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For the last 10 – 15 years or so, most mattresses have been sold with what is now called a foundation. This is the part of the mattress set that used to be called "box springs," based on its construction.

A contemporary foundation is basically a rigid platform that your mattress sits on top of. In many cases, your current foundation can be used with your new memory foam mattress. This is a great way to save money when buying a memory foam mattress in today's tough economy.

To see if you can use your existing foundation with your new memory foam mattress, you just need to do some very simple detective work. This is not "CSI" kind of detective work - In fact; this may be just about the easiest thing you have ever checked on. Here's all you do –

To test your foundation, remove the mattress and simply press it in a few places. As long as it remains firm and there are no dips or excessive wear, it should work just fine with a quality memory foam mattress.

There! It's that easy! Save by using your existing foundation with your new memory foam mattress. Don't you wish every product made saving money this easy?

To learn how to choose a quality memory foam mattress, check out the short video Choosing a Memory Foam Mattress.

To learn more about the quality memory foam mattresses we offer, go to Healthy Foundation's Memory Foam Mattresses.

We know the economy is tough right now, so to make things even easier when you are buying a memory foam mattress, we are currently offering a $50 or $100 American Express Card with any memory foam mattress purchase.

Even if you get your memory foam mattress home and find out it is not right for you, the American Express Gift Card is yours to keep as our way of thanking you for trying a Healthy Foundations memory foam mattress.

Don't wait, though… The Healthy Foundation's American Express Gift Card Offer is only good through March 15, 2009.

Posted by David Rosenberg at 08:51 AM | Permalink

At Healthy Foundations, we ship all of our memory foam products absolutely free! That ends up saving you a nice chunk of change, especially when buying a memory foam mattress.

Depending on what size memory foam mattress you buy and where you live, you could save between $75 and $200 on shipping when you buy your memory foam mattress from us.

In addition to free shipping, you also save with no sales tax (except in Colorado) when you buy from us. You also get our 365-day money-back guarantee which allows you to try your memory foam mattress in your own home. That's right! Free shipping…No sales tax…And a full year to try our memory foam mattress to make sure it's right for you! How's that for sticking it to the tough economy??

To try all the quality of the "leading brand" at half the price, check out our Healthy Foundations Memory Foam Mattress.

To learn more about choosing a memory foam bed, check out our video on Choosing a Memory Foam Mattress.

Posted by David Rosenberg at 07:24 AM | Permalink

Before buying a memory foam mattress or topper, check to see if the retailer is a member of, and monitored by, recognized third party organizations like the Better Business Bureau and www.Shopping.com. Having a third party organization gather data, opinions, and testimonials about a retailer allows you to see the retailer completely, without the rose-colored glasses and filtered testimonials you see on the websites and in the literature of many retailers.

When using a third-party organization, a retailer cannot pick and choose the testimonials you will see like they can on the own site or in their own literature. For example, when you check on a retailer using www.Shopping.com, you get to see everything that the customers write, not what the retailer has picked out for you to see. Third-party organizations also allow you to see how a retailer deals with all of its customers, including those who don't keep their product. How a retailer handles things like returns and money-back guarantees is crucial in deciding where to buy your memory foam mattress or memory foam topper. Knowing a retailer handles returns and money-back guarantees appropriately and in a swift manner allows you to feel comfortable with your memory foam purchase.

The Better Business Bureau is the "big daddy" of all business credibility organizations. Look for it and check out the retailer's rating before you buy any memory foam mattress or topper. I do not buy any significant product or service from any business that is not accredited with the Better Business Bureau or that has an unsatisfactory rating with the BBB.

At Healthy Foundations, we are proud to have a perfect 5 out of 5 stars average rating with www.Shopping.com. (That's right! 5 out of 5 stars is the average of all our ratings!) You can check out our rave reviews at Healthy Foundations Reviews on Shopping.com. We also have earned an A+ rating with the BBB.

For more information on the products our customers rave about, check out our memory foam mattresses and memory foam toppers pads pages.

Posted by David Rosenberg at 05:48 PM | Permalink

A warranty of 20 years is one way that you can gauge the durability of a memory foam mattress and how much its manufacturer is willing to back up its product.

In judging a warranty, at least 10 years of that 20-year warranty should be non-prorated, meaning you will get 100% of the repair or replacement taken care of for the first 10 years of the warranty. A prorated warranty means that after a designated number of years, the manufacturer will pay a portion of the mattress replacement or repair. A 20-year warranty that has 10 years non-prorated and 10 years prorated means that for the first 10 years, you are covered 100%. For the second 10 years, you will pay a predetermined portion of the replacement or repair.

At Healthy Foundations, both our best selling Healthy Foundations 10" Memory Foam Mattress and our Healthy Foundations 13" Luxe Memory Foam Mattress have warranties of 20 years. Our Healthy Foundations 10" Memory Foam Mattress has an unheard of non-prorated 20-year warranty!

For any memory foam mattress warranty, make sure you read all the details and fine print and stay away from any memory foam mattress that has less than a 20-year warranty.

Posted by David Rosenberg at 01:16 PM | Permalink

When it comes to buying a memory foam mattress, one of the most important things to look for is a retailer that offers a true money-back guarantee. When I say money-back guarantee I mean that you will actually get your money back if your memory foam mattress doesn't work for you and you want to return it. Many memory foam mattress retailers offer what is called a "comfort guarantee." A comfort guarantee is just a slick way of telling you that you are getting a store credit. You definitely don't want a store credit or comfort guarantee and here's why…

Most memory foam mattress retailers have only one or two memory foam mattresses that you may be interested in. If you buy one, sleep on it at home for a while, and find it doesn't work for you, what is a store credit going to do for you? If the retailer doesn’t have a memory foam mattress that works for you, you could be up a creek without a paddle… (Or even without a boat!) Up a creek without a paddle meaning that you could be out thousands of dollars and still not have a memory foam mattress that works for you. I have seen this countless times and it doesn't ever need to happen.

How do you make sure you don't lose thousands of dollars and still not have a memory foam mattress that you like? Stay away from "comfort guarantees" and store credits. Only buy from memory foam mattress retailers that offer a true money-back guarantee, and, along with that, give you at least 90 days to try your mattress in your own home. With any guarantee, make sure you check out all the details and read any fine print included in the guarantee.

At Healthy Foundations we offer our unbeatable 365-day money-back guarantee. Yes! You read that correctly! You get a full year to try your memory foam mattress in your own home. To check out our incredibly comfortable memory foam mattresses and read about our unmatched 365-day money-back guarantee, go to our Memory Foam Mattress page.

Posted by David Rosenberg at 08:30 AM | Permalink

If you have watched the news for even five minutes lately, you know the economy is tough right now. (You don't have to see the news to know that, you just have to live on the planet!) So how do you save money on your memory foam mattress in a tough economy?

A major way to save money on your memory foam mattress is to "Think Outside the 'Leading Brand' Box." If you are even thinking about a memory foam mattress (or even if you're not) you undoubtedly know what the famous "leading brand" of memory foam mattress is. It's obviously the one that spends millions of dollars on its advertising and branding. Does this mean it's the best mattress for your buck? Only if you want your buck to go to "leading brand's" big budget advertising campaign!

You don't need to buy a poor quality memory foam mattress to save money (although are plenty of those out there). Think outside of the "leading brand" box and look at other high quality memory foam mattresses that don't spend millions of dollars on their advertising and name branding.

At Healthy Foundations, we offer two high quality memory foam mattresses at approximately half the price of "leading brand's" comparable memory foam mattresses. Yes, you read that right… We have all the quality of the "leading brand" at half the price! With our 365-day money-back guarantee, why wouldn't you try a Healthy Foundations memory foam mattress?! You have a whole year to try it in your own home, and if you don't like it, you can return it and get your money back. The only thing you have to pay is $75 to help with return shipping costs. Since it is shipped to you free when you buy it, this offer is absolutely unbeatable! You can check out all our mattresses at our Memory Foam Mattress page.

No matter where you choose to buy your memory foam mattress, our goal is to provide you with lots of great information so you can make an informed decision when you buy your memory foam mattress. To read more about choosing a quality memory foam mattress, go to our Picking A Memory Foam Mattress page.

Posted by David Rosenberg at 05:30 AM | Permalink