FOAM & LATEX MATTRESSESIf you want your mattress to mold to the contours of your body and give you personalized support, then foam and latex are for you. Both materials absorb movement, so are ideal if you share the bed with a fidgety sleeper. Plus, these soft, flexible, resilient mattresses are long lasting because they can be turned regularly. All our foam and latex mattresses come with stretchable, knitted ticking on top that boosts point-elasticity, relieving stress on your hips, shoulders and neck. Try it for 365 days. Enjoy it for 25 years We’re sure you’ll love your new mattress. But just in case, you have 365 days to exchange it and try another. Once you’ve found the perfect one for you, we provide a 25 year limited warranty. Learn more about our 'Love it or exchange it' policy. Learn more about the 25-year limited warranty Foam & latex mattressesI’ve always thought there are two kinds of mattresses in the world. There are saggy, stained mattresses that are on their way to being replaced someday.
These mattresses draw ire from their owners, who acknowledge they need a replacement, but for some reason are waiting it out. The other type of mattress is the dream mattress. No sag, no stains, just the right firmness—this mattress is the one you plan to keep for years to come. An owner of a dream mattress loves the bed they sleep on and wants to keep it pristine for as long as possible. They rotate the mattress as directed and may even protect it with a waterproof cover. If you’ve got one of those dream mattresses and you want it to remain in it’s dream-like state, it’s imperative that you store it properly. The key is to mimic it’s natural position by laying the mattress flat with no items resting on top. Wrap it securely in a plastic cover and secure the cover with rope or tape. While in storage, keep it at a reasonable temperature – humidity and mold are the greatest threats to the life of your mattress, so it’s important that you take the necessary precautions.
To find out more, we reached out to Mattrezzz Guys, a retailer that’s making a name for itself as an Austin favorite (check those Yelp reviews), and spoke to owners Frank and Anthony about how to properly store a mattress. This is the main reason this blog post exists. Not to point fingers, but other blog posts and websites often say to store the mattress on its side. Frank and Anthony strongly advise against it. “If you stand it up, the padding and coils can settle and the mattress will never be the same. Don’t forget, gravity’s not always our friend,” said Frank. If you intend on keeping this mattress in good shape, you’ll want to mimic its natural positioning—maybe even setting up your whole bed inside your storage space. Gravity can come into play if you leave something on top of your mattress (or you have your mattress resting on something). To avoid wear and tear, make sure nothing is weighing down your bed. The only thing that should be on the mattress and boxspring is a plastic cover.
This final layer of protection can prevent worst-case scenarios. Frank and Anthony recommend completely wrapping the mattress in plastic, be it a specially made mattress bag or stretch plastic wrap. Water damage or pests shouldn’t be a problem at most storage facilities, but the covering has a more important application as well. This prevents dust from settling into the fibers of your mattress, which can happen even in the cleanest indoor unit. You should apply the plastic wrap or mattress cover before moving to help protect it while it’s being transported. Make sure you cover the entire mattress and secure the cover with tape. While we’re on the topic of transportation, you should avoid tying your mattress down on top of your car. You’re either going to warp your mattress by tying it down too tight or ruin it having it fly off the top of your car and onto the road. You should transport your mattress protected from the elements in a covered moving truck. Note: It’s okay to transport the mattress on its side as long as you aren’t leaving it there long-term, according to Peter Cancelli of The Mattress Expert.
“If you’re storing for an extended length of time use climate-controlled storage,” Frank advised. He might have been speaking to local customers in this case, but this tip applies anywhere with a relative humidity that swings above 50 percent (hint: almost everywhere at some point in the year). Mold is a serious threat to the health of your mattress and potentially to your health, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Frank and Anthony’s final tip: If you stored your mattress for more than six months you should remove your plastic covering and let the mattress breathe for a few hours before you put your sheets on it. This should prevent any lingering odor from the plastic or the storage unit, which will help you continue to appreciate your dream mattress. Post updated by SpareFoot, 1/30/2017.Buying a new mattress is not fun. You have to head to a mattress store, lay around on mattresses for longer than you’d like, haggle with a salesperson about an aggressively overpriced mattress, then wait for a delivery guy to show up weeks later.
I ordered my last mattress online. It seems crazy, but it worked out well... mostly. Most of us are willing to order just about anything from the internet, but mattresses seem a little weird. For one, they’re huge and hard to ship, not to mention expensive. But more importantly, they’re one of those rare things that you really want to try before you buy. All mattresses are a little different, and your sleep is important. Picking the right mattress can make a significant difference in how well you snooze. Yet, there’s a sameness in mattresses that’s hard to describe. Sit on a $5,000 mattress and a $1,000 mattress, and many of us can’t tell the difference. Even comparison shopping can be a pain since manufacturers sell exclusive lines to different retailers, meaning you have to hit up a number of different stores just to pick a mattress. Then, when you finally pick something you want, you’re expected to haggle over the price. Last year, The New York Times spend nearly 3000 words describing the Kafkaesque experience of shopping for a mattress.
In short, buying a mattress is a huge pain in the ass. A couple of months ago, I needed a new mattress. I’m a heavy sleeper in that I can sleep on a rock, so the idea of testing dozens of different mattresses for some supposedly quantifiable level of coziness seemed absurd. So, I looked into purchasing one online.It turns out, there are a few options in this arena. All of them offer generous return policies. Most of them are considerably cheaper than retail options, and all of them come with two added benefits that appealed to me instantly: no haggling and no salesperson BS. Buying online saves you the hassle of going to a bunch of retailers, dealing with a pushy salesperson, haggling down the price, and attempting to tell the difference between dozens of mattresses that all feel the same. It’s fast, delivers in a few days in a small box that’s easy to move around, has a 100 day trial to see if you really like it, and you can return it if it doesn’t work out. Your options are limited here, but that’s actually part of the appeal for me.
I don’t want to make choose between dozens of options, I want just a few.I was surprised to find that there are quite a few companies selling mattresses over the internet. Here, I’m going to stick with a few startups that exist solely online as direct-to-consumer options. Direct-to-consumer means there’s no obnoxious salesperson and they’re set up to deal with shipping and returns easily. It also means they’re a bit cheaper than comparable mattresses from mainstay companies like Sealy Serta. Most of these companies only make one type of mattress. They all have different sizes, but you don’t need to choose between a bunch of options for pillowtops or different firmness ratings. Most specialize in memory foam, but Saatva caries varying types of spring mattresses, so there’s something for everyone here. So, before we even get into it, it’s worth pointing out that memory foam (or whatever similar variation each company sells) mattresses aren’t for everyone as they tend to be a bit more firm and some people feel like they get a little hot.
There are a few different direct-to-consumer manufacturers I looked at:Each company has different firmness and comfort levels. I went with Tuft & Needle because I prefer a firm mattress, and Casper is supposedly a bit more “pillowy,” while Leesa seems to fall somewhere in the middle. You can get a ton of info about different aspects of each of the above mattresses, including customer reported satisfaction levels about everything from how good they are for sex to how comfortable they are for heavyset people, over on Sleep Like the Dead.Okay, so here’s where things get weird. At least in the case of both Tuft and Needle and Casper, the unboxing process is pretty bizarre. As you can see in the video above, you’ll essentially pull the mattress out of a box that’s far too small to fit a mattress, unroll it, then cut a slice in a vacuum sealed plastic wrapper to make the mattress expand. Then you’ll sit around and watch it expand for a couple hours. Since it’s foam that’s been sitting in a vacuum-sealed bag for a while, it smells a little weird at first, like a G.I. Joe sitting in boiling water.
But the smell goes away after a couple of hours. The whole process is actually pretty fun to watch (at least compared to boredom of bringing home a normal mattress). It’s also pretty easy to get the mattress from your door to your bedroom because the box is so small. That means no finagling your way around crazy staircases or through tiny doorways. After the mattress expands and the smell goes away, you can get to sleep.Here’s the fun part: for about 100 days (in most cases), you get to just sleep on the mattress and decide how you feel about it. Most traditional mattress stores have a 30 day return policy, but according to Sleep Like the Dead, most full refund policies come with fees ranging from $50-$500. Many also only offer store credit as opposed to a refund. Returns and refunds for all four of these direct-to-consumer companies are free and will refund you 100%, which is a pretty killer deal, all things considered. I’ve never actually had a new mattress as an adult.
I’ve had barely used hand-me-downs from guest rooms, but never an actual, brand new, weird smelling mattress. So this whole trial period was an odd thing for me.As it turns out, a new mattress feels pretty much like my old mattress, except there’s no weird dip in the middle that sucks you in and attempts to suffocate you. The Tuft & Needle was, as reviews suggested, more on the firm side, which worked well for me. There’s no weird sinkage when you sit on it, even on the edge. Like most foam mattresses, there’s almost no motion transfer, so you barely notice if someone’s rolling around restlessly in their sleep next to you. I slept well the first night and pretty much every night since (unless LAPD decided to hover over my place with a helicopter for a few hours searching out a suspect in a high speed chase, which it turns out no mattress can help with).Through the hundred day trial period, I tried to pay a lot of attention to how I felt about the mattress, but as time wore on, I cared less and less.
This is a good thing. The mattress disappeared into my life and out of my brain, and when my calendar alarm went off reminding me that the 100 day trial was over, I shrugged it off and went back to what I was doing. This mattress, the one I’d spent almost zero brainpower to pick out, the one that I spent very little time shopping for, is fine. Which is what I want. I don’t want to think about it.As I discussed above, each of these companies packs in a pretty hefty warranty and an excellent return policy. It sounds great on the surface, but that doesn’t mean the whole process works for everyone. As for the return policy, it’s worth considering the amount of time you’ll have to dedicate to the whole process. Once you get it set up in your house, you’ll get the trial period to try out the mattress, and if you don’t like it, they’ll come pick it up. I didn’t need to return mine, but judging by a number of reviews on Amazon (where each of these mattress companies sells directly if you don’t want to order from their web sites), even people who hated the mattresses had no problems returning them.
Though, it’s important to note that the return policy through Amazon is only 30 days as opposed to 100 days from the manufacturer. You’ll have to shop for another mattress, sleep on the floor for a while, and go through the whole process of sitting around at your house and waiting for the UPS guy again. I work from home, so none of this mattered to me, but it’s something worth considering before you dive in. There’s a reasonable chance you will not like the mattress you chose, so make sure you’re okay with whatever hurdles you need to jump through to get it returned.There’s one big caveat with the warranties too. A warranty is only as good as the company behind it, and since many of these manufacturers are new, they might not last. If the company goes under, so does your warranty. This is a pretty important thing to consider, so if you’re not comfortable losing that warranty, it’s probably not worth it.Finally, one of the appealing aspects of buying a mattress locally is that they’ll take your old mattress away for free.