Sleeping Duck

Mattress (Original Generation)

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User sentiment78% positive
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Last updated: Apr 3, 2026

Reddit Reviews

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r/melbourneSleeping duck mattress owners
5 months ago

Relax, just try it out for a few months, you can return it easily. I had the old gen and it sagged badly after 5 years. They replaced it with the new gen which is holding up. But I'll probably go for a spring mattress in a couple of years. Spring is still nicer than the best foam.

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r/melbourneSleeping duck mattress owners
5 months ago

Lots of people describing the duck mattress as like a cloud. I prefer a firmer mattress so the duck wasn't for me. Not even the extra firm mattress was firm enough. Got rid of it after about a month.

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r/melbourneSleeping duck mattress owners
5 months ago

ours has dipped but it's nearly 6 years old. we had a single koala for a month in the guest room and it was a different design... So it's hard to compare apples to apples... 

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r/melbourneSleeping duck mattress owners
5 months ago

We have sleeping duck and we like it. We have been rotating it but still have a divot on my partners side. The mattress height is my biggest complaint. I have deep sheets from the US which work - had to have someone bring them because I couldn't find deep enough sheets that we liked here.

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r/AskAnAustralianHard mattress recommendations
4 months ago

Yeah, we've had a "firm" Sleeping Duck for about five years and it still feels as firm as the day we got it.

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r/australiaBest mattress in a box?
3 months ago

I love my sleeping duck. Had it three or four years now and no complaints at all. Before that I had a koala I think? Also came in a box. Had to return it within the 30 day trial window as it was ridiculously hot to sleep on.

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r/melbourneSleeping duck mattress owners
5 months ago

It’s so so soft and comfortable but doesn’t last long. Mine last for a year (just sleep, nothing else). look at all the other comment below with dips. The thing is after koala, I can’t go back to other proper mattress. They are all feel too firm now(including ecosa and the regular David Jone brands) It’s like drugs. Just don’t start

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r/melbourneSleeping duck mattress owners
5 months ago

4 years love it, I’ve tried koala (2nd) and Ecosa (3rd) they’re all good. Ecosa is super firm, sleeping duck in the middle and koala is softest

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r/melbourneSleeping duck mattress owners
5 months ago

I had koala previously which I was happy enough with. But I do think the sleeping duck is a better mattress. Careful though, it's bloody heavy and much deeper than any other mattress I've had. It's quite annoying to change the sheets on. Especially by yourself. The koala was way better in that respect. It's like 20+ kg lighter

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r/AskAnAustralianRecommendations for mattress
11 months ago

I love my sleeping duck mattress