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Tempur-pedic®
Memory Foam Mattress
Reviews and Ratings --
Based on Data From 1,119 Actual Owners
Page last updated March 3, 2009
What You Need To Know
Tempur-pedic has a respectable comfort score (80% satisfaction)
as well as a moderate number of pros and cons, according to
data collected from over 1,100 actual owners.
Despite having a higher price, the bed does not seem to be significantly
superior overall to the less expensive memory foam brands included
in our research. However, Tempurpedic does appear to be somewhat
better in the areas of durability / longevity, pain relief and
subjective quality. For more information, see the mattress
comparison.
This following two pages consist of six sections: Comfort;
Negatives / Complaints; Positives; Sleeps Hot Issue; Off Gassing
/ Odor Issue; and Sex Issue.
Related
info
Memory foam density - is
higher better?
Sex on a memory foam mattress
Mattresses
and sex
Memory foam off gassing
Memory foam and dust mites
About Our Research
Sleep Like
The Dead gathered reviews and comments on the Tempur-pedic memory
foam bed from over 1,100 owners of various models including
Grand, BellaSonna, Allura, Celebrity, Rhapsody, Deluxe, Prima,
Classic, Advantage and Original. The sources of this data are
over 400 online message boards and discussion groups. For more
information on our research methodology and why it is highly
credible, click here.
Read more mattress
reviews and ratings based on data from over 4,500 actual
owners. You can also search
our research findings.
Comfort
Out of the 1,119 Tempur-pedic bed owners included in the data,
890 said the bed was comfortable and 221 said it was uncomfortable.
In other words, 80% of the owners found the bed to be comfortable,
and 20% did not.
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Comfortable
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890
Owners |
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Uncomfortable
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221
Owners |
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For perspective, the percentage of Tempur-pedic bed owners finding
the bed comfortable (80%) is higher than the top-selling innerspring
mattresses, lower than latex
mattresses and similar to airbeds, such as the Sleep
Number bed, according to our related research. For how
the Tempur-pedic bed compares to two other popular memory foam
mattress brands, click here.
Tempur-pedic
Mattress Negatives
This section lists and describes 14 negatives of the Tempur-pedic
bed, according to owners.
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Don't
like other beds as result
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81
Owners |
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Takes
getting used to
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77
Owners |
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Difficult
to move on
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55
Owners |
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Don't
want to get out of bed
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50
Owners |
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Causes
pain
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44
Owners |
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Heavy
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36
Owners |
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Premature
sagging
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28
Owners |
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Not
worth investment
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28
Owners |
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Too
firm
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20
Owners |
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Wake
up tired
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13
Owners |
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13
Owners |
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Not
good for pregnant
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8
Owners |
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No
electric blanket
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7
Owners |
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Firm
when cold
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6
Owners |
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Glossary
Dislike
other beds as result of sleeping on Tempur-pedic
Finding comfort and good sleep on non-Tempurpedic / non-memory
foam beds that are used when traveling is difficult as a result
of sleeping on and becoming used to the Tempurpedic mattress.
Takes getting used to
The bed is different enough, especially from innerspring mattresses,
that getting used to it often requires several days, perhaps
even weeks.
Difficult
to move on
Tossing and turning can be difficult. The temperature-sensitive
aspect of the bed causes it to contour around one’s body.
This means that moving into a new position often requires more
effort than is the case with other types of beds.
Don’t want to get out bed
The bed causes the sleeper to not want to get out of it. While
this may seem like a positive, owners often indicated that this
was, in fact, a problem for them. A reluctance to get out of
the bed may be at least partially caused by the bed’s temperature-sensitive
properties which generally discourage body movement.
Heavy
The mattress is heavy which makes moving, transporting or even
making it difficult.
Causes pain
The bed causes pain, especially back, hip and shoulder pain.
Or it makes existing pain worse.
Premature sagging
Within three years or less the bed sagged and left significant
body impressions which undermined comfort.
Poor
investment
The money paid is not worth the investment, mainly because
the bed is uncomfortable.
Too firm
The firmness of the bed is too solid and hard, undermining
comfort.
Unpleasant sensation
Sleeping on the mattress is like sleeping in mud or quicksand.
(Again, this is likely due to the temperature-sensitive properties
of the bed.)
Wake up tired
For reasons that are not fully clear, sleeping on the bed
results in waking up not feeling refreshed.
Not good for pregnant women
The bed is not suitable for expecting mothers, largely because
they had trouble moving or getting up off of it.
Can’t use electric blanket
Consistent use of an electric blanket can damage the cell
structure of memory foam.
Firm when cold
The mattress is firm when cold, but becomes softer when in
contact with a person.
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