all right everybody get ready for what might be the weirdest mattress review
ever I promise it's
so behind me is an avocado green mattress and I bought this mattress just
a little bit ago there is a reason why I'm not sitting on it or laying on it
like most mattress reviews and I will get into that in a moment but let me
tell you a little bit about avocado green mattress in case you are wondering
this is an all-natural mattress it is made with amazing materials. As you can
see, this is an organic cotton cover right here.
It is hand tufted. I have some cheat sheets right here - 100% natural
latex rubber, it has individually pocketed coils, so depending on which
size you get about 756 to about 1414 pocketed coils. It also uses
organic cotton, New Zealand wool, has all kinds of GreenGuard or all kinds of
green certifications I believe including GreenGuard, so it is really one of the
most non-toxic things that you can be sleeping on as far as a mattress. No
chemical flame retardants, no synthetic latex, and the list goes on and on and on.
So that is why I chose to buy Avocado Green Mattress. I was not gifted this
mattress. This is what I chose to buy after looking at millions of mattresses
it seems like online. I did have a wonderful mattress that I will link to
above that was completely natural that I loved before and it is currently in a
storage room about four states away simply because we had moved and then RVed
and all of my personal belongings are in all kinds of different places
right now. So that is why I don't have the mattress that I loved before. So I
thought since I do a lot of mattress reviews I'm really, really passionate
about non-toxic beds and bedding and getting a good night's sleep because a
third of your life is spent in your bed so you really need to make sure
that you're not surrounded by a lot of nasty stuff. I thought I'd chose another
type of mattress so that I can tell y'all all about it and let you know what
I think. So I bought the Avocado Green Mattress after comparing
all kinds of other ones and I took about a month to get to me which was
frustrating in some aspects. They say right on the website that it can
take up to a month especially if you live on the East Coast because they are
manufactured in California and they are done by hand. So once the order comes in,
that's when the mattress starts being made. So it is a fresh mattress. So that's
really cool. Trying to get the mattress here that was a whole thing. It wasn't
exactly the shipping but it was just trying to know the timeline because I
travel a lot so it's just a little frustrating as well, but the customer
service was amazing. Like AMAZING. Anytime I had a question
the people at Avocado responded like in less than an hour. So I cannot rave
high enough about the customer service at Avocado. So they did figure out
when my mattress is gonna be there. I wasn't gonna be traveling. They could not
confirm that the delivery person would bring it up to flight of stairs because
we live on the second floor condo. It turns out that no they don't and this is
not the only mattress that we've had a problem with, so if you live on a second
floor or if you have a bedroom on a second floor just keep in mind that
you're gonna have to pay extra to be sure that the delivery people bring it
to where you want it to be unless you can lift it yourself. This, I believe, is
80 pounds, I think, 80 not quite a hundred I don't think, but don't quote me
on that. Um so lifting that up in a box it's
harder than you might think. So just keep that in mind when you're buying
beds in a box. So, um, so yeah so we unrolled it.
I did notice that there was an odor as soon as we unrolled it. It wasn't like a
chemical odor, but it was a more natural odor. I would say it's more like
mushrooms or compost or like a cardboard type of odor.
I saw one other person's review while I was trying to figure out if I was losing
my mind or not and they said they had a sweet smell for about two weeks so I
don't know. I don't know if different people smell different things or if it
all just depends on a lot of stuff. Um and then I'll just skim over this point
because it's very personal to me and so it might not affect your use of the
mattress and your experience but I am allergic to this mattress apparently.
It's like I'll stand here because it's propped up against a wall to tell you
about it but I honestly can't be in the same room with it anymore. I don't know
why. I really don't know why because again it's only natural latex, organic
cotton and wool, and my previous mattress was the exact same ingredients with
almost the exact same certifications as well, about, you know being non-toxic and
green living and flame retardants and all that. So I cannot for the life of me
figure out why I am allergic to this mattress, but I am, and so that was the
whole thing. I did realize this because I had pretty bad reactions
for the two first two nights, on the third night I finally had to just climb
into a different bedroom so that I could get some sleep and then I went to a
conference for five days away so I thought maybe I was getting a summer
cold or something. As soon as I left all of my symptoms disappeared, I finally
started getting a good night's sleep. When I came back and climbed into the
bed again instantly my throat started swelling and all kinds of things again.
This is my personal reaction. I just know a lot of people that follow me have a
lot of multiple chemical sensitivities and you are really concerned about
smells and things like that so it can happen. The point is that it
happened and the customer service again at
Avocado is amazing, because I was like I cannot tell these people that I'm
allergic to an organic mattress! How is that even gonna make sense? And yet they
didn't question it. They were so accommodating when I
started asking about what other ingredients and materials might be used
in this mattress. They sent me so much information, so I want you to rest at
ease and not thinking that this is gonna be your situation. I don't know why it
happened to me, maybe it's to share my story and to say that, yeah, sometimes
just because something's organic does not mean that you're not gonna have a
reaction or be allergic. It's just the way it is. Just because it's natural
doesn't mean it can be allergy free. So just keep that in mind.
Um, so again amazing customer service. It's just not for me. Also it is a very
firm mattress. I bought the mattress with the two inch latex additional topper on
top which was great. That's kind of softened it up and they do say on the
site that it is a gentle firm. I guess I didn't realize necessarily what a firm
mattress was with inner spring coils compared to the all latex mattress that
I've had for so long. So maybe it was a me thing. I don't know. I just didn't
realize firm was this firm. So if it had not been for the pillowtop extra that I
added it, even my husband agreed it was pretty firm with not a lot of give
underneath which is ideal for a lot of people. Again, for me, I do have very
specific medical issues and I've had fibromyalgia and I have some back and
neck issues and whatever so obviously I think I need a little bit more give and
I need a lot more pressure point relief than what this mattress offers. Because
it is a gentle firm, they say with the pillow top on it that it's less firm and
I can't remember I think it's like a six out of ten with the pillow top and if
you don't have the pillow top I think they range it like on a scale of
seven out of ten. Obviously I think I need like a five. I don't know
but again it was something that I learned and the customer service is amazing.
So that is my review. I'm gonna show you a little bit about, you know, I'm just
gonna show you some on video what the mattress looks like. So this is the
organic cotton cover. Very soft, very plush, hand tufted right there, really is
a great quality mattress. Look at the stitching. The materials this is right
here the 2 inch latex topper then I was talking about that is a additional
add-on and then there are handles that are low profile so you don't have to
worry about those sticking out and I mean just really the quality you can see
it is really well done the hand tufting comes back through onto the back and I'm
really impressed. Honestly, really impressed. Okay, so that is my weird
review of Avocado Green Mattress! I would highly recommend the company, yet again
I can't lie on the bed and I was sitting here telling you all the things
that happened to me yet I would still strongly recommend this company just
from the customer service that they have given me, the transparency about all the
materials that they use, and just what they do. And they now have a vegan
mattress which was not an option when I ordered this, just you know, a month
or so ago. So that's cool. So I don't know if the vegan mattress - which doesn't
have wool it has cotton - if that would have made any difference for me or not.
Honestly don't know, but that is a great alternative. So vegan mattress highly
recommend Avocado Green and whatever you choose really be sure to get a non-toxic
mattress because you sleep so much of your life on it and it is a really good
investment to protect your health. So take care everybody! Keep tuned on
GetGreenBeWell.com. I am going to put some links below to other mattress
reviews that I have used, and tips and tricks on how to sleep better
for less and get a great mattress. And subscribe if you can because I love
sharing easy information on how to protect your health at home and stay
well. So take care everybody, be Blessed! Bye-bye