When Casper, Leesa, Tuft & Needle, and other online mattress retailers started selling beds in a box in the U.S., their share of sales was so small that traditional manufacturers brushed them off. But now those same major players have taken notice and are working hard to debut their own online-only foam mattresses. In doing so, they're adopting the most alluring policies of the newer companies while aiming to beat them at their own game. Cocoon by Sealy (shown above) is one of 20 mattresses we’ve just bought for testing, but it’s unlike any Sealy you’ve seen before. For one, it comes folded up tightly in a box—as does the typical bed in a box sold online. This Sealy foam mattress comes in two choices, soft or firm, and is sold online only for $850 (queen size), the same price as Casper’s The Casper. Another mattress, the Dream Bed, comes from the retailer Mattress Firm, which recently bought Sleepy’s. This bed in a box also comes in two choices. For $829, you can get the Original Dream Bed;
for those who sleep hot, the $999 Cool Dream Bed has a gel-infused layer on top. We're testing this bed in a box, too. Read our special report on why Americans can't sleep. As with Casper, Leesa, and Tuft & Needle, shipping is free for both the Sealy and Mattress Firm foam mattresses. You get 100 days to decide whether you like the Cocoon, the same as for the $850 Casper, the $890 Leesa Medium Firm, and $600 Tuft & Needle T&N in our mattress Ratings. For the Dream Bed, it’s 180 days. And both companies have matched the return policy of their smaller competitors: If you’re unsatisfied within the trial period, you’ll get your money back. For the Cocoon bed in a box, Sealy will arrange to donate the mattress to charity—as do Casper and Tuft & Needle. You don’t have to put it back in the box. But the Dream Bed goes one better with a promise to donate one bed in a box to charity for every one sold. By moving into the bed-in-a-box space, Sealy and Mattress Firm are betting they can absorb more losses over the long run than the smaller companies can.
Buying a mattress without trying it out, something we typically advise against, can be risky (though Casper and Tuft & Needle have showrooms), and we recommend that you make such a purchase only if returns are hassle-free. It remains to be seen whether these major brands can win the loyalty of millennials, many of whom want to order a mattress the way they order everything—online. They also might view their parents' brands with disdain. The Casper, Leesa, and Tuft & Needle foam mattresses we’ve tested are among our top mattress picks. We’ll let you know whether the bed-in-a-box offerings from Sealy and Mattress Firm make the grade as well. Need a New Mattress? Our current mattress Ratings include almost 60 innerspring, foam, and adjustable-air beds, and this summer we expect to update our survey-based Ratings of mattress brands and retailers. Be sure to check our mattress buying guide if you haven't shopped for a mattress in a few years. Would you buy a mattress sight unseen?
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These mattresses are delivered straight to your door in a compact box, and you’re often given a trial period of a few months to decide whether you want to keep it. Online mattress sales make up 5 to 10 percent of the current market, according to Kenny Kline, founder of mattress review site Mattress Clarity. “My projection is that they will reach 30 percent in the next five years,” he said. Without the costs of renting a showroom and hiring salespeople, many of these websites also boast reduced price tags. Most mattresses online sell for less than $1,000, whereas in-store products can go for two or even three times that. To help you with your next mattress — whether that’s for a first apartment or just as a replacement for an old, worn-out model — we checked out a handful of brands on the digital market today. (In all cases, these mattresses can be placed on a platform or a box spring.) Cost of a queen: $850 The first online mattress retailer to get major attention, Casper is considered the industry standard.
Its latex, memory and support foam mattress was developed through dozens of prototypes and sleep trials. “We were a catalyst in this shift because we took a really innovative approach from the beginning,” said Casper chief executive and co-founder Philip Krim. He noted that the company is loved for its quirks, such as the little gifts they send their customers after a sale or the bike couriers who deliver to Manhattan homes free. [Online mattress company Casper tries real-life sales at D.C. pop-up] Cost of a queen: $890 Derek Hales of mattress review site Sleepopolis calls Leesa a “breath of fresh air in the mattress industry.” The top layer of foam gives the mattress a cooling effect, to ensure that sleepers don’t overheat in the middle of the night. “When you initially lie down you can immediately feel a softness and subtle hug around your body,” he writes in his review. Cost of a queen Love Bed: $799 Nest Bedding markets its “Love Bed” as the ideal mattress for amorous activity.
“It’s specifically designed and optimized for great sex as well as great sleep,” Hales said. Made with natural and organic materials, the Love Bed’s top latex layer gives it a nice bounce, while the latex foam adapts quickly to your body’s contours for a restful slumber. The company’s other big seller is its Alexander Signature Select, which it says offers a balanced feel and a choice of three firmness levels. Cost of a queen: $600 Kline recommends Tuft & Needle as one of the most affordable mattresses on the online market. A twin bed can be had for as little as $350, while the cost of a California King rings in at just $750. These prices are hard to beat, especially considering the polyurethane foam mattresses come with free shipping and a 100-day trial period. And a newcomer worth checking out: Safavieh Dream Cost of a queen: $390-$800 Launched this April, Safavieh’s “Dream” spring mattress series caught our eye because it’s one of the few shippable non-foam mattresses out there.