Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Purchased on 7/12/17 for $189. Had a sinking feeling in my gut all week because of negative reviews on Amazon. I've only slept on the bed two nights now, but I feel like something is going on here that's just not right. Let's talk about the smell, I have seen a lot of complaints comparing it to the smell of "wet paint", I find that comparison absolutely disingenuous. There is an odor, it's the smell of new foam. I would say on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the strongest, this odor falls in in at about 2 or 3. After 24-48 hours, I would say it is a 1 or less. I can't smell it unless I'm face down in the mattress with the sheets off inhaling deeply. Just for the reader's reference, I have painted a handful of bedrooms. The odor of wet paint registers as a strong 7 out of 10 to me. Also, just a side note -- the instructions recommended I open the bed in a well ventilated area, I opened it in my room with the air conditioner on. Everything was fine. The instructions also recommended I wait 48 hours before sleeping on the bed, so I did. Even though it appeared to be 90% expanded in 5-7 minutes, I gave it two days anyway. My first impression of the bed is that it is firm, very firm. It's definitely a lot different than the 20 year old box spring I was sleeping on. But wow, after a full day at work and breaking the old bed down/putting this one together I got right to sleep. The foam contoured to my body and I woke up feeling pretty good the next morning. There was no feeling of ecstasy, I didn't wake up with some remarkable experience and I'm not in love with it, but I did wake up feeling pretty darn good. Also I did sleep all night without tossing/turning, which is a big plus. The second big complaint that concerned me was in regard to sinking into the mattress and having difficulty turning side to side because of sinking. I haven't experienced this, as of this moment those claims are completely unfounded. I'm 6'1 and 315 pounds, I can easily turn from side to side even after the foam contours to my body. I don't understand this complaint, at best I would say it is exaggerated. The bed in a box market is extremely volatile right now, a handful of companies are competing with one another in a relatively new market. I don't want to be a conspiracy theorist, but something about the hate this bed is receiving just doesn't seem right. Looks like there's a lot of exaggeration going on, but I can only comment on my experience. I included a picture of the bed, apologies for the mess... the comforter set I ordered won't be in for another day. Also apologies for my roommates, who occasionally just come in my room and get in the bed. I guess they will be buying one of their own soon. I will edit this review around October 2017 and update with more information. Just felt I had a responsibility to clear some things up about the bed. EDIT: Update as of 11/27/17. I'm a month late on my promised update. This mattress has survived a move to a new home. I have slept on it every night and it hasn't given an inch. It's still holding up extremely well, I am fully satisfied with my purchase. I see the overwhelmingly negative 1 star reviews are still pouring in on this product, it doesn't make sense to me. It MUST be under attack by competitors, no idea how else to explain it. I would buy this mattress again and again, and I have recommended it to everyone who has asked about it. I have met a few people who own them, and they love them as well. This is the bed-in-a-box killer at a price other companies would charge you for a single pillow. Buy it. EDIT 2 ( 4/29/2018): I just got back from my parents house, who purchased two of these mattresses after I shared my experience. They tried to put one of them on a traditional bed-frame with a box spring and experienced significant sinking. I am going to equate this problem to the reviews left by other Amazon customers on this item. If you try to put this mattress on a traditional box spring, you are going to have a bad time. You need to purchase the Zinus frame, or a similar generic frame made for a memory foam mattress to go with this item.