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Mattress shopping is not for the meek. There are lots of different types of mattresses on the market. Mattress advertising tends to be frenetic and you may notice that some mattress sales people are a little, well, overcaffeinated. Mattresses are not cheap. Delivery of the new mattress, and removal and disposal of your old mattress are not necessarily included in the price. Next, narrow down the type of mattress you want. There are four main types of mattresses: the inner-spring mattress, waterbeds, foam, and air.

Don’t think of the old air mattress. Foam mattresses, including the famous TempurPedic® mattresses, are made of a dense foam material. Of course, there are some downsides to the foam mattress. The mattress contains a network of coils (springs) that are designed to provide push-pull support. An inner-spring is the top mattress which is meant to work with a box spring. A box spring is also a coil system that provides some push-pull support for the inner-spring mattress.

The inner-spring mattress is usually available in many tiers, from economy to top luxury models. As a general rule of thumb, you need to buy a better grade of mattress if you plan on using the mattress heavily (and that means sleeping on it every night, having more than one person in bed, and how much weight these people will put on the mattress). If you are buying a mattress for a child’s room or guest room, an economy grade is probably more than sufficient.

Shopping for a mattress means testing the mattress and (if you’re a serious shopper) taking some notes. If you shop for mattresses at furniture stores or department stores, you will probably see higher-priced merchandise. Mattress stores, some discount furniture stores, and other discount houses carry mattresses and often at good prices.