Purple Plus™ Mattress

The honest verdict: the Purple Plus is the bed for people whose shoulders and hips wake them up. Its surface is the GelFlex Grid, a 2-inch layer of gel-polymer columns that stay firm under your back but buckle under the concentrated weight of a shoulder or hip, so you get support and pressure relief at the same time, the thing coils and foam each only do half of. The "Plus" adds deeper comfort foam beneath the grid for a more cushioned take on the float. At a true medium, 5 out of 10, it's the most universal Purple and the easiest to put a grid-curious sleeper on.

What it's made of, and what that does for you

• The GelFlex Grid (2 inches). Gel-polymer columns that flex only where you press, under your shoulder and hip, while staying supportive under your back. That's how it cradles pressure points without the whole-body sink of foam.
• Gel for cooling. The grid is open, not solid: air moves through the channels and carries heat away, so it sleeps cooler than solid foam.
• Deeper comfort foam (the "Plus"). More cushion under the grid than the base Purple: a softer landing while the grid does the pressure work.
• A high-density support core. Holds the whole 11-inch system stable and keeps the edges honest.
• Hyper-Elastic Polymer, CertiPUR-US® + CleanAir GOLD certified. The grid is non-toxic and clean-certified, and the bed carries a 100-night trial and a 10-year limited warranty.

What you notice the first few minutes on it

The grid meets you all at once rather than slowly swallowing you. Your back stays level while your shoulder and hip settle in where the walls give way, so the spot under your lower back does not collapse the way it can on softer foam. It reads as buoyant and floating rather than soft or hard, because it adapts to where you press instead of committing to one number. Rest a hand on the grid and feel the walls buckle, then lie down for ten real minutes in your own sleeping position.

Who it suits, and who it doesn't

It suits side and combination sleepers who run warm: the grid flexes for the shoulder and hip while supporting the rest, so you get relief without rolling into a hole, and the open channels make it one of the coolest surfaces on the floor. Couples with different bodies do well too: the grid responds to each body's weight independently, so a partner's movement stays localized rather than rolling across the bed. Where it honestly is not for you:

• If you want classic innerspring bounce: the grid is a buoyant float, not a springy push. Some love it on contact; some need a few nights. If you want coils, say so and the Mattress Overstock team will show you a hybrid.
• If you want the deep memory-foam hug: the grid holds you up rather than enveloping you. It's the opposite of sinking in.
• If you want a firmer, taller grid hybrid: the Purple Restore Firm Hybrid puts the grid over pocketed coils for a more supportive build.

Living with it, and how to shop it

The Plus pairs with an adjustable base, and the grid holds its float as the frame moves. Locally owned and serving Kentucky since 2012, with five showrooms in Lexington (on Nicholasville Road), Georgetown, Somerset, London, and Richmond, no appointment needed. The GelFlex Grid is the single feel you truly cannot judge from a screen, so come lie on this exact bed before you decide. You get a full 100-day comfort guarantee, and the grid is worth giving a few weeks: if it's still not right, you exchange it for store credit toward any bed of equal or greater value, no cash refund, but no restocking-fee games either. Free local delivery and setup, and the team hauls your old mattress away. Nobody on the floor earns more for steering you to one brand over another, so you'll hear honestly whether the grid is for you. Select your size to see the live Mattress Overstock price, compare it with the grid-over-coils Restore hybrids in the full Purple lineup, then come feel it.