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October was the National Chiropractic Month and in observance of this, the American Chiropractic Association via press release, sent guidelines to consumers when it comes to mattress shopping. Many suffer from chronic back pains as a result of sleeping on an improper mattress and according to the ACA, investing in a good bed is not only for your own comfort, it helps improve your health.

Their advice on what to look for in a mattress?

Support
- a good mattress should provide support completely. Gaps, such as in the waist area, isn’t full support.
- a good mattress should be firm, especially in the areas supporting the shoulders, hips and back.

My Attempts at Frugal Mattress Shopping is a guy’s account on buying a mattress. He runs a site that deals with finances, some practical spending and investing advice, but says he is not a guru on it. On mattress shopping, he checked out a lot of deals to finally decided on NovaForm Queen Fresh Dreams Memory Foam Mattress which he bought at Costco, on sale for $550.

There are tons of discounts when shopping for a mattress online. You just have to know where to look. Spend a good amount of time browsing and use search engines to widen your scope.

Study the store where you will be buying the mattress from. Getting ripped-off on the internet is very common. But don’t also discount the fact that there are good and reputable online mattress stores around.

Does the company have a secure payment system? As with any online shopping activity, you have to make sure your identity is protected.

A simple mattress shopping task can sometimes become a stressful activity and choosing the right one can be a real challenge. There are plenty of individuals who do not relish the thought of spending hours shopping for items, let alone testing out various mattresses at the store, to be able find the right one. It’s a daunting task that some will gladly do away with.

But buying a new mattress must be given careful thought and care, especially since mattresses these days are not relatively cheap. There are no easy solutions. You really have to do your homework.

October is National Chiropractic Month and one of things everyone needs to recognize, based from the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is that we need to be conscious of the mattresses and pillows we sleep on.

A 2006 study published in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine showed that sleeping on a new mattress can significantly reduce stiffness and back pain. Researchers found that study participants reported immediate and sustained benefits after sleeping on a new mattress. This was especially true of participants who entered the study with back pain complaints, as they reported a 63 percent improvement in back discomfort with a new mattress.

Whose the better mattress salesperson, a man or a woman? According to Furniture Today, when it comes to a consumers’ sleep needs, women sales people are more “believeable” and can do the job better. And since mattress shopping is usually upon a woman’s scope in the household, dealing with a woman sales person is easier for them. Ergo, it translates to better sales.

Female sales associates are some of the strongest performers at Sit ‘n Sleep, the Los Angeles sleep shop powerhouse. Principal Nelson Bercier wishes he had more of them.

Read this interesting story on mattress shopping from the Arizona Daily Star. It has some great buying tips and consumer information.

Norma and Bob Gentry really hated shopping for a new mattress. After finishing a bedroom addition to their San Clemente home, the Tucson couple decided they couldn’t bear to move their ancient king-size set into the new digs. So off they went, trudging to department stores, specialty centers, furniture stores and everywhere else they could think of. “Everything we looked at was at least $1,500,” Norma Gentry recalls. “We didn’t really have it, and we didn’t want to spend $2,000 on a bed.” Finally, late last year, they found sleep nirvana — at Costco. They settled on an approximately $850 set from Sealy Posturepedic, knocked the price down with a coupon, then added a memory-foam mattress topper.

In a recent survey done by 1800mattress.com, it was found out that committed men are a lot unhappy with their sleeping arrangements. When it comes to mattress shopping, women usually decide for their household, leaving men to feel left out and neglected in the process.

“My wife likes a firm mattress, but I prefer one of those new visco foam beds,” said one caller from Queens. Another caller from Manhattan said, “my girlfriend really worked hard on setting up our new place. I thought I could just live with this, but I can’t.”

Some people make the mistake of buying their mattress on whim, not realizing that shopping for one is actually an “experience”. It’s the best way you can get value for your money. Mattress stores will always have wide selections of mattress choices. Taking your time in picking out one is necessary. You don’t want to be stuck with an uncomfortable mattress for a great number of years.

Don’t just be limited to bouncing the mattress with your hand or sitting on the edge of it, to know if it’s soft enough. Ask that you be able to lie on the bed to check on the quality or firmness of the mattress against your weight and body. If the mattress store doesn’t give you this pleasure, take your money elsewhere.

Bear in mind this tip the next time you go mattress shopping and saw one that gives a “guarantee”.  Shop only at reputable stores because this may happen to you:

Be wary when buying a mattress from a retailer that offers you a satisfaction or “comfort” guarantee.

Major mattress manufacturers do not allow retailers to return to them mattresses that customers simply did not find comfortable. Regardless of what you may think, the major name brand bedding manufacturers do not rebuild new mattresses from old ones.