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March 12th, 2008 under Furniture


I had my first encounter with a Sleep Number bed last night in Regina, SK at the Hotel Saskatchewan.

I cranked it up to 100 and grabbed this shot:

Sleep Number Bed - Firm

Then hopped on and rode it town to 10:

Sleep Number Bed - Soft

Before doing this, I was under the impression that the bed got softer but didn’t understand that it also turned into a bed-sized bowl.

To better illustrate the point, I took the same photos with Junior Mints:

Sleep Number Bed - Firm

Sleep Number Bed - Soft

After turning the bed into a bathtub, I learned that a loud pump kicks if you hope to make the bed firmer. I say “loud” since I could hear the beds in other rooms going through the same experiments.

What about sleeping on the thing? I eventually settled in at 90. It seems like the bed doesn’t breathe very well since I woke up hot during the night.

Also, I only set one side of the bed but used the entire bed during the night. There is a clear division between the two sides.

Basically, I’m not sold on this thing.


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    [ # 4852 ] Comment from Kirk [March 12, 2008, 12:40 pm]

    It took me about 2 weeks to find the proper sleep number for me. In addition, it took about 6 months for the divider to “soften” up enough so that you don’t notice it anymore.

    I will say that I no longer have shoulder or upper back problems since I got my sleep number…

    I’m sold on it, but wouldn’t have been if we had not made the plunge and only slept on one occasionaly.

    [ # 4853 ] Comment from kohler [March 12, 2008, 4:30 pm]

    That sounds like a lot of work for a comfortable night’s sleep, but it sounds like you think it was work it.

    [ # 4856 ] Comment from Letnes [March 13, 2008, 12:07 am]

    Well-we love ours, and I agree about the elimination of back pain. This had been a problem for me prior.

    The “non-stripped-down-for-hotel” model often feature a much quieter pump (which is really a non-issue since you set it and forget it).

    I landed on a 30, initially, but have moved it up to 40 in the last few months.

    [ # 5181 ] Comment from Scott [April 18, 2008, 1:07 am]

    The recent 5000 models are a lot better than anything in the hotels. I’m surprised they’d put such a lousy product in the hotel market to promote the product.

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