My wife and I were pleasantly surprised. We were in desperate need of a new mattress and began reviewing them online clueless as to what each type and style meant. Our old mattress was an expensive coil and pillow top and we at least knew we didn't want that any more. We were leaning towards something firm and with little heat retention.
We visited several mattress stores around town to get an idea of what we liked, what was available and the price range. The mattresses we seemed to like the most were in the 1000s of dollars price range and we were shocked. Our favorite wound up being the lower line of the Tempur-pedics because they were firmer but we couldn't justify the exorbitant price.
My brother had recently purchased a mattress like this one from Sams for his oldest son and was raving about it. He couldn't believe the feel for the price and said their next mattress would be one of these. We began researching and reading reviews and thought we'd give it a shot because of the price and the easy return.
We received it, laughed at the packaging, removed the bag and let it inflate. 48 hours later we moved it into place. We couldn't be happier. Very comfortable with little heat retention and at a small fraction of the price as the other brands.
We asked each other if we could tell a difference between this mattress and the other expensive ones, like the Tempurpedics, and we said no. I mean, it's just foam. Something you use for packaging material when shipping. It shouldn't cost much. With the other mattresses you're paying for marketing and the several middlemen that require commission.
We got a queen size and it is slightly larger than our old one made by Sealy. It measures 80.5 inches long by 60 inches wide and it is the full 12-inches thick just as they state. Not sure of the weights but it is definitely heavier than our old coil and pillow top.
As a comparison in feel from what we tried out, the Tempur-Contour in the Medium-Firm range was the closest to this 'Green Tea' semi-firm version. They rate theirs on a 1-8 scale with 8 being the firmest. I'd say this one is like their Tempur-Contour Rhapsody at a 6. We actually liked the lower line Tempur-Flex Prima. It is their coil-foam hybrid and somewhat cheaper. It had a faster reaction time and although rated at a 6, it felt firmer than the others rated the same. Since this one is just like the Rhapsody, I imagine that Sam's coil-foam hybrids would be a lot like the Prima. We're just enjoying the non-motion transfer too much not to change :)