UPDATE Sept 2015: Tuft & Needle has a new mattress – and we got one! I‘ve posted a short written review and a comprehensive video review! This post is a little out of date, though some of the info is still good. So make sure to check out the new review! Thanks.
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Buying a new mattress is usually a pain in the ass. First you have to bounce around to a handful of mattress stores where salespeople hound you, you flop down on dozens of different mattresses that really don’t feel any different, and they are freakin expensive. And worst of all how can you be sure the mattress is actually comfortable and suits your sleeping needs until you’ve slept on it for a while? A lot of mattress stores have horrible return policies, and when you’ve just shelled out $3000 for a Tempur Pedic memory foam mattress that isn’t quite what you imagine and you can’t return it – you’re just plain screwed.
But we found a solution; Tuft & Needle.
(Seriously, click the link and explore all the info.)
Tuft & Needle hand makes their mattresses in California, and sells directly to you. One of the reasons mattresses are so expensive is all the middle-man crap, and retail markup. Without this, Tuft & Needle is able to offer a quality product and keep their prices highly competitive. Our queen size mattress was $500, with free shipping (all orders are free shipping). In super-cool space-age form, the mattress showed up on our doorstep rolled up and vacuum packed in a very manageably sized box. At first I didn’t think we had received the correct size and thickness, but once we cut open the vacuum sealed plastic cover, it expanded and filled out. I wish I had taken some pics or a video of that because it was definitely really cool. Yes, I am easily amused.
Check out how Tuft & Needle makes their mattresses completely here in the US from start to finish.
Tuft & Needle makes their mattresses in two sizes: 5″ thick, and 10″ thick. Personally, I don’t think a 5″ thick mattress would be very comfortable no matter what you’re made out of. Also since we were going with a lower bed frame, and no box spring, I wanted a little more height from the mattress, so we ordered the 10″ thick version.
The mattress is made of a “Triple-layer blended foam designed by and proprietary to Tuft & Needle.” All of their mattresses share the same firmness, so there is no messing about wondering which version to order. The company has settled on a medium-firm level that offers excellent support while at the same time gives just enough to shape to your body. I’ve been sleeping on ours for just over a week now and it’s the best rest I’ve had in quite a while (our previous mattress was quite uncomfortable, even with a foam mattress topper/pad we added).
Tuft & Needle now offers a 100-day sleep trial period and should we decide it doesn’t quite suit our need we can send it back at no cost. There is also a 7-year warranty on any defects or material malfunctions. It’s the #1 rated mattress on Amazon, and if you check out some of the reviews you can see their custom service is awesome. Unfortunately, Amazon only offers the 5″ version; the 10″ model must be ordered directly from Tuft & Needle’s website. We went this way and it was an incredibly easy transaction.
As I said, it’s only been a week, but I’m confident the mattress is going to work out quite well. We’re already sleeping better. My main concern is will the mattress indent where we lay most often. Most pillow-top mattresses are guilty of this – which is why pillow-tops are terrible (also they just aren’t that comfy). Spring mattresses do it as well when the coils begin to fatigue over time. I’m hopeful the foam here will not deteriorate and begin to rut.
Either way, I want to compliment Tuft & Needle on creating a hell of a product and making buying a mattress stupid easy.
If you’re in the market for a new mattress and I’ve convinced you to give these guys a try, please click the picture below. It’s a referral link from our purchase and it’ll get you $50 off your purchase! (it also gives us $50 back as well. It’s WIN/WIN!!)
Do it! Do it! Do it!
[Referral link removed – you guys got us a full refund! Awesome! If you need a code, use the link at the top of this post to my update for a whole bunch of them, and get some other people refunds! Go HERE for a list of codes to use to help others get money back!]
As I mentioned in the title, and as you saw in the photo in my ramblings, we also got a new bed frame from IKEA to fit our new mattress. Our old frame/mattress was a full size, and we went up to a queen so we needed new everything! Thankfully, IKEA is super awesome and super affordable. We got the Nyvoll bed frame. It’s low profile, a great color, and the headboard is tilted back slightly to make sitting up in bed and reading (or eating, or watching TV) more comfortable then being crunched against a vertical headboard.
There is no box spring (thankfully) so the mattress is supported by a system of slats that lay across the metal supports tying the frame together. I didn’t take a photo of it while we were putting it together so I found some online.
Grand total for the frame and slats was: $250. Add that to the price of the mattress, and we have a brand new bed set for $750 – about $700 less than the Tempur-Pedic mattress alone we were looking at. I’d call that a win.
Even Chainsaw loves it. He can jump up and down on his own now without hurting himself – he is 13 after all!
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You have a dog named Chainsaw? Cool! 😀 Your bed looks great! 😀
Please use mine now 🙂 🙂
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Really excited for a new bed!
Just purchased one too, they are great! Passing my code on
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I bought their 10″ queen sized mattress as well and have slept on it for just shy of a week… and really like it. It is on the firm side, but I (and my back) prefer that over the fluffy pillow-top kind, which I used to have. Based on my experience and what I’ve heard anecdotally Tuft and Needle really seems to care about their customers and their product. If anyone cares to pay it forward you can use this link to save $50 (and I’ll get a $50 credit back): https://www.tuftandneedle.com/r/lT_CxDdY
Thanks for the review and discount code! Hope we love it as much as you do.
Here’s my $50 off code.
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Love it!! – The newer referral code https://www.tuftandneedle.com/r/aHe1srjy
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Thanks!
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Thanks much. Paying it forward.
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.. paying it forward again.. https://www.tuftandneedle.com/r/aHe1srjy
I’ve just ordered my mattresses and I would like to pay it forward as well. I hope everyone is happy with their purchases! Happy 4th:)
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Please use mine now 🙂 🙂
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Really excited for a new bed!
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Paying it forward: https://www.tuftandneedle.com/r/9oWz-NKx
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Use this code next please!!!
Virtual high fives and hugs to whoever uses my $50 off link…
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I just used Austin’s referral code. Feel free to use mine. 😀
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I got the Queen 10 mattress and am thrilled I did! The bed itself is incredibly comfortable and the company/communications/everything was seamless and totally rocked!
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$50 OFF CODE!
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My mom loves her 10″ housewarming present. She tweaked her back moving in and was afraid her new bed would make it worse, but had great, supportive rest and woke up feeling great. She continues to love her bed. Here’s another code: http://www.tuftandneedle.com/r/sHBiXXSm
50$ off 🙂
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Passing on my $50 off code to anyone interested!
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We couldn’t be more excited about our new mattress! And, so far, our experience with the company has been great. We bought the 10″ and the exact same Ikea bedframe mentioned in this review. 🙂
We used one of the codes on this page and we hope you’ll pay it forward by using ours!
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Hi All,
Great mattress, price and customer service! You just can’t go wrong when a company stands behind their product like Tuft and Needle does. My husband hatds the new bed I bought last year for so much more so he has been sleeping on the couch. Now with our new mattress I have my husband back to sleeping in a bed. Happy Wife 🙂
We used one of the codes on this page and we hope you’ll pay it forward by using ours!
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Thank You!!!!
I have a 50 dollar coupon if anyone wants to use it 🙂
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Thanks for the review! I just ordered the 10″ mattress.
Here’s my referral code for $50 off:
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Just ordered and will be comparing it against the Casper.
Paying forward the $50 off for anyone who needs it: https://www.tuftandneedle.com/r/w5jVienA
Just ordered the 10 inch – can’t wait to try it out!
Thanks for the review and thanks for the off coupon – here’s our link for $50 off for the next person:
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Thanks for the review. And thanks for the $50 savings!!! For those who need a working code, here’s mine:
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Awesome review! Ordered the 10″ mattress. Looking forward to a good nights sleep!
Here’s my referral code for $50 off:
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If anyone needs the $50 off coupon here you go: https://www.tuftandneedle.com/r/qqiHpaRp
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands. Oh, and — while you’re at it — feel free to use our $50 discount code! We used one on this page, and we’d really appreciate it if you’d use ours!
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Between Caspar and Tuft & Needle, the days of hyper upsell (‘here is an OK mattress for $750, but wouldn’t you like something a little more comfortable, $1250, come on you owe it to yourself, $2250, you spend 1/3 of your life asleep!, $3350’) in a mattress store may be behind us! I looked up a “Latex Bliss Mattress” in King… $7499!!
I would think you would always be better off replacing the mattress every year, that is probably why hotel beds are so much more comfortable. With a $600 mattress, you could buy a new one every year for 12 years, and still be better off than the latex bliss mattress…. which by then would be a big saggy hammock shaped tub of a mattress.
Tuft & Needle also promotes the mattress with a $50 off coupon, and gives the buyer $50 back… here is my code for a $50 coupon: https://www.tuftandneedle.com/r/Wa-d4_yr
Spreading the $50 love here. Just ordered mine.
https://www.tuftandneedle.com/r/qAunA_x7
Just bought a T&N 10. Here’s a $50 off link for the next guy!
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I used Fred’s code, so I am spreading the discount joy; here’s $50 off for the next person: https://www.tuftandneedle.com/r/fbn7COYl
I can’t wait to try out my new mattress– fingers crossed I love it as much as all of you since I’ll be moving it overseas and won’t have a chance to try it before it gets to Haiti!