The honest verdict: the Purple Plus is the bed for people whose shoulders and hips wake them up in the night. The 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" is the original Purple Mattress with two real upgrades: a breathable Ultra Comfort Foam layer under the grid and a doubled base, for a more cushioned float and a steadier feel. At a true medium, 5 out of 10, it is the most universal Purple and the easiest bed to put a grid-curious sleeper on. The layers, top to bottom, and what each one does 2-inch GelFlex Grid with Edge Support Foam. Gel-polymer walls flex only where you press, under the shoulder and hip, while holding firm under your back. The same layer relieves pressure points and supports your spine, and the reinforced edge keeps the perimeter from caving when you sit to put on your shoes. Ultra Comfort Foam (the first half of the "Plus"). A breathable cushion layer the base Purple does not have, for a softer landing while the grid does the pressure work. Double Durable Base Foam (the second half of the "Plus"). Two layers of base foam instead of one, so the whole 11-inch system sits steadier and holds its shape longer. Open, not solid. Air moves through the grid's channels and carries heat away, so the surface sleeps cooler than solid memory foam. Clean-certified Hyper-Elastic Polymer. The grid is CertiPUR-US and CleanAir GOLD certified, nontoxic and hypoallergenic, the same material Purple has built and patented for decades. What the grid actually feels like the first few minutes The grid meets you all at once instead of slowly swallowing you. Your back stays level while your shoulder and hip settle into the spots where the walls give way, so your lower back does not collapse into a hole the way it can on soft 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 flat on the grid and feel the walls buckle under your fingers, then lie down for ten real minutes in the position you actually sleep in. That hand test is the fastest way to understand why this bed is unlike anything else on the floor. Who it suits, and who it honestly does not The Plus is built for side and combination sleepers who run warm, and Purple itself calls it a strong pick for couples. The grid flexes for the shoulder and hip while supporting everything else, the open channels make it one of the coolest surfaces in the store, and because the columns respond point by point, a restless partner's movement stays on their side instead of rolling across the bed. Where it is genuinely not your bed: You want classic innerspring bounce. The grid is a buoyant float, not a springy push. Some sleepers love it on contact, others need a few nights. If you want coils, say so and the Mattress Overstock team will walk you to a hybrid. You want the deep memory-foam hug. The grid holds you up rather than enveloping you. It is the opposite of sinking in. You want a firmer, taller grid hybrid. The Restore Firm Hybrid and softer Restore Soft Hybrid put the grid over pocketed coils for a more supportive build. Come lie on this exact bed in Kentucky The GelFlex Grid is the one mattress feel you truly cannot judge from a screen, so do not buy it blind. Come lie on this exact Purple Plus at any of the five Mattress Overstock showrooms, in Lexington (on Nicholasville Road), Georgetown, Somerset, London, and Richmond, no appointment needed. Mattress Overstock is Kentucky-owned and has served the state since 2012, and everyone on the floor is paid the same no matter which brand you choose, so the read you get on the grid is honest. You also get a full 100-day comfort guarantee, and the grid is worth giving a few weeks: if it is 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. Select your size to see the live price, compare it against the original Purple and the grid-over-coils Restore hybrids, then come feel the float for yourself.
