Is it true the mattress smells moldy on arrival with a oily wet film?
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I bought this on Feb 3 2015, Absolutely no smell whatsoever. even if I tried hard, I did not smell plastic as someone else posted. just an update for newer people looking for this.
226565
Not w ours. There was an odd odor but it wasnt strong and was gone within two days.
226566
Just got ours a week or so ago, ours had no smell or film. opened up and let sit in room for a couple days to let it expand, No noticeable smell at all
226567
Ours smelled TERRIBLE. It was a very moldy smell. There was no wet film though. We've had ours for a little over 2 months. We thought airing it out would help. While the odor is not as noticeable as it was originally(you could smell it upon entering the room!), it's still there. I smell it when I sit on it, and the smell transfers to items touching it (blankets, clothes, etc). Yuck!
226568
I did not experience that with my order. Some people may have, but the three mattresses my du friends have ordered as well as mine were completely fine.
226569
I don't think that is true. It had a distinct smell to it, but not "moldy". Shortly after it was able to air out properly, which it needs time to do for full "inflation", it didn't smell at all. Nor did I notice a "film". It is micro-suede so it has a unique texture, but no film. Whoever may have made that claim was more than likely just an unfortunate case.
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mine had an odor that disappeared in a few hours. try using some mild soap and water and air dry
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Hi Connie. I don't know about anyone else, but my memory foam mattress does not have any odor. I did air out the mattress before folding into my queen size sofa bed. I waited and aired it out about 2 hours. So far no odors, and is very comfortable. My only concern is that my sofa bed and mattress do not measure precisely. What happens is that part of the mattress overflows from sides. The sofa bed mechanism is rubbing against the sides and wearing the sides to where pretty soon it may make holes on the side. Hope I answered your question Connie. Take Care. Francisco.
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It never had a mold problem - although, it (the box) had a strong chemical smell when first opened. I assumed at the time that it had been crudely treated to prevent mold and or vermin in storage. The odour has since dissipated. Otherwise, it operated as described so am basically satisfied. Jim
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When you get the mattress, it does say to let it sit out for 48 hours to allow the mattress to fully expand before using it. I don't remember an odor, or it stating it needed to aired.
847467
My bed did/does not smell so I can't be of any assistance. Suggest you contact manufacturer if possible.
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The mattress had a minimal smell. I opened it up and placed it on the sofa bed and left it open for a few hours didn't smell anything later.
378273
Initially, the foam does have a smell. We aired it out for about 2 weeks and then it was ok. We are sensitive to smells. You might want to wash the cover to speed up the process. Any foam in a plastic will have a smell and we were aware of it since it is not the first foam topper or mattress we bought.
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Yes. It came vacuum packed wrapped in plastic and in a box. Once you take the mattress out of the plastic it expands pretty quickly. I think within 5 minutes it was completely expanded. It is therefore easily transportable so long as you don't open the plastic. It did take about 3 days for the smell to go away.
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No. I bought 2 for myself and was so happy I bought 2 for my boyfriend and neither order did we notice a smell. I know the smell you speak of because I've bought toppers and a memory foam bed.
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I did not notice any odor. I have a tempurpedic mattress and did notice the odor from that foam for a couple of weeks.
520980
No, the design is stain resistance. Odor will continue being emitted from within the fabrics of the mattress.
387159
It has a mild petroleum odor to it, not overpowering. As to the spoiling in time, I went to the shop and opened a 5gal jug of "mix" that has been sitting for a year. It has a few spots of what appears to be mold on the surface but these were easily filtered out by running it through a few layers of cheesecloth.
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I've got a good sniffer, and I detect no odor at all. It's nothing but polyester fiber fill (like you might find in a throw pillow) with that kind of papery/plastic outer layer that some mattress pads are made from. If there was any odor back when I first bought it, I would have put it in the dryer on AIR FLUFF or spritzed it with Febreze or hung it on the line for a couple hours.
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hmmm...I might think about returning it. There was no oil or smell of oil on ours. Makes me think something got spilled on it in the factory or something. Good luck.
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I own 3 other temper-pedic like mattresses besides this latest one. The only smell I noticed is on initial unpacking...something chemical like, that quickly dissipated. I think it is probably a formaldehyde-like smell associated with many synthetic products, including carpets. Probably. for saftey's sake, the windows should be opened and the room aired out for the first 24 hours after unpacking.
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I didn't have any foul odor. I think you need to contact to the seller and exchange for another one. If you cannot return or exchange, then try to dry clean