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FWIW I had a Leesa and ended up returning it. That went fine and dandy, everything worked as they promised with no frills. What I actually want to share with y
by whalesalad 7y ago
FWIW I had a Leesa and ended up returning it. That went fine and dandy, everything worked as they promised with no frills.
What I actually want to share with you all here is to go to a mom-n-pop mattress store in your local area. Find your local mattress NERD and buy a bed from them. They're going to have all kinds of wild stuff you can try and will do a great job of selling you the right bed for you (and your partner).
My wife and I ended up finding this guy - https://www.youtube.com/user/MattressToGo https://www.youtube.com/user/MattressToGo - and watching some of his (surprisingly popular) videos you will see he is legitimately a mattress nerd.
Coincidentally we lived about an hour from his brick and mortar location so we drove out to check out the showroom and ended up buying a mattress on the spot. It took a few days to arrive but it's without a doubt my favorite mattress.
I love the convenience afforded by these modern startup companies but there is really something to be said for going to someone who has made one thing their entire life's misson and letting them help you out.
- joegahona 7y agoI have a Leesa and don't love it, but I've had it over a year now, so can't return it. I didn't realize "mom-n-pop mattress stores" existed -- how would one find one? I ended up with an online-mattress purchase because of a poor experience with both a Mattress Firm store (pushy salespeople) and most obnoxiously with a specific manufacturer, Simmons. I stayed at an AirBnB in SF years ago and the bed was noticeably the most comfortable bed I've ever slept on. I messaged the host _years_ later and asked him what type of bed it was, and to my surprise and delight, he messaged me back with text and images of the tags on the mattress. When I tried contacting Simmons by phone, email, and even Facebook Message, telling them I would BUY that mattress, no matter the cost, if they could point me in the right direction, I got nowhere and was made to feel like I was a bother. So while it's easy for me to believe that these online mattress companies are marketing companies glueing foam together, maybe this is what we needed to make an outdated industry improve.
- troydavis 7y ago> how would one find one? Mattress Underground's explanation of local manufacturers is a good start: https://www.themattressunderground.com/the-industry/manufacturers/local.html https://www.themattressunderground.com/the-industry/manufact.... Their forum also has Q&A about specific cities. The rest of their tutorials are as good as any online: https://www.themattressunderground.com/the-industry/industry.html https://www.themattressunderground.com/the-industry/industry..., https://www.themattressunderground.com/mattresses/mattress.html https://www.themattressunderground.com/mattresses/mattress.h...
- majos 7y agoHm. There’s another comment above along the lines of: “I worked with these stores, they are all selling random wildly overpriced garbage, don’t fall for it!”. I’m confused now.
- whalesalad 7y agoThere is a big difference between a small independently owned mom and pop mattress store and a chain like Mattress Firm, Sit-n-sleep, etc...