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		<title>Mattress Priorities &#8211; Children&#8217;s Mattresses</title>
		<link>http://bestmattressadvice.com/2012/01/17/mattress-priorities-childrens-mattresses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alignment and comfort]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mattress shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bunk beds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like to share incidents immediately because they present a wonderful learning opportunity. I just observed a woman enter a mattress store. She was needing two twin mattresses for her sons (3 &#38; 12). After some initial qualifying questions the salesperson determined that this was largely a price driven decision. He took the woman to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I like to share incidents immediately because they present a wonderful learning opportunity. I just observed a woman enter a mattress store. She was needing two twin mattresses for her sons (3 &amp; 12). After some initial qualifying questions the salesperson determined that this was largely a price driven decision. He took the woman to the less expensive options and began to discuss the merits of each. In the case]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Unrealistic Mattress Price Expectations</title>
		<link>http://bestmattressadvice.com/2012/01/15/mattress-price/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mattress Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mattress shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discounts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A gentleman walks into the mattress store and is promptly greeted by the salesperson. After exchanging names and pleasantries, they begin to discuss his mattress needs. It turns out he is looking for a California King set, good quality of course, for himself. His budget&#8230;. $500. Let me be really frank for a moment. NOTHING [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A gentleman walks into the mattress store and is promptly greeted by the salesperson. After exchanging names and pleasantries, they begin to discuss his mattress needs. It turns out he is looking for a California King set, good quality of course, for himself. His budget&#8230;. $500.
Let me be really frank for a moment. NOTHING exists of any quality in a California King for $500. There may actually be a product ava]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Exclusive Mattress Scam</title>
		<link>http://bestmattressadvice.com/2012/01/01/exclusive-mattress-scam/</link>
		<comments>http://bestmattressadvice.com/2012/01/01/exclusive-mattress-scam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mattress Industry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[exclusive mattress scam]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You go to a small chain of mattress stores and the salesperson gives you the hard sell on the brand new Purple Hippo 9000. This mattress boasts Platinum, 5 in 1 coils wrapped in 100% silk. It has both memory and amnesia foam, latex and a hundred other foam layers that have really sexy names. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[You go to a small chain of mattress stores and the salesperson gives you the hard sell on the brand new Purple Hippo 9000. This mattress boasts Platinum, 5 in 1 coils wrapped in 100% silk. It has both memory and amnesia foam, latex and a hundred other foam layers that have really sexy names. You try it out and it does feel awesome. The salesman has the hook in you, now its reeling time. It comes with a lifetime war]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Year End Mattress Sale</title>
		<link>http://bestmattressadvice.com/2011/12/29/year-end-mattress-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mattress Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mattress shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[end of yer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[memory foam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prescription]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tempur-Pedic]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bestmattressadvice.com/?p=364</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What a wonderful 2011 in the mattress biz. We recently saw the introduction of &#8220;flavored&#8221; memory foam, double and now triple coils and even an air conditioned mattress. What will 2012 offer? Only the mattress gurus know for sure. Here are a few tips as we wind down the last week of 2011: 1. Remember, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[What a wonderful 2011 in the mattress biz. We recently saw the introduction of &#8220;flavored&#8221; memory foam, double and now triple coils and even an air conditioned mattress. What will 2012 offer? Only the mattress gurus know for sure.
Here are a few tips as we wind down the last week of 2011:
1. Remember, even if your mattress includes fabric made from virgin llamas raised by blind, Tibetan monks, a solid go]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Black Friday Mattress Sales</title>
		<link>http://bestmattressadvice.com/2011/11/18/black-friday-mattress-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mattress Industry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[discounts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bestmattressadvice.com/?p=358</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you find yourself needing a mattress, this may be a very good time to shop. The week leading up to and through Thanksgiving, retailers are spending gobs on advertising and promoting all sorts of mattress specials. Per earlier blogs, the savings may not change that much from the rest of the year, but there [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[If you find yourself needing a mattress, this may be a very good time to shop. The week leading up to and through Thanksgiving, retailers are spending gobs on advertising and promoting all sorts of mattress specials. Per earlier blogs, the savings may not change that much from the rest of the year, but there is something else in play.
CHRISTMAS
For those commissioned salespeople who get paid monthly, what they sell]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Attack of the Memory Foam Clones!</title>
		<link>http://bestmattressadvice.com/2011/11/18/attack-of-the-memory-foam-clones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mattress Industry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Embody by Sealy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iComfort]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bestmattressadvice.com/?p=355</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been waiting for the day that foam beds take up the majority of floor space for mattress retailers. That day is at hand. Visit any major mattress retailer and you will see a variety of non-innerspring options from latex to air to memory foam to hybrids. I would suspect in the coming decade, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I have been waiting for the day that foam beds take up the majority of floor space for mattress retailers. That day is at hand. Visit any major mattress retailer and you will see a variety of non-innerspring options from latex to air to memory foam to hybrids. I would suspect in the coming decade, you will see innerspring mattresses playing only a supporting role in the mattress sales/selection process.
While Tempu]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Veteran&#8217;s Day Mattress Sale</title>
		<link>http://bestmattressadvice.com/2011/11/08/veterans-day-mattress-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mattress Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mattress shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[50% off]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To all my readers who have served in the Armed Forces I say thank you for your service to our country. And a special thank you to the families of wounded veterans and those that paid the ultimate sacrifice. America is eternally grateful for your sacrifice. Friday is of course Veteran&#8217;s Day and probably the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[To all my readers who have served in the Armed Forces I say thank you for your service to our country. And a special thank you to the families of wounded veterans and those that paid the ultimate sacrifice. America is eternally grateful for your sacrifice.
Friday is of course Veteran&#8217;s Day and probably the biggest mattress sales weekend of the fall. If time permits, do some shopping around before committing t]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Spooky Mattress Tales</title>
		<link>http://bestmattressadvice.com/2011/11/07/spooky-mattress-tales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mattress Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mattress shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salesperson Tricks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clearance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floor models]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nightmare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stains]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dirty tricks used to be a staple of some of the sleazier folks in the mattress industry. Fortunately, most of the purveyors of this activity have either left the business or closed down. Caveat emptor &#8211; Let the buyer beware. New or Used Mattress &#8211; If you are buying &#8220;clearance, discontinued or floor models&#8221; there [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dirty tricks used to be a staple of some of the sleazier folks in the mattress industry. Fortunately, most of the purveyors of this activity have either left the business or closed down.
Caveat emptor &#8211; Let the buyer beware.
New or Used Mattress &#8211; If you are buying &#8220;clearance, discontinued or floor models&#8221; there is a really good chance that you are buying used mattresses. Some states require]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Well Conditioned Mattress</title>
		<link>http://bestmattressadvice.com/2011/10/29/a-well-conditioned-mattress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alignment and comfort]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has become a common practice to allow consumers to spend some time on the mattress and return it if they do not like it. I applaud the industry for this practice. You absolutely need a minimum of 30 days on a mattress to truly decide if it is the correct sleeping solution for your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It has become a common practice to allow consumers to spend some time on the mattress and return it if they do not like it. I applaud the industry for this practice. You absolutely need a minimum of 30 days on a mattress to truly decide if it is the correct sleeping solution for your body.
All mattresses, just like shoes, need to be conditioned for your body shape and size. This process may only take a day or two o]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Columbus Day Mattress Sale</title>
		<link>http://bestmattressadvice.com/2011/10/07/columbus-day-mattress-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mattress shopping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbus Day is the holiday we celebrate Europeans first landing in the Americas. What this has to do with mattresses and sleep is anyone&#8217;s guess. But it is for some a three day weekend, so why not have a mattress sale? A quick review of the sales events at various mattress retailers reveals a smorgasbord [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Columbus Day is the holiday we celebrate Europeans first landing in the Americas. What this has to do with mattresses and sleep is anyone&#8217;s guess. But it is for some a three day weekend, so why not have a mattress sale?
A quick review of the sales events at various mattress retailers reveals a smorgasbord of options.
&#8220;Free&#8221; Box Springs Sale - Make sure you ask what the price is for just the mattr]]></content:encoded>
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