The non-flip pocket coil could be the greatest invention of the last hundred years. Forget the microchip or the World Wide Web, the patented Beautyrest pocket coil changed the way we sleep forever. We no longer have to flip our mattresses every six months. Our partner’s movements at night never disturb us. And, each evening [...]
“Quick Charlene! That couple has finally left. Jump on the bed and let’s get a feel for it.” “But Bruce, what about the sales staff?” “They won’t mind, c’mon – let’s stretch out!” The truth: of course we don’t mind. We want you to test sleep our beds. Kick off your shoes, relax and analyze [...]
If we had Jedi mind powers, we would travel the globe, silently telling people about the benefits of luxury mattresses. If we had the strength of an angry Dr. Banner, we would crush all those silly mattresses that people hold on to, when they no longer offer proper support. If we had powerful lobbying groups [...]
Education is always a wise investment. The money you put in, ideally, pays off down the road when you and your children get better jobs thanks to the training and specialization they gain at university or college. People also invest in minerals. Look at gold prices these days. An investment ten years ago is looking [...]
You can dial a mattress. You can buy one off the side of a telephone pole. There are auction houses that sell used beds. Friends give them away when they move. You can even back your pickup up to a warehouse and skid one across a concrete floor for rock bottom prices. Then there are [...]
Drowsiness is routinely blamed on a lack of a good night’s sleep. Often this is a justified hypothesis; especially when you try to go to work the morning after the Bon Jovi concert smelling of beer and roadie sweat. The two hours of shut-eye you got before your alarm went off are not enough to [...]
Half price is a great discount usually reserved for ‘buy one, get the second half off.’ In these circumstances, for the cost of two items you pay 75% of the displayed price. Not bad, but it usually is reserved for products you only need one of; like running shoes. The offer makes you buy more [...]
Family and friends gather during the Christmas holidays to share presents, food and love. It is a time for celebrating the ties that bind us together. We meet with the ones we care about and spend time in their company. Unfortunately, Christmas is also the time of year when bug spread is the most rampant. [...]
Year-End Clearance Sales are a bit boring, so we decided to spice ours up a little with a Better Dreams contest. If you are having dreams of climbing the second biggest mountain, or winning runner up in a bake sale, you could probably use some better dreams. Come down to 3510 Blanshard for a premium [...]
Chronic insomnia may increase your risk of heart attack, according to a new study by Norwegian researchers. The researchers asked more than 52,000 men and women to complete questionnaires that asked, among other health questions, how often they had trouble falling asleep, how often they woke up and were unable to get back to sleep [...]
It is possible to be behind the wheel in those epic movie journeys we experience every night. Rather than being a passive participant in your dreams, you can recognize that what you are experiencing is a dream. With practice, little by little, you can begin to notice clues within your dream that let you know [...]
As we discussed last week, sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder characterized by shallow breathing that, left untreated, can lead to a variety of other health problems as well as leaving sufferers chronically sleep deprived. It’s also a scary condition for a spouse sleeping next to someone with sleep apnea, when their partner seemingly [...]
New research published by the American Diabetes Association connects lack of sleep with higher blood sugar levels and potentially type 2 diabetes risk. The reasons behind the connection remain unclear. Researchers aren’t sure whether a lack of quality sleep causes changes in the regulation of blood sugar, the body’s sensitivity to insulin or if insulin [...]
Our large showroom in Victoria allows Mattress Choice to stock a huge inventory. That means we can buy in bulk from our supplier, enabling us to take advantage of discounted pricing. We believe that passing these savings on to our customers is what sets us apart from our competition and results in a strong reputation [...]
We messed up! We ordered way too many mattresses and now Mattress Choice is completely overstocked. How do we solve a problem like Maria? We throw a huge Overstock Sale, where Vancouver Island residents can reap the benefits of our mistake. And help us make some room in our warehouse. The Overstock Sale is currently [...]
Did you ever sleep out in the backyard when you were a kid? A little cold, a little damp, but the whole night sky above you. And if it got too chilly, there was always the house and a waiting bed to return to. Now you can relive the experience in style. A Chicago hotel [...]
Scientists across the globe agree that sleep, and dreams, are vital to the survival of humankind. A documentary film on American public broadcasting program NOVA, “What Are Dreams?” looks at what dreams really are and who we have them. NOVA joins leading dream researchers as they embark on a variety of neurological and psychological experiments [...]
While much of Canada has experienced searing heat this summer, British Columbia has been soaked in gloom in recent months. There were only seven days above 22° C in Vancouver between May and July (normally, there would have been about 21 days already). In fact, climatologists say 2011 could be the coldest spring and summer [...]