Attempt to get around warranty or just buy a new bed. Mattress shopping, as we've previously highlighted, can be quite a confusing experience. Take some off-the-clock advice from a mattress salesman on how to get the best value. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of variables when it comes to mattress shopping. Help cut through the thicket of choices and potential rip-offs by taking the advice offered by an insider at Get Rich Slowly. They have advice directly from a guy who has been part of his family's mattress business his whole life. He's full of industry-related wisdom, including useful negotiation tips like this one: If a store is willing to negotiate mattress prices, then they are overpriced, so make sure you get them down a considerable amount. Mattress manufactures contractually set minimum prices that they allow retailers to sell their mattresses at, so they either have to price them at that minimum or overprice them and negotiate. Most of the larger chains just price them at the minimum right away.
Don't take advice from a salesman talking about coil counts as he likely doesn't know what he's talking about. Always ask if the innerspring mattress you're looking at has edge support to keep the edges firm and keep it comfy for you getting in and out of bed.For more tips check out the full article at the link below. Have a mattress shopping tip of your own? Scoff at this "coil count" business because you rock it out on a foam mattress? Let's hear about it in the comments. How to Buy a Mattress [GetRichSlowly]This is an archived post. You won't be able to vote or comment.Any tips to get the most for my money? Is there a buying guide on /r/pf? (self.personalfinance)submitted by My wife and I are planning to buy a mattress this weekend. Are there places I should avoid? Is there a mattress buying guide you recommend? I read the one on consumer reports. edit: This sub is always so helpful. Thanks for all the replies! π Rendered by PID 12619 on app-791 at 2017-03-06 11:05:33.392954+00:00 running f3f09f7 country code: SG.
OtherI am a Mattress Review Blogger - I've slept on Casper, Tuft & Needle, Leesa, & Just About Every Other Online Mattress. My name is Derek and I am a mattress reviewer and blogger. I have had the opportunity to sleep on and test almost every mattress available online including Casper, Tuft & Needle, Leesa, Yogabed, Saatva, Loom & Leaf, and others. Online mattresses have grown tremendously within the last year. For many they mean great cost savings and never having to set foot in a mattress store. I frequently receive questions about these mattresses, how they compare to each other, and which mattress is best. Happy to answer any questions. So ask me anything! You can find my blog and reviews here: Sleepopolis Update 7/24/15 - this AMA is long over, but I'm still around quite often. If you have any questions don't hesitate to drop a comment, PM, or contact me directly via my contact form. I'd be happy to answer your questions. π Rendered by PID 130110 on app-636 at 2017-03-06 11:09:07.965354+00:00 running f3f09f7 country code: SG.
Ratings > Casper Mattress Reviews Based on 232 Consumer Experiences Gathered From 43 sources THE GOOD: No-fee, no-restriction convenient returns • available in (West Elm) stores and online • strong customer service • "B" company rating. THE BAD: One model / firmness available • below-average edge support • controversial central marketing claim. THE MATTRESS: Casper mattress (made in USA) is priced $550-$1150. It is about ten inches thick and consists of regular foam, memory foam, support foam, base foam. It comes compressed / vacuum sealed, expanding when opened. THE COMPETITION: Low- and mid- priced beds especially latex-hybrids and memory foam. Compare Casper to other brands in the mattress comparison. (see buying a mattress online: what you should know) and 70+ West Elm stores. Person Size and Sleep Position Suitability The ratings – based on 230+ consumer reviews gathered using an unbiased, accurate methodology – show how Casper mattress rates in comparison to the average mattress.
The ratings below – based on consumer experiences and the evaluation of Sleep Like The Dead – show how Casper compares to the average mattress manufacturer. "Main Competition" in the charts refers to mattresses that when compared to Casper have mostly similar feel, prices, owner satisfaction, benefits, construction, and return policies. The Casper mattress has 80% owner satisfaction. This rate is similar to that of main competitors overall (80%) and better than the rate of all mattresses (74%). Learn how owner satisfaction is determined. Casper is significantly less expensive than the average mattress. But it is slightly higher priced on average than mattresses with similar specifications, namely those with about 10 inches total thickness with a three inch comfort layer that includes memory foam. The Casper mattress appears to have at least somewhat better durability / longevity than its main competitors on average. Reports of sagging, loss of support, and the development of body impressions exist but are not common.
About 7% of Casper mattress owners report adding a topper (priced $35 to $500) to soften the mattress and create acceptable comfort. About 6% of Casper owners report bothersome heat retention – a rate similar to that of main competitors overall as well as the average mattress. (General analysis: mattresses and sleeping hot.) About 8% of owners report a significant and enduring unpleasant initial odor. Complaints for this problem appear to have increased recently. (General analysis: mattress off gassing.) Casper performs better than all mattress companies overall and equal to its main competitors overall based on warranty coverage, customer service, return policy, access to customer reviews, integrity of customer reviews, time in business, marketing accuracy, specifications disclosure, and BBB ratings. In April 2016, Casper altered the design of their mattress to be softer. The firmness of the previous design was established as medium-firm for owners on average, but the firmness level of the new design is less clear.
Available owner experience data suggests that it is more medium than medium-firm (after break in) on average. In other words, on a 1 to 10 scale with 1 being very soft and 10 being very firm, Casper appears now to on average be regarded as a 6 or 6.5. This firmness level suits most owners but not all. Beyond break-in about 9% of owners find it too firm and about 7% find it too soft. About an additional 15% find the firmness to be acceptable but not ideal. It should be noted that in early 2017 Casper changed the top comfort layer from latex to regular foam. Casper says that this change has not altered the firmness level of the mattress, but owner experience data will need to be gathered to confirm this. The table below evaluates the Casper mattress for person size and sleep position. It shows what tends to be true for Casper owners; your own personal evaluation may differ. See the mattress firmness guide for details based on your body type. And people of below- and above-average weight, see the mattress guide for large and small people.
The following discusses the construction of Casper, its thickness and its weight. The top layer consists of about 1.5 inches of regular foam. The middle layer consists of 1.5 inches of memory foam. The memory foam has 4 lb/ft density. The transition or top base layer consists of 1.5 inches of 2.5 lb/ft density foam. The bottom base layer consists of 5 inches of 1.8 lb/ft density foam. The densities of these two foams combined is slightly higher than the base layer(s) densities of both foam-based mattresses on average and Casper's main competition on average. In general, higher density foam used in the base layer(s) is a durability / longevity strength as softening and loss of support tend to be less likely to occur with the use of such foam. Casper is about ten inches in total thickness. This is about 1.5 inches thinner than the thickness of the average mattress but similar to that of its main competition on average. A thinner mattress is lower and therefore may be somewhat more difficult to get on and off for people of average or greater height.