Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Sleeping Beauty...

Tempur-Pedic successfully showcases the benefits of their products through advertising and testimonials. The wine glass, with the woman jumping on the bed, proving a restless partner won't ruin your sleep. The contour technology that conforms precisely to your exact body shape, giving you a hugging sensation as you fall asleep. Although these things are very attractive for someone who uses their bed for only for sleeping, I have to say these attributes make the bed unattractive for other things.

For example, if you have a partner who is a heavy sleeper. How are you supposed to shake them out of a night terror if you can't get their body to move from it's mattress encasing? If you have kids and they like waking you up by jumping on the bed, how fun is it going to be for them if they can't rouse you with a round of double dutch on the four-poster? Or let's say it's time to get a little, "business time" if you will, and you want to switch positions or really get the bed rocking. Tempur-Pedic's success rides on the basic idea that you can't easily do either of those things. It stays steady. So when you want the headboard to hit the wall to annoy your neighbors or just for the added effect, it ain't gonna happen. The mattress conforms to the shape of your body. I think it would be tough to rock out of that imprint by yourself, let alone after 15 minutes of the weight of somebody else on top of you.

I am sure that sleeping on a Tempur-Pedic results in a very good night sleep, but it doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun for those who like to do more than that on a mattress.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

On the plus side, if you get peed on, it acts like a sponge and keeps the pee away from you...or so I've heard.