Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Okay, so when I was debating on whether or not to buy this mattress, I read all these reviews and I promised myself that I would attempt to write the very best review that actually described the firm/soft situation with this mattress. It appears that there is no central reference point for firm and soft and everyone has his or her own opinion about what's firm and what's soft. So, in my review, I will put what I think is firm and soft before I describe the mattress. I think of FIRM as rock hard -- like nearly board-like or a little softer. It gives when you sit down, but kind of snaps back. People seem to think these are good for bad backs, but I have no idea how this is true. When I sleep on a super firm bed, my back wants to die the next morning. Anyway -- soft, to me, is laying down on something and it giving a lot -- I recently read a review of a hotel I stayed at where I loved the mattresses, but everyone was complaining that they were too soft. I didn't think so. So, I think I have a preference toward the soft. An in-between, I think, is one of those mattresses that you lie down on and they give at the top, but hold you kind of firm -- and I am referring to innerspring mattresses -- so keep that in mind. NOW -- as for this mattress, which is a memory foam mattress -- I absolutely love it and I think that it is a gift from the universe. It kind of circumvents the firm-soft argument, because is just different. I have slept on different types of memory foam mattresses in the past -- some that were actually pretty hard, but that conformed so well to the body that they were super comfortable. This mattress feels soft when you first lie down on it. You can press in and you're like -- dang, that's soft, wtf. And you do sink into it at the hips a few inches laying on your side. Back, too, but the beautiful thing is that the mattress conforms to your body and then holds you, suspended, in a more firm layer right below the very soft top. I was going to go with a memory foam mattress from a leading discount furniture store, but it was $1,400 -- this was MUUUUUCH more inexpensive, so I decided to gamble on it -- and I won. I can't tell you if you will win, but it does feel like it's quality, and it feels better than those other mattresses in a box that are latex and kind of too firm. This feels like a high-end memory foam mattress. It's probably like an Aldi-type version of a Tempur-Pedic and other people have said that in the comments. I wouldn't say its quite as nice, but it's in that type of family. The edge is fine -- I'm a big person and can sit on it and sleep right up to the edge and it's fine. It's not too hot -- I'm a hot sleeper, and I haven't noticed any difference -- being more hot or anything. What I have noticed is that I haven't laid in a bed more than 7 hours and woke up without my lower back muscles screaming in a decade. There are some good reviews from mattress outlets on YouTube, and they also helped make the decision. I love it. and I feel great about saving a thousand dollars!