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We've had three mattresses in our master bedroom within the last 18 months and only our last, a Shifman, has given us long-lasting comfort!
Our first, a Serta, lost most its coil support within 10 months. We tried a TempurPedic only to suffer worse lower back pain and more frustration. Needless to say, we've done a LOT of research on mattresses since, and it took lots of digging to come up with this brand.
Shifman has been making hand-tufted, strong gauge, top quality mattresses for over 100 years in Newark, NJ. They are sold nationally through Bloomingdales (and bloomingdales.com) but can also be found at high-end furniture stores. As mattress companies often rename their products to suit different stores (thereby insuring you can't compare prices, a whole other issue!), you won't find the Van Gogh at Bloomingdales. We bought ours in northern NJ, where we live, at a local furniture store.
The VG is part of Shifman's "Masters Collection", with double off-set innersprings, quilted 100% cotton, heavy gauge side supports and natural latex...which all adds up to major comfort. Because we're fit but tall, support was the number one issue for us. Shifman's coil layout and an 11 3/4 steel gauge number (the lower the number, the better the support) were impressive. Shifman also provided the store with a side-cut, minature view of exactly what goes into each mattress. All of Shifman's mattresses are hand-tufted (i.e. nothing falls apart) and the premium sets are 100% cotton, important for those who are allergic to oil-based polyeurathene beds. This model has a built in low-profile pillow top on both sides, for flipping purposes, but there are also removable ones in other models.a
Now for the not so great: Shifman advises that for the first 6 months, you flip the mattress once a month, then twice a year after that, so that small depressions can be minimalized. This is no easy feat because our VG mattress is very HEAVY. But a nice thing Shifman has included inside (and unseen) are hinges that allow the bed to bend at a 45 degree angle from top to bottom. This is the only way it will come up the staircase of an old house, trust me!
I will also say that this quality doesn't come cheap. We bought the box-spring (with actual springs, uncommon these days) and mattress for about $5000. Still, seven months after we purchased this bed we are extremely happy about it. We wanted top quality without having to pay those outrageous European prices (i.e. Duxiana, Hastens) and we have found it, made in the USA! There are a wide range of prices (about $1500-8000) that suit most budgets and you'll likely find more than one retailer in your area. You must get this bedcover from overstock if you get the shifman matress. Others will not fit! Don't go through the horrible headache finding one that I did.

There's nothing that gives us more joy than to climb into our extra comfortable bed at the end of a hard day. We actually miss it when we are away from home. Try them out in a store to feel the difference. You won't regret it!

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