FAQ

Frequently-asked questions about buying mattresses online. Learn how mattress thickness, firmness and construction affect the quality of your sleep.

Firm vs. Soft Mattress: Which One is Right For You?

Ghostbed Vs Purple online mattress comparison

Even with the advent of online mattresses, there is still one aspect of mattress shopping that confounds shoppers; whether to buy a soft or firm mattress. Granted, most online mattress companies have made it easier to make a decision. Not because people are sure what kind of mattress they need but because they can make … Read more…

What is a Multi-Zone Mattress and What Are Its Benefits?

Casper Wave Comfort Zones - memory foam vs. spring

A lot goes into making the best mattress. The engineers have to consider the sleeping preferences of different people, different body weights, all kinds of sleeping positions and whether they sleep alone or with a partner. Mattress companies have mostly managed to create a universal comfort mattress either by using special materials (e.g. Purple’s comfort … Read more…

What Exactly are PCMs and How do They Keep the Mattress Cool?

Nest Love & Sleep Mattress Review - layers of foam

Online mattresses use various cooling techniques. Some use punctured foam while others combine foam with cooling gel. The Nest Love & Sleep mattress and several others use a phase change cover. This is a type of cover embedded with PCMs or Phase Changing Materials. A phase change cover is regarded as one of the best … Read more…

Does the Number of Layers Matter When Shopping For a New Mattress?

Does number of layers matter when doing an online mattress comparison

If you do a quick online mattress comparison looking for a good mattress, you’ll find that most of them have roughly the same number of layers. Foam mattresses usually have 3 layers while innerspring ones can have up to 4 or 5 layers. These layers fall into three zones: the comfort layer which is soft … Read more…

How To Test A Mattress In Your Home: 9 Issues That Will Ruin Your Night

Behavioral Insomnia involves poor sleep hygiene

Setting up a bed-in-a-box mattress

Your new mattress has arrived!

You've lugged that heavy box into your bedroom, unboxed it, unrolled it on your bed and watched it puff itself into a real, grown-up mattress. Cool!

Fortunately, because you bought your mattress online you now have 100 nights to test it in your home.

This means you can really get to know your new bed like never before – at zero financial risk.

But, um, exactly how do you really know if your new mattress is working for you and your partner?

In this quick guide, I'll walk you through the 9 things you should pay attention to after your mattress arrives, to ensure it's a keeper.

If your purchase does not meet your needs, then this guide will also help you identify specifically what's wrong so you can be more careful when selecting your next bed.

So, let's dive in.

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Does Your Bed-In-A-Box Mattress Need a Box Spring?

What Is The Difference: Latex vs Memory Foam?

Today, the term ‘box spring’ doesn’t always mean what it used to mean.

Traditionally, a box spring is a type of mattress foundation consisting of a wooden box/frame with coils or springs to support a mattress.

The coils are designed to take some of the weight off the mattress to ensure it lasts longer. They also absorb motion when you turn or move on the bed.

Box springs have been around for decades. They were originally meant for use with innerspring mattresses but quickly became popular with foam mattresses as well.

A modern box spring doesn’t necessarily have coils. They are usually wooden-framed boxes with slats or a solid platform for the mattress to rest on.

A more correct name for the modern box spring is a box foundation.

In this article, when I refer to a box spring I mean the traditional type.

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What Is The Difference? Latex vs Memory Foam Explained

What Is The Difference: Latex vs Memory Foam?

Are you tired of reading about the latest latex or memory foam product – and why it’s better than everything that’s come before it? Mattress sales people and manufacturers just love to use acronyms and cool technical-sounding brand names to describe their memory foam and latex foam. They do this to differentiate their products and … Read more…

Gel Foam vs. Memory Foam – Which One Is the Best?

Gel Foam vs. Memory Foam

When you go shopping for a memory foam mattress, you’ll come across two varieties: standard memory foam and gel memory foam mattresses. If you’ve slept on a memory foam mattress, you know that it can sometimes get too warm. Gel foam mattresses were developed to counter the heat-retention tendency of standard memory foam. But are … Read more…

Where Do Most Mattress Companies Source Their Materials?

mattress companies source their materials

Have you ever wondered from where the mattress materials (foam, cotton, or springs) in your mattress come? Are they sourced locally, or are they imported from China and does it matter? In this post, we explain where most mattress companies source their materials and the difference it makes in mattress quality. Does ‘Made In America’ … Read more…

Mattress Thickness vs Sleep Quality: What’s The Connection?

Mattress Thickness vs Sleep Quality

Did you know there are dozens of 16-inch mattresses for sale – including a few that are 18 inches thick or more? These super-thick mattresses are not the norm, though; the vast majority of excellent-quality mattresses range between 9 and 14 inches thick. Here at SleepDelivered, only 3 mattresses we’ve reviewed reach or surpass the … Read more…