Ten years ago I bought a Serta iSeries Firm at Mattress Firm and have been happy with it. It’s starting to sag and I need to replace it. I tried the current Serta iSeries and it feels nothing like the mattress I am replacing. The salesman said Serta changed the mattress substantially.
I’ve tried many other mattresses and the ones I like are an Aireloom at Mattress Wearhouse, a mattress made by Paramount at Bloomingdales and a TempurLux Breeze mattress at Mattress Firm. They are all a lot more money than the mattress I am replacing which I still find comfortable except for the sagging.
I am not comfortable purchasing a mattress I haven’t tried. I tried Saatva and did not like any of them.
I don’t want to make an expensive mistake and would appreciate reactions and guidance.
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