Penny’s Mattress Review: The Sleep Number Bed

Select Comfort, The Sleep Number Bed Brief Summary:  While Christmas shopping at the mall last week, I stepped into the Sleep Number store to try their beds.  Sleep Number beds are air mattresses that have adjustable firmnesses.  Each side can be made firm or soft depending on what the sleeper prefers. Pros: – These beds [...]

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The ABC’s of Mattresses: Learn the Mattress Lingo

Comfort Level – Refers to the relative firmness and thickness of the mattress.  There are three comfort levels commonly used among spring mattress brands. 1) Firm – Typically very firm coils, not much foam padding, and tightly sewn quilting.  The Firm are also referred to as Extra Firm. 2)Plush & Plush Firm – Also referred [...]

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How Can Your Mattress Help Your Bad Back or Posture?

I found some useful tips on a website that focuses on bad backs and better sleep.  The website is lower-back-pain-toolkit.com and here is what they say: – Larger Hips and Shoulders may require a softer mattress – If the mattress is too firm, your lower back will have to sag in order to touch the [...]

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The New Mattress Has Arrived! My Tempur Pedic Cloud Luxe Experience

It’s here!!  I received my new Tempur-Pedic Cloud Luxeand it’s been exciting!  We put the mattress protector on and are using the 400 thread count sheets that came with the mattress.  The initial delivery went very smoothly, though the mattress felt like a brick when it was unboxed and put down on our bed.  It [...]

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Penny’s Mattress Buying Tip #5

Tip #5 – Don’t shop department stores.  Go to a specialty sleep shop which will most likely have better trained sales associates, better selection, and lower prices.  Department stores and very large mattress chains tend to be hit or miss on their employees.  The best service I got while shopping was hands down at smaller [...]

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Great Web Resource: Talk About Sleep

Hello Everyone! I found a new website that has a lot of great information about sleeping better and is interactive as well.  It’s talkaboutsleep.com.  There are a lot of articles posted there and they host sleep chats that you can participate in on a weekly basis with different topics.  If you have a medical condition [...]

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Penny’s Mattress Buying Tip #4

Tip #4 – If you need a frame, be sure to mention it.  Not all bed stores include frames with your purchase and won’t tell you unless you ask.  You don’t want to be caught off guard on the day of your mattress delivery with out a frame or the additional cost you were not [...]

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