I'm a former mattress store manager and salesman of 20 years. I can explain some of these things. The reason you'll never see the same mattress in 2 different stores or the same mattress has different names is because of Sears. Sears wanted Sealy to make an exclusive line of mattresses just for them. Once other retailers saw that Sears had an exclusive line, they all wanted to have their own exclusive lines. Now retailers can completely customize their lineups and exclusive products are the norm. Most of the time, you don't actually see the exact same mattresses with different names, you have what they call "comparable" mattresses because there will be some differences (like how many layers of foam they have and in what order or a different cover.) Markup is generally pretty high in the mattress business. Originally, it was because most mattress salesmen work on commission (I did) and they needed to have some room for customers to haggle. Today, it's mostly just because corporations are greedy. One very typical scam is to put a mattress "on sale" by lying about the original price and then offering the actual price as a sale price. For example, one company I worked for would double the original price and then make it "buy one get one free." Don't ever pay the retail price in a mattress store. With the exception of Tempurpedic (which sets the prices at which retailers must sell their products), they have a tiered price structure. At Mattress Warehouse (in the mid-Atlantic region), they have "highline", "midline" and "lowline" prices (and our commission percentage would drop with each one, like 10% for highline, 7% for midline and 5% for lowline), and they also had what they called the "burn" price for last resort to keep customers from walking. We had to pretend to call the regional manager to get permission to sell at the burn price (and it only paid a 2% commission.) I'm kinda surprised that this video didn't cover the biggest scam in the mattress industry; the warranties. For the major brands the standard warranty is generally a 10 year non-prorated warranty. Some companies do offer longer warranties, but if you look at the fine print, it's usually non-prorated for 10 years and then heavily prorated for the duration of the warranty period. But here's the kicker; you have to also buy a water proof mattress protector because even the smallest of stains will completely void the warranty. In addition to selling mattresses, I also worked as a warranty inspector for a company called Mattress Marshalls. When you make a warranty claim, the manufacturer would send someone like me out to your home to inspect the defects. I would literally measure how deep a sag or body impression was, take photos and video and send them to the manufacturer. If I saw any stains at all, even the size of a dime, I had to report it and take pictures of it, and the claim would be denied. If I were to approve a claim and the defective mattress sent back had any stains on it, I didn't get paid for that inspection. In conclusion, I can confirm most of this video.
Tfw years later you see this, and you pay the "sale" price At least we really really liked it and continue to like it. So I guess we got that going for us with some free pillows thrown in :/
IKEA mattresses are such shit quality though, their prices are great, but you can never return them ever. they are all sales final items. better off with Costco, you can return it forever, even if you buy it online. The other option is one most people don't understand or think of: Goodwill, no not a used mattress, Goodwill actually does sell some goods new, and Mattresses are one of them. Each store stocks a small supply of new twin, full and queen size mattresses that are brand name and brand new in packaging. they are also all-sales-final tho, but so much cheaper than other stores.
In Germany a store owner came up with the idea of making his own after being fed up with all the bullshit of the suppliers. Called it anti cartel mattress. Instantly won in neutral tests, had the same quality as multi thousand euro premium ones for a couple hundred bucks. He was bombarded with lawsuits and even direct sabotage with foam suppliers suddenly sending dirty foam to his small new factory or dropping out of delivering directly. He still sells them. Under a different name - caused by a lawsuit filed by the very mattress cartel he fought against.
@@cibuya idk where you see that prices from emma are higher than in irl matress stores, a matress in a real store would cost 900-1000 euros, emmmas cost 300-600 euros, a lot less
Purple taught me that I don’t actually like firm. I like support and stability. Never thought you could get soft and squishy with support and stability at the same time! Not to mention the incredible airflow that makes you sleep cooler. I’m not sure how people sleep on other mattresses now. Full disclosure, I work for Purple. But their mattresses are life changing. They give all employees one for free, then they give us a monthly $75 credit we can save up for our next Purple product. The Harmony Pillows are our hottest item right now.
sleeping on the floor can potentially expose you to parasites and disease. while it isnt as prevalent in modern houses, with modern medicine, still not ideal. especially if you live near wilderness, where bugs and small animals may be looking for sources of warmth in the night.
I recently had to buy a new queen size mattress. I had decided on my needs and the type of mattress and had compared several manufacturers. The best retail price from a popular local furniture store was $1,699.00 but I knew that retailer often had sales, so I waited for such an opportunity. My son-in-law was working for the warehouse of the same retailer, but I didn't want to impose on him for a "special price", so I didn't approach him. About 6 weeks later the mattress I was interested in went on sale for $1,299.00 so I was ready to make my move. My son-in-law heard about my intention and insisted that I allow him to see if he could do any better on the price. His manager advised him that they could not sell him the mattress for COST, but would try to give him a fair discount. The mattress was purchased at a price above the retailer's cost for a total of $182.00
A healthy 900% profit margin. My last mattress was $300 for 12" queen foam and it's been great for 12 years now. High end mattresses just seem like status symbols where you just pay for the brand if anything.
Sorry guys, was busy with college work but !! it’s not coke or i’m not sure tbh cause once I set up the bed i’ve noticed a white substance stain on my Red carpet sooo I think it’s coke lol don’t want to cut open my bed tho it’s still in good shape
Hi, former Mattress Firm employee here. They don’t really tell us anything about this, but I figured this out on my own to be true after a few months with the company.
I don’t understand what people are surprised about. There’s no scams regarding what’s inside a mattress. If you don’t understand what’s in it, you don’t have to buy it. You can educate yourself and figure out what’s inside of it, and why it is good for you. No one is making you buy something you don’t understand, that’s simply sloppy shopping. For anyone else saying they’re jacking up prices, not everyone does that. At the end of the day, it’s a business designed to make money. Just like any other store that sells you anything.
not the killing type you’re just admitting that the shopper is lazy. People do it for shoes, clothes, cars, most things, why not for beds? Educate yourself, there shouldn’t be anything hard about that.
I worked in a furniture delivery company. The mark-up on mattresses is so high, that if an order for a mattress was canceled before we had shipped it, it went into the garbage, because it wasn't worth it to the company to pay to ship them back.
@@johndough6225 Customer orders it, and the mattress company ships to the delivery company's warehouse. While it's in that warehouse, the customer cancels the order, but the mattress company won't pay to get their mattress shipped back because it's not worth enough money for them to care about.
i like this show but they dont always have a solution which kinda makes me think okay so now i know im being screwed over and i just have to roll over and accept it?
Some things you cant. Let's say in this video, he says to buy from a new company called sleepa. Cheap mattresses and less scams. Well now he has publicly endorsed a company. The company sees increased traffic and Jack up prices and can fill the mattress with packing peanuts or something. Why? Because now that Adam endorsed them they can get away with more because of a celebrity seal of approval. Then when crap hits the fan, Adam is liable for endorsing a company even his statements were 100% true at the time of doing so. Most of the time the only fix is a do it yourself kit and that takes time most won't offer.
B H, whenever there is a solution, the show provides it. Unless you just watch these clips on Collegehumor and TruTV's channel, then it's just the problem.
The key is to avoid that nonsense about pillow tops and pocket coils and box spring compatibility. Private companies can and do make simply-constructed mattresses. And while private mattress makers are still in the same range of prices (because they can both get away with matching the big brands and they have bigger overhead costs because they're small), you're getting a product made specific for you.
One sided mattress last longer, the springs inside are larger now and more fit inside them, this means they take less pressure and last longer. Rotate your mattress, don’t flip it
COSTCO! You can get a 10 inch thick memory foam mattress for like $400. That's a fourth of what the mattress stores charge, and they alot softer. Plus Costco offers returns based on customer satisfaction.
Softer mattress does not mean better mattress. Each person has an ideal mattress softness and should try which one feels better but yeah $400 for memory foam? Going to Costco rn
@@DrummingStig yeah bro at mine they have this sample one. It's like a 2 x 2 foot cut out you can sit on. They have mattress topper for like $80. Great deals, and yeah everyone has their preference. I like memory foam just cuz you can't feel springs after a while. And because you can sink into it.
Let me tell you all a dirty little secret about review sites. They people called post loopers. They pay these people to write reviews. They even tell them to write good or bad reviews. Post loopers are also often payed to create fake accounts on service sites such as dating sites.
Explains the constant shilling on tech sites preaching about how good intel is even though theyre overpriced and amd is within 10% of them for way less.
Probably shouldnt tell yall this but yeah you cant really trust reviews. I get paid 40-60 cents everytime I do one of 'their' jobs (whether its write a 5 star positive review on a product or a 1 star negative review) Confirmed buyers arent safe either. Sometimes they will give me money to buy the product just so I can give a "confirmed purchase" review
@@rickytrevino8281 That doesn't surprise me is not much different to how tech companies and such will just ship out free product to people with TH-cam tech channels with a good following. Granted often those don't explicitly say what the review should be but there is definitely an implicit understanding that more samples are likely to follow positive reviews, which given that getting free product saves them spending hundreds of dollar of their add revenue from each video on product is a massive incentive to scratch the manufacturers back. Really needs a change in the law to correct these sorts of problems though, I am not saying making paid/sponsored reviews illegal here either merely that they should be required to mark it as a paid advertisement if they have received any sponsorship or financial incentives from the seller of the product. Then it is up to the consumer to factor that in when they decide how to weight the information presented.
On Amazon, they even give you money to buy the product, so you are labeled as on of those trusted reviewers. Also, they want you to write 3-4* reviews with some uninteresting feature like for example "i would have liked more colors" so people can disregard it quickly and trust better reviews.
there are other companies that make mattresses. He is giving you knowledge on why it is hard to compare prices so you can look closer then compare prices yourself. Always do research before purchasing item that cost over $800 as a normal price.
You can still buy a mattress just remember that there are 500 mattresses that are just as good as a 3000 mattress. And only order in your convenience. If you need to buy online one that is rolled up then do that. If you have time to go to a store and but one and carry it home do that also. Prices mean nothing and how it comes to you doesn't matter
@Salvadore Andretti Metal springs can be totally fine to sleep on. However, if you prefer memoryfoam, there's plenty of cheap options there too. There's basically no real reason to spend more than $1000 for a mattress.
I used to work for a mattress store as one of the delivery guys. Try to look for a small privately owned store instead of a large chain. Maybe I was just lucky but the integrity that my boss had was amazing. She never sold anyone more than they needed or could afford. It really showed bc I delivered to at least a dozen customers that had bought from her 10-20 years beforehand and came to her again for a new one.
I’ve been in mattress sales since 2014 and I pride myself on being an expert in my industry. The major issue is, the majority of reps are not well versed in understanding what the technology in a mattress actually does, and the reason a bed is constructed using that technology. They are focused on purely making a sale and taking a customers money, instead of getting to understand their sleep needs and fitting them for a mattress. All mattresses have two components: Support and Pressure relief. If the support is coil it’s a coil bed. If it’s water then it’s a water bed. If it’s air it’s an air bed. If it’s foam it’s a foam bed. Etc. The purpose of the support is to keep your body aligned so your shoulder or hips don’t tip, causing your spine to fall out of alignment and forcing your muscles to to the work; leading to back pain. The other component is pressure relief, which does as it’s name suggests. It relieves you from the pressure. That pressure is the return force being exerted by the support keeping you in place. It’s Newton’s second law. The force of you going into the mattress returns upward and thusly you stop moving further into the mattress. As far as modern mattresses are concerned, ALL mattresses use memory foam in the pressure relieving portion of the mattress. Unless they are absolute entry-level $100 garbage. Better technology has made it cheaper to produce. However, like there are different grades of cloth, beef, or nearly any other material, there are different qualities of foam. These come down to the way the foams are made, and what other technologies they are blended with, such as latex or phase-change materials (pcms) like gel. This create more nuanced feels. Just as some people prefer bitter coffee, people have vastly different ideas on what a great feel is. So when fitting someone for a mattress, you need to get feedback from them about what feels goods to them, but additionally, you need to find the right pressure relief. You’ll hear terms like firm, plush, and pillow-top, but these aren’t very accurate ways of describing the mattress. A firm mattress really means that there are less layers of foam between you and the support, so you get to the hard stuff (support) faster. Stiffer foams may be used to create a denser feel, which many people subconsciously associate with firmness, and ironically support. Unfortunately for those poor souls that opt for a firm mattress for support, this is most often not the case. Again, this is highly dependent on the size of the individual, and the manner in which they sleep. A back sleeper, for example, doesn’t have much of their body actually penetrating the mattress before hitting alignment. So having less layers is not a problem. But side-sleepers (who make up by many estimates upwards of 75% of the population) run into a problem here. We are s-shaped. Our hips and shoulders jut out sever inches from our body. The degree of which varies by person. If Michael Jordan and Michael J. Fox lay in the same mattress on their side, they will have a dramatically different experience. Having wider shoulders, Mr. Jordan will require significantly more space. So when fitting for a mattress, the depth of the mattress plays a huge role. The 3rd biggest issue for sleepers is heat mitigation. As we drift into a deep sleep, our core body temperature drops. As we prepare to rise in the morning, our body starts to heat back up. When we get hot at night, it actually tricks our body into thinking it’s time to wake. Foam inherently traps heat. So they developed different ways of dealing with that. The problem arises when sale people don’t sell clean (usually because they are unskilled), and bend the truth to get a sale. When you see “sleep cool gel” in a mattress, what they’re really saying is “it ain’t hot like it USED to be.” There are very few beds in the industry that actually work to drop your core temperature, as opposed to just dispersing excess heat and keeping you temperature neutral. The reason Mattress stores have 60 different mattresses is because there is a need for it. Yes, there is a TREMENDOUS mark-up. It’s one of the last industries with margin left (thanks Amazon...). I’m sorry but you don’t go into business to make pennies. But I promise, if you come into a store and lay on a $500 bed versus a $2k bed, the difference will be VERY apparent. I hope this helps some people navigate their often confusing world of mattress shopping. And shame on bad sales people that make my job harder than it already is.
Question: I have fibromyalgia, sciatica and a severely-herniated disc in my lower back. A few years ago, I discovered that sleeping on a somewhat-deflated air bed really alleviates a lot of the pain. From what I just read in your post, that means I need a mattress with a lot of pressure relief. Air beds, no matter how well-made, fail. So, I spend a lot of money to avoid severe back pain. I also don't like throwing used beds out, not knowing whether or not they will be recycled. (Our town supposedly sifts through trash, but I'm not sure I believe that.) I've been wondering what kind of bed to get that would provide the same relief, last longer and be friendlier to the environment. Thanks in advance if you reply.
@@LadyhawksLairDotCom The best bed would be a Tempur-pedic, but the feel is highly dependent upon the frame and weight of your body, as well as whether you are a side sleeper, back sleeper, or stomach sleeper I find the Pro-Adapt soft to be a good catch-all and that 70% of customers who are looking at Tempur tend to like. Given your fibromyalgia, I would lean towards the soft feels, as you will be too sensitive for any other feel. Tempur's factories are zero-waste and recycle and re-use their materials. The thing I tell people is, you have to be aware that I cannot sell you a bed that will cure your medical ailments, but I can show you some that will provide the least amount of discomfort. You will unfortunately not be able to escape all of your pain and I'm sorry for that but that Pro-adapt soft will be a godsend. At $2099 it's a pretty penny. Most major retailer will offer interest free financing for 24 months so payments should be manageable. If that is out of your price range, check out one of the Plush Sealy Hybrids, which I believe were the consumer reports best buy for 2019. Good luck! Wish you well
What an un-cleverly disguised defense of the mattress industry by the same people that pay for the fake online reviews! 😊 And I _certainly_ believe that Ladyhawk's Lair of Learning is not just a fake accessory for the OP's advertisement!
@@jacobjohnson8686 Yes, my TH-cam channel is entirely devoted to shilling for mattress companies and other corporations. What a keen observer you are to have noticed.
@@lordgarth1 They didn't. The law changed specifically because consumers were confused and thought that they couldn't remove the tag, either. That little caveat, "except by the consumer", was added specifically to clear things up. By then, however, the fact that it was illegal to remove the tag (for reasons no one could really figure out, specifically, which was part of the joke) was a part of pop culture.
I got in trouble one time, and my mom grounded me. I was so mad, I ripped that tag off and threw it at her, and said something like "now you're going to jail." I didn't understand why she laughed so hard at the time.
It is, but to be considered fraudulent the reviews have to come from an agent of a company posing as an average consumer while either doing a glowing review of their own product or totally destroying a competitors product with a negative review. There have been multiple high profile lawsuits and consent decrees for companies caught doing it. EA was hit with massive fines a few years back because they had an entire department of employees who's full time job it was to pose as unaffiliated consumers on forums/comment threads/etc and simultaneously defend everything EA put out and badmouth everything their competitors put out.
who is going to police that ?? there are literal companies in china with use bays and bays of mobile phones and tablets that place false reviews online for profit
I agree! I got my puppy from a shop that gets there dogs from a puppy mill and when I went to write a bad review I saw hundreds of reviews from people who just come in to get the puppies. Fake reviews and making a review without being a customer should be illegal
Can you give some advice on what an ACTUAL good mattress is like? I got several chronic illnesses making my joints and muscles very sensitive. Having a boxspring already helps a lot. But finding the wrong mattress can lead to me cramping up in the middle of the night. Because that only happens after a few hours, simply trying it out in store doesn't help me. What can I do?
@@ChibiYotsuba Consumer Reports rated mattresses recently. I chose a Casper based on their recommendations. My husband and I are thrilled with the choice. If you need to go cheaper make certain their return policies are great and that they offer like a 30 night free trial and they'll pick up the mattress if you don't want it after the trial period. I cheaped out for the spare room bed (cause Adam basically said buy a generic cause they're all made by the same companies) and they had a useless return policy so I can't return a bed that is only a little softer than a sleeping bag over a park bench!
Much of this is true till the end. There are small family owned manufacturers who sell direct and you can go watch them made and see the difference between 3 to 4 styles and make informed choices. In Ohio there is the Original Mattress factory. I worked there making the mattresses and running the quilting machine with a big glass window where customers could watch us work.
My mattress was tailor-made. Sure it was still expensive because it's being made to order, but you support a small business, get the exact product you need, and in my case, the mattress is fully reversible so I can extend its life!
So is every other greedy business in the *United Corporations of America.* Especially the video game industry, which is suing Belgium to keep gambling unregulated so they can scam money out of the pockets of unsuspecting gamers using thinly veiled Skinner boxes.
You guys should check put the lawsuit between "Honest Matress Reviews" and Purple Matress. The guy who owns "Honest" is just a PR guy for another matress company and he generated traffic to his site by outright SLANDERING Purple's products. He accused their sheets of giving people CANCER for crying out loud! Don't defend the guy or his claims, the lawsuit uncoved PROOF he was paid by the competition and his claims were PROVEN false in court and he's been ordered to pay damages and lawyer's fees. Yet desipte all that, he's already set up a new site under a new company name and is STILL doing the exact same thing. He's been found in contempt of the ruling and is now facing JAIL TIME FOR FRAUD (I believe). I'm typing this at 4 am and I haven't slept. Plz double-check my facts before spreading the rumour.
@@neetard7360 Still confused about the American obsession with matresses tbh. Not really a product that's advertised a lot around here. If you are a cheapskate you buy a €100 foam matress from Lidl, if you are fancy you buy a €1000 boxspring from Auping. After 10-20 years you buy a new one.
look up videos about the benefits of sleeping on the floor. Been doing it for the last 8 months and it was a game changer. No more sore lower back, more space in my room. And I just wake up feeling more refreshed and ready to go. That lazy feeling when you wake up in a bed is gone. Give it a try for a week. Also, use a contour pillow to support your neck. That should do the trick. Happy 2022!
@@nintendoisfrom1889 i think that the fear response comes from how what you fear could hurt you, fear of spiders, centipedes, giving birth (it exists), now for this i'd say the fear comes from what a large mouth that is able to fit a person would do.
it brings up a good point. I worked for the biggest Mattress company in the industry and at the end of the day theirs no where else to go and the industry knows it.
I considered buying one of those Chinese Amazon mattresses but what put me off is that they're universally, as far as I can tell, stuffed with fiberglass as a means of fire retardant, thanks to US regulations and what I presume is the cheapest method for manufacturers. Spent a little more at Ikea instead.
I sold mattresses for 15 years - I just kinda got stuck in sales....never liked salesman. Everything he says is true. Worked for a big chain called Mattress Discounters (about 15 states) and we would sell the identical Sealy mattress as the place down the street, just with a different colored cover (called "ticking") and a different name. There are significant differences in the qualities of mattresses, however. Cheap coil mattresses, for instance, have less coils and they're made of thinner wire - so a cheap mattress will wear out a lot faster than a good mattress. And he's right about review sights - of course, that's true for all consumer products. Most review sights are bullshit put up by the companies, themselves. Capitalism has it's weak spots.
I did for both, unfortunately my back is not meant for flatter objects. I couldnt sleep well for a month and I always woke with back pain. So I had to buy a mattress. 😢
To the people inexplicably saying "WHERE ARE YOUR SOURCES?!" or "I DON'T SEE ANY SOURCES!" 0:31 - Source #1 1:20 - Source #2 2:08 - Source #3 2:20 - Source #4 2:38 - Source #5 2:55 - Source #6 3:03 - Source #7 I could keep going, but I mean... just pay closer attention, perhaps.
@@seemlesslies We need peer-reviewed research papers written by Harvard professors with over a 110% scientific consensus. Investigative journalism is not a valid source bro /s
While buying a bed in 2012, I was so glad that I read an article about jacked up mattress prices in Consumer Reports Magazine, where I was advised to start my offer at 40%-50% of the tag price. My wife and I shopped around trying numerous mattresses until we found one that felt the best (marked at about $1,100). We ended up getting it for $580 by openly dealing with three competing stores against each other. We have been very happy with our bed. Probably a good alternative is IKEA, where we also shopped.
If you want a cheap mattress, get a giant dog bed. I put some nice sheets on mine and it’s as comfortable as any human mattress I’ve slept on. Definitely better than a blow up bed at least
I’m a girl and I simply use it because I’m a college student in Spain and getting an actual mattress would be expensive and complicated. I’m not dropping €600 when I can get something decent for €50
Chiński Dorian They were making fun of one of the most popular crime podcasts out there. About a boy named Adnan Syed. The woman that did the podcast really had no reason to do it other than “interest of the truth”. She got all up in a bunch of peoples business in the process
They are already under investigation for money laundering. Also sued multiple times by Tempur-pedic for discounting them before they lost their lisence and marketing the Tempur name when they didn't sell them
For the record mattress companies have to inflate the price to stay in business. I used to work at one. A mattress store isn't like a Walmart or a kroger or a store that sees hundreds of customers a day. Most mattress stores see between 0-4 customers in a day. So if you have 1 or 2 people come in your store all day and you do not sell them anything then the store is losing money. Even when you do sell it if you dont sell it at a high enough margin above what you paid the manufacturer for it then the employee isn't going to make enough to get by on.
That only applies to brick and morter stores. Online mattress stores in theory should be able to offer much lower prices, but they dont because of monopoly on distribution channels
I went to one of those 'store closing' sales and found a queen size mattress that I otherwise couldn't afford. it was 50% off the ticket price, but I wanted more. I told them that if they could knock off another 150.00 and include the free delivery - free mattress removal, that I would buy it. The guy looked really confused and went to get his manager. They didn't seem to understand the concept of price haggling. I guess that a lot of people just buy mattresses on the sticker price..? After a couple minutes of them chatting at the managers desk, I walked over with my visa out and said "My lunch break is almost over, am I buying a mattress today, or do I keep looking?" The manger immediately rang up the sale, and I am very happy with my purchase, and the delivery service was great.(2 days later) A couple of months later the same store had signs up and down the street. "Grand Re-Opening". I couldn't tell you what they renovated. I think that they had a sale, and then went on a two month vacation. lol But it tells you a lot about pricing, when a major mattress chain with many stores in our city, can sell a mattress for 45% of the Suggested Retail with hardly any hesitation.
I'm sorry but i work in a furniture store and there God I hate it when people try to haggle its priced what it's priced because we paid half of that for it and we've got bills to pay.
@@thepinkestpigglet7529- Anecdotally, these businesses operate differently region to region, and sometimes store to store within franchises. Where I live, we know that the real landed cost of most furniture is around 10% of the retail ticket price, and most furniture sells for much less than the ticket price. Which is why furniture stores who have going out of business sales here, do really well for the last 2+ years, while they are selling (mostly clearance items) well below the normal advertised prices.
@@thepinkestpigglet7529 a 100% markup is ridiculously low (for pretty much anything, not specifically furniture/mattresses). Either you're working in a mom-and-pop shop, or you're just misinformed. Though I can definitely relate to "no, I can't lower the price for you. The price is on the sticker; that's what you pay for it."
For real, I'm adopting the line, "am I buying X today, or do I keep looking?" I've always felt extremely stand-offish towards the salesman personality and this is a perfect line that asserts that I'm the one with power in the relationship.
I went to a mattress shop once where the sales person was straight up honest with me. She said that MOST places actually have a 500% markup from wholesale cost. She said that their store was about 200-300%. There was another mattress store about a 1 min walk away down the strip mall and the prices totally played out like that. I was totally surprised but on hindsight shouldn't have been since 500% markup is common across many things, including clothing. I was just thinking that because they cost so much that the markup would be lower. She also said that yes, you can totally haggle for mattresses at any store. When all of the other mattress stores I went too did everything possible to hide that fact.
So why would anyone try and stop you? If you are stupid enough to sleep on a dog bed, then okay do it. Then again why not just get some dry leaves and a blanket and sleep on top of that. But hey if you really want to sleep in a dog bed who is going to even want to stop you or then again even care if you do. Except maybe your mummy or perhaps your psychiatrist.
Man, this is what I hate about Adam Ruins Everything. 90% of the time the "solution" to the issue is "there isn't one, tough shit" and all the video does for me is make me sad.
Adam: This industry is ripping you off. Other Person: Oh no, what can I do? Adam: Nothing. They control everything, and we're all screwed. Roll Credits. ~75% of episodes of Adam Ruins Everything.
as a mattess sales person the thing that always makes me so mad is the gel memory foam or cooling crap. In many independent reviews it was found that memory foam preformed about the same as gel foam, sometimes gel foam was worse. Like a mattress can't really be cooling, it's layers of insulation stacked up and stitched together for your comfort. Also, if you are a sweaty person foam mattresses aren't a good idea for you as they can collect water like a sponge and then grow mold.
@@Boguardis If your body generatates a lot of heat then this heat will transfer to your mattress cover and then to a foam mattress. Once the heat cools off it will produce moisture which will be absorbed into the mattresses and turn into mold over time. So the mattress cover won't help really with the mold growth problem.
I went to Mattress Firm flashed a butt-load of cash and got their best mattress with their best frame delivered for 70% less then the advertised price. No lie. Walk in with and envelope of $50 bills. Tell then you HAVE TO buy a mattress and frame that day if not from them from someone else. They will start dropping prices like mad.
@@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3 If something is originally $100 and they mark it up 100%, that would be $200. 70% off of $200 leaves $60, which is $40 less than the original $100.
Oh, the egg test is most likely real. But the silicone mesh that makes it possible is just a neat gimmick added on so that the price can be skyrocketed up.
i have a purple mattress and while it was really expensive it is very comfortable and all of my friends say it was the most comfortable mattress they've ever layed on *purple gives me another 100 bucks* but honestly i still sleep like shit
When I worked in this industry. It was a pain. We manufactured our own mattresses while also selling the big name brands. We also had to on our own unpaid time. Go out and do competitive shopping to know what mattresses were called compared to what we called. Also, had to watch out for shady/illegal deals or "sales". There's so much to know. It's alot to learn, understand and remember even for people like me who were in management positions. I always tried to be honest and upfront with customers but like car dealers. Furniture salesmen get a bad rep because of the few bad apples out there or the shady practices of some businesses.
Tips/knowledge for shopping 1. Know what size you want (T, TXL, FXL, Q, K, Cal K) 2. Know what comfort level you like (Soft, Medium, Firm) 3. Know your preferred sleeping position (Back, Side, Stomach, Hybrid) 4. Take pictures of mattress info (foam layers, coils *if any*, warranty, brand, etc) for comparison. You can use these pics to identify yourself or get a salesperson to help show similarities or what's the difference 5. Just because something is more expensive, doesn't necessarily mean it's a better bed. I always tried to sell people on a bed that they like while trying to save them money (why buy a bed thats $2000 when there's one that's comparable that you like for half the cost?) 6. Ask about return policy. Where i worked at, we offered 1yr but the return value varied on when you brought back and on the brand (whether money back, in store credit or the brand didn't offer anything) sometimes. Most places offer 100 days on store credit 7. Ask family and friends for recommendations on mattresses, stores and/or salespeople to ask for. (Sometimes you can get referral bonuses from certain stores. We offered free pillows for being referred and gave you a check you could cash at your bank for referring people) 8. Know the warranty (how long, what is/isn't covered, do you need a mattress pad?) 9. Don't always believe that the bed you're looking at is on "sale". Lots of stores run "sales" to trap you into buying. We had a call back service to let you know if the price was changing or if we had any upcoming deals to get you the best deal. 10. Give a new bed some time to break in. Coiled beds on average take about 3-4 weeks to break in. Memory foam beds can take 4-8weeks to break in. The floor model most likely has been on display for months which is generally long enough to break in. That's why knowing return policy is important too 11. Most stores do carry disposable sheets to test mattresses and pillows out. Ask if you are worried about germs. 12. Don't be afraid to tell the salesperson if you want space or if you'd like some assistance. Not all of us are trying to be scam artists or smooth talkers. Some of us genuinely want to help. We know how important a good bed for sleep is and if we don't do our jobs right, we lose commission, a customer and hurt our reputation. If you have any questions, concerns or would like more info. Please reach out to me via TH-cam, email or Twitter. I no longer work in sales but still enjoy helping people out with their mattress/sleep needs.
I guess I’ll just sleep on the floor
“Actually the floor is a big scam too!”
The flooring is extremely expensive.
Well, considering rent prices, and, costs for homes.... I agree, the floor's a big scam too.
Actually, the floor is really good for your back. Ask a chiropractor.... 😛
Hold on, life is expensive scam too!
Your floor is the biggest shelf you own, so don't clutter it with a bed.
I'm a former mattress store manager and salesman of 20 years. I can explain some of these things.
The reason you'll never see the same mattress in 2 different stores or the same mattress has different names is because of Sears. Sears wanted Sealy to make an exclusive line of mattresses just for them. Once other retailers saw that Sears had an exclusive line, they all wanted to have their own exclusive lines. Now retailers can completely customize their lineups and exclusive products are the norm. Most of the time, you don't actually see the exact same mattresses with different names, you have what they call "comparable" mattresses because there will be some differences (like how many layers of foam they have and in what order or a different cover.)
Markup is generally pretty high in the mattress business. Originally, it was because most mattress salesmen work on commission (I did) and they needed to have some room for customers to haggle. Today, it's mostly just because corporations are greedy.
One very typical scam is to put a mattress "on sale" by lying about the original price and then offering the actual price as a sale price. For example, one company I worked for would double the original price and then make it "buy one get one free."
Don't ever pay the retail price in a mattress store. With the exception of Tempurpedic (which sets the prices at which retailers must sell their products), they have a tiered price structure. At Mattress Warehouse (in the mid-Atlantic region), they have "highline", "midline" and "lowline" prices (and our commission percentage would drop with each one, like 10% for highline, 7% for midline and 5% for lowline), and they also had what they called the "burn" price for last resort to keep customers from walking. We had to pretend to call the regional manager to get permission to sell at the burn price (and it only paid a 2% commission.)
I'm kinda surprised that this video didn't cover the biggest scam in the mattress industry; the warranties. For the major brands the standard warranty is generally a 10 year non-prorated warranty. Some companies do offer longer warranties, but if you look at the fine print, it's usually non-prorated for 10 years and then heavily prorated for the duration of the warranty period. But here's the kicker; you have to also buy a water proof mattress protector because even the smallest of stains will completely void the warranty. In addition to selling mattresses, I also worked as a warranty inspector for a company called Mattress Marshalls. When you make a warranty claim, the manufacturer would send someone like me out to your home to inspect the defects. I would literally measure how deep a sag or body impression was, take photos and video and send them to the manufacturer. If I saw any stains at all, even the size of a dime, I had to report it and take pictures of it, and the claim would be denied. If I were to approve a claim and the defective mattress sent back had any stains on it, I didn't get paid for that inspection.
In conclusion, I can confirm most of this video.
Tfw years later you see this, and you pay the "sale" price
At least we really really liked it and continue to like it. So I guess we got that going for us with some free pillows thrown in :/
@@ZeromuS_ Pretty sure you paid for those pillows in the mattress price. These guys don’t give anything for “free”
You gave us the problems. Now give us solutions. How would you go about buying a mattress?
@@johndong7524 I bought my mattress online. It's a decent Tempurpedic knockoff.
@@christopheraaron8299 Amazon? Matress name?
I only buy mattresses from IKEA cause the other mattress stores doesn’t have swedish meatballs
Spongebob Squarepants well said brother
still not defecation (yum)
Chris Henson why don’t you have a seat
IKEA mattresses are such shit quality though, their prices are great, but you can never return them ever. they are all sales final items. better off with Costco, you can return it forever, even if you buy it online. The other option is one most people don't understand or think of: Goodwill, no not a used mattress, Goodwill actually does sell some goods new, and Mattresses are one of them. Each store stocks a small supply of new twin, full and queen size mattresses that are brand name and brand new in packaging. they are also all-sales-final tho, but so much cheaper than other stores.
@@aeonjoey3d really? I worked in IKEA in the past and we allowed refunds
I love how they just randomly throw shade at true crime podcasts. More people need to call that stuff out.
The fact this was about two years before the first widespread conversations about that stuff started to hit, too! Damn!
what's the timestamp?
In Germany a store owner came up with the idea of making his own after being fed up with all the bullshit of the suppliers. Called it anti cartel mattress. Instantly won in neutral tests, had the same quality as multi thousand euro premium ones for a couple hundred bucks. He was bombarded with lawsuits and even direct sabotage with foam suppliers suddenly sending dirty foam to his small new factory or dropping out of delivering directly. He still sells them. Under a different name - caused by a lawsuit filed by the very mattress cartel he fought against.
Is that not there origin of EMMA?
Interesting
Now this guys a true hero
Which brand is it?
@@cibuya idk where you see that prices from emma are higher than in irl matress stores, a matress in a real store would cost 900-1000 euros, emmmas cost 300-600 euros, a lot less
Can't get ripped off by mattress companies if you never sleep.
you can't get ripped of by the mattress companies if your wife makes you sleep on the couch...
oh :_(
r/ShittyLifeProTips
@@ShaderKite r/r/ReferencesFromRedditSlash
You can't live if you don't sleep for more than 12 days
Sleep is for the weak
So in the end, it doesn't really mattress.
And nothing else mattress...
Oh that was good
What is the mattress with all of you?
It seemed so soft,
At a good price
But in the end
It was just another matters
Thats a worse joke than why did the chicken cross the road. Whatever I guess it doesn't mattress.
I was just waiting for him to say “This video is sponsored by Purple”
Not gonna lie the purple is solid lol
@@nics9524 Youre one of them!
Yeah I got purple and I never got a mattress again
Couldn’t go back to memory foam after I got purple
Purple taught me that I don’t actually like firm. I like support and stability. Never thought you could get soft and squishy with support and stability at the same time! Not to mention the incredible airflow that makes you sleep cooler. I’m not sure how people sleep on other mattresses now.
Full disclosure, I work for Purple. But their mattresses are life changing. They give all employees one for free, then they give us a monthly $75 credit we can save up for our next Purple product. The Harmony Pillows are our hottest item right now.
So this basically similar to luxottica and their monopoly on glasses
Or the diamond industry or Google. I'm sure there's more mono/duopolies
We are living in a pre-cyberpunk society with proto-megacorporations in every industry.
And they're both own by Volkswagen, a Disney company division
Adriell Cabrera or dubeers
Or the movie industry
That podcast satire was perfect.
What podcasts was that bit making fun of?
@@Scroogs all of them
This comment was brought to you by Leesa mattress.
What's the satire?
Seems like a cheap shot, considering the content of this video itself
Scott Johnson I
I beat the system, I sleep on the floor. The illusion of necessity is a scam.
Troll!
Commodity fetishism. That is all.
sleeping on the floor can potentially expose you to parasites and disease. while it isnt as prevalent in modern houses, with modern medicine, still not ideal. especially if you live near wilderness, where bugs and small animals may be looking for sources of warmth in the night.
Sleeping on the floor is for wimps also. Sleeping itself is an illusion of necessity.
I beat the housing market by sleeping in my van down by the river.
I recently had to buy a new queen size mattress. I had decided on my needs and the type of mattress and had compared several manufacturers. The best retail price from a popular local furniture store was $1,699.00 but I knew that retailer often had sales, so I waited for such an opportunity. My son-in-law was working for the warehouse of the same retailer, but I didn't want to impose on him for a "special price", so I didn't approach him. About 6 weeks later the mattress I was interested in went on sale for $1,299.00 so I was ready to make my move. My son-in-law heard about my intention and insisted that I allow him to see if he could do any better on the price. His manager advised him that they could not sell him the mattress for COST, but would try to give him a fair discount. The mattress was purchased at a price above the retailer's cost for a total of $182.00
A healthy 900% profit margin. My last mattress was $300 for 12" queen foam and it's been great for 12 years now. High end mattresses just seem like status symbols where you just pay for the brand if anything.
@@Hedonistic0Frog Might be paying for the warranty too, but is it worth it...
Got my bed at mexico brands new for literally $60 lol might be stuffed with coke but the bed feels great
60$ for a matress full of coke??? Who is your matress dealer?
Ok sweet.
...but how's the coke?
RTS lmfao
Cut it open
Sorry guys, was busy with college work but !! it’s not coke or i’m not sure tbh cause once I set up the bed i’ve noticed a white substance stain on my Red carpet sooo I think it’s coke lol don’t want to cut open my bed tho it’s still in good shape
Up next: Adam Ruins The Sheets
After that: Adam Hits The Streets
After that: Adam gets ruined
Lmao
Adam ruins divorce
folko1 exactly
@@dontknowdontcare1934 😅😅😅
What's a mattress? I just sleep on my mother's couch like a regular adult
999 for a place to sleep? What are these people? Paid properly for their work?! I could buy 4 years worth of peanut butter sandwiches for that!
You're not the only one sleeping on a couch.
-I have to admit that I can sleep well on mine-
Shoot, I have a bed, but when I come from from 13+ hour shifts, mattress, couch, carpet, they all feel the same. They all feel like sleep.
Mediocre And Worse Lol
Wow your lucky. I sleep on the floor.
This is THE video to watch after searching the internet, watching endless TH-cam mattress videos & losing sleep over finding the perfect mattress.
Literally me rn
YEP... :(
Searching for a new matress gave me a headache now I have migraine.
@@PolarAnt I like the sleep number and purple those are the ones I recommend
@@PolarAnt they filmed this at my store I can help you out with a mattress “ richardthemattresspro@gmail.com”
Hi, former Mattress Firm employee here. They don’t really tell us anything about this, but I figured this out on my own to be true after a few months with the company.
Omg me to I worked there for a year
@@tylergnosis2581 mk
Tyler cough cough **too**
I don’t understand what people are surprised about. There’s no scams regarding what’s inside a mattress. If you don’t understand what’s in it, you don’t have to buy it. You can educate yourself and figure out what’s inside of it, and why it is good for you. No one is making you buy something you don’t understand, that’s simply sloppy shopping. For anyone else saying they’re jacking up prices, not everyone does that. At the end of the day, it’s a business designed to make money. Just like any other store that sells you anything.
not the killing type you’re just admitting that the shopper is lazy. People do it for shoes, clothes, cars, most things, why not for beds? Educate yourself, there shouldn’t be anything hard about that.
I was not ready for that face at the end
Reference to "Haunting of Hill House" on Netflix. Great show if you haven't seen!
I didn't notice anything different... I think that's the way Adam's friends look at him..
Me 2
Adam's face always looks that smug and punchable.
Both Casper and true crime podcast piss me off. Thank you for the call out
off topic i really like your sim
@@requiem8841 Same
@@requiem8841 gay
@@requiem8841 gay
I worked in a furniture delivery company. The mark-up on mattresses is so high, that if an order for a mattress was canceled before we had shipped it, it went into the garbage, because it wasn't worth it to the company to pay to ship them back.
OMG!!
That is so f'ed up!
if it was cancelled before it was shipped what would need to be shipped back?
@@johndough6225 Customer orders it, and the mattress company ships to the delivery company's warehouse. While it's in that warehouse, the customer cancels the order, but the mattress company won't pay to get their mattress shipped back because it's not worth enough money for them to care about.
@@xaviotesharris891 ahhh makes sense thanks
When he started sayin nightmare I got a knock at my door
*OBJECTIVE : SURVIVE*
OMG that was me to
Oh god noooooo why 😖
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nightmare fredbear finally caught up to me
Same exact thing happened to me!😂😂 ordered a dang pizza lol
When are the police gonna come. He still ripped off that tag.
Probably not, I’m expecting He’ll Cause a Nuclear Explosion
Only illegal for the seller to rip it off
@@misterghoul9457 It is illegal for any one but the purchaser or after, but it is a show, not a real store.
@@quantuminfinity4260 Dang,I thought no one would notice.
3:20 "Welcome back to part 64 of our investigation into a crime that's none of our business"
Made me choke on my wine I laughed so hard lol
Literally the second I saw this that part of the video played
But first let's talk about casper...
@@jerrycisneros9973 dude same right now!
Only 5 more to go
Anyone else notice that this mattress store is the same set that Jake and Amy go to see mattresses in Brooklyn 99
Wait.
Yep it definitely is.
Nine-Nine!
@@TRUSTeTMguest *99*
Uh noin noin
They filmed this at the store I manage and you’re right ! It’s done at the same store great eye !
Why am I waiting for this to turn in to a purple mattress commercial
tyler hunnings I wanted to get one
I was totally waiting for Purple to be addressed to see if they are as much an issue as the rest of the industry. lol
at the very least, purple makes interesting ads
I have a Purple mattress, and it's super comfy. Expensive though. Still recommend.
@@MattDakus yeah same, pricey but comfy
Who needs a mattress? I just sleep on a pile of my broken dreams.
sounds comfy lol
Mine are too wet from all the tears.
Dreams must be sufficiently broken into tiny enough pieces to be comfortable, my pile is like a cloud
😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😢
I've heard of whole boulevards of broken dreams.
i like this show but they dont always have a solution which kinda makes me think okay so now i know im being screwed over and i just have to roll over and accept it?
Yeah but I think that's the point of the show. They just "ruin" things, not fix them
Yup. That's literally the idea. He ruins everything xD
Some things you cant. Let's say in this video, he says to buy from a new company called sleepa. Cheap mattresses and less scams. Well now he has publicly endorsed a company. The company sees increased traffic and Jack up prices and can fill the mattress with packing peanuts or something. Why? Because now that Adam endorsed them they can get away with more because of a celebrity seal of approval. Then when crap hits the fan, Adam is liable for endorsing a company even his statements were 100% true at the time of doing so. Most of the time the only fix is a do it yourself kit and that takes time most won't offer.
B H, whenever there is a solution, the show provides it. Unless you just watch these clips on Collegehumor and TruTV's channel, then it's just the problem.
Easy, make the material and mattress yourself!
Also mattresses were built symmetrically which allowed you to make it last longer by flipping it regularly, but now they make them one sided
^
Facts
The key is to avoid that nonsense about pillow tops and pocket coils and box spring compatibility. Private companies can and do make simply-constructed mattresses. And while private mattress makers are still in the same range of prices (because they can both get away with matching the big brands and they have bigger overhead costs because they're small), you're getting a product made specific for you.
And can Isaac newton tell us a little about why flipping mattresses don’t do anything for it’s durability?
One sided mattress last longer, the springs inside are larger now and more fit inside them, this means they take less pressure and last longer. Rotate your mattress, don’t flip it
COSTCO! You can get a 10 inch thick memory foam mattress for like $400. That's a fourth of what the mattress stores charge, and they alot softer. Plus Costco offers returns based on customer satisfaction.
senortigre04 looks like they bought this guy out
Softer mattress does not mean better mattress. Each person has an ideal mattress softness and should try which one feels better but yeah $400 for memory foam? Going to Costco rn
FAKER DAKER
IKEA is great for mattresses as well, 200 for a queen
@@DrummingStig yeah bro at mine they have this sample one. It's like a 2 x 2 foot cut out you can sit on. They have mattress topper for like $80. Great deals, and yeah everyone has their preference. I like memory foam just cuz you can't feel springs after a while. And because you can sink into it.
Geez, that ending tho 😱
Yeah what's with that?! :O
Got a "The Haunting of Hill House" vibe there
Yeah this is just a clip from his show that airs on trutv. the scene keeps going
Will the next part get put on TH-cam?
Adam is great. :3
Let me tell you all a dirty little secret about review sites. They people called post loopers. They pay these people to write reviews. They even tell them to write good or bad reviews. Post loopers are also often payed to create fake accounts on service sites such as dating sites.
Explains the constant shilling on tech sites preaching about how good intel is even though theyre overpriced and amd is within 10% of them for way less.
Probably shouldnt tell yall this but yeah you cant really trust reviews. I get paid 40-60 cents everytime I do one of 'their' jobs (whether its write a 5 star positive review on a product or a 1 star negative review)
Confirmed buyers arent safe either. Sometimes they will give me money to buy the product just so I can give a "confirmed purchase" review
@@rickytrevino8281 That doesn't surprise me is not much different to how tech companies and such will just ship out free product to people with TH-cam tech channels with a good following. Granted often those don't explicitly say what the review should be but there is definitely an implicit understanding that more samples are likely to follow positive reviews, which given that getting free product saves them spending hundreds of dollar of their add revenue from each video on product is a massive incentive to scratch the manufacturers back. Really needs a change in the law to correct these sorts of problems though, I am not saying making paid/sponsored reviews illegal here either merely that they should be required to mark it as a paid advertisement if they have received any sponsorship or financial incentives from the seller of the product. Then it is up to the consumer to factor that in when they decide how to weight the information presented.
On Amazon, they even give you money to buy the product, so you are labeled as on of those trusted reviewers. Also, they want you to write 3-4* reviews with some uninteresting feature like for example "i would have liked more colors" so people can disregard it quickly and trust better reviews.
@@TerkanTyr i dont care
The ad before this video being a mattress ad really makes this perfect
Haha same
I got hit right afterwards. lol
So... Do I stop using mattresses?
I don't know what to do with this information
there are other companies that make mattresses. He is giving you knowledge on why it is hard to compare prices so you can look closer then compare prices yourself. Always do research before purchasing item that cost over $800 as a normal price.
You can still buy a mattress just remember that there are 500 mattresses that are just as good as a 3000 mattress. And only order in your convenience. If you need to buy online one that is rolled up then do that. If you have time to go to a store and but one and carry it home do that also. Prices mean nothing and how it comes to you doesn't matter
You can be a minimalist and sleep on the floor lol.
Don't buy an expensive mattress. That's what you do with it.
@Salvadore Andretti Metal springs can be totally fine to sleep on. However, if you prefer memoryfoam, there's plenty of cheap options there too.
There's basically no real reason to spend more than $1000 for a mattress.
There are floors for a reason. Sleep there.
My man!
@@101mahina make a bed out of blankets
@@101mahina then our entire race wouldve died millions of years ago, when i travel sometimes i need to sleep on my back and sometimes it was the best
@@ParadoxAAA No don't bother with the bed someone will just break it anyways leaving your team screwed
@@101mahina Sleeping bags.
I used to work for a mattress store as one of the delivery guys. Try to look for a small privately owned store instead of a large chain. Maybe I was just lucky but the integrity that my boss had was amazing. She never sold anyone more than they needed or could afford. It really showed bc I delivered to at least a dozen customers that had bought from her 10-20 years beforehand and came to her again for a new one.
Ian Lang that's rare nowadays! She sounds like a very good sales person
I’ve been in mattress sales since 2014 and I pride myself on being an expert in my industry. The major issue is, the majority of reps are not well versed in understanding what the technology in a mattress actually does, and the reason a bed is constructed using that technology. They are focused on purely making a sale and taking a customers money, instead of getting to understand their sleep needs and fitting them for a mattress.
All mattresses have two components: Support and Pressure relief. If the support is coil it’s a coil bed. If it’s water then it’s a water bed. If it’s air it’s an air bed. If it’s foam it’s a foam bed. Etc. The purpose of the support is to keep your body aligned so your shoulder or hips don’t tip, causing your spine to fall out of alignment and forcing your muscles to to the work; leading to back pain.
The other component is pressure relief, which does as it’s name suggests. It relieves you from the pressure. That pressure is the return force being exerted by the support keeping you in place. It’s Newton’s second law. The force of you going into the mattress returns upward and thusly you stop moving further into the mattress. As far as modern mattresses are concerned, ALL mattresses use memory foam in the pressure relieving portion of the mattress. Unless they are absolute entry-level $100 garbage. Better technology has made it cheaper to produce. However, like there are different grades of cloth, beef, or nearly any other material, there are different qualities of foam. These come down to the way the foams are made, and what other technologies they are blended with, such as latex or phase-change materials (pcms) like gel. This create more nuanced feels.
Just as some people prefer bitter coffee, people have vastly different ideas on what a great feel is. So when fitting someone for a mattress, you need to get feedback from them about what feels goods to them, but additionally, you need to find the right pressure relief. You’ll hear terms like firm, plush, and pillow-top, but these aren’t very accurate ways of describing the mattress. A firm mattress really means that there are less layers of foam between you and the support, so you get to the hard stuff (support) faster. Stiffer foams may be used to create a denser feel, which many people subconsciously associate with firmness, and ironically support. Unfortunately for those poor souls that opt for a firm mattress for support, this is most often not the case. Again, this is highly dependent on the size of the individual, and the manner in which they sleep.
A back sleeper, for example, doesn’t have much of their body actually penetrating the mattress before hitting alignment. So having less layers is not a problem. But side-sleepers (who make up by many estimates upwards of 75% of the population) run into a problem here. We are s-shaped. Our hips and shoulders jut out sever inches from our body. The degree of which varies by person. If Michael Jordan and Michael J. Fox lay in the same mattress on their side, they will have a dramatically different experience. Having wider shoulders, Mr. Jordan will require significantly more space.
So when fitting for a mattress, the depth of the mattress plays a huge role. The 3rd biggest issue for sleepers is heat mitigation. As we drift into a deep sleep, our core body temperature drops. As we prepare to rise in the morning, our body starts to heat back up. When we get hot at night, it actually tricks our body into thinking it’s time to wake. Foam inherently traps heat. So they developed different ways of dealing with that.
The problem arises when sale people don’t sell clean (usually because they are unskilled), and bend the truth to get a sale. When you see “sleep cool gel” in a mattress, what they’re really saying is “it ain’t hot like it USED to be.” There are very few beds in the industry that actually work to drop your core temperature, as opposed to just dispersing excess heat and keeping you temperature neutral.
The reason Mattress stores have 60 different mattresses is because there is a need for it. Yes, there is a TREMENDOUS mark-up. It’s one of the last industries with margin left (thanks Amazon...). I’m sorry but you don’t go into business to make pennies. But I promise, if you come into a store and lay on a $500 bed versus a $2k bed, the difference will be VERY apparent. I hope this helps some people navigate their often confusing world of mattress shopping. And shame on bad sales people that make my job harder than it already is.
Question: I have fibromyalgia, sciatica and a severely-herniated disc in my lower back. A few years ago, I discovered that sleeping on a somewhat-deflated air bed really alleviates a lot of the pain.
From what I just read in your post, that means I need a mattress with a lot of pressure relief. Air beds, no matter how well-made, fail. So, I spend a lot of money to avoid severe back pain. I also don't like throwing used beds out, not knowing whether or not they will be recycled. (Our town supposedly sifts through trash, but I'm not sure I believe that.)
I've been wondering what kind of bed to get that would provide the same relief, last longer and be friendlier to the environment. Thanks in advance if you reply.
@@LadyhawksLairDotCom The best bed would be a Tempur-pedic, but the feel is highly dependent upon the frame and weight of your body, as well as whether you are a side sleeper, back sleeper, or stomach sleeper I find the Pro-Adapt soft to be a good catch-all and that 70% of customers who are looking at Tempur tend to like. Given your fibromyalgia, I would lean towards the soft feels, as you will be too sensitive for any other feel. Tempur's factories are zero-waste and recycle and re-use their materials. The thing I tell people is, you have to be aware that I cannot sell you a bed that will cure your medical ailments, but I can show you some that will provide the least amount of discomfort. You will unfortunately not be able to escape all of your pain and I'm sorry for that but that Pro-adapt soft will be a godsend. At $2099 it's a pretty penny. Most major retailer will offer interest free financing for 24 months so payments should be manageable. If that is out of your price range, check out one of the Plush Sealy Hybrids, which I believe were the consumer reports best buy for 2019. Good luck! Wish you well
What an un-cleverly disguised defense of the mattress industry by the same people that pay for the fake online reviews! 😊 And I _certainly_ believe that Ladyhawk's Lair of Learning is not just a fake accessory for the OP's advertisement!
@@jacobjohnson8686 Yes, my TH-cam channel is entirely devoted to shilling for corporations. What a keen observer you are.
@@jacobjohnson8686 Yes, my TH-cam channel is entirely devoted to shilling for mattress companies and other corporations. What a keen observer you are to have noticed.
I saw this title and instantly thought of the *Shane Dawson* Mattress conspiracy theory lmao
No wonder the price is so high, it's so they can launder MORE money
SAME
RavonsLyfe brooo sane XD
If they are not ripping you off with overpriced mattresses, they are laundering drugs money. :P
RavonsLyfe Conspiratriom of flat mattress I know that too 😂 you must be a verified person @ accounts to male such a thing 🔬
When I was a kid the tags didn't say "except by the consumer." :-) We were pretty sure we'd go to jail if we tore them off by mistake.
Holly Furgason they did.
@@lordgarth1 They didn't. The law changed specifically because consumers were confused and thought that they couldn't remove the tag, either. That little caveat, "except by the consumer", was added specifically to clear things up. By then, however, the fact that it was illegal to remove the tag (for reasons no one could really figure out, specifically, which was part of the joke) was a part of pop culture.
Pixel Fox they were far older than I had realized. As are people hanging out on CH. lol
@@lordgarth1 im 21 and i thought the same thanks to what everyone told me
I got in trouble one time, and my mom grounded me. I was so mad, I ripped that tag off and threw it at her, and said something like "now you're going to jail." I didn't understand why she laughed so hard at the time.
Jesus Christ Adam, did you have to end it like that?
That's rich coming from Googley Mirdon.
What a nightmare. I think that was the point!
I thought you're just listing biblical names at first.
it's not the end, you need DROPOUT to watch the entire episode. Only then will you understand what he's talking about nightmares.
Ytp
The energy between Adam and Katy is amazing I would love it if she became a regular character
She was great in mad tv
Um, that's not Katy in this video, it's Arden Myrin and the two don't look anything alike.
@@shepshape2585 meant to type Kathy
@@jisfl7976 It's not anyone named Kathy either, it's Arden Myrin.
Clearly Adam ruins everything paid for this review (kidding)
it should be illegal to write reviews fraudulently
It is, but to be considered fraudulent the reviews have to come from an agent of a company posing as an average consumer while either doing a glowing review of their own product or totally destroying a competitors product with a negative review.
There have been multiple high profile lawsuits and consent decrees for companies caught doing it. EA was hit with massive fines a few years back because they had an entire department of employees who's full time job it was to pose as unaffiliated consumers on forums/comment threads/etc and simultaneously defend everything EA put out and badmouth everything their competitors put out.
I'm giving your statist comment one star.
who is going to police that ?? there are literal companies in china with use bays and bays of mobile phones and tablets that place false reviews online for profit
Impossible, corporations will shut it down instantly
I agree! I got my puppy from a shop that gets there dogs from a puppy mill and when I went to write a bad review I saw hundreds of reviews from people who just come in to get the puppies. Fake reviews and making a review without being a customer should be illegal
I used to work specifically as a mattress/furniture salesman. I'm surprised the shadiness of the business hasn't been called out before like this
Can you give some advice on what an ACTUAL good mattress is like? I got several chronic illnesses making my joints and muscles very sensitive. Having a boxspring already helps a lot. But finding the wrong mattress can lead to me cramping up in the middle of the night. Because that only happens after a few hours, simply trying it out in store doesn't help me. What can I do?
@@ChibiYotsuba
Consumer Reports rated mattresses recently. I chose a Casper based on their recommendations. My husband and I are thrilled with the choice. If you need to go cheaper make certain their return policies are great and that they offer like a 30 night free trial and they'll pick up the mattress if you don't want it after the trial period. I cheaped out for the spare room bed (cause Adam basically said buy a generic cause they're all made by the same companies) and they had a useless return policy so I can't return a bed that is only a little softer than a sleeping bag over a park bench!
Not sure if I agree with the point of this vid..........
I’ll have to sleep on it
SouperMan Weeaboo ba dum tss
You got me good. You sly bugga
SouperMan Weeaboo My Man!
How come I knew this would be a Mattress Pun
No. No. Nooo.
Much of this is true till the end. There are small family owned manufacturers who sell direct and you can go watch them made and see the difference between 3 to 4 styles and make informed choices. In Ohio there is the Original Mattress factory. I worked there making the mattresses and running the quilting machine with a big glass window where customers could watch us work.
I bought from them. Never again. My back hurt for a long while.
This guy obviously works for Big Mattress.
My mattress was tailor-made. Sure it was still expensive because it's being made to order, but you support a small business, get the exact product you need, and in my case, the mattress is fully reversible so I can extend its life!
@@johnpounds497 so it's a manufacturer's fault that you ordered the wrong density? Own your mistakes 😂
@@johnpounds497 can't even buy a mattress in Ohio
Wow. So the mattress business is just a big bed of lies.
So is every other greedy business in the *United Corporations of America.*
Especially the video game industry, which is suing Belgium to keep gambling unregulated so they can scam money out of the pockets of unsuspecting gamers using thinly veiled Skinner boxes.
0:46
osmosis453 lol guess I missed that, thanks ;)
You guys should check put the lawsuit between "Honest Matress Reviews" and Purple Matress.
The guy who owns "Honest" is just a PR guy for another matress company and he generated traffic to his site by outright SLANDERING Purple's products.
He accused their sheets of giving people CANCER for crying out loud!
Don't defend the guy or his claims, the lawsuit uncoved PROOF he was paid by the competition and his claims were PROVEN false in court and he's been ordered to pay damages and lawyer's fees.
Yet desipte all that, he's already set up a new site under a new company name and is STILL doing the exact same thing.
He's been found in contempt of the ruling and is now facing JAIL TIME FOR FRAUD (I believe).
I'm typing this at 4 am and I haven't slept. Plz double-check my facts before spreading the rumour.
Grizabeebles why not double check your own facts before carelessly putting bullshit on line.
*Adam:* * Slaps roof of mattress store * "This bad boy can fit so many scams in it!"
XD
(Slaps roof of comment) *This bad boy can fit so many dead memes in it*
Memes... Never really die, Marshall. They follow us to the grave.
@@Raptor_Ren cough cough *Ugandan Knuckles* cough cough
*Snake:* * Slaps Donar * “Bad meme”
This feels like Luxxotica all over again
Luxxotica of mattresses, yeah right, exactly 😂
Exactly
Uninhibited & unregulated capitalism _always_ tends toward monopoly. It's a fact. Like the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
His hair gets bigger every time.
Imagine my absolute confusion when I moved to America and saw all these adds for _matresses_
And prescription medication!
@@jmpmang78 And "dietary supplements."
3 years late but on the odd chance you catch this comment how do y'all do it in Euro land, if you are from there of course
@@neetard7360 Uk in crisis, here in Italy debatable government choises, energy prices skyrocketing. Buuuuuuuut all in all still doing fine thx
@@neetard7360
Still confused about the American obsession with matresses tbh. Not really a product that's advertised a lot around here.
If you are a cheapskate you buy a €100 foam matress from Lidl, if you are fancy you buy a €1000 boxspring from Auping. After 10-20 years you buy a new one.
I own a mattress shop. Please take this video down or we will sue.
That’s what I would say if I was REALLY a mattress store owner.
Thats what a matress store owner would say
If they are an honest retailer, they won't worry, I have come across such rarities.
They had us in the first half not gonna lie
Kamion King omg I was scared (not sarcasm)
I own a mattress shop.......I knew you wouldn't take this video lying down.
Jokes on you, I sleep in on the floor in my uncle's basement.
CozmicK G checks out, you're a Rust player alright.
Willingly?
What are you doing on the internet on a Wednesday? Just wait till you get back from your 5 minute Sunlight Break. ;{)'
@@pkerch00b1 you wanna join my village on us east 2 this thursday?
Ok? Are you ok or are u trapped there for 3 years by a book shelf
Am I the only one who came to actually see how to not get ripped off only to find out there’s no possible way not to get ripped off 😭😓 adulting sucks
Meh, I usually go for the cheapest, hardest mattress and put a REALLY thick topper on it. Works for my budget and my back!
@@DaiNoShoujoNoYami people used to sleep on the ground maybe we're just getting weaker or too dependent on luxuries.
get a latex mattress just make sure its 100% natural goodluck
I'm going to make my own. I've made a couch cushion; it can't be that much harder since I prefer a firm mattress.
look up videos about the benefits of sleeping on the floor. Been doing it for the last 8 months and it was a game changer. No more sore lower back, more space in my room. And I just wake up feeling more refreshed and ready to go. That lazy feeling when you wake up in a bed is gone. Give it a try for a week. Also, use a contour pillow to support your neck. That should do the trick. Happy 2022!
the ending actually scared me jesus christ
Yup that will give me nightmarrrrrrrrrrrrs
Didn’t see it coming
My sleep paralysis demon was in a tv show and I never knew
It wasn't even scary. I know this I'd your opinion, but my opinion is that it sin scary at all
@@nintendoisfrom1889 i think that the fear response comes from how what you fear could hurt you, fear of spiders, centipedes, giving birth (it exists), now for this i'd say the fear comes from what a large mouth that is able to fit a person would do.
That ending is Nightmare fuel
it brings up a good point. I worked for the biggest Mattress company in the industry and at the end of the day theirs no where else to go and the industry knows it.
“SCP-096 HAS BREACHED CONTAINMENT!”
good job on pointing out the obvious joke.
@@sitonthemelon2742 Nice.
Why does that freak me out so much? It's been scaring the crap outta me since Devil's Advocate.
Why did I find the part about the podcast to be very funny?!
Wslasher facts lol
Because it was a joke
Hunter Kane the thing is it wasn’t a funny one
@@louisdyer2983 it was a joke about the s-town podcast
"Too busy playing amature detective with real people's lives" woof that is some shade
In China, I slept on literally a wood spring bed with a thin blanket on top and it was the best sleep of my life
*Sponsored By Casper Mattresses*
Hahhaahaaahahahaaaha
OML IM DED
A few years ago I bought my memory foam mattress for $150 on amazon. I absolutely love it.
Zinus or Lucid?
*Casper hands Hillbillyspree $100*
Nice try, Casper!
It is probably straight toxic chemicals and will wear out soon
I considered buying one of those Chinese Amazon mattresses but what put me off is that they're universally, as far as I can tell, stuffed with fiberglass as a means of fire retardant, thanks to US regulations and what I presume is the cheapest method for manufacturers. Spent a little more at Ikea instead.
I...
I...
I still need a mattress though..
So true
Well actually
@Matchlight Guess you want bed bugs
Purple mattress
K High Do they come in different colors?
I sold mattresses for 15 years - I just kinda got stuck in sales....never liked salesman. Everything he says is true. Worked for a big chain called Mattress Discounters (about 15 states) and we would sell the identical Sealy mattress as the place down the street, just with a different colored cover (called "ticking") and a different name. There are significant differences in the qualities of mattresses, however. Cheap coil mattresses, for instance, have less coils and they're made of thinner wire - so a cheap mattress will wear out a lot faster than a good mattress. And he's right about review sights - of course, that's true for all consumer products. Most review sights are bullshit put up by the companies, themselves. Capitalism has it's weak spots.
Dunlop latex mattresses are the best in the business, this i know
"Where do I go buy a mattress" oh simple. Beat the system and buy a futon and kotatsu
ajax wyd Get some tatami mats to complete the package
Futon is life!!!!
ewwww
Be careful, there is a Japanese beast that looks like a futon and eats humans.
I did for both, unfortunately my back is not meant for flatter objects. I couldnt sleep well for a month and I always woke with back pain. So I had to buy a mattress. 😢
To the people inexplicably saying "WHERE ARE YOUR SOURCES?!" or "I DON'T SEE ANY SOURCES!"
0:31 - Source #1
1:20 - Source #2
2:08 - Source #3
2:20 - Source #4
2:38 - Source #5
2:55 - Source #6
3:03 - Source #7
I could keep going, but I mean... just pay closer attention, perhaps.
That would imply people weren't lazy and had common sense.
Except all the sources they use are from online news websites.....not researched papers, and most of those news websites have horrific sources.
@@seemlesslies We need peer-reviewed research papers written by Harvard professors with over a 110% scientific consensus. Investigative journalism is not a valid source bro /s
@@KorgCrimson
Maybe it's time to change "common sense" to "uncommon sense"?
@@timothyavendt677 I'm a fan of euthanasia. :D
Damn apple would kill at this
Bro, that was 1 phone model and that was years ago.
@@AyeBeeG when the Iphone X literally had the same problem less then a month ago yet Samsung fixed theirs years ago
A phone. An iPod. An internet communicator. And, a mattress!
Tank The Rewind not as big of a scam as youtube!
😂😂😂
So are we just gonna ignore the ending
While buying a bed in 2012, I was so glad that I read an article about jacked up mattress prices in Consumer Reports Magazine, where I was advised to start my offer at 40%-50% of the tag price. My wife and I shopped around trying numerous mattresses until we found one that felt the best (marked at about $1,100). We ended up getting it for $580 by openly dealing with three competing stores against each other. We have been very happy with our bed. Probably a good alternative is IKEA, where we also shopped.
If you want a cheap mattress, get a giant dog bed. I put some nice sheets on mine and it’s as comfortable as any human mattress I’ve slept on. Definitely better than a blow up bed at least
@@infamoussky22 or girl...
@@Hanlb Or Attack Helicopter, binary, nonebianry and whatever other gender there is.
@@elock1277 I identify as a velociraptor.
@@Raptor_Ren Its so good to show how peogressive we are! To screech and jump on your prey! You are so brave
I’m a girl and I simply use it because I’m a college student in Spain and getting an actual mattress would be expensive and complicated. I’m not dropping €600 when I can get something decent for €50
Well, after reading the comments *Adam Ruins Couch* should be made.
2:52 "Naughty Mattress"
"I n d u s t r y I n c e s t"
O h n o
O h n o indeed
O h y e s
O h
HOLD UP
2.7 k dislikes were paid by Casper
Now up to 3.4k lol
True af
the jab at true crime podcasts.... i felt that
Ryan - I don’t get it. Please explain what’s going on
Boogara? That you? :)
@@RhyperiorRanger Same.
Chiński Dorian
They were making fun of one of the most popular crime podcasts out there. About a boy named Adnan Syed. The woman that did the podcast really had no reason to do it other than “interest of the truth”. She got all up in a bunch of peoples business in the process
@@Chanhee Thx!
0:34 If Freddie Mercury was reincarnated as a used mattress salesman
All queen beds.
@@julianc.9648 hahahaha
His sales pitches will leave you feeling under pressure
@@TheTimtastic its where he lays his head after riding his bicycle
Same flex but ok
This is why I don’t sleep at all just to be safe
LILLIAN WALSH guess you dont get the joke
There is one street here in Illinois by me that, no joke or exaggeration, has three Mattress Firm stores in a span of about 1/3 of a mile.
Chicago suburbs eh? Chicago city proper has some street corners with more than one mattress firm.
i libe right outside chicago and i completely know what you mean
They are already under investigation for money laundering. Also sued multiple times by Tempur-pedic for discounting them before they lost their lisence and marketing the Tempur name when they didn't sell them
Yeah I remember reading somewhere that they do that to screw people over,they're in cahoots with each other.
CCKillbilly there’s a shopping complex 15 minutes away from my house and they’re just things like mattress firm and other mattress companies
For the record mattress companies have to inflate the price to stay in business. I used to work at one. A mattress store isn't like a Walmart or a kroger or a store that sees hundreds of customers a day. Most mattress stores see between 0-4 customers in a day. So if you have 1 or 2 people come in your store all day and you do not sell them anything then the store is losing money. Even when you do sell it if you dont sell it at a high enough margin above what you paid the manufacturer for it then the employee isn't going to make enough to get by on.
thats why the aggressive overexpansion of mattress stores did damage to both the companies and the consumer.
So in a day you can only get 4 customers... is it wrong I want to work at a mattress store now?
@@dantheman8103 Dude, same! I can't imagine selling Mattresses would be too difficult. Sheeeeeeyit
That only applies to brick and morter stores. Online mattress stores in theory should be able to offer much lower prices, but they dont because of monopoly on distribution channels
@@SirMoeThe2nd I mean, how often are people going to be purchasing a mattress?
I went to one of those 'store closing' sales and found a queen size mattress that I otherwise couldn't afford. it was 50% off the ticket price, but I wanted more. I told them that if they could knock off another 150.00 and include the free delivery - free mattress removal, that I would buy it. The guy looked really confused and went to get his manager. They didn't seem to understand the concept of price haggling. I guess that a lot of people just buy mattresses on the sticker price..?
After a couple minutes of them chatting at the managers desk, I walked over with my visa out and said "My lunch break is almost over, am I buying a mattress today, or do I keep looking?"
The manger immediately rang up the sale, and I am very happy with my purchase, and the delivery service was great.(2 days later)
A couple of months later the same store had signs up and down the street. "Grand Re-Opening". I couldn't tell you what they renovated. I think that they had a sale, and then went on a two month vacation. lol
But it tells you a lot about pricing, when a major mattress chain with many stores in our city, can sell a mattress for 45% of the Suggested Retail with hardly any hesitation.
I'm sorry but i work in a furniture store and there God I hate it when people try to haggle its priced what it's priced because we paid half of that for it and we've got bills to pay.
@@thepinkestpigglet7529- Anecdotally, these businesses operate differently region to region, and sometimes store to store within franchises. Where I live, we know that the real landed cost of most furniture is around 10% of the retail ticket price, and most furniture sells for much less than the ticket price. Which is why furniture stores who have going out of business sales here, do really well for the last 2+ years, while they are selling (mostly clearance items) well below the normal advertised prices.
@@thepinkestpigglet7529 a 100% markup is ridiculously low (for pretty much anything, not specifically furniture/mattresses). Either you're working in a mom-and-pop shop, or you're just misinformed. Though I can definitely relate to "no, I can't lower the price for you. The price is on the sticker; that's what you pay for it."
For real, I'm adopting the line, "am I buying X today, or do I keep looking?" I've always felt extremely stand-offish towards the salesman personality and this is a perfect line that asserts that I'm the one with power in the relationship.
@@andrewbowman3508 some employees will believe anything their manager tells them, and with salesmen, doing so is a social survival tactic.
I went to a mattress shop once where the sales person was straight up honest with me. She said that MOST places actually have a 500% markup from wholesale cost. She said that their store was about 200-300%. There was another mattress store about a 1 min walk away down the strip mall and the prices totally played out like that. I was totally surprised but on hindsight shouldn't have been since 500% markup is common across many things, including clothing. I was just thinking that because they cost so much that the markup would be lower. She also said that yes, you can totally haggle for mattresses at any store. When all of the other mattress stores I went too did everything possible to hide that fact.
"Welcome back to part 54 of a crime that's none of our business. "😂
Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All Came here to say the same thing!
It was technically part 64 but doesn't really matter haha
Adnan did it
The butler in the pantry with a candlestick.
😂😂😂
someone: *trys to tell Adam a fact about anything*
Adam: I'm going to do what's called a pro gamer move
"Did you know that the majority of people love talking to adam?"
Then he'll have to do an episode based entirely on why people hate talking to him
@angus jones
adam: here is why the meme culture is lying to you and a "pro gamer move" isnt very professional at all.
[Watches this video while laying on my Casper mattress]
partimelover01 Is it comfortable
Is it EVER (tbh it really is a nice mattress but I also feel like I could have been just as comfortable on a Bob-O-Pedic know what I mean?
@Malcolm Reynolds at least it doesn't have a cape
I wanted a Casper mattress but I got stuck with a Kohl’s mattress.
Sucker, shouldve bought a Purple like me
We need someone to make a directory that compiles all of the mattress rebranding to show which are actually the same one.
when i move out I swear to god I will sleep on a dog bed and no one will stop me.
you had 69 likes and i just ruined it lol
they're probably comfier tbh
"Actually dog beds are a big scam too!"
So why would anyone try and stop you? If you are stupid enough to sleep on a dog bed, then okay do it. Then again why not just get some dry leaves and a blanket and sleep on top of that. But hey if you really want to sleep in a dog bed who is going to even want to stop you or then again even care if you do. Except maybe your mummy or perhaps your psychiatrist.
@@CarnivoreCapers r/woosh
Always a fan of being ruined.
That can mean multiple things lol
@@gene4438 Thats the joke lol
Man, this is what I hate about Adam Ruins Everything. 90% of the time the "solution" to the issue is "there isn't one, tough shit" and all the video does for me is make me sad.
+darkghor I am pretty sure that is less Adam's fault and more the fault of capitalism but meh.
Adam: This industry is ripping you off.
Other Person: Oh no, what can I do?
Adam: Nothing. They control everything, and we're all screwed.
Roll Credits.
~75% of episodes of Adam Ruins Everything.
@@esleynopemos3470 Yeah, if there is no way to make it better maybe ignorance is bliss.
It's called Adam ruins everything. Not Adam solves everything.
darkghor in every episode i’ve seen with serious issues, have solutions. also now you’re informed, that’s better than being ignorant
Podcast part hit too close to home
"Adam ruins mattresses"? damn, what does he do, piss the bed every night?
Mattresses are really heavy. How many can you lift?
Muscle Hank not funny
Love how muscle hank appears randomly in many videos I watch
They're not really heavy. I used to work for Simmons and lifted hundreds a day. You get used to it very quickly.
It's more the size of them than the weight when no cover is on them they are a lot lighter.
as a mattess sales person the thing that always makes me so mad is the gel memory foam or cooling crap. In many independent reviews it was found that memory foam preformed about the same as gel foam, sometimes gel foam was worse. Like a mattress can't really be cooling, it's layers of insulation stacked up and stitched together for your comfort.
Also, if you are a sweaty person foam mattresses aren't a good idea for you as they can collect water like a sponge and then grow mold.
I'm a mold and can confirm this, without my sweaty person, I would be nowhere
You're really saying that different materials don't breathe differently? What? Also if you're that afraid of mold they make covers for you....
If you're selling mattresses you should be selling overpriced "mattress protectors" and should use the sweaty mold as a selling point.
@@Boguardis If your body generatates a lot of heat then this heat will transfer to your mattress cover and then to a foam mattress. Once the heat cools off it will produce moisture which will be absorbed into the mattresses and turn into mold over time. So the mattress cover won't help really with the mold growth problem.
can we do a one-on-one?
I went to Mattress Firm flashed a butt-load of cash and got their best mattress with their best frame delivered for 70% less then the advertised price. No lie. Walk in with and envelope of $50 bills. Tell then you HAVE TO buy a mattress and frame that day if not from them from someone else. They will start dropping prices like mad.
No joke after reading the third sentence i thought i had dyslexia
@@notanail8640 Haha it is quite poorly worded XD
+sailure, 70% less than advertised price is still a rip off for a company that marks up their products 100%
@@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3 If something is originally $100 and they mark it up 100%, that would be $200. 70% off of $200 leaves $60, which is $40 less than the original $100.
@@Joeyfm3210 r/theydidthemath
I love how he stopped the mattress company ruining to roast true crime podcasters
Tbh that podcast guy has such a relaxing voice
It'll help you sleep better than those overpriced matresses
"...You've got thirty seconds..." *Talks for 5 minutes
foot in door phenomenon
@@bef9612 "You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention"
The mattress sales lady tried so hard to sell me a mattress, but I told her I'd sleep on it
...and she said: "Not unless you pay for it first!"
I see what you did there.
I work at a mattress store. Almost EVERYONE says that and then laughs to themselves a little.
Khu NoPie I don’t get it, I’m stupid
Khu NoPie - Is that you Dad?
the SHADEEE thrown at crime podcasts like dayummnn
I sawed this mattress in half!
And fixed it with Flexicoil™!
That's a lotta damage
How did you put that tm there?
Copy and paste
Haha that comment made my day. Thank you for gracing us with your wit and humor
Jokes on you. I put the mattress on top of me when I sleep.
Why does that matter when you still buy the mattress? o.O
I did that when I was a kid, pretty comfortable surprisingly
@@OleSAO I think in Russia the mattress buys you.
@@redsquirrel3893 You're right. My bad!
In surprised adam didnt try to deunk the egg test in this one
Oh, the egg test is most likely real. But the silicone mesh that makes it possible is just a neat gimmick added on so that the price can be skyrocketed up.
+Phil Comic Really intresting..
i have a purple mattress and while it was really expensive it is very comfortable and all of my friends say it was the most comfortable mattress they've ever layed on *purple gives me another 100 bucks* but honestly i still sleep like shit
To me "the egg test" has always been putting a raw egg in a bucket of water to see if it's fresh.
I'm assuming there's a different one for mattresses?
@@havcola6983 the idea is a "good mattress" will let you put weight on raw eggs without breaking them.
When I worked in this industry. It was a pain. We manufactured our own mattresses while also selling the big name brands. We also had to on our own unpaid time. Go out and do competitive shopping to know what mattresses were called compared to what we called. Also, had to watch out for shady/illegal deals or "sales". There's so much to know. It's alot to learn, understand and remember even for people like me who were in management positions. I always tried to be honest and upfront with customers but like car dealers. Furniture salesmen get a bad rep because of the few bad apples out there or the shady practices of some businesses.
Tips/knowledge for shopping
1. Know what size you want (T, TXL, FXL, Q, K, Cal K)
2. Know what comfort level you like (Soft, Medium, Firm)
3. Know your preferred sleeping position (Back, Side, Stomach, Hybrid)
4. Take pictures of mattress info (foam layers, coils *if any*, warranty, brand, etc) for comparison. You can use these pics to identify yourself or get a salesperson to help show similarities or what's the difference
5. Just because something is more expensive, doesn't necessarily mean it's a better bed. I always tried to sell people on a bed that they like while trying to save them money (why buy a bed thats $2000 when there's one that's comparable that you like for half the cost?)
6. Ask about return policy. Where i worked at, we offered 1yr but the return value varied on when you brought back and on the brand (whether money back, in store credit or the brand didn't offer anything) sometimes. Most places offer 100 days on store credit
7. Ask family and friends for recommendations on mattresses, stores and/or salespeople to ask for. (Sometimes you can get referral bonuses from certain stores. We offered free pillows for being referred and gave you a check you could cash at your bank for referring people)
8. Know the warranty (how long, what is/isn't covered, do you need a mattress pad?)
9. Don't always believe that the bed you're looking at is on "sale". Lots of stores run "sales" to trap you into buying. We had a call back service to let you know if the price was changing or if we had any upcoming deals to get you the best deal.
10. Give a new bed some time to break in. Coiled beds on average take about 3-4 weeks to break in. Memory foam beds can take 4-8weeks to break in. The floor model most likely has been on display for months which is generally long enough to break in. That's why knowing return policy is important too
11. Most stores do carry disposable sheets to test mattresses and pillows out. Ask if you are worried about germs.
12. Don't be afraid to tell the salesperson if you want space or if you'd like some assistance. Not all of us are trying to be scam artists or smooth talkers. Some of us genuinely want to help. We know how important a good bed for sleep is and if we don't do our jobs right, we lose commission, a customer and hurt our reputation.
If you have any questions, concerns or would like more info. Please reach out to me via TH-cam, email or Twitter. I no longer work in sales but still enjoy helping people out with their mattress/sleep needs.
"Who got that good D???! I got that good D!!! Yeah! Yeah!!!"
I desperately hope somebody gets this reference ASAP.
Key & Peele "Mattress Shopping"
Matthew Shezmen Key and peele
Omg😂 “oh yeah papi”
Oh snap it's ya boi!!
sure you got the good d but do you got the sunny d tho
Adam isn't ruining everything, he's exposing those dirty scammers and liars! Thanks Adam!
Yes i love him for that. So many other good videos he has as well.
Trump has a line of Mattresses. True
Watching about how mattresscompany scams you is another kind of nightmareeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
In collegehumor
I've had dreams like this before.
"shopping for a mattress is just a big old nightmareeeeeeeeeeeee"