I bought this mattress because mine was beyond help I received it in a canvas bag rolled up like a tootsie roll was a little hard removing the bag once I did I see a mattress in plastic that has been vacuum sealed so I broke seal on plastic air rushed in and mattress expanded so I figured there is no way this could expand into an eight inch mattress but after a day it did expand into an eight inch mattress this mattress is neither soft or firm in the middle looks to be a good value for the money