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One Last Thing Before You Buy Your New Bed: Lesson 14 In this final wrap up of our series, we share our hopes that you feel more empowered to get the best value out of your purchase. We know we’ve given you a lot of information and yet, there’s still so much more about mattresses […]

Warranties: Lesson 13 Mattress warranties are not necessarily an indicator of how long your bed should last. If it’s a one sided mattress, it may be only be as durable as its least durable component. If it’s a two sided bed, it’s still only as durable as its least durable component but if you’re willing […]

When You’re Too Hot in Bed: Lesson 12 One of our most often asked questions is how to stay cool in bed, especially if one of you sleeps different to your partner. The mattress industry will try to sell you on the idea of temperature regulating mattress materials, but it is a distraction. Temperature regulation […]

Platform Boxes & Supports: Lesson 11 Through the years mattress boxes have become less integral to the sleep environment. It used to be that the springs in the box combined with the springs in the mattress, creating a complete support system. Mattress companies found that consumers would replace the mattress and not the box when […]

Lesson 1: Introduction – Mattresses 101 Welcome to our informational series: How to Shop for a Mattress! The purpose of this series is to take what should be a simple subject, mattresses, and make it clear for shoppers. There is so much information (and misinformation!) out there, and it can be difficult to discern who […]

The Shopping Process: Lesson 2 The shopping process for a new mattress may seem complicated, but we’re here to simplify it for you. It’s a process about trust, and it’s very difficult to trust someone who might have different motivations than you. It’s important while you’re shopping to communicate what you’ve been sleeping on to […]

Tips Before You Buy Your Next Bed: Part 3 Putting yourself in a position to be successful starts with a simple approach; the more extreme the change you make, the less likely you are to be happy with your choice. Here are some easy tips to start with: You are likely in the market for […]

How Did We Get Here? Lesson 4 The mattress industry is designed around taking relatively low cost materials, and marketing them in such a way as to confuse the consumer. Making them think that it is worthwhile to pay a bunch of money for something that should really be quite affordable. Additionally, they have designed […]

Coils & Innersprings: Lesson 5 So what are mattresses made of? It’s a pretty short list of materials actually. There are only two types of foam used in beds: plastic foam, or rubber foam, about a half dozen really commonly used coil systems, air or water bladders, and batting materials. That’s all there is. Once […]

Air & Waterbeds: Lesson 6 Though waterbeds have faded away to the history books for many, it was and is a wonderful support system. The human body is mostly water, and you are a similar density to a waterbed mattress. This makes for very few pressure points, even contouring support, on a bed that (shy […]