Emma Mattresses
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fourstardan

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5,647 posts

160 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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Seems to be a minefield out there for mattresses now.

You used to buy spring mattresses, then Memory Foam came along and now there seems to be hybrids.

Whats everyone view on Emma? they have sale on.

The Mad Monk

10,686 posts

133 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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fourstardan said:
Seems to be a minefield out there for mattresses now.

You used to buy spring mattresses, then Memory Foam came along and now there seems to be hybrids.

Whats everyone view on Emma? they have sale on.
They are quite highly rated by Which?

Ikea are also well rated and much cheaper. I have no first hand experience of either make.

Jamescrs

5,379 posts

81 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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I had a Sealy Orthopedic mattress which lasted for 8-9 years when it wore out I bought an Emma having seen all the reviews and hype about them

initially I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. However I found it to be generally very poor quality and the outer fabrics were falling apart after 6 months and it was gone in under 12.

Replaced with another Sealy instead which is sprung with a built in cushion topper and in my opinion is far better.

fourstardan

Original Poster:

5,647 posts

160 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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Jamescrs said:
I had a Sealy Orthopedic mattress which lasted for 8-9 years when it wore out I bought an Emma having seen all the reviews and hype about them

initially I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. However I found it to be generally very poor quality and the outer fabrics were falling apart after 6 months and it was gone in under 12.

Replaced with another Sealy instead which is sprung with a built in cushion topper and in my opinion is far better.
I thought I'd bought a decent mattress in the current one but hasn't lasted five years.



Ladders

294 posts

240 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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Very subjective imo.

We had one, seemed very comfy. Then realised that because it formed to your body, if you try and roll over in the night you can’t as your stuck in the dip formed. We’re now back on a traditional spring mattress.

mrbikerdood

68 posts

106 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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We've recently bought a Premier inn mattress and pillows,sleep so well now

Riley Blue

22,407 posts

242 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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Lots of advice and opinion about mattresses here; I've read most of them and still can't decide...

https://www.pistonheads.com/search#gsc.tab=0&g...

NDA

23,317 posts

241 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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When I moved house I bought all my bedding from Ikea - doubles and singles. Very comfortable they are too.

ConnectionError

2,105 posts

85 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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I bought an Emma mattress,

tried it for a couple of months and returned it.

I am glad kept my old matrress

They clearly work for some people, but not me.

PhilboSE

5,307 posts

242 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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It’s beyond me how people don’t spend decent money on a decent mattress given the impact it can have on quality of life. People will accept £5000 pa depreciation on a car and then boast about spending only £100 on a mattress.

Some people claim they can get on with foan, latex & Emma mattresses, many can’t. Conversely I’ve never heard anyone complain about a decent natural fibre mattress like ViSpring or John Ryan.

We now only have ViSpring mattresses. We tried cheaper “equivalents” in our holiday homes but it was a false economy and we ended up swapping them all out. All our guests comment on the quality of sleep they get.

About £5000 for a Super King is the sweet spot in the ViSpring range IMO, it should last 15 years or so.

ConnectionError

2,105 posts

85 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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PhilboSE said:
It’s beyond me how people don’t spend decent money on a decent mattress given the impact it can have on quality of life. People will accept £5000 pa depreciation on a car and then boast about spending only £100 on a mattress.

Some people claim they can get on with foan, latex & Emma mattresses, many can’t. Conversely I’ve never heard anyone complain about a decent natural fibre mattress like ViSpring or John Ryan.

We now only have ViSpring mattresses. We tried cheaper “equivalents” in our holiday homes but it was a false economy and we ended up swapping them all out. All our guests comment on the quality of sleep they get.

About £5000 for a Super King is the sweet spot in the ViSpring range IMO, it should last 15 years or so.
You cannot lease a mattress!

Robotron70

1,965 posts

59 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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£5k for a super king?! I thought my Tempur at £2.5k was extravagant.

QuickQuack

2,504 posts

117 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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Robotron70 said:
£5k for a super king?! I thought my Tempur at £2.5k was extravagant.
£5k is the economy range...
https://www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-partners-the-...

Sheets Tabuer

20,381 posts

231 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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I simply couldn't sleep on a mattress that was only 5k, buy cheap buy twice.

Edited by Sheets Tabuer on Thursday 18th November 08:56

TimmyMallett

3,060 posts

128 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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1 word. Hot. We have one. I don't have any issues rolling over. Good for stability when you do roll over and and doesnt wobble the other side of the bed (but a good pocket spring one will do this too)

If you like a warm bed it's for you, if not (seems like most men don't) it might not be. We'll be getting a traditional one next.

LeadFarmer

7,411 posts

147 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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Never tried an Emma or any of the hybrid mattress things, but I did once spend over £1k on a memory foam mattress and my god it was awful. I'd wake up boiling hot, often having to have a shower in the middle of the night I was sweating that much. Also struggled when turning over and rolling back into the indentation my body had made from my previous position.

I eventually won the argument with the shop and got it collected and refunded, but only because I had kept one of the labels that claimed it was designed by NASA to regulate body temperature. Pocket sprung all the way now. My next bed will be a Hypnos or Vispring.

Danns

383 posts

75 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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I have a John Ryan artisan bespoke 002 (I think that's the name of it) that I purchased around 5 years ago.

Last month I bought an Emma premium for the guest room. Ummed and arr'd as always.

Have slept on the Emma only once to give it a go, given that it only cost around 1/5 of the JR, I don't have any complaints.

It doesn't feel like other memory foam mattresses that I've slept on, just feels like a nice enough mattress.

Not a great in depth review I'll admit!

jmsgld

1,071 posts

192 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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We tried the Emma and found it awful. Top layer too soft, bottom layer too firm, smelt awful, no bolster support. It awoke my sciatica after 1 night (from an old motorbike accident) that I hadn't suffered in 5 years.

Returns process was a nightmare, they kept on cancelling the collection and not letting us know, took about 3 months to get rid of the damn thing.

Tony Angelino

1,994 posts

129 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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We now have an Emma, I always feel like I am rolling out of the bed.

CooperS

4,566 posts

235 months

Thursday 18th November 2021
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PhilboSE said:
It’s beyond me how people don’t spend decent money on a decent mattress given the impact it can have on quality of life. People will accept £5000 pa depreciation on a car and then boast about spending only £100 on a mattress.
My bed doesn't live outside my home to tell everyone how well I'm doing in life.

On a serious note. I think most the difference in quality isnt tangible enough to make the jump. It's hard to know that your investment is going to lead to a better night's rest whereas it's easy to see the value proposition between say a Kia (all you need) and that Mercedes-Benz you've always wanted.

I say this as a person with a Simba bed as our primary and a mix of an old visprung and M&S specials in our secondary bedrooms.

The Simba isn't bad at all. Yes it won't last as long as the others but for a the money it represents gvfm