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Zinus VS Olee Sleep,
Zinus and Olee Sleep are two China based mattress manufacturers and Zinus is older and bigger brother. Two brands are located in the same city. Both are targeting economical mattress market. Low labor cost and loose standards in China are reasons why they sell so cheap. On the other hand, both brands produce and sell mattresses on their own, mainly online. They don’t have specific distributors or retailers. Zinus mattresses and Olee Sleep mattresses are very similar in most parts except some features. This post will compare Zinus and Olee Sleep at all aspects and uncover similarities and difference.
A little background
When it comes to mattress imported from China, the price and cost are an important topic discussed most recently. Today, a mattress usually consists of several layers and each is made with different material. Prices of many primary raw materials required by mattress manufacture have a significant rise. Chemical fiber is used to make the fabric of cover and its price increased by 15%; the price of foam did by 70%; steel and coils showed 55% uplift. The price of TDI, a key raw material used to produce flexible polyurethane foam has been up fourfold since 2017. Besides, Donald Trump raised tariff on imported mattress by 15%. The rise of all these costs will reflect on the price in the future. China-made mattresses would be as cheap as before.
Issues
Most mattresses imported from China are suffering from similar issues and the cause is less strict quality control. Owners of Zinus and Olee Sleep report some common issues like the mattress doesn’t fully expand; two same mattresses have totally opposite firmnesses, etc. Loose quality control leads to relatively higher defect rate compared with US-made ones. If we receive a qualified mattress, it can prove itself worth the price and it’s also a good deal.
Product variety
As we said above, Zinus and Olee Sleep are similar but there are some features setting them apart. Two companies have different development plan. Zinus is trying to expand mattress series but Olee Sleep is trying to open the market of other furniture like tables. Zinus has wide range of mattresses like Green Tea memory foam, gel Green Tea memory foam, Ultima Comfort Memory Foam, Memory Foam Cloud Like, Viscolatex Memory Foam, Gel Foam Spring Hybrid, Pillow Top spring, Extra Firm iCoil, RV Camper Trailer Truck mattress, BioFusion Memory Foam Hybrid Spring, Charcoal Memory Foam, Mint Memory Foam, etc. These mattresses compose a big family together. They are different in construction, material, design and firmness. For example, Cloud-like series is made for people who love soft mattress, while iCoil Extra Firm is for people who like firm bed. Viscolatex Memory Foam is a type for people who want decent response from mattress. Olee Sleep’s mattress line has only 13-inch and 10-inch spring foam hybrid, gel memory foam. Their strategy is focusing on a few primary products.
Zinus Ultima Comfort 13 Inch VS Olee Sleep 13 Inch
Which is firmer?
Zinus Ultima Comfort 13 inch and Olee Sleep 13 inch are on the firm side. Olee Sleep 13 inch is the softer one. If we use a rating for firmness, for 1 being soft and 10 being hard, Zinus Ultima Comfort hybrid can get 8 and Olee Sleep hybrid inch would have 7. Gel foam on Olee Sleep isn’t that firm as on other brands of mattresses and it adds a bit soft feel and contouring comfort. When you’re considering these two mattresses, you should think about your firmness preference.
Which feels hot?
Olee Sleep added a gel foam layer into the 13 inch mattress. Zinus Ultima Comfort is using normal memory foam. Based on the construction and material, we can say this Zinus mattress isn’t made for people running hot. Unlike Zinus, Olee Sleep uses gel foam and wants hot sleepers can have a not-hot comfort on the mattress. They try to make the mattress work for all. Gel foam isn’t the ultimate way to reduce heat but helps lower temperature.