Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I had to replace my old futon mattress recently, and before buying the Dorel futon, I had purchased one from an online store that specialized in products that were excess in inventory. I had purchased other products from that store before, but this was the worst. So I will say that I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this mattress, especially since the price points were almost identical. It's a firm mattress, you can barely feel the coils, and the foam is a little lumpy at first but it evens out great! PROS: Fast, free (prime) shipping. Very reasonably priced. Packaging is water proof and easy to get in the house. Also, there are lots of silica gel packets which keep the mattress from getting moldy in said packaging (yeah for not cutting corners). Beautiful beige microfiber cover. The 8" mattress is a full 8 inches, most likely to the straight side seams. Firm, with bounce and you barely feel the coils. DOES NOT SMELL. (lesson from other purchase You may smell something so faint if you bury your face in it, but this really isn't awful and I'm very sensitive to smells. HAS Tags. who sells mattresses without tags? seriously. another lesson) Thick and firm, you barely make a dent in the mattress when you sit in it, but it folds really well in the seated position. You could technically take the cover off and wash it (unlike the other mattress, which was only 20 dollars cheaper) this cover covers a mesh enclosed mattress. But I'll probably be putting a waterproof pad and an additional cover to this baby anyway (which is in the end why I had to purchase a new futon.) CONS: The back of the mattress is made of cheap black polyester, like the stuff you lay on mulch for landscaping but better. So you will probably need to get an additional cover for the mattress if this bothers you. It's 8" thick. So you will definitely need to reconsider a custom mattress cover because the one I purchased from the Walton family will not work. It's a great cover, it's just not deep enough for this mattress.)