I Bought a Mattress, Sight Unseen.

 It's not as crazy as it sounds.  (Though it does sound pretty crazy)  Here's what happened.

Ever since we moved to the Poconos, I've been thinking we should get a queen sized bed for the guest bedroom.  Right now we have a twin that came all the way from the shore. There's no wrong with it but if we have guests only one person can sleep there. Basically it's the bedroom that my son has been using. But I want to have something larger for my in-laws when they come to visit.

I've been debating this for a while and was uncertain what to do. Then I found out that my neighbor (the one with the giant skeleton on his front lawn), works as a manager at Mattress Firm. I figured he would be a good person to go to discuss mattresses... after all I trusted him and I know that he is an honest human being. 

Back in January, we talked and he told me of his stores was going to be shutting down and I would be able to get a decent deal. That sounded like a good thing to me. 

The days went by and nothing really happened (other than life, which has a way of speeding by).  Then last week, I got a text while I was at the office.

"Did you want to do a box spring and frame or did you want to do an adjustable base one that moves like lifting the head and feet pricing out some medium feel mattresses for you now.”

Okay, we are on!  I didn't want an adjustable frame, just your basic set up and he came back with:  

"I have a medium feel set that I can do for you display mattress but practically brand new since we just launched it two weeks ago. Box spring frame delivery set up before tax normally xxx, can get it to you for xxx.  It's the pressure smart mattress by Dreamcloud."

The pricing (which I have specifically not shown here) was good, I was in...

Before I knew it:  "I need a couple of pieces of information from you. First & last name, address & email. Soonest delivery would be Sunday. They call the night before the two hour timeframe. If Sunday is not good we deliver every day of the week with the exception of Tuesday and Friday and then what I will do I will write the order and be sending you a text message with a payment link that'll come from my computer system. It'll probably take me maybe a half hour or so to write the order."

Before I left the office that day I had received the order, paid for it (isn't technology great?) and was getting a new bed on Mother's Day.  (As well as having the old twin mattress and box spring taken away.  The old frame they wouldn't take, so we took it apart and are still figuring out exactly what we are going to do.)

I made sure when I left NJ for PA that I brought along with me some sheets that I had that were Queen size.  (In NJ we have a Queen bed, in PA we have a Split King.) One for warmer weather and then some fleece sheets for the colder months. I also found an old bed skirt that I no longer needed in NJ and brought it with me.  

Saturday night I got a text that my new bed would arrive between 3:30-5:30.  That gave us time to take apart the twin bed.  

I was thrilled when I got a text around 1:30 that said they were on their way.  (Early!)  They were at our house (and they came in the correct way, even though they passed the turn and had to back up.)  They pulled in and took care of everything very quickly.  Two guys pulled out the old stuff, built the frame and set up in the mattress and box spring in under 30 minutes (maybe in under 20.)  Furthermore, it fit perfectly in the space that we had for it. (It's not that big a room.)

We are letting everything "air out" (that "chemical" smell that comes with everything these days).  Tomorrow we will put on the mattress pad (thanks to my mother in law) and sheets.  When my in-laws come to visit my mother-in-law is gifting me some quilts and a comforter set.  

What this all means is that come Thanksgiving my in-laws can stay over (and not in a hotel) while my son will sleep in the "dungeon."  (In reality the library which has a bed in it, but there are no windows, so it IS dark in there, but doesn't that make for better sleeping?  Plus it is wall to wall books...what could be better than that.)

And that's how I bought a mattress sight unseen.  With a little help (okay a lot of help) from my neighbor.