Looking for the best mattress for your money? To cut through the clutter of advertising you'll see out there, Consumer Reports has a look at the best mattresses and mattress retailers. The magazine broke out their findings by category: Traditional innerspring, memory foam and adjustable air. In each category, Consumer Reports recommends a best buy, as well as other mattresses they recommend based on ratings. Innerspring: The Denver Mattress Doctor's Choice for $500. The Sealy Posturepedic Hybrid Trust Cushion for $1,275 is also a best buy in this category, with a higher rating, but it's obviously a bit more expensive. Memory foam: Tuft & Needle Ten for $600. (Message from Tuft & Needle: "We don't actually use any memory foam in our mattress. We use our own time of polyfoam, T&N Adaptive™ foam. We created it with a foam scientist to have the pressure relief and comfort of memory foam and the breathability and support of latex foam.") The Novaform 14" Serafina Pearl Gel (Costco) is also a "best buy" pick for this category, but it's more expensive at $800.
Adjustable air: Sleep Number c2 Bed for $800. It's important to remember that price does not necessarily equate to satisfaction with mattresses. A more expensive mattress may not make for a better product. For more tips on finding the right mattress for you, check out Consumer Reports' buying guide here. Read more: What you need to know about sleeping pills On the question of retailers, Consumer Reports ranked the Original Mattress Factory stores as the top choice for customer satisfaction. Costco Wholesale was a close second. The high placement for Costco may reflect their return policy on mattresses: A full money back refund without penalty and no time limit. That really makes Costco stand apart! I particularly like the warehouse clubs for mattress shopping, and I've long advised people to test the mattress right there in the store for an extended period. Bring a book or tablet to Costco or Sam's Club and get those mattresses off the displays or yank them off the walls.
Then lay there for 15 minutes and see how you like the feel before you buy. There's one more option I want to mention to you. Casper is a new mattress company that's beloved by millennials. Their mattress comes via package delivery in this tiny box and you open it and watch it unfold before your eyes. The mattress, which sells for between $500 and $950, is made of memory foam and latex. Here's the reason a lot of young people really like this company: Casper gives you 100 nights to test out their mattress. If you don't like it, you send it back for 100% refund.Memory foam mattress buying guide Memory foam is a revolutionary way to rest. With advanced pressure relief and support, memory foam will help you to wake restored and refreshed for your day. What memory foam offers. Memory foam offers multiple benefits over traditional mattresses. The major benefit is the cellular structure that memory foam consists of. While typical coils are spaced throughout a bed, memory foam cradles your body at every point so you feel supported and relaxed.
We're so confident you'll love it, we offer a money-back guarantee. Better Pressure Relief & Support. With its continuous, full bodied design, memory foam envelops your body and provides unmatched pressure relief and pushes against your body to support it. Faster Relief for Aches & Pains. By conforming to your body at your pressure points, memory foam can alleviate stress and pain you collect during the day. With its advanced cell structure, memory foam subtly absorbs your motion so you can easily get in and out of bed without disturbing your partner. Getting the right pressure relief & support. When choosing a memory foam bed, it is important to consider what mattress will provide the proper pressure relief and support for your weight, sleeping positions, and chronic pains. Certain chronic pains make sleeping a challenge. If you suffer from hip or shoulder pain purchasing a mattress with more pressure relief can help to relieve these pains. If your back bothers you from day to day, consider upgrading to a mattress that is more supportive to help make sure that your back doesn’t move into an uncomfortable position.
The position you find most comfortable at night has a large impact on the amount of pressure relief and support your mattress will require. If you don’t know your most common position, take a mental note of how you fall asleep and how you wake up. The position you wake up in is most likely your dominant sleeping position. Knowing your sleep style. People who tend to fall asleep on their side need more pressure relief. When sleeping on your side, you put a all of your weight on your hips and shoulders, and need the most pressure relief. Our best mattress for side sleepers: Colonial While sleeping on the back, support and pressure relief are both needed. Large amounts of support are needed to keep the spine in its natural alignment while pressure relief keeps pains and a sore back calm. Our best mattress for back sleepers: Revere Stomach sleepers need a moderate amount of support to ensure that their neck is aligned correctly and hips stay in their natural position.
Our best mattress for stomach sleepers: Americana Sleeping in a combination of positions is extremely common. Purchase a mattress that is designed to give you enough support and pressure relief regardless of how you sleep. Our best mattress for combination sleepers: Liberty After getting a new memory foam bed it takes time for your body to become accustomed to the proper support and pressure relief that it provides. This adjustment period varies anywhere from two to four weeks. When purchasing a mattress, make sure that the company’s return policy allows you to fully become accustomed to your new mattress. Concerns circling memory foam. While every mattress material has particular concerns associated with it, most problems surrounding memory foam have been solved by new innovative production processes and cutting-edge technology. What to look for Memory foam sleeps too hot With new advancements in production, memory foam can have a large, open-cell structure that allows for better airflow within the mattress, to let you always sleep cool.
If you usually sleep warm, regardless of what you’re sleeping on, you should look for memory foam that has been processed to remove the foam’s cell membranes. This let's memory foam breathe even more efficiently. Memory foam is expensive When memory foam mattresses first came on the market, they were prohibitively expensive. Now, thanks to direct-to-consumer shipping, you won’t have to worry about retail markups and be able to order an affordable memory foam bed straight to your house. I don't want to feel stuck in bed Slow response times within the foam cells can make moving around in bed a nightmare. Large, open-cell memory foam responds to the body quickly so that when you move, your bed will easily move with you. Memory foam smells bad and produces harmful chemicals With the new production processes Variable Pressure Foaming, memory foam can be produced without any harmful blowing agents and a finished product low in VOCs. VPF is the world’s cleanest way to produce foam.
Unfortunately, the majority of companies still produce foam in open chambers. Buying a memory foam bed, especially online, can feel risky, but a risk-free trial is extremely important. A trial period should be at least 30 nights so you fully become accustomed to your new bed. The longer the trial period the better. We offer 100 nights to try your mattress. Take that time to test your mattress however you see fit. If you don’t love how you’re sleeping, call us and we’ll arrange for your mattress to be picked and refund you in full. If you're still unsure before purchasing, read our mattress reviews to see what others have experienced with our beds. Our reviews are verified through a third-party service so you know they're real. After testing dozens of mattresses, leading review site Mattress Clarity rated Amerisleep the #1 Overall Mattress for 2016. Because of the way memory foam compresses into itself to provide consistent support, many people (including verified reviews from Amerisleep customers) say it helps relieve pain and pressure points.
Is memory foam safe for children? For infants and toddlers, memory foam is not a great idea. However for older children and teens, memory foam is a safe and smart investment in improving your children’s sleep. Look for memory foam free of harmful chemicals like formaldehyde or CFCs to ensure that your child isn’t breathing in toxic chemicals. When you’re ready to purchase a mattress, pay attention to what is supporting your bed. Having improper support can make memory foam sag or, in rare cases, cause damage to your mattress. You can use an existing box spring if it's still in a good working condition. It may require placing a 3/4” piece of plywood on top to ensure the stability and support. If the foundation is sagging, it may be time to replace. A flat, solid platform will support your Amerisleep mattress perfectly. When using a slatted foundation, we require that your slats are no more than 3" apart and at least 0.5" tall. Pairing an adjustable bed with our mattresses elevates your comfort and puts you in control of how you sleep.
Common questions regarding adjustable beds. With new advancements in technology, memory foam spans all budgets. Price does not always equate to a better product. The sweet spot is a technologically advanced mattress that doesn't cost a fortune. If you suffer from chronic allergies a memory foam bed is great to sleep on. Because of its resistance to dust mites and common allergens, memory foam will stay clean and won't affect your allergies. Density refers to how heavy a cubic foot of foam is. The higher the density, the more costly it is to produce. Extremely high dense foam, around 8lbs, can be hard to move around in, and give a quicksand feeling. Too low of a density, less than 3lbs, will breakdown with normal use at an accelerated rate. Density is usually a good way to determine the quality of memory foam. A medium density foam, about 4lbs, will accommodate most people's needs of durability. With advancements in foam production, lower density can outperform foam of a higher density.