Comments on: Do Not Buy Costco Novaform Memory Foam Topper

By: Herba

Herba — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:40:38 +0000

I bought the queen size one. It did had 2 edges that didnt inflated after 30 mins. What I did is “massage” the area and it deploy perfectly 1 hour later. On the other hand the smell was pretty bed, because of our cat we close the bedroom door and I woke up at 3 am with a sore throat. I open the window just a bit and vent the room and I was ok when I woke up 3 hours later. I hope this smell is not toxic.

By: Selina

Selina — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:45:29 +0000

My husband and I purchased the memory foam topper, and LOVED the way we slept on it the first night. However I woke the next morning with a sickening headache, that lasted almost all day. The next night when we went to bed the smell was so overwhelming that we couldn’t stand to go into the bedroom! We had to remove the topper, and all the linens, blankets, pillows ect. We put the topper in the garage, because we can’t get it back in the box. I have health issues myself and will not take a chance on developing something more serious. The odor is so strong we can’t even sleep in our room, and have placed a rug and towel at the bottom of the door, because the smell is permeating the rest of our home!

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:29:58 +0000

My husband bought me the Novafoam mattress topper from Costco for Christmas a year ago. The first 8 months or so were great. I had never slept so good. Unfortunately, the comfort didn’t last. The material progressively broke down over the next few months. It got to the point that it was so soft it was actually causing back pain instead of helping it. I took it off my bead a few days ago and am sleeping much better; oh and my back pain went away. My recommendation? Save your money. This product is terrible, and I regret the $130 wasted on it. Costco won’t return it because it has been over a year. I have attempted to contact the manufacturer because it has a 10 year warranty, but I am having difficulty finding the website. For now I’m stuck with this piece of junk taking up half my closet. If anyone knows how to contact the manufacturer, I would greatly appreciate the info.

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:16:46 +0000

I’ve had this mattress topper for about three weeks. Yes, the smell was a little strong at first, but dissipated over several days. I’m probably weird, but I didn’t find the smell offensive, and it never made me ill for even a second. Maybe I have a tolerance for chemical odors, but now that the odor has dissipated, it’s a great mattress topper. You have to get used to not being able to roll around as much, but it is very comfortable.

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:33:59 +0000

I bought a Sleep Innovations mattress topper at Costco about 3 years ago…it inflated gradually within a few days…it smelled for about a year…but I kept it in the attic when I wasn’t using it…and over the last few years it has been terrific. No smell, still holds up 2.5″ evenly and everyone sleeping on it loves it! I use it in our guest bedroom.

I would highly recommend it.

By: Hockeymom

Hockeymom — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:31:37 +0000

We got the Novaform mattress topper from Costco (queensize) for Christmas. Ours expanded to its proper size in less than 2 hours, no problem. The odor was a bit a strong at first, but has disapated over the last couple of days. For those of you who are still experiencing the smell, I suggest that you wash the mattress cover first, then use a linen spray (like febreeze) or lay dryer sheets on top of the topper before putting on your regular sheets. I absolutley love the mattress topper. Best nights sleep I have had in a while. It saved us $1800-$2300 as we were looking at getting a new mattress.

By: Verdene

Verdene — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:09:01 +0000

I try to discourage folks from buying foam toppers or mattresses.As other users have observed,there can be significant off-gassing with these products,and it doesnt always diminish over time.There are toxic compounds used in the manufacture of these products,and the toxicity can remain long after the curing and airing process.

By: Cal Atkinson

Cal Atkinson — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:09:58 +0000

We bought a Cal King Novaform memory foam mattress from Costco three days ago. After two sleepless nights, we arranged for its return.

What they don’t make clear is, if you don’t heat your bedroom overnight, the mattress will feel like hard wet sand. Exactly like hard wet sand. So, unless you heat your bedroom overnight to at least 60 degrees (they say), or live where it’s always warm at night, I would definitely recommend trying a temperature senstive foam type mattress before you buy it. Seriously.

Costco will send a truck to pick it up from us at no charge. Can’t be that.

Also, more research, from independent sources, on the foam outgassing might be a good idea.

By: Hurricane

Hurricane — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:49:35 +0000

I purchased one of these memory foam toppers from Costco two weeks ago. When I opened it up and put in on the bed, it smelled bad, but I read the guide that came with it. It informed me it was “harmless”.. I tried to sleep on it that night, and lasted about an hour and a half before the crushing pain in my chest forced me to give up and sleep elsewhere. I have been told in the past by my doctor that I have mild ashthma, which he said I ought to treat as a precaution. But I have never felt anything so frightneing. My chest was as heavy as when I suffered from pneumonia. Clealry it was a major attack brought on by the off-gassing fumes.

I aired it ought for two days and tried again, and lasted about three hours. Same thing, though not as severe.

It’s been a week now since I opened it, and I have now not slept on it for five days. My chest has not quite recovered yet, but is improving.

How dare they market these things as helpful for allergy sufferers! Clearly they are a major allergen, which present a significant health risk.

At this point, I consider the $200 spent on this as thrown away, as the reciept from Costco marks it as unreturnable.

By: MtnMan14A

MtnMan14A — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:45:10 +0000

We have ahd a queen topper for a couple of years. It took several days to “stretch out” after being vacuum packed and off-gassed quite a bit during that time. We just laid it out on the family room floor for several days. Since then – No Problems – love it. Just don’t expect to use it right after you open it up.