Comments on: Why Your Next Mattress Will Never Be FREE. http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/ A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:59:14 -0400 hourly 1 By: Carnival of Personal Finance #102 | The Dough Roller http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/comment-page-1/#comment-24529 Carnival of Personal Finance #102 | The Dough Roller Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:56:11 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/#comment-24529 [...] Why Your Next Mattress Will Never Be FREE, submitted by MyTwoDollars [...] [...] Why Your Next Mattress Will Never Be FREE, submitted by MyTwoDollars [...]

]]> By: Carnival of Personal Finance #102 : The Dough Roller http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/comment-page-1/#comment-8051 Carnival of Personal Finance #102 : The Dough Roller Sat, 02 Jun 2007 01:41:42 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/#comment-8051 [...] Why Your Next Mattress Will Never Be FREE, submitted by MyTwDollars [...] [...] Why Your Next Mattress Will Never Be FREE, submitted by MyTwDollars [...]

]]> By: Money Smart Life » Musical Money - Carnival of Personal Finance #102 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/comment-page-1/#comment-7695 Money Smart Life » Musical Money - Carnival of Personal Finance #102 Wed, 30 May 2007 03:58:06 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/#comment-7695 [...] sneaky sales tactic, My Two Dollars warns you Why Your Next Mattress Will Never Be Free. Consumers beware the tricks retailers use to get you into the store and make the [...] [...] sneaky sales tactic, My Two Dollars warns you Why Your Next Mattress Will Never Be Free. Consumers beware the tricks retailers use to get you into the store and make the [...]

]]> By: Carnival Of Personal Finance 102 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/comment-page-1/#comment-7640 Carnival Of Personal Finance 102 Tue, 29 May 2007 18:48:29 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/#comment-7640 [...] My Two Dollars - Can you get your next mattress for free? [...] [...] My Two Dollars – Can you get your next mattress for free? [...]

]]> By: Henry @ Binary Dollar http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/comment-page-1/#comment-6789 Henry @ Binary Dollar Mon, 21 May 2007 18:28:34 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/#comment-6789 Yeah Costco rocks for buying mattresses or anything for that matter. I think I'll do my wedding registry there. Yeah Costco rocks for buying mattresses or anything for that matter. I think I’ll do my wedding registry there.

]]> By: david http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/comment-page-1/#comment-6787 david Mon, 21 May 2007 18:24:32 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/#comment-6787 Yea, some places will match "similar" items, but no one will give you a mattress for free because they cant beat the price. At the time we never went to Costco, so we did not know they had mattresses. If I had only known... Yea, some places will match “similar” items, but no one will give you a mattress for free because they cant beat the price. At the time we never went to Costco, so we did not know they had mattresses. If I had only known…

]]> By: Lazy Man and Money http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/comment-page-1/#comment-6786 Lazy Man and Money Mon, 21 May 2007 18:15:04 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/#comment-6786 I've gotten a couple of places to price match for a similar mattress in the past. This is obviously different than honoring the "free" sales pitch. I ended up getting a Queen mattress at Costco with a coupon for $450. I went to several mattress places and asked them to make me a similiar offer to that one and each them effectively said, "Go buy that one at Costco. We can't sell you a similar quality for under $799." When all the other merchants recommend that I go to their competition, it makes the decision pretty easy. Been using the Costco one for a few months now, and I have to say it feels as good as any of the $1200 or higher mattresses I sampled in the store. Although for 4-5K you can get a decent upgrade. I’ve gotten a couple of places to price match for a similar mattress in the past. This is obviously different than honoring the “free” sales pitch.

I ended up getting a Queen mattress at Costco with a coupon for $450. I went to several mattress places and asked them to make me a similiar offer to that one and each them effectively said, “Go buy that one at Costco. We can’t sell you a similar quality for under $799.” When all the other merchants recommend that I go to their competition, it makes the decision pretty easy.

Been using the Costco one for a few months now, and I have to say it feels as good as any of the $1200 or higher mattresses I sampled in the store. Although for 4-5K you can get a decent upgrade.

]]> By: david http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/comment-page-1/#comment-6784 david Mon, 21 May 2007 17:35:44 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/#comment-6784 My own personal experience doing the research when we were shopping for a mattress, asking a friend who works in that department at a big box stores, and Consumer Reports: "When you are at the store, keep the following in mind: • Understand the name game. Manufacturers usually modify any innerspring mattress they make for different sellers, changing the color, padding, quilting pattern, and so forth. Consumers are the losers. Since such mattresses are at least somewhat different, and the names vary, you can't comparison shop. " My own personal experience doing the research when we were shopping for a mattress, asking a friend who works in that department at a big box stores, and Consumer Reports:

“When you are at the store, keep the following in mind: • Understand the name game. Manufacturers usually modify any innerspring mattress they make for different sellers, changing the color, padding, quilting pattern, and so forth. Consumers are the losers. Since such mattresses are at least somewhat different, and the names vary, you can’t comparison shop. “

]]> By: sipote http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/comment-page-1/#comment-6783 sipote Mon, 21 May 2007 17:32:14 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/#comment-6783 Sorry, but I have to ask, how do you know about this? is it just from your own personal experience? Sorry, but I have to ask, how do you know about this? is it just from your own personal experience?

]]> By: Hazzard http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/comment-page-1/#comment-6781 Hazzard Mon, 21 May 2007 17:16:15 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/05/21/why-your-next-mattress-will-never-be-free/#comment-6781 I have had really good success getting companies to match prices for "like" items. I just bought some electrical wire at Lowes for the cabin that we are building. They carried a different brand than Home Depot but still called them, confirmed the actual price of their brand, and then sold me the Lowes brand for the same price. It's definitely worth a shot I have had really good success getting companies to match prices for “like” items. I just bought some electrical wire at Lowes for the cabin that we are building. They carried a different brand than Home Depot but still called them, confirmed the actual price of their brand, and then sold me the Lowes brand for the same price. It’s definitely worth a shot

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