Shire beds Shire Tuft Orthopaedic Sleep System review
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- Open coil spring
- Very cold
The Shire Tuft Open Coil is a budget-priced mattress from Shire Beds. It claims to be a medium-firm mattress, but our tests often show that these claims are inaccurate. What’s it like in reality and will it stand the test of time? The Which? lab tests reveal all. Read on to see how this mattress fared.
- Pros and cons
- What is it?
- What’s it like to lie on?
- Is there anything I should watch out for?
- Should I buy it?
First reviewed by Which?
June 2020
Released
September 2019
Technical specifications
General
- SizeDouble
- Removable mattress cover
- Weight28.55kg
- Length192cm
- Width137cm
- Depth26cm
- Manufacturer phone number01924 439 898
- Manufacturer websiteWww.shirebeds.co.uk
- Testing informationThis model has been tested to our current test programme. For full details head to our guide on 'how we test mattresses’.
Test results
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- 44%Lowest score
- 65%Average score
- 81%Highest score
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