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Shift Workers: The Tireless Workforce (Part 2)
Mattress Choice has a few quick tips for workers who accept shift work: The Commute: Before you take on a graveyard shift, be sure to factor the commute time into your decision process. How long will you be away from home each day? Is the extra money worth the time spent working and travelling? These [...]
Shift Workers: The Tireless Workforce (Part 1)
A modern society demands that some individuals take on the task of working through the night. While the rest of us sleep, a massive workforce willingly accepts shift work to provide 24hr services to a variety of essential and commercial industries. Emergency professionals such as nurses, doctors, medic transporters, firefighters and police officers, are all [...]
It’s Ok To Stretch Out
“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 [...]
That’s Some Crazy Jedi Sh–
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 [...]
Mathematical Alarm
The alarm goes. It’s 6:15 and still dark out. You fumble to find the iPhone on your bedside table, almost knocking over the mug of tea left from the night before. In your baby-kitten-eye phase, you finally locate your phone and swipe. The alarm continues as you squint blankly at the screen: “91 X 7.” [...]
Godzilla!!!
Tsunami debris isn’t the only Japanese radioactive waste washing up on Vancouver Island shores this month; a Godzilla spin-off has begun filming in Nanaimo. The atomic leviathan, that once ravaged Tokyo, is bringing its wrath to the Island for an eight-day film shoot. Filming will take place in the Harbour City, Ladysmith and Shawnigan Lake. [...]
How did you find us?
Here are Mattress Choice we are always curious to know how our readers found us. We try to keep our blogs and tweets and Facebook updates as interesting and informative as possible. We have a Google+ page that we update about once a week. And we put things out there on the Interwebs in hopes [...]
Mattress Victoria 60% Off Sale
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 [...]
Christmas Pest Control
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. [...]
Mattress Choice Google+ Business Page
This Google+ thing keeps getting more and more complex. Now, they have business pages. Never ones to be left behind on the social media sphere, Mattress Choice has thrown our hat in the +1 business ring as well. You can add us to your circles at: https://plus.google.com/106691455606037575653/posts [...]
Better Dreams Contest!
Have you had a few dreams that leave a little to be desired? Second place in a potato sack race? Runner up in a beauty contest? Honorable mention at a bake-off? C’mon dreams! You can do better than that. Dreams are supposed to be wonderful, fantastic things. If you have had [...]
Mattress Math
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 [...]
Sleeping Under the Stars
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 [...]
Vacation Sleep Depravation
A vacation in the middle of summer can be great for the whole family. It allows you to get out of your daily routine, visit somewhere new and enjoy some time with your children and spouse. Unfortunately, it also has the potential to do considerable damage to your sleep schedule. Time zone changes can be [...]
Television Before Bed; Even Sesame Street Can Be Disruptive
Sesame Street and other children’s programming is disruptive for young viewers if watched two hours before bed.
Mountain Bike Protective Gear
Iron Mountainwear is a West Coast mountain biking company that specializes in manufacturing downhill and park protective gear.
Sleeping Ritual
Fall asleep faster with a nightly sleeping ritual.
Disturbia
Mattress Choice tackles five sleeping issues.
A Gift For Gran
Give the gift of comfort to your Grandmother.
Royals Snub the West Coast
The royal couple has decided to skip the west coast on their tour of Canada.
Heart Shaped Box
Simmons Mattress Gallery has a few things to say about novelty beds.
Spooning With The Cup
Sidney Crosby took the Stanley Cup to bed with him.
Sleep Your Way to a Flat Stomach
A full nights sleep can help you lose weight.
To Be Young Again, Dreaming the Night Away
The younger generation has the potential to spend more of their sleeping hours in a dream state. There is still hope for us older folk though. Improve your dreams with a new mattress.
Rapture: Fail!
Did anyone else beside Harold Camping believe we were all going to perish last Saturday?
The Ticking Clock
Mattress Choice’s Grand Opening Sale is coming to a close. Heed the ticking clock and come take advantage of the huge mattress discounts.
Walk A Mile In Her Shoes
The ‘Walk a Mile In Her Shoes’ campaign raises awareness about domestic violence.
To Sleep, Perchance To Dream
Tis better to dream, then to lie awake on an uncomfortable mattress.
WAKE-UP SEDINS!!! THIS IS PLAYOFF HOCKEY!
Shhhhh…. the Sedin’s are sleeping.
Goldstream Gasoline Spill
The mess from an overturned gasoline tanker will haunt the banks of the Goldstream River for years to come.
Prized Possession: Your Mattress
Your new mattress from Mattress Choice will soon become your most prized possession.
Royal Wedding Highlights (Is That A Hat???)
If you weren’t able to catch the Royal Wedding last Friday, don’t worry. Mattress Choice has compiled a list of the key moments of the fairy tale wedding. Here they are in no particular order: The dress: Designed by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, the dress has deep routes in England’s design and material heritage. With [...]
The Wee Hours
The party is winding down. Make sure you take advantage of Mattress Choice’s Grand Opening prices before they are gone.
The Prince’s Bed: King Size
What bed will Prince William and Kate Middleton spend their first night on?
Royal Nuptials
The Royal Wedding will be shown live at 1am on Friday, April 29th.
Cruise Ship Season
The cruise ships are back for another season. Rest up on a bed from Mattress Choice.
Queen Size Serta Mattress For $599
An unbeatable price: Serta Queen size mattress with memory foam and wool top for $599.
Mutant Powers
There are people in this world who only require four hours of sleep a night. For the rest of us there is Mattress Choice.
April’s Wet Poetry
April’s rain soaks our exterior skin and inspires beautiful words from within.
Sleep Fights Colon Cancer
Securing eight hours of sleep a night helps prevent colon cancer and other life threatening diseases.
Radio Waves
The Ocean and Jack FM will be doing a remote broadcast from our store on April 2nd and again on April 30th.
Recycling Rewards
Bring your old mattress in for a trade in discount on your new one.
King, Queen or Twin Size Mattress
There once was a little girl named Goldilocks who performed a B&E on a friendly home of Bears. She wasn’t interested in their stereo, flat screen or mountain bikes. Her eyes were on the cooling porridge on the table. Maybe it had been a few days since her last meal, or maybe she just really [...]
Victoria’s ‘Jets Overhead’
Check out the new EP by Victoria’s own Jets Overhead.
Light Years Ahead
William Willett, the mind behind daylight-saving time, originally suggested four twenty minute changes.
Garbage Art
Free time this week? Take in the inspiring documentary “Wasteland,” playing at Cinecenta till Saturday.
French Fest Returns to Victoria
Victoria will be honouring its francophone heritage this week with the annual French Fest.
Thank You Victoria, for Your Support!
Thank you Victoria for your support of Mattress Choice’s Grand Opening. We look forward to being your go-to mattress store.
Victoria’s Shrinking Phonebook
The Victoria phonebook is shrinking each year as more and more businesses and private citizens choose the internet over the printed page.
Emily Carr: A Victoria Icon
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is currently hosting an exhibition entitled “On the Edge of Nowhere,” that celebrates the work of Emily Carr.
Romance in Victoria
A mattress is the ultimate Valentines day gift. Impress your partner with a brand new bed from Mattress Choice.
The Secret’s Out!
Come see for yourself what everyone is talking about. Mattress Choice is celebrating its Grand Opening.
Royals Boost Security
The Royal’s personal security team will now carry tasers as well as firearms.
The Best Victoria Mattress Sales
A premium mattress store is finally opening in Victoria. Mattress Choice has all the top brands you are looking for at the best prices on the Island.
Mattress Victoria Store Mattress Choice Grand Opening
Mattress Choice in Victoria is throwing open its doors to the public. Come see what the hype is all about!
What If…?
A new book is set to be published that contemplates the question: What if Princess Diana never died in that terrible car crash in Paris.
Comfort Comparison
Mattress Choice tries to come up with a comparison for the comfort found on a new mattress.
Coachella Music and Arts Festival Returns
The Coachella Music and Arts Festival returns to the Empire Polo Fields in California this April.
Avoid the Knockoffs – Stick With Brands You Trust
Mattress Choice has the brands you trust at unbelievable prices.
Elton John Left Off the Royal Wedding List
Elton John will not be playing William and Kate’s wedding this spring.
Roy Vickers’ Kind Donation
Roy Vickers has created a limited print for two Tofino paramedics who died while on duty.
90-Night Comfort Guarantee
When you buy a bed at Mattress Choice, you have 90 nights to decide if it really is the mattress for you.
The Woman Behind The Mattress
Susan Kent and her team have designed a new kind of mattress store.
Winter Chill
Being prepared for winter is better than being caught out in the cold.
Mix and Serve Over a Bed of Friends and Family
Increase your daily exercise and experience a more restful sleep.
Building Literacy
The Raise-A-Reader campaign needs your donations to help improve literacy here in Canada.
Putting Your Garden To Bed
Don’t put the gloves away just yet. There is still plenty of gardening to be done to prepare for next season.
Swimming Without Sleep
Newborn marine mammals can go a month without sleeping.
Bedroom Limitations
Your mattress should be used for only two activities: making love and sleeping.
Let Her Sleep
Women need 20 minutes more sleep per night than men.
Test Drive
You wouldn’t buy a car without test driving it, so why would you buy a mattress without going for a test sleep?
Flash Mob
There is a flash mob planned for Ship Point this weekend in Victoria.
Or Was it Just a Dream?
Our Top five films about dreaming.
Inhaling Dreams
Poetry has its place in the bedroom.
“Why Not?”
“I dream things that never were, and ask “Why not?” – George Bernard Shaw
Dream Recollection
Here are two bizarre dreams told to us by our customers. If you are looking to improve your dreams, try a new mattress.
Opa!
Greek Fest is returning to Victoria from September 1st to the 6th at the Greek Orthodox Church and Community Centre.
Bean Dreaming?
Some dreams are void of excitement. Add a little spice to yours when you pickup a new mattress from Mattress Choice.
Buy Local
The Victoria Emerging Arts Award is being judged this week at the Avenue Gallery where works from the top 20 Finalists are being shown.
But What Does it All Mean Basil?
This is a sample of a dream journal. Inspired? Keep track of your own dreams in a notebook close to your bed.
AdrenaLine Junkies
Looking for one last summer thrill? Mattress Choice would like to recommend the Adrena Line zip line adventure tour in Sooke.
Sad News From Up Island
An elderly gentleman was injured in a brief exchange with a Nanaimo shoplifter.
Poetic Interruption
What if Samuel Taylor Coleridge was never interrupted during his initial writing of the poem Kubla Khan? What dream worlds would his mind have transcribed?
Lucky Toss
The National Horseshoe Throwing Championships will take place this weekend in Saanich at Glanford Park.
Bunnies Gone Wild
Animal activists in support of the bunny population on the UVic campus are being given another month to come up with a plan to transport the unwanted rabbits to a safe environment.
Mattresschoice.ca
The new Mattress Choice website is up and running. Five highlights are: the visual design, the Doris Day soundtrack, the ‘About Us’ selection, sleeping tips and the interactive dream analysis provided by Dr. Floyd.
Familiar Faces
Every face we encounter in our dreams is from a memory in our waking life.
Royals Post Their Pictures
The British Monarchy will be adding a Flickr account this week. This will be their third dip into the realm of social media.
Beer Festival: Enough Said…
Tickets for the Great Canadian Beer Festival in Victoria sold out in eight minutes.
Dream Geek
Mattress Choice is interested in all things related to dreams. This week’s random thought: “Whatever happened to the ‘Dreamcast?’
Keeping a Dream Journal
Keeping a dream journal is an excellent way to examine the issues your subconscious is grappling with.
Castle of Your Dreams
The Swedish Princess Victoria and her new husband are moving into the Haga Castle in Stockholm. The Haga Castle was given back to the Royal Family by the Swedish Government.
Ticket to Dream
Dreams are more intense on a mattress from Mattress Choice.
Best Free Delivery on the Island
With one of the largest free delivery areas on Vancouver Island, Mattress Choice will definitely out do your local pizza delivery service.
Mattress Choice Grand Opening: August 2010
Mattress Choice is holding its grand opening this August. Come in and experience what mattress shopping should be like.
A Restful Afternoon
“A dull motor sound made me lift my head from the table. It came from the hallway. I got up and walked over to find the source. I stood and looked down the eight-metre path to the front door and saw the vacuum, upright, moving on its own, slowly over the carpet. I blinked and [...]
Your Dreams At Work
According to a theory proposed by Francis Crick and Graeme Mitchison, dreaming is an integral part to your brains neurological processing of day-to-day activity. Crick and Mitchison have proposed that dreaming helps the brain deconstruct and remove the unneeded information gathered through stimuli, during the course of a day. Their idea of neurological cleansing is [...]
What I Dreamt Last Night
“I lifted my head off the wet fiberglass and squinted into the morning sun. The waves slowly rolled towards me as I began my paddle. The water was cool, crisp and clear. Below me was a bed of coral that was alive with a rainbow of sea life. I placed my head back down, paddled [...]