My wife and I have had consistent mattress challenges - she prefers a slightly more firm mattress and I prefer one with some give. After laying on many mattresses at retailers and trying another online company, we finally have found a happy medium in Purple. No back pain for her because the mattress is too soft, and just enough sink for me so that I get a good night's sleep.

I do find the mattress comfortable and sleep well on it initially, but I find myself waking up multiple times during the night to move as my hips start to hurt after lying in the same position for a while. This didn't happen with my old bed, so I'm hoping that this is just my body adjusting and not something that will continue.

I'm 130 pounds and have a small waist and wide hips. The bed needs a lot of pressure to contour and my light build doesn't cause the material to "give". I wish they made one for lighter eight people that contoured to their body shape. I haven't figured out a pillow configuration that works yet, either so... It's just ok.

So far, so "meh". Before we purchased this mattress, I purchased the chair cushion and lumbar support just to see how the grid system worked (and if the cushions worked as advertised). I haven't used the actual cushion much as it makes me sit too high on my office chair, but did notice that both it and the lumbar cushion make you sweat - a lot. And the reason for this is the grid collapses as it supports, so there is zero air flow through the grid. As far as comfort, they work nominally well. Our old mattress was a pseudo-memory foam affair that lasted exactly 2 years before it decided it was going to collapse in the middle as most do. Our previous mattress was a coil spring which did the same thing (we, as a couple, are not overly large people.. just sayin'). So, I thought a hybrid might do the job, and we sat on a P3 at a local retail store and it seemed to have "all the right moves". We ordered one. We're figuring with the 3 month warranty from the retail store and the 10 year through Purple our butts would literally be covered. The first week or so there was a pungent odor that weirdly I was only able to detect - and it was more a taste thing than anything else. It's somewhat dissipated now, but still occasionally get a whiff. Mattress movement with a partner isn't too much an issue - it does creditably well there. My main issue is actually sleeping close to the edge (a queen, and giving my partner some room), the edge will actually collapse, almost spilling me off the bed. Purple needs a solid band around the edge of their grids, maybe 2" wide and as deep as the grid to keep this from happening. As for sleeping comfort... yeah, it's ok. I don't think it's as 'cool' as they tout it to be (to the touch), but I'm not sweating, either. My arms will occasionally fall asleep if I'm on my side, but they'll do that in other places as well so I can't directly blame the mattress. The mattress itself is bouncy, I'm sure directly related to the grid gel. And you can feel the grid through the top cover of the mattress. It's not annoying, just one of those oh.. there's one kind of thing. I think Purple could step up the technology with the gel formation - I feel a "foamed" version of this gel - open cell, very loose foam (think soap bubbles) would be the next logical step as something like that could easily support the same amount of weight, be more breathable and provide the same support.

I used to toss and turn most of the night, and spent the daytime falling asleep despite copious amounts of caffeine. Since I've gotten my purple mattress and purple pillows, my quality of sleep is so much better! I'm not experiencing daytime sleepiness anymore!

It was great at first... we got the Original Purple Mattress and the pillows, sheets, protector, AND the bed frame. Because we wanted to make sure we'd get the most out of the mattress and do everything right for comfort, It was really nice the first few months. And I couldn't wait to get into bed. But after about 6 or so months, it started to get uncomfortable. But we didn't really connect our pain to the mattress. After a year it was pretty bad. After 2 years, it was a nightmare. But we didn't have the money to get another mattress after dropping 2,000 on all the Purple stuff. So it's been 3 and half years and I am in so much pain. I haven't felt well rested in 2 years now. I'm 25 years old and my 76 year old grandpa outlasted me at golf this week. I was waddling like a duck and struggled to get out of bed the following morning. Again, I JUST TURNED 25! I shouldn't be having back pain like this. Back, shoulder, neck, hip... it all hurts. There's just been so many issues with the mattress. 1. My 80 pound dog can't even clay down with out bouncing me awake. So imagine what happens when my boyfriend or I change positions? 2. There's a massive indent where I sleep. I'm not a very big person. I gained weight in the last year and a half, but for the majority of the time we had the mattress I only weighed 125 pounds! But it's not deeper than 1 inch while the mattress is sitting on the floor. So not covered under warranty. 3. It does not conform to my body. There's a major gab between my lower back and the mattress. They asked me to use a stack of heavy hard back books to see if they sank into the mattress. Well of course they sink! I sink! The issue is it just sinks everywhere! So again, not covered under warranty they said. 4. It's HOT! My mattress protector is freaking dark grey from being discolored from night sweats. I keep the bedroom at 68° or colder... and I still wake up with the sheets stuck all over my body. I have to fight to get out of the dang sheets. 5. It's so loud. The mattress itself makes a noise when you get up from it. It's awful and loud enough to wake my boyfriend or I up. And finally, I tried sharing my experience in the Facebook comments and now I'm blocked from commenting on Purples posts and my negative comments were removed. So that's super shady... I wouldn't be surprised if they don't even post this review... I tried resolving this over a year ago by trying to call in the warranty and was told I'm just SOL... refer to numbers 2 and 3 above. And in case they try a canned response of "the frame matters!" I WAS USING YOUR FRAME, Purple. Your frame. I'm just so annoyed... and in pain.

Oh boy did we love this mattress the first month or two we had it, our bodies felt wonderful... it has now been 5 months and I absolutely hate that we bought this mattress, it has been a huge waste of money. Clearly we are passed the 100 night trial period so I highly doubt they will refund my money over this awful hunk of junk. I have never had hip pain in my life until this thing started to take a crap. i constantly have a sore back, neck, shoulders and hips, my boyfriend is also having issues and constantly has a stiff neck. We even tried sleeping without pillows, no relief. I tried sleeping with pillows under my hips and/or back, nothing helps. This mattress is a joke, its great until the trail period runs out. they you are stuck with a terrible, painful, heavy investment. I would never recommend this mattress to anyone ever again.

I'm going on my 4th week with the purple mattress, along with the harmony pillow and the softstretch sheets, and am more than impressed! Perfect amount of support without being too firm, or too soft. The cooling effect of the grid has given me comfortable rest, even in sweatpants with a 70 pound dog laying his head over my legs! You would think this would all create a reverse effect on wanting to get out of bed in the morning, not the case. Instead, I feel well rested and energized, and have been getting up easier and ready for the day. Thank you Purple!

No more sore shoulders and hips from side sleeping or sore knees from back sleeping! And I'm not waking up as if I just jumped in a pool like I would with some box springs and memory foams! Purple does a phenomenal job at relieving pressure points and providing support while staying cool.

My old mattress was 20 years old and had springs coming out the sides of it. I had 2 inches of a padded mattress protector on top of it, but that did not take care of the HUGE dip in the middle and the springs poking into all the wrong places. When my husband and I set up the mattress and laid on it the first time, both of our backs hurt like they had to crack really bad. That feeling went away shortly, and now I don't wake up sore like I use to on the old mattress. The purple has a good level of softness and a nice feeling of support underneath. I didn't understand when people would say this about the purple, but once you lay on it, it makes a lot more sense! I never want to leave my bed now. Also, my husband used to toss and turn and get very overheated. That doesn't happen anymore. We both can sleep through the night and fall asleep faster.