**REVIEW** Zinus 12 Inch Green Tea Memory Foam Mattress

 Since I cannot update the Amazon review for this, I figured I'd make this post.

I got this bed over 5 years ago when I moved here. It's the best mattress I have ever slept on - better than in any luxury hotel or some wealthy person's home I've spent time in. This thing is still as firm (not hard) as when it was brand new. It's a green tea memory foam mattress.

It actually did arrive like this! The instructions were to unroll it and let it "decompress" for 1 to 3 days. Yeah, well, I'd been sleeping on a pallet of blankets for over a week. I let this sit open for about 16 hours before I had my family set it up on the frame!!!

The Zinus frame 
now costs as much as the bed did.
I paid about $90 at the time.

By the way, I really do love this frame. It's minimalist and sturdy. And sits high enough that the bed linens don't (usually) touch the floor. One of my nephews even made up the bed for my first night in it...

I don't think I just went to sleep. It was more like I lapsed into a kind of semi-comatose state of bliss.

Every now and then, I will take a peek at what other queen-sized mattresses cost and the prices are ridiculous. This one was a steal at under $200 (lightning deal or something) and is still a great deal at the current price of around $350.

A couple of things about this mattress:

• You can't flip it - well, you can but you're not meant to. The mattress is encased in a nice, thick zip enclosure that is not meant to be removed and is made to sort of velcro to the frame. The flipside is much more firm (almost too firm) and I know because I tested that out. At any rate, I don't need to flip it. I simply rotate it every now and then because I tend to sleep to one side of the center. #singlelifeprivileges
• At 62.5 pounds, it's much heavier than any "regular" mattress I've owned. Every time I rotate it, I count it as 2 days' worth of exercise.
• I learned from experience that the mattress has good "motion isolation". Other than sleeping, I do almost every stationary thing sitting on my bed - writing, reading, and watching videos. I have a wooden bed table where I sit my computer and cup of coffee. I can almost jump on the bed without spilling that coffee.
• The foam definitely has good bounce-back or shape recovery. After sitting on one side for a couple of months, I can rotate the mattress and the "worn spot" recovers its original shape and firmness.
• The "tea" part truly does work to keep the mattress fresh. I'm not a stinky person but a regular mattress will hold odors from normal night sweats and other normal body residues. 
• I'm not sure if I buy into the claims that the green tea infusion helps sleep. I think I rest better overnight because of my comfort level on this mattress. Who really knows?

I spent more money on the mattress and bed frame than any other furnishing when I moved here - and I got them both on a huge sale. I mean, people, I have a futon sofa sleeper! Cheap, cheap, cheap. But like I said, I use my bed more than any other furniture. This was such a worthwhile purchase. When I got them, as I said, I'm sure they were on sale so I paid under $300 for both. I don't know if it will qualify as #BIFL (buy it for life) but it's definitely a buy it, buy it, buy it.

If God is willing and I'm living in another 5 years, I will do an update.

Peace

--Free

P.S.: No, I am not being paid for this review. I wish!