Must be. I've seen wildly conflicting reports on the smell issue for every single mattress I've looked at. It's subjective, of course, and might also depend on how good a person's sense of smell is, but that doesn't account for how differing the opinions are. Some people say there's no smell at all (or one that dissipates after an hour or two), and others say that they're blasted with toxic fumes, and no matter how long they open the windows, run ceiling fans, or burn candles, nothing will get rid of it. And we're talking about the same mattress here...


Yeah, that could be. I wonder, would that still apply if all these layers of fabric are between the person and the latex? Would you still get an allergic reaction?


Thanks for the input! The one major issue with Tempurpedic is that they're a good deal more expensive than the alternatives. I wouldn't be surprised if you get what you pay for, but if the difference between 80% happy with my mattress and 90% happy is $1000, I'll take 80% Right now I'm at 0-10%