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I don't know how anyone could miss it. It's very comfortable however, and we can at least sleep through the smell. Well, The smell is REALLY bad.
We let it air out for over a week and it still smells really bad. We're sticking with it for now. We have a pillow top and a fitted sheet over it and that doesn't seem to reduce the smell much.
Before buying this I read a few reviews about the horrible smell but they were in the small minority so I bought it anyway. They suggest letting it air out for 8 hours. Maybe if a few years it will lose it's smell.
There's a little tag on the inside when you open it that says you "may" notice have a "new" smell for a while. And the word "new" is kind to say the least.
This topper looks like it will last longer. The Ebay topper eventually developed a permanent sag in the middle. The thickness and firmness of this mattress topper is about right for me. It replaces a thicker and less firm topper I bought on Ebay.
I do wish the Carpenter Company had not made its length and width a couple inched smaller than the mattress. It even springs back to its original contition in the morning. Defintely worth the money. I had "tired" of our extra firm Sealy Postuerpedic mattress. I never "dreamed" this foam topper would make such a difference.
I didn't even pay for express shipping. It also arrived at my door one day after purchase. It probably could have used a little more time outside, but the scent did vanish within 3 days.
I had considered buying a pillow topper, but was concerned it would either flatten out or would have no loft and I would be lift in a pit of feathers still on a firm mattress. It contours nicely to my body and is not at all hot, which i was concerned about. I recently bought a sealy Cason bay mattress which is beautiful, but was quite firm and just needed some softness.
I let the pad air out overnight outside. I would absolutely recommend this product, I am very pleased with it and the quality of my sleep has improved exponentially. This topper is perfect.
It provides plenty of support, yet is quite soft.
I suspect the soda may bring down the topper's lifespan, however. needs to consider a cover scent). I was just about to give up on it, so I sprinkled it with Arm&Hammer carpet soda and vaccumed, got a plastic zipper mattress bag and had a wonderful night's sleep on my old spare bed. After 5 days (2 outside on the balcony) and 3 on the bed, it still had a smell sort of like chocolate/turpentine which permeates all the bedding, including what you are sleeping in. If not for the stink problem, I'd give it a five star. The pitch was it only needed 10 hours to air out. So I put it back outside for another night. (Mfg.
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