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Mattress Madness – How to Find the Right Mattress

Executive Summary about Mattress Madness by Bill William

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Finding the right mattress isn’t simply a matter of a good night’s sleep, it’s a matter of your sanity and your health. Humans, as a rule need to sleep. Thinking becomes fuzzy, judgment is clouded and motor skills run on the clumsy side. Unfortunately, buying a new mattress is no simple task.

You walk into any mattress store and you’ll realize that there are more types of mattresses than there are flavors of ice cream. Even if your intrepid mattress salesman is pitching you an ultra deluxe model that forms itself to your body shape or that offers special massaging fibers, chances are it’s not going to give you much satisfaction if you’re not comfortable in it.

Mattresses are a commodity and so the business runs on marketing. Just because a mattress has an exotic name and is made out of organic materials does not mean it’s the best around.

The most popular and widely bought mattresses consist of innerspring types made by Sealy, Serta and Simmons. Innerspring means that the mattress is supported by a series of interlinking coils or springs. When you run into ten different mattresses that all are made with innerspring coils, you may find yourself confused.

Mattress companies actually come up with different names for the same product for different retail stores. So you’ve got the same mattress at store A as in store B, the only difference is the name. Also, note that many mattress makers get their coils and parts from the same manufacturers, so despite the huge variety and all those fancy names, most mattresses are made of the same parts.

The upshot is, don’t be fooled by names and brands. Go for what’s comfortable. If you can’t tell the difference between a mattress that costs $300 and one that costs $1500, go for the cheaper one, unless you like to spend money.