How to Choose the Best Mattress Store

September 22, 2009 By GoodBed

Searching for a mattress store is much like searching for anything else — the quality of your selection will be directly proportional to the quality of your alternatives.  In other words, the more alternatives you consider, the better your ultimate choice will be; on the flip side, if you do not consider any alternatives, you will likely be overlooking stores with a better selection or better service, or stores that are more convenient or less expensive, thereby leaving your fate to chance.

When it comes time to buy a mattress, many people can think of 1 or 2 mattress stores off-hand, but are surprised to find that they are only considering a tiny portion of the mattress stores in their area.  Before you buy your mattress, be sure to use our Mattress Store Locator to find a comprehensive map of all the mattress stores in your area.  Alternatively, you can search by city using our easy Mattress Retailer Directory.  From there, you can click on any store to read more about their stores, where they are located and what products they carry.

Once you’ve chosen the store(s) you plan to visit, you may also want to check out some of our helpful shopping guides, such as our five-step guide to buying a mattress, our general mattress buying tips, or our suggestions for how to get the best deal on a mattress.

Finally, when you get to the store, please be sure to tell them you found them on GoodBed.  This way, they’ll know to keep us updated on any changes to the information we have about them on the site — and you’ll be playing a small part in helping to make Best Bed Guide an even better information resource for future mattress shoppers!