how to buy a mattress

The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Buying A Mattress

Shopping for a new mattress can be pretty confusing.  I’m here to simplify this wonderful and mysterious purchase in this post with the help of some hilarious cartoons, political figures and celebrity quotes.  (Note: All celebrity quotes featured are real.) Understand The Importance of Sleep Before anything else…before even looking for a new mattress…step #1 [...]

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How Your Mattress Warranty Works

One of the most common questions I’ve been asked about mattress warranties is, “What exactly is a mattress warranty for?” Intuitively, you would think, “It’s a mattress.  What could possibly go wrong?” And the answer is…not a whole lot, really.  But, once in a blue moon something does go wrong.  That’s where the warranty comes [...]

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Memory Foam Mattresses

A Short Reference Guide to Memory Foam Mattresses Few things have changed the way people approach sleep as the invention of memory foam. Memory foam, short for “visco-elastic memory foam,” has been arguably one of the best inventions for mattresses in the past 50 years. Because it’s a very slow conforming, slow reacting foam, it’s [...]

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Innerspring Mattresses

A Short Reference Guide to Innerspring Mattresses Hello weary mattress shopper! You’ve made it here because you’re probably researching innerspring mattresses and likely are feeling somewhat confused about the whole thing.  Fear not my friend!  I’m here to make this process as easy as possible for you, so I’ve compiled some key information here for [...]

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Foundation or Box Spring?

Is there a difference between a foundation and a box spring? When shopping for a new mattress, you’ll find the word foundation being used in place of “box spring.” This is because foundations have taken the place of traditional “box springs” in the mattress world. Traditionally, it wasn’t just the mattress that had coil springs [...]

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What’s The Difference Between Talalay vs Dunlop Latex?

Latex is a naturally derived material that makes a great component for mattresses.  It’s been used for decades in Europe, but it’s recently become slightly more popular in America over the past 10 years. Latex is actually made from the sap of the tropical “rubber tree,” also called rubber serum.  When converted into a layering [...]

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