Beds Blog Brings Mail

Well, it seems beds and bedding and mattress choice is on more minds than just Stylehound’s.

One reader writes in to report that after buying a Sealy, they brought it back within three months because it was sagging, then were happy with a latex mattress from Ikea.

And another reader, bless her critical little heart, writes in to agree with me about the hokey name of Select Comfort/Sleep Number.

She goes on to say:

“For a long time I thought the Sleep Number Bed was a fictional product made up by Garrison Keillor because he was always pitching them on The Prairie Home Companion. Then one day I realized it was the name of a real sponsor.“Then later I saw an ad for the Sleep Number bed on TV, and it was so strange I started to wonder again if the whole thing was a joke. It featured a man lying on a bed with his labrador retriever, talking about what Sleep Number his ex wife had been. And how handy that he had this adjustable bed, because when he found another wife, all he’d have to do is reset the Sleep Number. Actually, it sounds kind of funny now that I’m retelling it. But it wasn’t.”

Brother. Will these bed makers stop at nothing? My appointment to have a nap in a Dux bed is this week. As soon as I wake up, I’ll let you know how it went.