A gentleman walks into a mattress store and is immediately greeted by the salesperson. This particular retailer has a number of ways to make the buying process simple, but the man is not interested. He has no brand or comfort preference and is unwilling to share any information on his sleeping habits or any problems [...]
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True Story – I’m visiting a store and a lady comes in for her college age daughter. She is driving a luxury vehicle that would easily retail over $50k. Not that we should ever make judgements based on cars, clothing or jewelry, but I found it interesting. She doesn’t want to spend over $300 for [...]
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Does that mattress price include delivery? Free Delivery/Free Frame – There are exceptions, but most of the time if these services are being advertised as free, the cost of delivery or the frame is buried in the mattress price. You might be overpaying, especially if you are picking up the mattress set yourself or already own [...]
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If my mattress has a 10 year warranty, why should I replace it after 8 years? I know there is at least one mattress chain that is pushing the change every 8 year meme with their customers. The concept has been used successfully before, most notably by the oil change industry,where they have greatly reduced [...]
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Mattress Toppers – Good or Bad? Can’t I Just Get A Mattress Topper? – Lots of people think that if they just put a topper on their bad mattress it will magically improve their sleep. The reality is that it all depends on what the problem is with your current mattress. For mattresses that are [...]
Categories: Alignment and comfort, Mattress shopping | Tags: dunlop, latex, mattress, mattress toppers, memory foam, memory foam toppers, pressure points, spinal alignment, support, talalay | No Comments »
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