written by on 19/10/2021
If you sleep on the kitchen floor you might like this mattress, tryed to return as part of trial only one firmness available so partner couldn’t make a dent in it asked for return and still waiting despite endless calls and emails,have tryed other mattresses with no problem at all but ergoflex has customer suppport that think they run the company.
written by 290Slaughter on 18/06/2019
Mattress split down the middle and their suggestion is its the slats, a total waste of time basically they hide behind T&C'S poor service. Offered a replacement for another £360 however I have purchased 2 mattresses and pillows from them with no issue and the one issue I have they ignore. The Support clearly looks for ways not to pay so its unhelpful, poor quality mattress, poor resolution, uncomfy mattress UK. I understand T&C'S exist for companies but my opinion is this is poor
Written on: 08/01/2024
Sounds like the 'support' I received.
I was sent a list of tasks I had to complete so I could send photos of the mattress in various positions.
The mattress on one side, the other then off the base, standing it on one side then the other. With the cover on then with the cover off. As the mattress has no handles this is an almost impossible task, even for a fit and healthy 30 Yr old (son in law) and absolutely impossible for a 75 Yr old. (Me) I had to pay someone to take it up the stairs when I bought it and have had to get someone in to rotate it on a regular basis. The pre sales advertising doesn't mention any of this.
It seems that the guarantee is a nit-picking document that has a get out clause that covers everything except the fact that becomes extremely uncomfortable after a few years. Pity Monty Python are no longer viable- they could have made a brilliant sketch on the guarantee- a contractual agreement originally designed to protect the customer but in the case of Ergoflex used as a shield to deflect any proper customer service.
written by Waynejones on 02/01/2019
Purchased mattress from ergoflex, tried for 20 days on the trial. Found it to be unsuitable for us. Very hot,uncomftable through night. Requested a return. Took So long to be collected, as they do not collect from you,they use different collection methods,then had to wait for refund. After a number of calls and emails to ergo flex. Customer service was ok. Finally got it sorted out Would not recommend or use again.
written by cocochops on 01/10/2016
We slept on a Tempur mattress for 15 years and it had come to the end of it's life and although it had been the best mattress we had ever slept on i didn't want spend a fortune on a new one.So after looking on the internet and doing some research i decided on the Ergoflex.We have had it now for 5 months and we are both getting lower back pain.I get up with back ache in the morning and after a while my backache disappears only to return during the night so clearly it's the mattress.I'm so fed up with backache i have ordered another Tempur and the Ergoflex is going on Ebay. These two mattresses are no where near the same as Ergoflex would have you believe and i do feel that i've been tricked.
written by BaileyWilson5 on 24/11/2015
One day, I received an invitation to do an online survey of Ergoflex. At the end of the survey, it gives you £75 discount code off on each mattress purchased. So, I went ahead to buy a superking size and a double mattress. But Ergoflex online system didn’t work with the code when you ordered more than 1 mattress, therefore I have to put one order online and the other mattress order by phone. Everything went well and credit card payment on both mattresses were debited straight away. Suddenly, two days later, the day before the mattresses were due to deliver to me, I got an e-mail saying they had cancelled one of my orders. Reason being was the discount code could not be used more than once. I spent the whole day over the phone explaining to the sale team at Ergoflex that the £75 discount code is for each mattress purchased (as clearly written at Ergoflex automated e-mail when completing the survey). I couldn't believe that nobody in Ergoflex would do the due diligence to investigate their own online survey (which takes less than 2 mins to do). Instead, Ergoflex took the absurd approach to cancel my order, on the day before the delivery due to take place, which gives you no time to arrange an alternative plan. Anyway, a long story cut short, my order and schedule got completely messed up. As a result, my family has no mattress to sleep, as well as extra time off from work is required to wait for another delivery. I seriously would not recommend Ergoflex to any of my friends, relatives and family. Their service is extremely unreliable.
written by jacdug on 04/08/2015
Bought this mattress last August 2014 and stopped using it christmas 2014 (yep couldn't face christmas being woken up at 4 am with aching back). We switched from a pocket sprung to this and it was pretty disastrous. Both of us (in our 30's) experienced persistent back pain whilst using this mattress. I gave it the benefit of the doubt (4 months!) with no improvement. To it's credit it is initially very comfy but throughout the night it becomes what I can only describe as an austere foam slab! I complained but well outside of Ergoflex's two week returns policy - and rather than simply accepting that I was having a bad experience with it they issued me with a long interrogative list as to the condition of my bed frame, could I take photos, did I use a mattress protector as this interfered with the mattress's thermic properties. I thought this was a bit much, considering I'd spent £400 on sleep misery. Anyway I requested a refund which they declined (in fact they went as far as suggesting we might be too heavy for it). We bought a pocket sprung and haven't looked back. Was our back pain caused by the Ergoflex? I think we'll never answer that question however it's claim to help existing back pain sufferers is highly spurious! I write this because it is our spare mattress and a year on from purchase we have guests so I am sleeping on it. Surprise! I find myself with backache again! Suggest you make your decision very quickly if you decide to purchase and better still check the returns policy. A friend had a similar experience with another company but they took it back, no problem.
Written on: 10/10/2015
i totally agree with the above review.......i went from a tempur mattress to the ergoflex...disaster....first of all the smell like a hay barn customer service suggested putting a bowel of vinegar under the bed for a few days????took over a month to get rid of the smell by then gurantee has run out they then suggested washing the cover.....i had just paid 650 +45 delivery i used it for 6 months constant back ache had to take to the dump couldnt give it away.....i think a lot of these reviews are fake lets see if this one gets through....
written by salsarudeboy on 12/07/2015
When I intially recieved my mattress I was pleased. However after 18 months I discovered a multitude of sins. The memory foam began to go out of shape. This is because the memory foam is put together with several pieces like a jigsaw. This is not mentioned when you buy their product. The cotten cover which keeps it together is of inferior quality so tears easily. Thus when the foam is exposed it starts to disintengrate and spreads all over your bedroom. I bought the mattress late 2011. Now I have to buy a new mattress. Please do not buy their products.
written by Snowmaiden on 05/10/2014
We purchased two of these mattresses and I can honestly say it is one of the worse purchases I have ever made. The mattress moves by about 4" a week. Due to the weight and no grips it is virtually impossible to lift back, we are in our 70's, so you have to drag back into place. If you use a valance that then ends up on one side of the bed !!! Phoned CS and told to put towels under the mattress, again not easy due to the weight. . Sadly this has not wholly resolved the problem does not move quite as much but still needs pulling into place, bringing the towels with it. Contacted CS again received the answer nothing they can do !!!! Having spent £1000 I would have thought there should be something that could be done. Possibly send two different covers. If they cannot fo anything I can for as far as I am concerned this product is not fit for purpose !!!! I await comments
Written on: 09/10/2014
Thank you to the GM for his phone call today and for his understanding of my frustration and disappointment. I look forward to trying the proposed remedy. Will keep everything crossed that it works. Again thank you
written by PattiPatti on 12/08/2014
I bought a single Ergoflex mattress for my husband who had recently had a stroke. He was starting to get a pressure sore on his heel and found the high risk mattress provided to go with his hospital bed too hard and uncomfortable. I saw the adverts for Ergoflex mattresses and thought one of these would be absolutely ideal for him. Unfortunately it was terribly uncomfortable. He has tried it twice, on two separate occasions for a couple of weeks each time. Both times It caused him to have bad back pains and his pressure sore got worse. I wish I had not bought this mattress and would like to be able to give it back for a refund. Think hard before you buy one!!!! I would not agree that it is medium to firm. I would definitely call it firm. Had I been aware of this I would not have bought it for my husband.
written by SNEEZYandGRUMPY on 11/05/2013
I bought this mattress because I had read on the Ergoflex website about its advantages for allergy sufferers and for back pain sufferers. I have a broken spine and both my wife and I suffer from allergies to household dust and chemicals. The pre-purchase customer support was very good and the product delivery was very speedy. However, that is where the good news ended. The mattress had an absolutely dreadful and very strong chemical smell and this resulted in immediate allergic reactions from both my wife and me. If you search long and hard on the Ergoflex website you will find that this "a little unpleasant" smell should disappear in "a short period of time". The instructions that came with the mattress said the "unpleasant smell ... will dissipate quickly" and that washing of the outer cover would help deal with the problem. We duly washed the cover but the exposed mattress made the smell even worse. The room was thoroughly aired by closing the door and opening the window (and allowing the 2 degrees outside temperature that prevailed at that time - early April - to enter). After three days of constant airing and the room (and en suite bathroom) resembling a freezer and the smell remained as strong as ever, I made an enquiry to Ergoflex as to how, if possible, to resolve this issue. I was told to put a bowl of vinegar and water in the room to soak up the smell and to walk or kneel on the whole mattress to force the trapped air out. We did these things but with no improvement to the smell. During all of this period, my wife and I were forced to sleep on the floor of a spare room as we have no other bed and our bedroom and en suite bathroom had become a "no go" zone due to the smell and cold temperature. I then contacted Ergoflex again to tell them that none of their solutions had worked and a week had now gone by and that I needed urgent action taken to allow my life to return to normal by removing their faulty (or unacceptable) quality product. [Incidentally, throughout all of my dialogues with Ergoflex, they seemed totally unconcerned about the impact on our lives that their product had created.] I found it very hard to speak to a decision-maker without having to resort to having a "hissy fit". When I did get through, I got lots of technical gobbledegook but eventually got them to agree to a collection and refund, subject to the problem still occurring when we returned from a short trip away from home. On returning, the smell had not improved (and, by now, it was two weeks after delivery of it so so much for dissipating quickly!!) so I contacted them to arrange for an immediate collection. Their attitude appeared to be "we'll deal with it in our pace and in our way". They wanted me (with my broken spine) to wrap the mattress and carry it to the street level of my apartment building for collection as they were only able to use a one-man pick-up service who were not insured for health & safety reasons to handle the mattress!!! After strong rebuffing by me of this absurd requirement, they eventually and reluctantly agreed to send a two-man team who would wrap and collect the mattress from my flat. Almost three weeks after taking delivery, the mattress was collected and my home was able to return to normal. It then took a further week before they would agree to process the refund only when the mattress had been returned to them by the collection company. So, overall, a really bad experience from both the product and the company selling it. I wish I could comment about the performance of the bed itself but I never got to sleep on it!
Written on: 09/01/2016
The amount of whinging in this review is incredible. The smell isn't as bad as it's being made out to be and goes away after a few weeks. It's certainly not bad enough to force anyone out of their bedroom and to sleep on the floor of another room as this "reviewer" is claiming. Ridiculous review.
Written on: 09/01/2016
I also find it odd that someone with known allergies to chemicals would buy a mattress made almost entirely out of chemicals. Especially when there are alternatives available with almost no chemicals, such as 100% natural latex mattresses.
written by JuanitaGr on 10/06/2012
Iwas suffering from lower back pain for a few months, looked at reviews for tempur mattresses and ergo flex, and due to the cost decided to purchase the ergo flex mattress. I still have lower back pain and wake up at all times of the night with pain, my husband also now is suffering from lower back pain. Once we are out of bed after about 30 mins we are okay, so must be the mattress. Now 6 months after the very expensive purchase of over £500 I am purchasing another mattress !!!
written by KathyS on 11/10/2011
I really can't understand all the 5 star reviews. I am *extremely* disappointed with this mattress - Ergoflex memory foam Standard double. I have had a knee replacement and although I couldn't really afford it - in fact I had to borrow in order to buy it - I felt I had to have it to try and alleviate the backache I started to have since the operation. I researched, read all the reviews and settled on this one as it was on sale. These mattresses have been 'on sale' for months. Every time I asked when the sale was going to finish the question was evaded which makes me feel rather cheated. The service after emailing and phoning was very good though - prompt and polite. As to the mattress it doesn't give support at all and my backache is, if anything, worse. It is far too soft particularly at the edge. When I swivel to get out of bed and prepare to push myself upright I slide right off the edge and the same sliding happens when I get into bed. Very disconcerting with an injured leg and when I sit up in bed to read I feel as though I'm going to roll off. I found the smell neither pleasant nor unpleasant and it soon disappeared. I slept on it straight away and it didn't bother me. I bitterly regret expending this amount of money and wish I had just stuck with my Dunlopillo latex mattress which is extremely comfortable and supportive. If I could afford it I would have bought a Tempur mattress as friends have them and are very pleased with them. I bought this for the cost after reading such glowing reviews. Sadly I obviously would not recommend buying one of these and would advise anyone to save up for a Tempur.
Written on: 11/10/2011
I forgot to say in my review that you can't use an electric blanket either with these mattresses. Another reason to go back to my Dunlopillo.
KathyS
Written on: 12/10/2011
I completely agree... I only put the mattress on last night! I didnt want this, my husband did for his backache, something I did not have until today!!! I got no sleep, tossed and turned, couldnt get comfy and now I have sore hips and a sore back!!! I had an expensive sealy mattress already and it was only 3 years old. My husband believes this is the reason that his back is sore! Well if it is, I cant wait to see how worse it is after sleeping on the ergoflex!!! Yes, it feels nice before you lie down on it... but after that, well, my experience isnt good. I have the old mattress in the hall and will end up sleeping on that tonight. With 2 young children, no sleep and bad sleep isnt an option!!! I certainly wouldnt give this a 5star, yes, it got here quickly. Today thought, I wish it hadnt. I am tempted to send it back but not sure if you can and get the tempur he originally wanted!!! He only bought this as the reviews were so good and thought it would be just as good as the tempur! Well I can say, it is not!! Would not recommend this if you have a bad back! I also feel the mattress isnt good at the edges! I felt that I had to sleep in the middle to get any support. Not a happy customer!
written by OLDWOODS on 25/11/2010
Appalling delivery service. Waited in all day for delivery. No one turned up, no phone call, nothing. Telephoned Ergoflex, who said driver could not find our address. The driver had the use of a Tom Tom, but for some unknown reason, did not use it. What a load of rubbish. Item finally arrived at 5.30pm on the second day. When I telephoned Ergoflex and asked for a refund of the delivery cost, they refused and said it is not their policy to refund. Dreadful customer service. Waited in for 2 days.
written by xiaoya on 23/08/2010
Attracted by the good reviews of this mattress initially, but found it is really a big disappointment.
My husband always complained that he feels sore in the morning after sleep. Whenever we visit others, we always get a lot better sleep.
We had this for 3 years now, I recently had difficulties to fall asleep in this mattress and also feel sore all over the body in the morning.
We are going to get rid of it for good!
written by on 26/07/2010
After using this mattress for 1 year my back problem has worsen & even my boyfriend who didn't have problems in the past, has developed severe pains in his back. Worst mattress we even had, too hot, too heavy..total waste of money..I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
written by on 12/01/2010
very uncomfortable mattress gave us terrible back ache
written by on 04/06/2008
We have had our mattress two weeks now. Kept it in a well aired room, kneeled on it every day as recommended by Ergoflex and still it really reeks. I slept on it last night for the very first time. Comfortable it may be but I, my night clothes, my bedding and pillows all now need washing as they now all smell dreadful. Do not buy this product if you have kind of sense of smell unless the company changes it ways and pre-airs it or something? The smell is truly disgusting.
Written on: 16/10/2009
All memory foam products suffer from this smell its to do with the fire retarding chemicals.
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<br/>Its not permanent and does lessen over time and is gone within a few weeks. If you can't bear the smell then I'd suggest no memory foam mattress will be suitable.
written by on 31/05/2008
I can't believe that all the comments posted here give this Ergoflex Memory Foam Mattress 10/10. I bought one of these things before Christmas and I can honestly say it was one of the worst purchases I have ever made. It makes my back ache, it's hot and I haven't managed to get I good night sleep in it since I bought it. It's like trying to sleep in quicksand. I am now sleeping in the spare room until we can afford to purchase another mattress. What a waste of money.
Written on: 04/06/2008
So what is the memory foam mattress company that you work for called?
Written on: 20/08/2008
I wonder if this reviewer knew what memory foam mattresses were all about before she bought one. They are a totally different concept to ordinary mattresses and can take some getting used to. Or of course - the reviewer works for a rival company as previously suggested!
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Written on: 19/06/2019
Dear Mr Hobson,
I’m sorry that we are unable to provide you with a free-of-charge replacement mattress in this scenario. As discussed, we believe the damage has been caused by the mattress being used on a bed base that we specifically advise against. In this case the slats on the base you have been using, as documented in the photos you have kindly provided, are 14cm/5.5” apart. This is nearly double the recommended maximum gap for this type of mattress, as it simply cannot provide the supportive surface required to avoid this issue occurring. Our guidance information for appropriate bed bases is available across the Ergoflex website (FAQs, Guarantee, T&C) as well as the installation booklet that comes with the mattress itself. Unsuitable bed bases, like the one you have been using, are referenced as potentially voiding the warranty, as we are aware it can lead to issues such as the one you have experienced. We understand and deeply regret that this isn’t the resolution you were hoping for, and we’re extremely disappointed when a customer has anything less than a positive experience with our products and customer service. However, as a company we are not able to honour a warranty claim that has arisen not from material or workmanship failure, but misuse of the mattress against our clear advice.
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