What are the benefits of a regular mattress versus a pillowtop mattress?

Main benefit is that you can turn it upside down. The pillow top mattress you cannot, you can only rotate it. That causes in getting indent in a mattress where you sleep. That means you will need to change a pillow top mattress sooner than a regular one.

But you need to compare Apples with Apples. Good pillow top mattress will last you longer then a cheap regular mattress. Check consumers product reviews sites such as www.reviewseverest.com to read reviews by people who purchased those mattresses. And for sure buy from the place that has exchange policy.

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