Seized with buyer’s remorse after my recent purchase of a mattress at Macy’s, I stopped in to a Sleepy’s store and got the same model for 20% less with free delivery.
I could have scored an even better deal if I’d purchased the mattress during a 50% off sale when the Red Sox won the World Series.
This whole mattress game – in fact, buying furniture in general – has got to be the biggest retail rip-off there is.
Stores will offer a 21-day exchange policy, during which you can switch the mattress for a different model. Due to state law, they can’t resell the old mattress, but will replace it for $249 (full size) plus delivery plus any delta in retail price.
That tells me that the actual wholesale cost is not $600 or $700 or $1,000, but $249.
In any event, my new mattress arrived yesterday. I’d been warned that it takes up to 2-3 weeks to get accustomed to new bedding, but I found the mattress comfortable right away.
It probably helped that I’d also replaced an old pillow with one specifically designed for people with the same sleep pattern as mine.
I’ve had chronic problems with night time pain in my left arm and “pins and needles” in my right hand for months. These, plus general muscle stiffness in the morning motivated the purchase of the new mattress; I figured all these symptoms were due to a too-stiff and very out of shape old (1994) mattress that was cutting off circulation.
So, I was very happy to wake up with no back or leg pains, but the same recurring numbness in my right hand.
I finally figured out this morning that the latter is due to a flare-up of carpal tunnel – what an idiot!
Still, I’m happy to have new bedding and am certainly pleased with the service I received from Sleepy’s. They arrived as promised, were courteous and pleasant, and most importantly, delivered the model I’d paid for.
Because I was “stuck” in the house for about half of the delivery window, I was also able to finish most of my usual Sunday chores a day early: a bonus.