Getha

Move over King Koil, Serta, and Sealy, Getha is here to take your lunch! Michelle and I have had the Getha Mattress for about a month now and I tell you it was one of the best furniture purchases we’ve ever made. I am sleeping much better at night and find myself taking naps during my weekend afternoons since the bed is so comfortable! However, be mindful that that the mattress has somewhat of a latex smell, which I imagine eventually goes away over time.
Just because this is a local brand (Malaysian), do not expect a discount from the high-​end mattress brands from the US. Michelle and I spent $ 2.5k on Asian Queen sized mattress, which came with two free ergonomic pillows. Yikes, I know… BUT when you are spending 8 hrs of your day on this bed and numerous studies showing that your health and well being is highly dependent on sleep, we thought it was well worth the purchase.
The mattress itself is made of all-​natural latex material, which gives the bed a cooling feeling. This is quite helpful, especially in a hot and humid place like Singapore. Furthermore, Malaysia is home to one of the largest Rubber plantation industries in the world, so it’s only fitting that a fantastic mattress maker, like Getha, comes from Malaysia.
Unfortunately, Getha did have it’s share of problems. They were approximately 2 weeks delayed from the agreed delivery date. Supposedly, the mattress missed the weekly truck delivery from the factory… Given that we didn’t have a mattress to sleep on following our move, Getha provided us a loaner mattress, which was not very good. I voiced my displeasure with our sales attendant Rose, poor her (not her fault), and the company gave us a free latex body pillow (a $ 100 value) for our troubles.
Overall, an awesome product, but logistics could be a little of bit of an issue, as the mattress is not held in inventory, but directly constructed in their factory in Malaysia.

The husband and I spent an entire weekend on the search for a new mattress. We took this search seriously, as we were willing to spend on something that was of good quality and because we’ll be spending a third of our day sleeping (assuming we choose to be responsible adults over late nights with alcohol!)
Miguel’s colleague suggested we search for mattresses in Jurong, so a light search directed us to The Furniture Mall. We were making our rounds when I saw this ad for this Malaysian R&B star who is apparently a fan of Getha mattresses. We liked how «local» and eco-​friendly it seemed, so we decided to walk in and see what they had to offer.
Our sales lady Rose informed us that all mattresses use 100% pure natural latex from Malaysia, not a mix of natural + synthetic. The mattresses we tried had «cooling» effects, which is good for Singapore’s humid weather. As we were trying out the mattress, she noticed that since Miguel sleeps on his back, the pillow he was using wasn’t supporting his head very well. She gave him a different pillow that was better support-​wise, and he immediately felt the difference.
We were smitten with how comfortable the mattress was for us, and how we could get those nice pillows, too! However, the price tag she gave us after discount was over our budget.
We thought about it for a while and figured we’d visit other stores to see if there was anything else out there. But after countless stores and 2 malls later, we couldn’t forget our good experience and wonderful service at Getha. We ended up going back to Jurong and making it official. We also liked how Rose encouraged us to call the store where we got our headboard and confirm the measurements, to ensure that the mattress fit. Good practice to do, as it would be a shame if it didn’t!
We’re super excited for our mattress to arrive, and yes, we realise what huge dorks we are by admitting such a thing.