October 15, 2018

Disclosure: This site receives a payment from Amazon when you purchase a product using any links to that company in this article. One common question I get is what a mattress warranty covers. Some customers remark that mattress warranties are never honored, and there is no point. Others don’t even realize that mattresses come with […]

September 18, 2017

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.

September 11, 2015

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.

January 26, 2015

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 […]

December 26, 2014

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.

October 26, 2014

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 […]

September 24, 2014

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 […]

August 20, 2014

Disclosure: By clicking on the product links in this article, Mattress Nerd may receive a commission fee at no cost to you, the reader. Read full disclosure statement. 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 […]

July 25, 2014

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 […]

July 18, 2014

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 […]

June 9, 2014

One of the better materials being used in mattresses (and pillows and mattress toppers) is latex. Latex started to be come a big part of mattresses about a decade ago and many higher-end mattresses will use at least a layer of latex. Here we will take a closer look at some of the pros and cons of latex to help you decide whether a latex mattress is right for you.