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48 of 52 found the following review helpful:
 Stay away if you like it firm Nov 05, 2009
By Rapscallion Stallion
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2ZMGUFI6ADJ8T Note: The video does not have sound. I just wanted to show you some footage of what you were contemplating buying since the internet has relatively no pictures of this product.
Ok. I'm here to rate this pad because honestly, the other reviews were "about as useless as a poopy flavored lollipop." - Patches O'Houlihan. First, I'll tell you my situation so you can accurately assess whether or not this pad is right for you. I got a new mattress about 6 months ago and I'm dissatisfied because it's not as firm as I would like it to be. I'm a stomach sleeper because laying on my back gives me back pains when my butt sinks and lumbar isn't supported. My bed's starting to sag in spots and I was waking up a lot every night to change positions. I got this in hopes that I would have sounder sleep, which I would absolutely love. Now on to the review.
Soft Sleeper has this "great new 'Visco Elastic' foam". HAHA! Lemme give you a vocab lesson real quick.
Viscosity- Resistance of a fluid or other material. Water has low viscosity, Honey has high viscosity.
Elasticity- A property of a material when it returns to its original shape after the external force under which it deforms is removed.
So their high tech Visco Elastic foam just means it resists pressure (poorly I might add) and then returns to its normal shape. So 'Soft Sleeper', you can throw that technical jargon crap out the window. I've never came across a foam pad that wasn't "Visco Elastic foam".
But anyways, this pad arrived about a week after I ordered it. Came via FedEx in a kinda large box. Opened it immediately to find it packed in plastic with a slight vacuum. A small pocket knife will do to unwrap your new present. I was shocked and a little skeptical because this pad is just a piece of foam. You won't be impressed with its look. It honestly looks like a sheet of cheap foam. I laid it on my bed immediately and was very pleased to find that it fit very well - see video. (Twin size pad fits a twin size bed, awesome). The pad has a slightly slimy feel, so be sure to have sheets handy. I threw on my sheets, which still fit, and hopped in my new bed.
The initial laying down feels nice, but nothing more. Don't expect this to be some miracle sleep wonder. It's just a piece of foam, with NO MEMORY. That's right. If you sit in it and watch TV or play video games for a while, you'll leave a crease, but that's the extent of the memory. Just take a look at the video. I clearly show you in the beginning the pad has 0 memory. After opening, you'll soon notice your room start to fill with an intriguing smell. I sensed a strong pumpkin guts smell with a hint of gasoline. Not entirely nauseating, but still annoying. I couldn't wait to sleep on it, so I took my chances and slept with the smell. No problem. I woke up with no headache, and the pumpkin smell was nearly gone in just one night. But was my sleep quality any better?
I think slightly if any. Sure, it makes your bed softer. But that's not a good thing if your bed isn't firm enough in the first place. This pad, for me, would work a lot better if it were about twice as dense. So I would have to tell anybody with a bed that's too soft, this isn't going to do much for you.
MISC
*The pad tends to stick to the sheets and bed pretty well, but will still shift out of position about 2 inches in any direction over the course of the night.
***EDIT*** The pad shifting is a pain in the butt! (figuratively, of course) I don't sleep exactly in the center of my bed so the pad slips 1-2 inches every night and is a pain to get back straight again. It tugs at my sheets when shifted and eventually rips the sheets off the corner of the mattress. This is a very big drawback. I'm not sure if all pads shift, but this annoys me so much I'm thinking about just removing it altogether.
*The pad breaths very well. It doesn't trap a lot of heat, which I really like.
*The foam looks fairly durable, so it should last a few years at least. As long as the 'Visco Elasticity' can hold up.
***EDIT*** While trying to re-shift my pad on my mattress after i awoke, I pinched the pad and sheet to move it and a small chunk of foam got ripped off (about the size of an upside down 'Hershey's Kiss').
Overall, I wouldn't recommend it to you if your bed is not firm enough. But if your bed is too firm, this might be just the thing you're looking for. The $30 price tag seems slightly steep for a piece of foam, but again, what doesn't work for me might be perfect for you. I tried to give you as much information as possible to lead you in the right direction, but it's going to have to be your gut instinct on whether you buy it or not. And if I left something out that you would like to know, feel free to comment on my review. I get email notification on comments and I will be quick to reply if you need some more information. I hope I have helped you in some way and not wasted your time. Thanks for reading.
20 of 22 found the following review helpful:
NOT MEMORY FOAM!!! Aug 19, 2008
By Penguin
If you're looking for real memory foam, this is certainly not it.
Complete ditto to J. Sitterding's review! Thanks. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who thought this product was a bit misleading!!!
While the words "memory foam" are not explicitly stated in the product name, I thought this was a visco-elastic type of foam. Or at least comparable. This is just regular foam. Granted, to be fair it seems to be of good quality (and I am partially to blame for falling for shady marketing), but it's not quite what I expected and I am a bit disappointed.
The product description uses the words "pressure sensitive" and I found this product by typing in the seach keywords "memory foam." The whole description makes references to memory foam and "NASA technology. "MISLEADING. They should make it clearer that this is NOT memory foam or visco-elastic foam.
In addition, the seller contacted me by *telephone* to encourage me to change my feedback on the seller feedback section!!! Inappropriate.
It would have been fine if they approached it more from a customer satisfaction standpoint. However, the woman who called me was not very concerned with my satisfaction as a customer. Her primary concern was to get me to take down my negative comment because the words "memory foam" aren't in the product name.
I admit she was right and I was wrong, so I took my previous comment down. But I am now posting this instead because I refuse to be bullied into hiding my honest opinion!!! VERY SHADY. They have no business calling customers for a matter of that nature. Feedback's part of the online business. Get over it, All Sleep.
BOTTOM LINE: MISLEADING!
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[You judge for yourself whether or not this sounds like a description of memory foam:
"...Soft Sleeper foam uses a technology first developed by *NASA* to make the most comfort sleep surface ever. We have taken that technology and developed a luxurious Soft Sleeper 2.5 next generation foam material. You may have seen the foam mattress story on TV but the secret is that only the top 2-4 inches of their $5,000 mattress is actually the technologically advanced foam. The Soft Sleeper 2.5 is a mattress topper made from *pressure sensitive foam.* This luxurious material reacts to your body weight, and the surface stays cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Over 9 out of 10 of our customers report that the pressure releiving contoured surface cradles their body and helps eliminate those pressure points created by traditional mattress surfaces. Another 89% of our customers reported less back and neck pain too. When it comes to buying ***memory foam*** mattress toppers, there are many options that need to be considered."]
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 OMG Mar 04, 2009
By Techie G
I agree with the overall rating of this foam topper. Yes, granted that AllSleep did not quote unquote say this is memory foam, the ad for the 2.5 and all the other density ads are the same. Very misleading. I returned mine but had to paid a 20% restocking fee! BS! Don't buy from this seller.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
another MISLEAD Consumer: Shame on Me Nov 18, 2009
By Kathryn J. Bolton
Deceptive advertising: yes. Lead to believe it was "like" memory foam. IT IS NOT; I have memory foam on our other beds; This one is just basic Latex foam. Not worth returning by the time I pay to return and then pay 20% restocking.... just not worth it. I'll cut it up and use it for my pet's bed, but it is not "Nasa Technology" it is just old fashioned latex foam. DON'T be a fool or be fooled, read the reviews. P.S> To the company selling this: don't bother calling me, I won't be changing my review.
9 of 11 found the following review helpful:
STAY AWAY! STAY FAR FAR AWAY! Oct 14, 2009
By Cole Chapman
Usually I don't write reviews on Amazon, but this was a special occasion. See, I bought two of these pads for my college dorm room bed in hopes that they would provide a more comfortable sleeping situation. The pads are soft, yeah, definitely nowhere near memory foam status (I have no idea what the other reviews were talking about, its more of a sponge than it is memory foam), but that isn't my biggest gripe with the product. These pads have a distinct smell of uncapped Sharpie pens. For those who don't know what those smell like, look up the word "Carcinogen", then you'll have a decent idea. Not only that, but they have this faint yellow stain running down the middle of the bed. I'm not quite sure what that is, nor do I really want to know. The smell was so bad it blew past my "Fabreeze shower" and quickly stained my sheets with the smell of chemical fumes, I had to seal it away into far away place in a plastic bag to escape it.
In short:
DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT! IT SERIOUSLY SMELLS OF CANCER. I BOUGHT TWO SO IT IS NOT JUST BY CHANCE. STAY AWAY FROM ITS TEMPTING $30 PRICE POINT.
Please, I beg that you take this into account and actually go to a Target or something to buy a mattress pad. Stay away from these shady online dealers.
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