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Improve your quality of life by buying the right mattress.

"After visiting several mattress stores, I was even more confused. Thanks for explaining the mattress buying process. We have never slept better!" -- Kay - League City, TX

Why This Site Exists - After reviewing "helpful" online mattress shopping advice sites and many years of helping consumers with their sleep needs, I thought it was time to share some of what I have learned along the way. It is my hope that this site will take the mystery and confusion out of buying a mattress.

My Two Primary Goals:
1. Empower consumers to make smart mattress choices by explaining the industry and pointing out the deceptive practices to avoid.

2. Encourage the mattress industry to reform itself by educating consumers and pointing out the sometimes ridiculous sales and merchandising gimmicks employed by them.

Why me? Why now? - Throughout my career, I have learned that if you treat people with honesty and run your business with integrity, you will always succeed. Unfortunately, the mattress industry does not always operate this way. It is sad that so many people have reported bad experiences in searching for a good sleep solution. Mattress shopping does not have to be difficult or confusing. The dishonest folks in the industry make it very difficult for the many professionals who do their best to operate their business with integrity.

What Is Your Background? - I'm a 25+ year marketing veteran having worked in product development, marketing communications and sales. I've worked with, sold or slept on every major mattress brand during my career.

Where do I start? - Look through the pages listed below. The site map lists all the pages on this site. Always check back as I continually add more information to this site.

What this is not - I will from time to time mention certain brands, features and services that I think are helpful or of a very high quality. You might infer from this that mattress brands not mentioned are inferior. That is not always the case. Depending on the sleep situation, almost any mattress brand/model might work.

I avoid saying anything negative about specific manufacturers or retailers. So please keep this in mind with any questions. This site is for educational purposes, not to bash the industry - there are plenty of sites for people to vent their frustrations. Any and all information on this site is meant to improve the consumer experience and hopefully reward those manufacturers, retailers and salespeople who operate their business with integrity and a customer-first attitude.

How To Buy A Mattress - The Basics
Size - Selection - Price - Purchase - Accessories - Services

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Do you have an interesting comment or question? Drop me an email and let me know!

How To Buy A Mattress - The Basics
Size - Selection - Price - Purchase - Accessories - Services

 

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