I wrote about a month ago about how excited I was to be able to buy a mattress online. My wife and I weren’t crazy about the mattress, and we decided to return it. The entire process, though, left me even more willing to recommend Casper to undecided consumers, as the process was painless from start to finish. Although Casper requires that you keep the mattress for 30 days (and up to 100 days) before you return it, they didn’t give me any sort of hassle when I said I wanted to return the mattress for a full refund. They asked me when would be a good time to have it picked up, and they took care of scheduling GotJunk to come and remove the mattress. In the end, I never had to leave my house, didn’t have to argue or negotiate with idiotic mattress salesmen at the standard stores, and continue to find Casper’s business model intriguing and appealing to consumers. I did ask the GotJunk guy if he’d seen a lot of these mattresses, and he said that they had been picking up a lot lately.
Unfortunately, the used mattresses usually get trashed, rather than donated, as it’s hard to find places (in New England, at least) who will accept used mattress donations. Cliff notes: if you’re shopping for a new mattress, hate going to the mattress store to shop for them, don’t mind shopping online, and have a few hours to deal with a return if you need to, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend taking a shot with Casper. I have not been compensated by Casper for this post in any way. I have a few $50 off referral codes for interested readers. links and buy anything, even something other than the product advertised, I earn a small commission, yet you don't pay any extra. Thank you for your support. The information in this blog post represents my own opinions and does not contain a recommendation for any particular security or investment. I or my affiliates may hold positions or other interests in securities mentioned in the Blog, please see my Disclaimer page for my full disclaimer.
Cold PillowRest PillowThe PillowBest Pillow For SleepingFrances SleepWishlist KimmyFlat FrancesDesigned PrettyCasper PillowForwardCasper has designed "pretty much the best pillow you can buy" for the best sleep of your life.Would you ever buy a mattress without trying it out first? “Bed-in-a-box”company Casper is an online-only mattress retailer that has based its business on changing the standard mattress-shopping experience: Instead of muddling through — and lying on — a variety of options and prices at a store, pay one price for a foam mattress that’s delivered straight to your door. Since 2013, Casper, has made a mattress from three layers of latex and memory and support foam that fits (rolled up) into a box that is sized to ship to tiny living spaces. The prices are meant to be ideal for small-space dwellers, too (from $500 for a twin mattress to $950 for king- and California-king sizes). Shipping is free, and the buyer has 100 days to return the mattress for free if it’s not the right fit.
The online-only business has been paying off for the company, which made $20 million in its first 10 months of business, according to Bloomberg. But now Casper, based in New York , is giving skeptical shoppers a chance to try their products in real life, with pop-ups in San Francisco, Austin and the District. The D.C. shop, called Snooze Bar, will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through Sunday at 3330 Cady’s Alley in Georgetown. There will be coffee and waffles to woo potential customers during the day and cocktails at night. You can just come in and lie down, or book an appointment online. Yes, napping is encouraged. “One of our biggest challenges is educating consumers that an amazing mattress can be bought online,” said Luke Sherwin, Casper’s co-founder and chief creative officer. Sherwin said the decision to include a pop-up in the District was a no-brainer. “D.C. has a large community of Casper fans already,” Sherwin said. “Millennials are definitely sharing their love of Casper online.
They post the most Youtube un-boxing videos and Instagram photos, but our customers are all ages.” More from Home & Garden: How to shop for a mattressAre you sure you want to remove this item from your Recipe Box? Don't have an account? Please log in to your account Never created a password? I've read and accepted the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and confirm I am at least 21 years old. Already have an account? No, thanksI'm already a PureWow fan. Follow PureWow on Pinterest No, thanks I hate pretty things. Attention Dog Owners: You Can Now Buy a Casper Mattress For Your Pup This is the ultimate treat The easiest way to get Fido to stop sleeping on your new mattress? Get him his own top-of-the-line Casper bed. Yep, the mattress-in-a-box startup Casper is now making a version for pups. They’re made of a more durable memory foam to withstand wear and tear, but soft enough to keep dogs comfy—they have a much wider variety of sleeping positions than humans.
(“Leg in the air” is our favorite.) Your pooch can try the bed for 100 nights (that’s about two dog years), and if he doesn’t love it, Casper will give you a full refund. Prices are $125 for a small, $150 for a medium and $225 for a large bed. OK, that’s pricy compared to some of the other dog beds on the market, but we’re talking about your four-legged bestie, here. He’s totally worth it. iPhone 8: Here’s Everything You Need to Know This New Lexus Coupe Pisses Off Honda Drivers 10 Great Minimalist Watches Meet the Holy Grail of Retro Gaming Consoles The Most Insane Jeep Wrangler Money Can Buy Mattresses rank up there with milk and diapers as something you should never buy used. Bed bugs and DNA evidence aside, the quality of your mattress is integral to your performance at work, the gym and, unsurprisingly, in the bedroom. It’s a spare-no-expense investment, a purchase where any money saved at the checkout station will cost far more in the long run with fatigue and back pain.
And if you’ve had yours for seven to ten years, it might be time to start looking for a new sleeping surface. This quest for a good night’s sleep shouldn’t be taken lightly and, after spending hours in showrooms full of mattresses, you’d be wise to consider the new Casper ($500-$950) mattress, which seems aimed to catch the traditional mattress world napping. Casper is an oddball. They’re a start-up mattress company, which is admittedly a tough industry to break into, especially with the trifecta of S’s — Sealy, Serta and Simmons — dominating the market. But their small size and business model lets them sell directly from company headquarters in New York City, cutting costs on salesmen and showroom space, and also keeps them transparent about business practices and attentive to customer needs. They only sell one model, a memory foam mattress, which is currently the fastest growing market segment in the mattress world. This limits their costumers’ options, but allows Casper to undercut the price of comparable mattress by a large margin.
Queen-sized Tempur-Pedic mattresses start at about $1,500 for the base model and top off at $7,500; the queen-sized Casper is $850, with free shipping. Their mattresses, with a base layer of memory foam — the same quicksand stuff featured in the mattresses my grandparents sleep on — and a top layer of expensive, supportive latex foam, combine the best materials on the market. The founders wanted to combat the sinking, heat-retaining feel of memory foam by topping it with something that allows air circulation and a little spring. You can’t jump around while a wine glass is on the bed, but you can do something that’s rather difficult on a traditional memory foam mattress: have sex. This was the second aspect of the Casper mattress that CEO Philip Krim mentioned to me at Casper’s launch party last April and, along with the price and shipping method, it steadies the brand’s aim squarely on a younger demographic. Krim said he set out to maintain the comfort of a foam mattress, while adding back the certain spring you need for what is arguably a mattress’s second most important feature.
The mattresses are sold online (a place mattresses are rarely sold, and one the company is trying to bring more mainstream), so while customers can’t go to a showroom and run from Casper to Casper, lying on each one for a few minutes before buying, the company does offer a 100-day test period. The lack of a store also means Casper mattresses are shipped directly to you for testing. They arrive compressed to fit a box the size of two moving boxes stacked on top of each other. This allows them to be delivered same-day via Uber or bike messenger to residents of New York, and within five days nationally. If a customer isn’t satisfied after three months, the company will pick the mattress back up, hassle free. After my mattress arrived, I slid all of its 80 pounds into my room and cut it out of the box. It looked like a gigantic sushi roll wrapped in a white tarp sheet instead of seaweed. Included in the box was a handwritten note thanking me for my early support of the company and a blade to cut off the wrapping.
Finally out of the packaging, the mattress expanded to full size in about ten seconds and was ready to sleep on. And while there’s no putting the mattress back in the box for easy moving, the unboxed mattress is still flexible enough to bend around doorways and staircases, making it ideal for a demographic that moves more (and faster) than their parents. I propped the new bed on the platform their website suggested (as a start-up producing only mattresses, they don’t have a conflict of interest when it comes to recommending bed frames, protective covers and even company-tested linens for customers to make the most out of their mattresses). I only used the mattress platform to make use of storage space under my bed; because foam mattresses don’t need a box spring, you can literally sleep with the mattress on the floor, if that’s your thing, though I wouldn’t recommend it — the mattress looks thin at only ten inches tall without a bed frame, box spring and mattress topper.
But the founders argue that big isn’t better and admittedly the Casper’s sleek design didn’t overflow into the feng shui of my bedroom. Then I climbed in. The founders argue that big isn’t better, and, admittedly, the Casper’s sleek design didn’t overflow into the feng shui of my bedroom. Before I speak to its comfort, know that mattresses are extremely personal; the sleep number people designed an entire campaign around this premise. Still, as soon as I got under the covers and started sleeping on the thing, all previous thoughts of a thin and squeaky mattress disappeared. It’s a Goldilocks bed: the 4-pound high-density memory foam bottom provides softness and relieves pressure while the non-allergenic dunlop latex provides support and spring (both are CertiPUR certified), so if you need one extreme or the other, look elsewhere. I’m a side and back sleeper, and the mattress sank around my “pressure points” without making me feel like I was going to drown.