We take some things for granted, like the air we breathe. Or the mattress we sleep on at night. It has become such a part of the bedroom essentials that we hardly give it a thought about its existence. Have you ever wonder how it came into being or how many improvements it has undergone…
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A mattress limerick. Yes, they exist.
In case you weren’t sure yet, here’s proof that we have the best, funniest customers on the planet; customers who become our friends…and who occasionally write us poetry. Yep. Who wouldn’t enjoy the rhymetastic talents of this awesome mattress-seeker from Boulder, Colorado–one Bethany Hentkowski? Read on. You won’t regret it. “I was so impressed by my…
Urban Mattresses Through the Centuries
We’re pretty sure Neil Arnott, the inventor of the water bed, had a very forgiving spouse—God bless her. The word, “mattress” comes from the Arabic for “something thrown down” or something similar—according to the American Heritage Dictionary and Dictionary.com. Apparently the Crusaders adopted the Arabic practice of lying on floor cushions and that’s how we…