Mattress Firm® is the country’s largest mattress retailer by far. I get far more emails about how to comparison shop at Mattress Firm than every other question combined. In this guide, I will list some general tips at comparison shopping at Mattress Firm and then some specific alternatives to various exclusive lines they have.

Elsewhere on this site, I help people comparison shop between stores because difference places call the same mattress different names. You can see some of the comparison charts here. But I don’t have one for Stearns and Foster mattresses. There are two reasons for this.

Disclosure: This site receives a payment from Amazon or Wayfair when you purchase a product using any links to that company in this article Alright, so you bought a new mattress, and now you need to make it last. If you buy a good mattress and take care of it, it can last you a […]

One of the latest trends in the mattress industry is the adjustable base. They have been around in one form or another for a couple decades, but until recently were mainly advertised for health issues. Now that more of us are using electronics in bed, adjustable bases are being advertised more and more to the younger crowd.

Disclosure: This site receives a payment from US Mattress, Leesa®, Tomorrow Sleep, or Nest Bedding when you purchase a product using any links to that company in this article One commonly asked question is whether it makes more sense to buy a mattress online or in a brick and mortar store. There are certainly benefits […]

One of the most common questions I get from customers is “do I need a boxspring?” I hope to answer that question here and outline all of the boxspring options available to you. The short answer, by the way, is “probably yes,” but it’s a little more complicated than that.

Disclosure: This site receives a payment from US Mattress, 1800 Mattress, or Target when you purchase a product using any links to that company in this article. Sealy just came out with a new lineup of their entry level mattresses (below their Posturepedic lineup in overall quality), and as usual, different retailers have different names […]

Disclosure: This site receives a payment from Amazon or US Mattress when you purchase a product using any links to that company in this article. Rightly or wrongly, mattress salesmen have a reputation akin to that of used car salesmen. Not every mattress salesman fits this stereotype, but they are out there. I strive every […]

Disclosure: This site receives a payment from 1800 Mattress, US Mattress, or Overstock when you purchase a product using any links to those companies in this article. It is no secret that most large mattress chains have some wiggle room in how much they’ll charge you. But not everybody is comfortable being a hardball negotiator. In this […]

Disclosure: This site receives a payment from Overstock when you purchase a product using any links to that company in this article. Hybrid mattresses are the latest fad in the mattress world. It seems like most manufacturers are coming out with a model or two. But what is a hybrid mattress and what are some of the pros […]

Disclosure: This site receives a payment from Macy’s, Sleepy’s, 1800 Mattress, US Mattress, or Overstock when you purchase a product using any links to those companies in this article. Comparison shopping for a mattress can be very confusing because different retailers have different names for essentially the same mattress. You have to look at the specs […]

One frustratingly common misconception that I run into at least once a week is the size difference between a California King and a regular (or Eastern) King mattress. A California King mattress is smaller than a regular King mattress. A California King is 72″ x 84″, while a standard King is 76″ x 80″