NBC's The Today Show hosted Consumer Reports for its take on mattresses. Some of the results may surprise you.
At 7 minutes, the video is long, but it's stuffed with helpful comfort tips, including the scientific reason why a mattress should be replaced every 8 years or so. Some of the other advice includes:
- How to reduce morning aches and pains with proper pillow choices
- Why "hot sleepers" should stay away from memory foam
- How to properly test a mattress in the store before you buy it
After its testing and a series of interviews with consumer and industry workers, Consumer Reports also concludes that -- for a queen-sized bed -- a $1,000 list price is going to give you "a lot of bed"; there's little need to spend more. And, furthermore, because mattress prices are usually negotiable by half-off or more off, you could buy that $1,000 mattress at a significant discount.
More than 70% of people successfully negotiate lower mattress prices.
Consumer Reports acknowledges that there's no "#1 mattress", per se, because mattresses are a personal fit in terms of both firmness and size. With respect to durability, however, most will last for years.
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