Penny’s Mattress Review: Serta iComfort Memory Foam

Brief Summary:  Serta has recently debuted a new line of memory foam mattresses called iComfort.  The iComfort line features a gel infused memory foam that stays cool and retains other characteristics and benefits of memory foam mattresses. Pros: – The gel infused foam gives a cooler feel and it can be felt just trying it [...]

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FAQs: Do I Need Metal Slats for Extra Mattress Support?

Hello forum!  I received the following message on my Twitter and thought it was a great topic to post about today. Question: “My bed comes with 3 or 4 wooden slats but the mattress company who just delivered said those aren’t good enough, I need metal ones b/c they will provide better support – is [...]

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Reader Question: Is Memory Foam Worth It?

I would like you all to read a tweet from one of my followers on twitter recently: “Looking for new mattress and weighing out cost vs. actual return on memory foam. Our Sterns Foster has huge sags!” There is a real big return on your money in a memory foam mattress.  Just look at the [...]

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Penny’s Mattress Review: Simmons Beautyrest

Brief Summary:  Simmons manufactures a specific type of mattress called the Beautyrest.  Beautyrest mattresses are different because they individually pocket each coil (see pictures below).  Simmons makes a variety of pocketed coil designs and can be found just about anywhere in the US.     Pros: – There are a lot of coils inside each mattress.  [...]

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FAQs: What are Foundations?

Question: What are foundations? Here’s a quickie!  When mattress salespeople say “foundations”, they are referring to box springs!  Box springs used to be used underneath 2 sided mattresses.  Originally, box springs had springs and a lot of flexibility under the mattress but in the last 10 years, mattresses have changed and so has the support.  [...]

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FAQs: Double Sided Mattress vs. No-Flip Mattress

Question: What the difference between a double sided mattress or a one-sided mattress that you can’t flip? Do the double sided better to protect you from sagging? In today’s mattress market, an overwhelming majority of mattresses are non-flippable, or one sided mattresses.  A lot of retailers I have visited have had 1 sided mattresses and [...]

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Penny’s Mattress Review: Tyndall Pedic

Brief Summary:  While visiting my sister this weekend, I got the opportunity to stop by a Tyndall-Pedic store. Tyndall Pedic began as Tyndall Furniture and eventually got into the mattress business.  The owner worked with a team of foam experts to create a unique memory foam they feature inside the mattresses. Pros: – The Tyndall-Pedics [...]

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FAQs: Memory Foam.. Hot or Not?

Hello everybody!  Here is another question I see a lot online that I will address to help anybody stopping by for some quick info. Q: I’ve heard that memory foam mattresses sleeps hot, is that true? A: Reports from non-biased memory foam customers on sleeplikethedead.com show that memory foam models tend to sleep warmer than [...]

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