Mattress Education
Have you ever gone into a mattress store and left totally confused? Do all mattresses look alike to you? Does comparing mattresses make you crazy?
If you can answer YES to any of these questions, keep reading and we'll teach you everything you need to know!
Mattress retailers want to keep you in the dark when it comes to comparing mattresses. Why? Because most manufacturers build the identical product, use different coverings and call them different names - then sell the same mattresses to many different retailers. This makes it impossible to cross shop.
At Majestic Mattress, we'll show you what's inside and teach you how to cross compare. Can't find your answer here? Please contact us today! We are happy to help.
Buying a Mattress
What Questions Should I Ask?
What's Better?
What's a Sleep Guarantee?
Mattress Tops
What's a Quilt?
What's a Tight Top?
What's a Pillow Top?
What's a Euro Top?
Coils
What's A Bonnell Coil?
What's an Open End Offset Coil?
What's a Continuous Coil?
What's a Pocket Coil?
Why is a Pocket Coil Better?
What's On Top of the Spring?
Foam
What's Foam Density?
What's Memory Foam?
Bed Accessories
Why's My Bed Frame Important?
Why Should I Use a Mattress Pad?
Warranty & Return
Does my Mattress come with a Warranty?
What Happens if the Mattress Cannot be Repaired?
Can I Return my Mattress if I am not Satisfied?
What Questions Should I Ask?
Now that you have the basis of how a mattress is built, you can now cross compare any product from any store! Put aside the label and look inside - this is how you compare. How many coils? Are there 360, 520, 800 ??? What type of coil does the mattress use? How many layers of padding and of what type? These are the questions that must be asked when shopping for a mattress.
The sales person that doesn't know the answers to these questions or does not want to tell you or write them down is not working for you!
What's Better?
We now know what's inside but what is good, bad or better?
The most important thing to remember is you must be comfortable. Then, once you have narrowed that down, compare how the different choices are made. Look for something with a higher coil count - 660 to 800 coils, an adequate amount of padding on top of the coils and a generous quilt. You can also justify an increase in price depending on the quality of foam used - standard polyurethane, memory foam or latex - and the density of foam.
What's a Sleep Guarantee?
A sleep guarantee assures you that you made the right purchase decision. Usually, the sleep guarantee will offer an exchange or money back after a certain period of time if you realize that the mattress you purchased is not right for you. Always check this policy and it's restrictions before making your purchase - you may be stuck with something you don't want.
Mattress Quilts
What's a Quilt?
To finish the mattress, a quilted cover is added that is comprised of additional foam layers and bed pillow fibre. How this quilt is attached to the body of the mattress determines whether it is a pillow top finish, tight top of euro top.
What's a Tight Top?
A tight top finish is where the quilt is attached directly to the side wall border of the mattress. This finish produces a slightly firmer feel to the mattress.
What's a Pillow Top?
A pillow top is a finish or style of mattress. When the quilt is attached to the mattress by a 'V' shaped gusset, a pillow top finish is created.
What's a Euro Top?
A euro top, like the pillow top, is another finish style. The euro top will have a square finish - like a mini mattress on top of a mattress. A euro top is generally thicker than a pillow top.
Coils
What's A Bonnell Coil?
Inner-spring cores can be of four types. The oldest and most common is the Bonnell coil. This is an hour glass shaped coil that was first developed over 100 years ago. The work horse of the industry, you'll find this core in basic entry level beds. This "stem cell" spring was the precursor to the more advanced hybrid coils discussed below.
What's an Open End Offset Coil?
The bonnell coil was re-invented into the open end offset coil. This coil, although similar to the bonnell, has a straight profile - not hour glass shaped. The offset coil is also open ended which means the coil ends are not pig tailed into the first turn of the spring. This allows a quicker production time when making the coil - there's one less step. The offset coil has a broad range in coil counts from low to high.
What's a Continuous Coil?
With the introduction of computers, the coil spring once again went through a renaissance. The continuous coil was born. This coil is a computer engineered coil that takes one continuous strand of wire and spins a long continuous coil that runs from head to toe. Each row is one continuous coil and each mattress spring will have many continuous coil rows. Although it is hard to determine just how many coils are in a continuous coil spring core, a comparitive measure is used to equate it to the offset coil count.
What's a Pocket Coil?
While computers and engineers were trying to re-invent the coil, a man named Marshall was busy designing his own version of a coil spring. His system employed a straight walled spring encased in a cotton bag. This system eventually became known as the pocket coil spring. For many years, this coil was patented for exclusive use but in rescent years, this patent has expired and it is now available to all mattress manufacturers. It's the most expensive of all spring cores but it's worth it!
Why is a Pocket Coil Better?
The majority of Majestic Mattress Manufacturing's beds use the pocket coil system which we believe to be a superior product. The pocket coil spring is a softer spring which gently contours to your body shape while providing unparalleled support. The pocket coil spring is the only coil that a person can spend the night on without any additional padding layers and still have a comfortable nights sleep!
What's On Top of the Spring?
On top of the spring core, comfort layers made of polyurethane foam, latex foam, memory foam or cotton will be added. The different combinations and amounts of these layers ultimately determine the firmness and thickness of the mattress.
Foam
What's Foam Density?
Foam density is a measure of the quality of the foam - NOT it's firmness. Polyurethane foam is usually between 1.0 - 3.0 pounds per cubic foot where 1.0 is an economy quality and 3.0 is a premium quality. A 3.0 lb foam can last up to 10 years where a 1.0 lb may not even last a year!
What's Memory Foam?
Memory foam or visco-elastic foam is a polyurethane foam developed by NASA to reduce pressure points. Memory foam is pressure and heat sensitive. As the foam warms up from your body heat, it softens and contours to your body's shape.
Bed Accessories
Why's My Bed Frame Important?
Your bed frame is the support mechanism for your sleep set. It provides the necessary support to the cross members of your box foundation and will maintain a level base for your mattress. The proper bed frame must be used for the size of sleep set you are purchasing otherwise your warranty may be void.
Why Should I Use a Mattress Pad?
A mattress pad keeps your mattress clean and reduces dust and skin cells from entering your mattress. A Sentinal or Guardian mattress pad can prevent liquids and perspiration from entering your mattress maintaining a clean, soil free mattress. Any mattress that is dirty or soiled will have it's warranty voided. Protect your investment.
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Warranty & Return
Does my Mattress come with a Warranty?
Yes! Every mattress purchased from Majestic Mattress comes with our Manufactures warranty.
What Happens if the Mattress Cannot be Repaired?
In the unlikely event that you have received a product that can not be repaired during the warranty period, we may, at our option, replace your product with a product of equal or greater value. This option will always be discussed with you before this decision is made.
Can I Return my Mattress if I am not Satisfied?
If for any reason, within the first seven (7) days of your stock item purchase, you wish to return your Majestic Mattress product, we will refund your money in full! All returns must be in clean, undamaged condition - just as you received the product. We're so confident of your satisfaction, we print this policy on every invoice! Special orders and custom sizes are not returnable as they have been made to your specifications.
Can't find your answer here? Please contact us today! We are happy to help.