No one likes to feel uncomfortable when they sleep or when they wake up. If you rise in the morning and feel a crick in your neck or feel like your back has become stiff, it might be time to buy a new mattress.
However, mattresses can also be quite expensive! As some of the most expensive but important pieces of furniture you’ll ever own, it pays to know when the best times of year to buy a mattress is so you can take advantage of deals and discounts.
Does Timing Really Matter When You’re Buying a Mattress?
Yes! While you should get a new mattress when you need one, keep in mind that most mattress dealers and manufacturers offer mattress deals or discounts on a rotating basis. Basically, if you know the best times of the year for a mattress discount, you can always buy a mattress for the right price. You’ll help your budget and your back.
On top of that, timing can matter when buying the best mattresses; these are often only available during certain times of the year.
Are High-Quality Mattresses Worth Waiting For?
That depends on what you need for your sleep comfort and back health. High-quality mattresses:
- It May be made of healthier, softer materials
- It May have customization controls, sometimes for either side of the bed (if you and your partner have different sleeping preferences)
- Are oftentimes designed and rated by sleep professionals to improve back health and comfort
However, the highest quality mattresses are more expensive than their discounted counterparts. Therefore, it’s a good idea to know when high-quality mattresses go on sale and how to pick them up for a budget from the price.
How Often Do Mattress Sales Happen?
Mattress sales happen throughout the year. However, sales at brick-and-mortar stores frequently concentrated around holiday weekends and springtime. There are several reasons for this, which we will get into below.
But keep in mind the different mattress retailers have different sales schedules. When one mattress dealership has a sale, it doesn’t necessarily mean another across town will have the same discount. They also have sales based on mattress brands and available inventory. So you might find the best deal on old models rather than new models of mattresses.
As we break down the best times to buy a mattress below, keep in mind that it’s only a general schedule. You should still double-check that your preferred furniture retailer has a sale available before driving your car down for a visit.
What Are Limited-Time Financing Deals for Mattresses?
You might also take advantage of limited-time financing deals for mattresses. These deals are only available during certain times of the year and are traditional furniture financing agreements.
In a nutshell, furniture financing agreements:
- Allow you to use credit to purchase a piece of furniture, like a mattress, then pay back the loan over time
- Alternatively, lease-to-own financing from companies like Becca’s Home doesn’t use credit. Instead, we lease you your chosen furniture or mattress. Then you can pay down the lease over time and gradually get ownership of your furniture
Regardless, limited-time financing deals are usually only available some of the time. Therefore, it’s a good idea to jump on these deals if you don’t have enough cash in your bank account to pay for a mattress outright. This is doubly true if you want a new, high-quality mattress, as these can easily cost several thousands of dollars.
The Best Times for Buying a Mattress in 2023
Now that you know the importance of buying a mattress at the right time, let’s break down the best times to do so. Depending on your budget and preferences, you might want to go mattress shopping in the spring or around certain holidays.
Do Mattresses Go on Sale in the Spring?
Generally, yes. Put simply, many mattress manufacturers release their new mattress models and stores by the end of March or April into spring. New mattresses, therefore, arrive at furniture retailers throughout the entire spring season, including through June.
How does this translate to mattress sales and discounts? The new mattresses won’t be put on sale. However, last year’s mattresses are often put on sale so that stores can empty their stocks of those old models.
But just because a mattress is last year’s model doesn’t mean it’s not suitable for your bedroom! In fact, many older mattresses can be great choices for budget-minded shoppers or those who don’t want to use furniture financing for such big purchases.
In addition, you can oftentimes get a major discount on floor models of mattresses at furniture stores. Say that you find a mattress that you and your partner really love. You lie down on it and find it to be very comfortable. In many cases, you can ask the furniture dealer to purchase the floor model for that old mattress model. They may give you up to 50% off your purchase.
It’s such a big discount because many people don’t want to buy something that others have laid on. But in truth, the floor model mattress should still be very high-quality since those mattresses aren’t used very much.
Are There Holiday Sales for Mattresses?
Yes. Holiday sales are also great times to shop for new mattresses. Specifically, you’ll want to check for mattress sales on the following weekends and holidays:
- Presidents’ Day and the surrounding weekend
- Memorial Day and the surrounding weekend
- Fourth of July
- Labor Day in the surrounding weekend
- Black Friday and, in some cases, Cyber Monday
Note that lots of these holiday sales actually begin about a week before their holidays. For example, Memorial Day is always the last Monday in May. But a mattress store’s Memorial Day sale could begin the week before that last Monday.
This gives you lots of time to head down to a furniture retailer and see what they have to offer. Holiday sales aren’t necessarily related to new mattress stocks. They’re just taking advantage of general market trends and long weekends when lots of people have more time to shop and take care of errands.
Is June a Good Month for Buying a Mattress?
It is. That’s because June is the beginning of summer and it’s when most mattress manufacturers finish sending out new mattress models to retailers. If you want to grab this year’s new mattress model, June might be your last opportunity to do so.
But June is also a good month for buying a mattress on the cheap. As spring progresses, many people will take advantage of the above advice and purchase prior years’ mattresses at steep discounts. If you want to buy one of these mattresses, you need to do so before summer goes into full swing.
By the time summer rolls around, all of the last year’s mattress models might be sold and no longer available. Ideally, you’ll want to go shopping for a mattress in April or May if you really want to save money and get the cheapest mattress possible. But June can also be a great month for shopping for mattresses given its proximity to many holiday-related sales.
As for bad times, try to avoid getting mattresses between November to February with the exception of holidays, like Thanksgiving, and sale days like Black Friday or Amazon Prime Day.
Tips for Buying a Mattress in 2023
To nab a top-tier mattress for your bedroom, you also need to keep some other tips in mind.
Do You Need Good Credit To Finance a Mattress?
Firstly, don’t hesitate to take advantage of mattress financing deals or lease-to-own deals, just like we offer at Becca’s Home. Furniture financing is an accessible way to get the perfect furniture for your home without breaking the bank.
What if you have bad or no credit? Good news: many financing arrangements don’t require good credit at all. In fact, if you lease your mattress from Becca’s Home, know that we don’t use credit in our leasing decisions. We do, however, check your credit.
Instead, we look at a variety of other factors, like your payment history and current income, to determine whether you can lease furniture from us. However, not every furniture leasing organization or provider follows the same philosophy.
Good credit will make it easier to finance the perfect mattress for your home. But it’s not strictly necessary depending on where you look and who you finance or lease your mattress from.
Read Reviews Online for Mattresses
Before you buy any mattress, be sure to read reviews about the mattress model online. Online reviews are excellent resources that you can and should use when buying any expensive product these days.
Online mattress reviews:
- Can tell you whether a mattress is really worthwhile
- Will alert you to potential problems with a mattress, like issues with its controls or lumpiness in the material
- Allow you to know what to expect from a mattress before you purchase it or visit a furniture store with the mattress in stock
Of course, if you plan to get a new model of mattress recently released, you may need to wait a few weeks for reviews to trickle online. Older mattresses usually have more reviews ready for reading.
Look for a Price Guarantee From Mattress Companies
Many Americans need to be able to purchase a mattress as cheaply as possible. Fortunately, lots of mattress companies offer price guarantees.
In a nutshell, price guarantees mean that a mattress company will lower the price for a mattress model if you can prove that it is being sold for cheaper at another store. Because it’s possible to find low prices for almost anything online, many mattress providers don’t extend this guarantee to online prices, though some do.
For example, say that you have a favorite furniture retailer that you want to buy a new mattress from. However, you find that another furniture retailer across town is selling the same exact mattress model for $50 cheaper.
If you take a picture of the mattress price tag and bring it to the first retailer, they may sell you their mattress model for the same price. Furniture dealers do this because they know it’s better to make some profit by matching the price than to lose your business entirely.
Therefore, if you plan to shop on foot for a new mattress, take the time to view multiple mattress dealerships and furniture retailers. Take pictures of all the prices, then use price guarantees if they are available.
Watch Mattress Unboxing Videos
To really make sure you buy the right mattress for your needs, consider watching some mattress unboxing videos on YouTube. Unboxing videos showcase someone who already bought a mattress unload it from the packaging and set it up in their bedroom.
Unboxing videos can be helpful because:
- They show you how to set up a new mattress
- They show you what the mattress looks and feels like when assembled by an average person
- They usually include a review toward the end of the video. The video creator will provide their opinions on the mattress, including their feelings on elements like its comfort, ease of use, and customization controls
Unboxing videos are extra ways to do even more mattress research and make sure you don’t waste your time and money on a mattress that’s too expensive or that won’t provide you with the comfort you need.
Summing Up
The best time to buy a mattress in 2023 is when you need it, of course. But you can and should keep in mind the above seasonal deals and discounts, especially if you need the perfect furniture for your room or home.
Of course, you can also contact Becca’s Home. Our catalog includes plenty of high-quality mattresses that you can lease through us, then purchase over time. You can always purchase your mattress in full ahead of schedule or take advantage of our 90 day same as cash option. Visit us today to learn more!
Sources:
Best Time to Buy Mattress – 2023 Buyer’s Guide | Sleep Advisor
