60 Day Review of the Avocado Mattress
The journey of buying a new bed and sheets was far more time consuming and difficult than I had imagined. I thought this would be something I could knock out in an afternoon. This ended up taking quite a bit longer, but hopefully my time spent will help save you some time so you can rest easy, pun intended…
The first few things you had to decide is if you want to buy from a store or online. I decided to buy online, a few things to note about buying online is if you have to have the bed by a certain date make sure to thoroughly check how long delivery times will take. My mattress took a week and a half from date of purchase, which is about average of what the mfg. says for delivery. I thought it would be sooner since I live about an hour from where they are made. The first thing you’ll see when looking for reviews of mattresses is that there are a number of websites dedicated solely to mattress reviews. These websites have a lot of good information on mattresses. But don’t rely solely on the opinion of one the mattress only review websites. These sites are paid commission for every mattress they sell. I trust that most of these sites remain unbiased, but then I ran into this articleabout online mattress review sites and a main mattress company. It’s a long article but very interesting. After reading this I made sure to read a few articles from websites like business insider, cnet, and consumer reports where the writters are not paid commissioin based on referral links.
Here is a good place to start: Business Insider, CNET
Here are some main decisions that you’ll need to make before buying:
What kind of sleeper are you. (back, side, or stomach) is has a impact on the firmness of the mattress which would be best
Do you want memory foam or a hybrid (innerspring +foam)
Other considerations like movement. If you have a partner and they move a lot at night, certain types of mattresses transfer movement more
Since I had to buy something new I wanted to make sure it wasn’t bad for my health. If my face was literally going to be in material every night want to make sure it wasn’t made with harsh chemicals, and the workers are paid fairly.
Here are some key sustainability facts about the Avocado Mattress:
They use 100% organic cotton and latex
Greengaurd Gold Certified- means low chemical off-gassing
OEKO-Tex Class 1- product not made which known toxic chemicals
GOLS certified- this is an organic latex standard that sets procedure to ensure product is all natural and made without certain chemicals
GOTS organic certified cotton-means you are getting 100% wool and not a blend with other materials
Carbon neutral production and shipping
Recyclable and biodegradable at end of life. Which shouldn’t be for awhile since they have a 25 yr. warranty
Also they have a 1 year trial, free shipping and returns, and 25 year warranty. Which falls in line with what other manufacturers offer since most offer a trial periods for an online mattress.
I ordered the Green mattress with the additional pillow top, which I am glad I did since it is very comfortable. It took a week and a half from when I ordered for it to arrive at my door. Now they do not install it for you, but you can get that as an option. If you don’t have someone else to help you then you might want to consider them installing it for you because the mattress is HEAVY. I didn’t get help and tried to bring it up the stairs myself and it was definitely a challenge I would not recommend for one person.
But once everything was set up it was time for the first night sleep…
The first few nights it wasn’t the most comfortable I think because the mattress was still settling in and my body was adjusting, but after those few nights its been great. It’s super comfortable. I feel supported, but not stiff. It has the right amount of cushion and support. I’m a back and side sleeper, and have had no complaints. I have noticed it is a bit warmer of a mattress than my previous spring bed. But from what I’ve read it is going to be warmer than a traditional innerspring, but not as hot as a memory foam bed. Overall I would recommend this mattress. It’s comfortable, the shipping process was easy, and their support was very responsive.
