Testing a mattress in-store allows you to experience its support and comfort firsthand, ensuring it meets your specific needs. This hands-on approach is crucial for making an informed decision about a significant purchase that will affect your sleep quality and overall health.
Why Test In-Store?
- Personal Experience: Physically testing a mattress allows you to feel its support and comfort firsthand, ensuring it meets your specific needs.
- Expert Guidance: Sealy’s sleep experts are equipped to provide personalized recommendations based on detailed assessments of your sleep preferences and physical requirements.
- Comparative shopping: In-store testing gives you the ability to compare various models directly, providing a clearer understanding of the differences in firmness, support, and comfort features.
Detailed Testing Guide
Prepare to spend adequate time on each mattress and consult with our experts who can guide you through the features and benefits of each model to help you find your perfect match.
How to Test a Mattress In-Store
When testing a mattress in-store, follow these steps to ensure you choose the right one.
- Make Yourself Comfortable: Lie in your usual sleeping positions (side, back, front) to test the mattress. Request a duvet if necessary to replicate your sleep environment.
- Take Your Time Testing Mattresses:
- Lie on Your Back: Lie flat on your back with both shoulders on the mattress, without using a pillow.
- Evaluate Comfort: Stay on your back to assess comfort and support for about 10 minutes.
- Turn to Sides: Turn to both your right and left sides, spending another 10 minutes on each side to test the mattress in different positions.
Back Sleeper
When testing a mattress, lie on your back without using a pillow. This helps accurately assess the mattress’s support, as using a pillow can alter your natural posture.
- Plusher Mattresses: Using a pillow can push your head and upper body towards the lumbar and hips, causing a “sinking in” effect.
- Firmer Mattresses: A pillow can create more pressure on the lower back.
Both scenarios can disrupt correct spinal alignment. Visualize the CPR posture, where your head, shoulders, lumbar, hips, and feet align in a straight line with your head slightly tilted back. This ensures you evaluate the mattress’s support for your spine and overall comfort accurately.
Side Sleeper
When testing a mattress, lie on your side with a pillow. This helps ensure proper spinal alignment by filling the gap between your neck and the tip of your shoulder, which typically ranges from 3 to 8 inches.
- Firmer Mattresses: Not using a pillow can cause excessive pressure on the shoulder area.
- Shoulder Pain: Without a pillow, shoulders may feel sore and painful after a while.
- Back Pain: Often originates from the neck and travels down to the back and lumbar regions.
Proper pillow use ensures better alignment and reduces pain.
Stomach Sleepers
It is a bit difficult for any mattress to fully support your spine in this position. You may start by lying on the mattress and noting how it feels under your feet. If it causes you to sink, your spine alignment may be compromised. Spend over 20 minutes on the mattress, checking for pressure buildup or lower back discomfort.
- Reach Out to Sealy Sleep Experts: The sleep experts will explain product differences, give you plenty of time and space to shop, and be concerned about your needs without pushing for the most expensive item.
Understanding Mattress Features
Apart from testing the mattress’s support and comfort, here are some other features you should consider:
- Mattress Edge Support
Edge support is vital for the durability and longevity of a mattress, as inadequate edge support can result in sagging and diminished support over time. It also provides stability, reducing the risk of feeling unsupported or falling off the bed. Additionally, good edge support enhances safety, particularly for the elderly or those with mobility issues, by reducing the risk of falls when getting in and out of bed. When testing a mattress in-store, try to sleep and sit at the edge of the mattress. Then feel how well it helps you get in and out of bed more easily.
- Temperature Regulation
Issues with “sleeping hot” are often due to a mattress’s heat retention, particularly in memory foam options. Hot sleepers should avoid memory foam and synthetic latex mattresses that can trap body heat. Instead, opt for mattresses that are made with cooling fabrics that will significantly enhance your sleep comfort by regulating temperature effectively.
- Material and handles
Mattresses are getting thicker and heavier nowadays. The material used to construct the coil system and handles on the mattress is important for housekeeping. Light and durable materials like titanium coils will make moving your mattress easier. The handles on the mattress are crucial in rotating the mattress for even wear and tear across the sleep surface, as well as helping in changing your bedsheets for a more enjoyable sleeping experience.
Conclusion
Our Sealy Posturepedic mattress offers the perfect balance of support, comfort, and durability, ensuring you achieve first-class sleep. With the right support and comfort, minimal motion transfer, and efficient temperature regulation, Sealy Posturepedic is designed to meet all your sleep needs, enhancing your overall sleep experience.
Visiting a store to test mattresses in person is crucial for making an informed decision about your sleep needs. By considering your sleep habits, setting a budget, and understanding the different features and technologies, you can find the perfect Sealy mattress for a restful and comfortable sleep. Take your time, consult with experts, and ensure you choose a mattress that meets your specific needs.
Source: Sealy Global Sleep Census conducted by Quantum Market Research (QMR) through an independent research questionnaire of 20,000 participants across Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and Taiwan.
