Looking for a New Mattress? Here are Some Buying Tips

Sleep is a vital component in maintaining your health. When you sleep your body is able to heal and rejuvenate. Your brain is also able to rest and prepare for the next day. Without regular sleep, both your body and brain will not get the downtime they both desperately need for you to be healthy. There are several things that affect your ability to get a good night’s sleep, but perhaps the most important thing is your comfort, which means your mattress has to be the right one for you. If you’re looking for a new mattress, here are some tips when looking to buy one.

 

Choose Quality over Price

The mattress materials may mean a heftier price tag, for instance more coils and thicker padding will tend to be expensive. However, a higher price tag does not always equate to what’s comfortable and right for you. You need to consider things like the size of bed and read the guides for them as featured at www.puffy.com. This is because you’ll have a good starting point to finding a mattress that will support you and help to provide that quality sleep we all want. You’ll also be able to make an informed choice as to what material you want, or need, as well as whether you should opt for a spring or foam mattress. 

If you do have a budget, which isn’t flexible, meaning you can’t go over it, it’s worth looking around for promotions or sales. Even doing a comparison-shop will be worthwhile because you’ll find whether one place is overcharging for the same thing another retailer offers, or if one store will price-match. Another thing worth considering if you have a budget is the delivery costs. This will need to be factored in your overall costs, so you’re not left out of pocket. 

Try Before You Buy

If you’re visiting stores to purchase a mattress, it’s always worth taking your time to lie down on them and try them out. Your mattress is an important investment, and you’ll be using it almost every night to sleep on, possibly even occasionally in the day as well, to relax. 

Make sure you’re in comfortable clothing, with shoes you can easily remove, and be prepared to try out each mattress that you’re seriously considering buying for around 10 minutes. If you’re sharing your bed, bring your partner along too to do the same because both of you have to find a mattress that will help you get a good sleep every night. This way you can decide if there’s enough room for the both of you when you’re naturally moving around at night and that it’s also comfortable for the pair of you.

If You’re Buying Online

Many of us opt for purchasing items online. One positive of doing this is that the item will be delivered to your home. However, when purchasing a mattress, one major disadvantage is not being able to try out the mattress beforehand. This means you have to rely on the store’s description being accurate. Also, what is their customer service policy? Will they remove your old mattress for you, and if so, is there an extra charge for this service or is it done for free?

It’s also important to check the store’s return and refund policy in case the mattress is faulty or is not right for you. You can check whether the store is reputable by looking online to see whether they offer secure transactions, along with whether they have a clear refund and delivery policy. Check to see if their contact details are available online, including a telephone number and address. It’s also worth checking if the mattress brand is reputable too, and you can do this by seeing if the mattress is made by an NBF approved member.

Trial Periods

This is a great offer that is particularly good for people who are buying a mattress online. Very often a trial period is when you’re given a period of time to try it to decide whether it’s the right mattress for you. If you decide it’s not the right one for you during this time, you’ll be able to return it for free. It’s worth finding whether this is offered by the store and, if so, make sure you’ve read all the terms and conditions.

Reviews and Recommendations

It’s natural for companies to paint themselves and their products in a positive light, after all they want people to buy their goods. However, you need to look beyond this and look for customer reviews and recommendations. These are invaluable when looking for a mattress. You want unbiased reviews, preferably from people that weren’t coerced into providing an opinion as part of a promotion. 

Read as many reviews as you can, looking for common themes when it comes to the mattress you’re interested in purchasing. Take into account all the reviews, good and bad, before you make a decision. A bad review doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad product, especially if the reviewer is complaining about something to do with delivery that was beyond the control of the delivery drivers. 

It’s even worth asking your friends and family if they have any recommendations regarding a mattress. You’ll be surprised how many will respond and talk about their experiences when purchasing a mattress. If you’ve got any health conditions, it may be worth mentioning them to see if anyone else has purchased a mattress based on similar reasons. It’s often a great starting point.

Warranty

A warranty is a written guarantee from the seller to the buyer to return or replace the item the former has sold to the latter within a specified time period if the item is faulty or somehow becomes defective. Many good mattresses will have a 10-year full replacement or non-prorated warranty, which will provide the buyer with full protection without any costs to them.

 

Looking for a new mattress is always something that requires more consideration than what many of us give it. It’s something we should take seriously because sleep is important for our physical and mental wellbeing. Mattresses are not things we regularly purchase so when it comes time for getting a new one, we quite rightly should take our time to find the right one for our needs. If you’re in this situation, and are considering purchasing a new mattress, following our tips will help you get one step closer to getting the mattress of your dreams.