Bed Shopping Online: Buying a Mattress in a Box
We buy everything online these days, from books to groceries to lingerie to, yes, mattresses. And though buying something so large and so tactile online can seem strange — is it really wise to buy a mattress without testing it first? — there are a ton of benefits to going the mattress-in-a-box route over the traditional innerspring mattress showroom experience.
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Boxed mattresses vary from traditional innerspring spring mattresses in a number of ways. The best is probably that you don’t have to go to a mattress showroom to deal with pushy salespeople and confusing seasonal pricing in order to get your hands on one. Companies like Bed King sell beds online.
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If you’re considering buying a boxed mattress, we talked to Tim Masters, the founder of My Green Mattress, to get the low-down on this hot new trend.
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How supportive are boxed mattresses?
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"Technically, you do lose four percent of firmness," Masters says. "No matter what the bed is, you lose kind of four percent right off the top. Is it noticeable? No. Durability testing hasn’t proven it to be a hindrance to the performance of the mattresses. So the bed in the box for a brand actually works very well."
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How long do boxed mattresses last?
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"It depends on the brand, but quality mattresses will last a minimum of 10 years," Masters says.
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Will a boxed mattress make me hot at night?
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"The natural and organic materials used in our mattresses sleep much cooler than traditional mattresses," Masters explains.
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Here are a few more things to consider when picking out your mattress when shopping at a bed shop online:
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Delivery: Traditional mattresses are hugely bulky, and getting them inside your home can require an extra set of hands and pricey shipping and delivery. Mattresses in a box are compressed and stuffed into a large box you can easily fit through your door, and most online bed shops offer free or cheaper-than-average delivery.
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Material: Boxed mattresses can be made of a variety of materials. Most of them do not have inner springs and are instead made up of layers of memory foam, latex and other proprietary materials. It depends on which company you go with, so make sure to do your research if you have a preference.
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Cost: In general, mattresses that come in a box are less expensive than their showroom counterparts. These companies don’t have to worry about footing the cost of rent for all their showrooms, nor do they have to worry about paying salespeople to staff them, so the cost is lower. You can get a mattress in a box starting at about R5000 depending on the brand you choose.
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Setup: Most mattress-in-a-box companies ship their products straight to your door. And unlike traditional mattresses that are super-bulky, that’s not quite the case with a boxed mattress. All you need to do is remove the plastic, unroll your mattress and let it inflate fully.
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