Shifman makes an excellent product in their upper tier categories. They have tied themselves pretty tightly to Bloomingdale's however, and Bloomies runs high margins, so the deals one used to be able to get on Shifman have pretty much evaporated. The lower grades of Shifman, built to be 'price friendly' give up too much on construction and I would avoid.
"Natural as Sleep" and Kluft are two lines I do not know enough about to comment on, sorry.
Royal Pedic builds a little differently. All their beds are based on the same core (both cotton and latex models), then "featured-up" with toppers or various denisty changes in fiber pads. You're not alone in finding the base all-cotton very firm, I'd estimate that 60% of my customers add the 3" Removable topper to their bed and find thats a near-perfect combination (that also happens to be the combination I sleep on). The Latex R-P line is quite a bit softer than the all-cotton as well.
The key to remember is that most new beds will all feel good. Its how that bed feels to you five years later, and then ten. Of course, there's no way of really telling other than reading the experiences of other consumers via the internet and forums like this.
Good luck!
Duane
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Mhillgal
Duane, I followed you from Gardenweb, where gave great advice to the folks there. I am looking for a new mattress set and prefer plush mattresses. I have been looking at Shifman, but the two that I like are very expensive ($5,800 and up).
I found a mattress that I liked from "Natural as Sleep", but the store has discontinued this line and is selling what they have left. They did not have the size I need; full. What do you know about Natural as Sleep and is it worth the search to find it?
I also tried a Kluft latex mattress, but was concerned since you can't turn the mattress only rotate it. Is the Kluft a good mattress?
I tried a few Royal-pedic mattresses, but the store in my area only had firm mattresses and I found them to be too hard. Is there a royal-pedic that you would recommend for someone who prefers plush mattresses?
TIA
Duane Collie
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