Consumers Rate Buying a Mattress as the Second-Most Confusing Purchase.
With Millions of People Buying Mattresses During Labor Day, Expert Provides Tips to Help Consumers Avoid Buyers Remorse.
According to Consumer Reports, people hate the mattress-shopping experience and rate it only slightly less confusing than buying a car. When thinking about buying a mattress, words that come to the mind of consumers are dread, vulnerable, irreversible, distrust and misunderstood. And because of this, many people put off buying a new mattress, which is unfortunate because, according to the International Sleep Products Association, a new mattress can significantly improve overall comfort that leads to better sleep quality, relief from back pain and much more.
What makes mattress shopping so confusing? Tons of different technologies and materials (memory foam, innerspring, latex and air), lots of different brands and many, many mattresses retailers! The result is consumers have endless options, but they dont know or dont remember how to hone in on the perfect mattress for them and their sleeping partner.
To help the millions of people who plan to purchase during this peak mattress-buying time, industry expert Pete Bils can answer the critical questions like Do I really need a new mattress? and What benefits will a new mattress provide? and How much should I spend? and What questions should I ask when Im in the store?
$ Comparison shopping Virtually impossible in mattress shopping since different retailers will call the same manufactures bed by different names. Pete will tell you how to cut through the confusion!
$ Personal preferences Whether you have back pain, insomnia, sleep apnea, fibromyalgia or no problems at all, you have requirements for your bed that are unique to you. How do you ask the questions to ensure your bed is perfect for you and for your sleeping partner.
$ Mattress-shopping myths Is firmer better? Do I need to negotiate to get the best deal? Do I really need to buy a new mattress every 5 years? Let Pete shed some light on these myths.
About The Talent: Pete Bils is an associate clinical faculty member at Northwestern Health Sciences University in Minneapolis. He is also a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, an organization dedicated to the assurance of quality care for patients with sleep disorders, the advancement of sleep research, and public and professional education. As the vice president of sleep innovation and clinical research for Select Comfort, Bils continually researches, investigates and creates the use of new technologies to promote better sleep, including a computerized pressure mapping system, which shows the effects of sleep surfaces on the human body.
