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My husband and I decided to wait a bit before posting our review of the Hastens we purchased. Obviously, there is no way to judge how good a bed is until you have owned it for awhile. The Hastens is no exception, especially given all that has been posted and written on the mattresses, and the sheer cost of acquiring one. We want to preface our thoughts with that we are a hardworking middle class (on the lower end) couple who do not like to waste money, are not label whores and thought we could provide a decent and fair review.

Interestingly enough we acquired our bed from Jeff Klein who has numerous posts on this website. What a shame he is no longer carrying this brand... We will state that Jeff truly does go out of his way for clients, so anyone buying from him should feel lucky. Jeff not only gave us so much personal attention with respect to our purchase, but he was also personally involved in the devliery and setup of the bed, installation of the headboard (and other hardware) and he resolved a very large issue that we had in a direct purchase with Hastens (prior to us purchasing from him). Very few businesses operate in such a fashion and we know that, should we ever purchase another bed, Jeff has our business.

We purchased a T2000 firm mattress approximately 2 1/2 years ago and have come to realize we are completely thrilled we made this decision. One source of satisfaction comes from the fact that this is possibly the only mattress in the USA that is made from all natural materials AND does not contain the numerous harsh and deadly flame retardant chemicals that are now required in mattresses sold in the USA (but I do not claim to have extraordinary knowledge with respect to other mattress makers). Numerous friends have looked for and purchased what they thought were natural beds that did not contain these chemicals, only to find they were mistaken. The fact that we spend 1/3 of our lives in bed should make one consider if we might have significant exposure to such chemicals, realizing this is where you sleep, breath, touch, etc. and who knows how these will affect the masses going forward.

With respect to sleeping... The bed is not as firm as my husband would have liked but he is okay with this aspect since we are mainly both sidesleepers and, when I sleep on my back, I have no issues but my husband is a large man and his side does give a bit. Our recommendation would be to purchase at least one step up in terms of firmness. We do get great rest on the bed. The one big item that some people may have an issue with is the maintenance. We have a king size bed and bi-monthly flipping, follwed by the bi-monthly rotating, along with fluffing the mattress topper every three weeks (or so) can be bit daunting. While my husband tries to follow a schedule we often fall behind, but this has not had a profound effect on our sleep. When my husband actually gets around to working on the topper, he usually has to break out the work into 4-5 sessions over a 40 minute period, with breaks in between to relieve his forearms from fluffing it back into shape. I have often joked with him about this work but he loves the bed too much for this work to be a deterrent. The point we want to make is that it does require work and maintenance.

We have tried many other beds, including memory foam and those with natural latex, but they have made us sweat profusely (and I do not sweat easily).

All said, we love the bed and have even thought about purchasing one for our houseguests. They are not for everyone and, sure the bed cost more than our Camry, but considering the time spent in each and length of time we will own each, we think the bed is a must buy.