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Mattress-Shopper
You spend a third of your life in bed, don't spend another third trying to purchase one! Mattresses are more complicated than they look, so you need to know a bit in advance of your first shopping trip and then you need to be prepared to deflect the marketing techniques that will be aimed at you!
This website is published by Redd Publishing. We don't sell mattresses and we have no vested interest in any company that does. Our goal is to provide good quality, balanced, accurate information.
Mattress-Shopper
We put the ease into catching your Zzzzs!
Bed Sizes
Puzzled by bed sizes? Well, you ought to be since they're not as standard as they seem!
You probably know that a full is bigger than a twin, a king is bigger than a queen. But what's a California king? And what about buying a bed in Europe? Are they sized the same way?
Click to get more on mattress sizes.
Healthy Sleep
Are you mattress shopping in the elusive pursuit of some ZZZs or to improve the quality of what sleep you do get? You're not alone! About half of all Americans suffer from insomnia at least weekly.
Insomnia is associated not just with increased accident rates ("drowsy driving") but other health problems as well.
A great mattress can help improve the quality of your rest!
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Top 10 Things to Know About Buying a Mattress
What month can you get the best deals? How can you compare prices fairly? What are the best tactics to get the best deal?
The Mysteries of Buying Sheets
Why don't my sheets fit? What is the difference between a king and a California king? What's thread count and does it even matter? Where can I get Egyptian cotton (besides Egypt).
Picking a Mattress...Without Costly Mistakes
What is the best mattress for me? Why are there so many types? What's the best mattress for a person with back problems? Why are the sales people all so weird?
Padding
So many stores are recommended a pillow-top mattress...do you really need that padding? Can you get better or cheaper padding? And what is a European pillow-top (and do I want one?)