Hi everyone,

I've learned a lot from reading through the forums. I decided to go with a tempurpedic, I had one, the original bought from Brookstone long ago and really liked it. Switch to a inner spring when I got married. It's time for a new mattress for us and we decided to go for a tempurpedic. So I made the rounds at all the big mattress stores, Sleepys, Sleep Train, Mattress Discounters, etc, etc. For the most part, the big stores are asking MSRP and that's it. I know about the MAP pricing on these things so they're suppose to sell it for retail price. I walked into a smaller store and they are a legit store since they are listed on the tempurpedic website. But they are heavily discounting the mattress. For example, if I wanted the Cloud Luxe they are willing to take off $1500 without much negotiation. I will definitely go with this store not just for the price but also because the saleman was not sleazy at all unlike Sleep Train especially. So my question is, am I getting a used mattress or something. I tried pretty hard at the other stores and they wouldn't budge on price but this store is discounting. I know they can charge what they want to get a customer but has anybody had experience with tempurpedic pricing in general. Of course I will not reveal the store I went to that discounts here since I wouldn't want them to get in trouble if it's against policy but I was just surprised because other retailers would not deal, no matter what.

Thanks

The only "deal" I've ever seen on Tempur mattress is free pillow or "we pay tax".  You can't even get a break buying one online!  Did you ask if the mattresses are new or reconditioned?  I would ask them how they can sell Tempurs at a lower price.  If you are in CA, they have to tell you if the mattress is not new.

When I was mattress shopping I heard from various salesmen at various stores that basically the Tempurpedic price "is what it is......no if, ands, or buts about it".  I also heard more than once that if they tried to make me, or anyone, a deal on the Tempurpedic that Tempurpedic could pull the whole line from their store.  This was one thing that was consistent and I heard it at the chain stores and the smaller local stores.  I would ask them specifically if it's used, if so what happens to the warranty and are you still eligible for a comfort exchange or is it "as is".  I'm certainly no expert but I would think they would have to disclose if it's used.  Hope this helps.

 

ctisme wrote:

Unfortunately, that doesn't mean that they *do* disclose that fact.  Check and see if they have a BBB rating.  Any idea how long this place has been in business?  I would ask them directly why they are the ONLY store that sells Tempurs below the advertised price.  You are right to be wary.

 

So I did some investigation and asked plenty of questions. I was told, the mattress is new, I could check the manufacture date on the tag. Why are they discounting the bed? Because they rather get a sale than not get a sale. The saleman disclosed that if they got caught by Tempurpedic selling the bed at a discount, their account will be pulled. In writing they will put down that the bed is new, I can have a 3 month comfort exchange, no shipping charges both ways for the exchange. I think this is just a legit dealer, the fact that I could pick any bed has me believe that I'm not getting some left over used bed in the back. I was told I could call tempurpedic to verify the warranty and they will put in writing that I get the full 20 year tempurpedic warranty.

I think it just boils down to a dealer trying to compete against the big boys of Sleepys, that rather make a couple of hundred bucks than get no sale at all. Bottom line, everything is negotiable, no matter what..haha..

The salesman seems pretty honest to me.  They may not last as a Tempur dealer for too long, so you might want to decide soon :-)

Yes, I agree, hurry and buy with that kind of discount. They aren't supposed to do that. 

I went ahead and purchased the bed. How the transaction was handled is a bit wierd but understandable. I'm buying an adjustable base with my King size bed. Not the tempurpedic brand because it's just a rebadged Legget and Pratt or that other company, so I decided to just go with Legget and Pratt base, normal price for the base is $3000 at the stores. Online the best price I could find was $2200 delievered to your front door and an extra $150 for whitle glove. On one reciept they put the bed and base and had a full price on there. Gave me a separate recipt for the beds only at full retail price for warranty reasons. Basically, how they did it was they gave me a Legget and Pratt Prodigy base for $400. I consider that at a minium $1800 discount since I would of bought the base online for $2200. There must be a huge margin on these beds and bases cause I know I could of squeeze more out of them if I played hardball but they already hit my price point and at some point you just have to be happy with the price and not quibble over a couple of dollars. I was all set on paying the $3200 for the tempurpedic base until I came onto this fourm and saw people talk about the different bases. The prodigy has way more options that the tempurpedic base and it's much, much cheaper. On a side note, I don't think the sale was contingent upon the base though, when I said I would take no base, he gave me a price of about $1500 off retail for the bed alone. And to think I was happy to get $200 worth of free pillows at Sleepys and they would of thrown in another $200 of pillows if I bought the tempurpedic adjustable base..haha..

Congrats on the good score!  A little bit of online research can help you make informed decisions.  Enjoy!