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I like to shop online and stay out of stores partly due to the time savings, but also because of anxiety. I agree that buying online is a luxury and a reasonabl

I like to shop online and stay out of stores partly due to the time savings, but also because of anxiety. I agree that buying online is a luxury and a reasonable premium is attached to that, but I disagree that the price should be comparable to in-store. For a company that is essentially the manufacturer and retailer, there should be quite a bit of overhead removed for them. I'm really disliking this trend where ecommerce-based manu-tailers are seen as premium brands and can increase their margins more than the other guys and make hand over fist. To me, it's even worse than slimy car dealers or furniture stores.

lsc 8y ago
Note, walmart has a wide selection of extremely cheap mail-order mattresses. No idea if they are any good, but if you are looking to save money on a mattress, it's probably worth doing some research.
- adamzk 8y ago
  I got a memory foam mattress from Costco for under 200 delivered and I was quite satisfied. It also rolls up to about 2ft diameter.
- thirdsun 8y ago
  There are also AmazonBasics' mattresses to add another option.
michaelmrose 8y ago
What makes you think that the degree of overhead is directly related to the price? The price is what the market will bear.