Month: November 2007

We loved this one. It addresses both the quality of our customer service, and the quality and comfort of our mattress.

“We are completely satisfied with the purchase of our mattress. We did a lot of research and we made the right choice. I have always been a poor sleeper and I have to say I am already seeing a big difference after a couple of weeks. I threw out my back right after we got the mattress and the only place I feel good is when I am in bed. I made one call to the company and spoke with Brian. He was fantastic and provided me with guidance on what style of beds to lay on, which are offered by their major competitor, to get a feel for what the Healthy Foundatations mattress would feel like. He even said it didn’t do him any good to try and sell us something that wouldn’t make us happy. He also explained the return policy and I especially like the fact that if you did return the mattress, they give them away to shelters. We purchased our mattress and it was at our home 2 days later. It took 5 minutes for the mattress to come to size and the smell was gone within 24 hours and wasn’t too bad to begin with. I will recommend this mattress to everyone I know. Their service is wonderful and so is their product. I wish there were more companies who did business like this. WAY TO GO HEALTHY FOUNDATIONS!!!

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Thread count is typically what determines just how soft and comfortable sheets will be – the higher the thread count, the more comfortable your sheets will be. Often referred to as TPI (threads per inch), this measures how many threads are used per every square inch of fabric. They range anywhere from 150 to several thousand. In general, you should avoid sheets that have a lower thread count than 200 because they won’t feel comfortable on the body. If you buy sheets with a thread count of over 250, you should have a more comfortable night’s sleep.

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We are strictly a web retailer with no brick and mortar stores, and the mattress is provided to us via a supplier who is relatively new to the U.S. market (mattress is manufactured in Spain). So, there really is nowhere to try the product out, which is partly why we offer a full year, no questions asked, money back trial on all of our products (we even pick up the mattress from you through a donation source, if we can locate one). The other BIG reason is that we average between a 6-7 percent return rate on the mattress (far better than the industry average). The only catch with the mattresses is that we charge a $75 fee for recouping some of our shipping costs. Otherwise, you’re fully refunded (less the $75).

This information is provided on the website www.sleepassociation.org, and we found it interesting to share with our potential customers:

“The amount of sleep each person needs depends on many factors, including age. Infants generally require about 16 hours a day, while teenagers need about 9 hours on average. For most adults, 7 to 8 hours a night appears to be the best amount of sleep, although some people may need as few as 5 hours or as many as 10 hours of sleep each day. Women in the first 3 months of pregnancy often need several more hours of sleep than usual. The amount of sleep a person needs also increases if he or she has been deprived of sleep in previous days. Getting too little sleep creates a “sleep debt,” which is much like being overdrawn at a bank.

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If you’re over, say, 25, you’ll probably remember when mattresses only came in standard sizes. You probably had a twin, full, queen or king size mattress, that may have been no more than 8″ thick. But with today’s mattress improvements and trends, you could have a king sized bed, but the standard king sized sheets may not necessarily fit. Why? Because mattress manufacturers have made significant changes to mattresses, including things like pillow tops and general extra thickness. Knowing this, you will have to take care when buying sheets for your mattress, otherwise you might have sheets that won’t quite wrap around the edges, or do, but continually slip off. Each package of sheets typically provide the exact measurements of the sheets, so it’s important for you to pay attention to them. Measure your mattress before you go shopping so that you will be prepared to make a decision. If you have a mattress over 10 inches thick, you may require what’s called deep pocket cut or deep profile bed sheets. Pay extra attention to the depth reach of the fitted sheet measurements on the packaging for best results.