Orthopedic beds and mattresses

How to buy your orthopedic bed - On-line or high street retailer

Who, and from whom, to buy an orthopedic bed is a big decision and in the world of the internet you have two choice. The first is a traditional high street reatiller and the second is an on-line retailer.

High street bed retailer

• The advantage of buying from the high street is that you can physically see and test a number of beds in the flesh. You can also seek advice, find out about delivery and have a physical point of contact.
• You will usually see an extensive range of bed types and price options and you "may" be able to negotiate a special deal with a sales person.
• On the down side, the overheads of these retailers tend to inflate their prices and often very significantly.

Online retailer

The obvious disadvantages of on-line retailers are the fact that you are in cyberspace rather than an actual showroom. You cannot see or test any product or speak to a human sales person.

There are however advantages of an on-line retalier and these can be quite significant.

• Firstly, many of the main bed manufacturers (whose beds you see in high street stores) also sell direct via the internet, or through on-line agents. This means that you can see big savings and you deal directly with the manufacturer, or one of their agents.
• Many manufacturers and their on-line agents offer excellent return deals. These deals may allow you to return the bed up to 3 months after you purchased it if you are not completely satisfied.
• On-line sales often include sweeteners. Most memory foam beds and mattresses often have memory foam profiled pillows thrown in for free and delivery is usually free of charge.
• The beds that you buy on-line can often be the latest models. As with electronics, the latest innovations are sold on-line long before they reach the high street. Alternatively, manufacturers also periodically sell off older stock giving you the benefit of clearance prices.
• You can see and access many of these online retailers through the "google" links on this and most other pages of this site.
• Ultimately, buying on-line has many advantages over the high street retailer and memory and latex foam beds in particularly tend to be purchased this way.