Hello,
First time poster; however, I've been reading the website for a while.
I am lucky enough to live in southern WIsconsin and have Beloit Mattress at my availability -- I stopped by their store this week to try out some mattresses, and have narrowed my choice down to two different models.
I initially thought I was going to walk right in and buy their
Easy Rest Classic Hybrid
which I had read throroughly about -- and really liked it in the store.
However, when in the store I noticed that they had a closeout sale on their
Gel Foam Silhouette
. Given the close-out, they are roughly the same price for a Queen Set.
I felt that they both slept fairly similarly, the major difference being getting on and off the mattress and making larger movements, where the latex core definitely deadened these movements more compared to the innerspring on the hybrid. My fiance and I are both in a job that can require us to get up to take phone calls in the middle of the night, so I liked the idea of the Silhouette and the decreased motion transfer.
The problem is that the Queen they are selling in the Silhouette is a floor model -- they are still offering a 10 year warranty on the mattress, but I was just kind of weirded out by buying a floor model mattress. I really don't care about the "clean" factor, because it can be cleaned, and I'm going to use a mattress protector anyways. I am more curious if a floor model will have decreased life-span compared to a new model? The mattress initially sold for ~1700, so there's considerable savings -- I just don't know if it's worth it if I also liked the hybrid almost as much and I can get that brand new.
Also -- unrelated question. Beloit will only offer a warranty on a mattress if it's purchased in a set with their boxspring; however, I already have a split queen foundation in my possession that I was hoping to use. Would it be foolish to not get a warranty on my mattress to save ~250$ and use the split queen foundation I already have? How often are mattress warranties, especially from a quality manufacturer like Beloit, really used?
Thanks for the help!