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Re: Casper, Mattress Maker, Raises $170M and Plans I.P.O

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Post by ec109685 » Tue, Jun 20, 2017, 7:50 AM UTC

tdeck wrote: post #14

Worth listening to this story from Marketplace: Why are there so many mattress stores? https://www.marketplace.org/2016/05/02/world/why-are-there-s... Basically, mattresses in the US are sold at a very high markup (couple hundred times the cost) so it's an easy way to make money.

Strikingly similar article with a few different details: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-science-behind-beha...

Re: Casper, Mattress Maker, Raises $170M and Plans I.P.O

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Post by dwrowe » Tue, Jun 20, 2017, 12:12 PM UTC

xor1 wrote: post #119

dwrowe wrote: post #91

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They said you "shouldn't" be able to. Being able to sue for anything becomes effective censorship by those with the deepest pockets.

>Being able to sue for anything becomes effective censorship by those with the deepest pockets. You've misunderstood both my post and the post I was replying to. I know what they said, and I agree that the pay-to-play American legal system needs to be reworked. They were talking about stopping a specific kind of lawsuit, not all lawsuits that you'd consider "censorship".

Nothing was misunderstood. They want lawsuits for reviews stopped - lawsuits for reviews by the offended party, with deep pockets, is effectivly censorship - they can control the message. The poster never implied they can or cannot be sued - just that they shouldn't. Opinion vs fact.

Re: Casper, Mattress Maker, Raises $170M and Plans I.P.O

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Post by interfixus » Tue, Jun 20, 2017, 6:48 PM UTC

xor1 wrote: post #118

interfixus wrote: post #115

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Some sort of furniture outlet. Even IKEA, I think. They still call them mattresses, only, they're 20 bucks, not hundreds of them. Mind you, you'll be in for some pretty seroius HN downvoting. Not the done thing :)

Any chance you can link me to an example? are you talking about a topper? e.g. https://www.overstock.com/Bedding-Bath/Splendorest-3-inch-Sl...

Sorry, no, not really. My local list of retail outlets probably won't help you all that much, unless you happen to be stuck in my Danish vicinity :)

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Post by jaequery » Tue, Jun 20, 2017, 7:32 PM UTC

sushid wrote: post #111

jaequery wrote: post #70

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i am on my fourth mattress, i took advantage of the 3 - 6 month trial periods with these new online delivery mattress companies. :) if any more of these keeps popping up, i could probably have a free mattress for whole 2 years! i'm sorry but i'm just very picky i guess. :/ i've tried so far: casper, leesa, lull, and ghostbed. honestly, lull is the best one so far for me. it has the most tempurpedic style cushy feelin…

This, IMO, is extreme. I know it's nothing illegal and the cost of doing business, but you've tried four mattresses already. You're costing all of these companies real money with seemingly no real motivation to purchase the mattress as you already have yet another mattress on your list. You might benefit from reading up on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem and I hope these mattresses stores create some…

well, yes, i felt bad at first but then again, i wasn't able to try any of these out to begin with and i'm not buying something unless i try them out. btw, i have already purchased lull and gave it to my son so it's not like i'm just returning everything i buy. if anything, i do believe this is the future of e-commerce. it is a great way to shop.