Why dont you have sales?
In the good old days, when everyone had time for a slice of guilt free cake without tv adverts telling you to drop a dress size and such, sales were used by retailers at the end of a season to help sell older stock to make way for new products. The summer and winter sales where common and very practical. The last few items where reduced first come first served and all was well. It helped retailers keep their stock rooms in order and reduce waste or loss.
The last twenty years or so have seen how the ‘sales’ tag sparks interest in consumers looking for a bargain or deal. Unfortunately it has become less of a bargain and more of a marketing campaign to pretend a good deal is being had. Retailers rarely have full stock rooms on site, everything is controlled by careful spreadsheets and computer based ordering systems so the waste is much more minimal than it was in the ‘old sales days’.
We like the old fashioned days better; when you knew what you were getting. We won’t hold a sale, we won’t tell you an RRP that never was, we wont release limited editions or throw freebies at you. This is because deep down your always paying for anything, there is sadly no free lunch.
We sell each bed at a price that you can be assured represents its quality, value and some of the best materials available. There will be no confusion, no interest free or ploys to get you to buy end of line items. You’re paying for the bed, not the show room, the offers or the TV adverts.
There will be absolutely no discrimination, it is one price for all.
You may have seen in the news recently the story about the big 6 furniture manufactures being investigated by the Office of Fair Trading around this very matter. They have been accused of systematically inflating their RRP and pre sale prices. Some products never being sold at the original price at all! In effect, sales have been on for such a long period of time that they are not sales at all and the original RRP is misleading or even false!
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/aug/23/furniture-carpet-retailers-oft-sales-claims
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/shopping/2013/08/furniture-stores-sale-prices-probed-by-oft
We invite you to visit our shop and to look at some of the fantastic beds we have to meet your requirements. We will even advise of other companies or sites if we can’t meet your requirements! We also ask you to look at all the information and make an informed choice.
After all you’re looking for a bed that will provide you with a good nights rest so why not buy with confidence knowing you’re meeting your requirements as best you can?
Phoebe
Hello John and Ryan,
My husband, Andrew and I have just came back from Harrods – trying out the Sovoir mattresses. They are all comfortable when we tried them (we tried no. 1/2/4), but we cannot feel the difference much. Though, I know one thing for sure, I lobe their horse hail mattress topper.
On the way home we are discussing whether a mattress worths £17,000?
We found your website when ‘Goggle-ing’ mattresses. You products sound really good and your website is so informative. We would be grateful if you could give us some advise.
We are currently sleeping on Sleepeeze Washington 2000 orthopaedic mattress (firmness no. 1). We both like this mattress and have no problem with it except it is only a king size and we want a bigger mattress.
We are looking for ‘zip and link’. I have been woken up by Andrew in the middle of the night. He is a light sleeper and moves quite a lot during the night. We think the zip and link may reduce the ripples/movements.
Do you have a product which is similar to Sovoir No.2? Or no. 4, as we can’t tell the difference and We think we may settle on no. 4.
Do you have a mattress topper which is similar to Sovoir’s horse hair topper?
Many thanks for your help.
Kind regards,
Phoebe
Hi Phoebe, Thanks for getting in touch. Apologies for the delay we’ve been incredibly busy and I wanted to take the time to reply properly.
You’ve been looking at the top dog, creme de la creme of finest mattress materials, manufacture methods and crafting. Savoir mattresses can be seen as the pinnacle of mattress manufacture and their products truly crafted. They are in part a business which we strive to match in terms of quality, crafting, ethics and high end mattresses. The big difference between us is that for Savoir the sky is the limit in terms of the materials and customers. They are niche, bespoke and are for the discerning customer who has £17,000 to spend on a mattress. We on the other hand take the best materials, crafting techniques and designs but at a more wide reaching price point for people that maybe have £2-£3000 at the top of their budget.
Trying to compare us or our product line is impossible and would be completely misleading to you (and Savoir) should we attempt to do so. We don’t have a direct comparison as we use Vi-spring as our nearest comparator. Savoir are exclusive and as we said the ultimate British manufacturer, but we also believe that for our price point our mattresses simply can’t be beaten in terms of quality and budget from any manufacturer.
We don’t offer or craft horse hair toppers Phoebe but have a range of high quality latex toppers in our John Ryan Contemporary division. Toppers are something we are working on, but as always will only release new products when they have gone through extensive testing and we have sourced the highest quality UK based components where possible.
If you would like to discuss our range and which maybe suitable for you, then please call us directly to have a chat. This may help you make a more informed decision about what kind of mattress you’re looking for. Many thanks for your inquiry and we hope it helps answer your questions! – Lee
Comment Submitted Via Email
I was wondering if you could recommend a mattress for me. I suffer with quite bad back pain (I’m currently going through tests where they’re trying to diagnose whether or not I have Ankylosing Spondylitis – which is a form of arthritis of the spine). I weigh around 16 stone and am around 6ft in height.
I’ve been to lay on a couple of different mattresses today but to be honest I didn’t really trust the store and the sales people there (Bensons Beds and Carpet Right). The beds I found the most comfortable for the few minutes I laid there were the following:
http://www.carpetright.co.uk/icon-1200-essential-mattress-mattresses-1.html
http://www.bensonsforbeds.co.uk/ortho-solution-mattress?variantSku=257300019
http://www.bensonsforbeds.co.uk/tempur-sensation-sublime-mattress?variantSku=312100001
I know they’re all pretty different in terms of price, however they all felt similar for the time span I spent on them.
After reading your advice to other people on your websites, I’d much rather hear from you which you’d recommend for me. I’d be looking for a double mattress (I’m not fussed if it comes with a frame or not as my existing bed is only 18 months old but the mattress is a really cheap silent night one from Argos). Also, if you could provide options at different price levels that would be useful, as it’s for me and my partner we could pay around £600 lump sum or pay monthly providing it’s interest free etc if spending more would be beneficial.
Sorry for the really long email, and I look forward to your response.
Thanks,
Ross
Thanks for your email it looks like you’ve done your research so far in what you’ve found comfortable, which is half the battle. Sorry to hear your having issues with back pain. Memory, hybrid and latex foam beds are ideal for pressure reliving and enabling sleepers with discomfort to remove pressure from sore points. Memory is your entry level, moving to hybrid and then Latex as the creme de la creme of foams.
Icon 1200 – This description gives you the very basics, 1200 springs, but not what shape of gauge the springs are. For example our pocketsprung mattresses use medium gauge barrel springs. We are looking at utilising some of our firmer springs to create a firm pocket sprung hybrid bed but there is a difficulty in trying to create something firm and pressure relieving, which is why the very firm mattresses with memory foam confuse us slightly. If you want a really firm bed you’re better going for a pocket sprung mattress the benefit of foams is their ability to mould so a super firm foam is counter productive, in our opinion! If you liked this beds then a far better option would be a latex pocket sprung bed, giving firm but comfort at the same time. Our fusion zero is a firm but forgiving pocket sprung mattress that far surpasses the icon 1200. Latex is breathable and incredibly durable, it is however over your budget.
Ortho Solution – Reading the description Ross is really doesn’t tell you anything, other than its a medium firm mattress. This will be based on the spring unit used rather than the foam. Again there is no depth or density to the foams specification but what I would assume is that from this price there is one layer of foam, reading the one star review below may allude to the fact the memory foam is a low density soft foam. I also can’t find any depths or heights for this mattress.
Tempur Sensation – This is a good quality mattress, we have many customers who comment on the springiness of the Tempur Sensation and how they prefer it to the firm original Tempur. The big issue here for most is the price, its in the top price bracket for retail beds. If you liked the sensation which is a medium firm mattress we have our hybrid 5 which is our equivalent in terms of comfort. Our hybrid 5 is a slightly deeper mattress and comes with a removable topper.
I wouldn’t go any lower than a medium or firm mattress Ross due to your height and weight, that is unless you really like a soft bed which from your tested beds I’m assuming not. Whilst you can probably get a firm bed without memory foam that’s cheaper than the Tempur and our models I would advise that with foam you really do get what you pay for, cheaper imported foams tend to fail and sag very quickly.
Our Hybrid 5 is £700 for a double, delivered and the Fusion zero £750. It all depends on if you prefer the solid foam bed or the pocket sprung method.
We don’t offer interest free credit or arrangements Ross, for the simple reason that everyone ends up paying for them. To offer them would mean we have to increase our costs to cover the risk and we don’t agree with penalising everyone by our finance arrangement, as I’m sure you can understand. We do sometimes have returns Ross that we can sell at a discount and without the 30 day love it or return it guarantee. This entirely depends on what we may have in stock and these beds are graded recovered and priced accordingly. Usually they have been tried for say a week before a customer returns them due to the tension not being quite what they wanted. If you get in touch directly we can discuss any potential options around this.
All the best – Lee