"Touch Grass" Before Buying Your Next Mattress

In today's digital world, we've grown accustomed to ordering everything online with a few clicks - from groceries to furniture. But when it comes to mattresses, something you'll spend nearly a third of your life on, should you really be treating it like just another online purchase?

The Lost Art of Experience

Have you heard the phrase "touch grass"? - It is a gentle reminder to disconnect from screens and experience the real world. This wisdom applies perfectly to mattress shopping. A mattress isn't just another commodity; it's a crucial investment in your health and wellbeing.

While browsing mattress specifications online is convenient, it can't replicate the essential experience of lying on a mattress to feel how it responds to your unique body. That sensation of immediate comfort (or discomfort) tells you more than any review or description ever could.

The Original Mattress Factory Difference

At Original Mattress Factory, we do things differently. We're not just selling mattresses – we're building them locally, right here in town in our own manufacturing facilities. And these aren't hidden factories that you'll never see. Our production floors are open to the public, allowing you to witness firsthand the care and craftsmanship that goes into each mattress we make.

When you visit our facilities, you'll see OMF employees building mattresses the right way – not the easy way. You'll witness the meticulous attention to detail as OMF team members build each mattress from the ground up. Watch as they start with an innerspring support system, carefully adding each layer of natural cotton upholstery, insulator pads, and comfort materials. You'll see firsthand how we cut panels, sew the borders, attach the quality handles, and finish each mattress with precision. This transparent process shows you exactly what goes into the mattress you'll sleep on - something few manufacturers would be willing to demonstrate.

Honest Pricing, Always

Tired of the mattress industry's never-ending "sales" that create artificial urgency? So are we. Click HERE for a previous blog about the never-ending sales cycle. That's why at Original Mattress Factory, our prices are always the same. No gimmicks, no limited-time offers designed to pressure you into making a hasty decision. We believe in transparent, fair pricing every day of the year.

Here's what many retailers won't tell you: when mattresses are "on sale" constantly, that sale price is simply the real price with clever marketing. These perpetual discounts create an illusion of savings when you're actually paying exactly what the retailer intended all along. It's a psychological game designed to make you feel like you're getting a special deal when you're not.

At OMF, we skip this pricing theater entirely. We set honest prices from the start that reflect the true value of our products—quality materials, skilled craftsmanship, and direct-from-factory efficiency. Our value comes from how we operate: manufacturing locally, selling directly to consumers, and focusing on durable, long-lasting design. We'd rather invest in making better mattresses than in marketing campaigns that manufacture fake urgency.

This honest approach extends to our product design too. Most of our mattresses are two-sided, allowing you to flip and rotate them regularly. This isn't just a feature – it's a commitment to longevity, ensuring your mattress wears evenly and lasts significantly longer than the one-sided mattresses that dominate today's market.

Why Your Body Deserves the In-Store Experience

With so many options available online, why should you make the trip to experience our mattresses in person?

• Your body is unique: What feels supportive to someone else might not work for you. Your height, weight, sleeping position, and personal preferences all affect which mattress will give you the best sleep.
• Feel the real difference: The subtle distinctions between innerspring, memory foam, and latex become immediately apparent when you can compare them side-by-side.
• Experience genuine materials: Feel the difference in how different upholsteries and different comfort materials feel against your body. It is hard to truly describe something so personal as “feel”.
• Test true support: Our real working box springs provide a completely different feel from the rigid foundations often substituted by other manufacturers. This supportive base works in harmony with the mattress to provide proper support and pressure relief.
• Expert guidance without pressure: Our sales associates can answer questions in real-time without the high-pressure sales tactics common in the industry.

The Hidden Cost of Convenience

While ordering a mattress online might seem easier, consider the true cost of convenience:

• Return hassles: If that bed-in-a-box doesn't work out, you're facing the logistical challenge of returning a large, unwieldy item.
• Feel uncertainty: Many online mattress companies expect you to commit to their product based solely on descriptions and reviews, then give it weeks or months to "get used to it." At OMF, we also know that it can take your body some time to adjust to a new sleeping surface, but the difference is you've already experienced the feel firsthand in our showroom before making your decision.
• Missing context: Without trying multiple options, how do you know if "good enough" is truly the best fit for your needs?
• Environmental impact: Returns often end up as waste, contributing to the approximately 20 million mattresses that end up in landfills each year in the US alone.

Better Sleep, Better Life

Quality sleep isn't a luxury—it's essential. Research consistently shows that proper sleep:

• Strengthens your immune system: During sleep, your body produces cytokines, proteins that target infection and inflammation.
• Improves cognitive function: Quality sleep enhances problem-solving skills, creativity, and decision-making abilities.
• Enhances memory consolidation: Your brain processes and stores information from the day during sleep, strengthening neural connections.
• Regulates mood: Poor sleep is linked to increased irritability, stress, and risk of depression and anxiety.
• Supports physical recovery: Growth hormone released during deep sleep helps repair muscles and tissues.
• Reduces chronic health risks: Consistent poor sleep is associated with higher risks of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.

With so much at stake, shouldn't you take the time to find the perfect match for your body?

We're Here When You're Ready

You CAN buy our mattresses directly from our website, www.originalmattress.com, - and many customers do! If that's the most convenient option for you, we've made sure you'll find everything you need online. Detailed specifications, feel ratings, support ratings, and comprehensive product information are all available to help you make an informed decision. We've worked hard to simulate the in-store experience as accurately as possible in our digital showroom.

But if you can spare the time, we warmly invite you to "touch grass" and visit one of our showrooms in person. Disconnect from the screen for an hour. Lie down on different models. Take your time comparing the subtle differences in how each mattress responds to your body. Feel the quality of our materials firsthand. Ask questions and decide for yourself which mattress is best for you.

Because some things in life are too important to reduce to just another online transaction. Your body, your sleep, and your health deserve this investment of time.

Come experience the Original Mattress Factory difference for yourself. Your next decade of restful, rejuvenating sleep depends on it.

Written by: Chris Gardner, OMF Marketing