kinda have to get lucky with the QA.

Sleep posture: Side-sleeping is when I think I'm most comfortable falling asleep, but I'm sure that I wake up on my back sometimes too. Not really sure what to make of that. Also I think I run colder than average, so I don't necessarily need any cooling function.

Health conditions: As far as I know, I don't have any like back pain and the like. Ideally the mattress I buy will help to prevent any of that.

Budget: I would say a max of $1K. I'm not really trying to break the bank, but I'm also willing to splurge on something that is as important as a mattress and regularly getting a good night's sleep.

I (was) a 2 year owner of a Purple Mattress. For the pain staking 2 years I have owned the mattress I have rarely found a solid/good position I could fall asleep fast to. When I first bought the mattress I found that the best position to sleep in was on my side, however the "feel" of the mattress is a little TOO FIRM to my individual body. I am a combination side/stomach sleeper. I'll usually start out on my side, then end up on my stomach eventually, or if I get into a comfortable enough position I'll stay asleep on my side. It all depends on how restless I am. I don't understand how people are rating this mattress a 6.5 on the firmness scale. It is a terrible mattress for stomach sleepers. The padding on the mattress top needs to be soft with SOME give to properly cradle your head as a stomach sleeper. The upper portion of this mattress is WAY too stiff. Overall the firmness may be a 6.5 out of 10, but it "feels" like a 3.5-4/10 to me.

Now onto the reason why I am giving this mattress a 1 out of 10. DURABILITY. In just over 2 short years, the underlying foam material (below the purple grid) has created a permanent body impression. This has resulted in unbelievable neck and back pain that I have been suffering with for the past month. This past week I finally hit my breaking point and ordered a different, more traditional innerspring mattress with a soft euro pillow top that cradles my head when sleeping on my stomach.

These body impressions normally will not form until AFTER your sleep trial is over. The permanent body impression in my purple mattress did not start forming until about a year and a half later.

Another flaw in the purchasing of this mattress is that Purple recommends you rotate the mattress to avoid these same said body impressions. The flaw is...the mattress weighs 100 lbs! Very few people are going to want to rotate their 120lbs mattress every 90 days or so to prevent the impressions from forming.

Durability is a huge flaw with this mattress. The foam is prone to degradation over time and this is something you will not find out from a 100 day sleep trial. As a real long term owner of a Purple mattress I would highly advise you look elsewhere as this mattress CANNOT be trusted for durability. I am aware of the replacement warranty of the mattress itself, but I don't want to go through another cycle of endless neck pain when the replacement mattress breaks down in 2 years from now. Unless you want a big giant bowl of back pain, served with a side crinkled neck, be my guest!

The bottom line is this mattress is just a basic foam mattress that breaks down in a very short time period, with creative marketing thrown in to sell it. Its ALL about the marketing. Though the funny thing is I didn't buy it BECAUSE of the marketing, but rather my own research and wanting to try something different so go figure.