Modern society is an age of comfort and convenience. More people are purchasing mattresses in a box rather than traditional mattresses because of their affordability, lighter weight, and flexibility. It also helps companies sell mattresses online and ship them to people at low rates.
Does this mean you should avoid traditional mattresses and choose a mattress in a box instead? Let us explore the pros and cons of a mattress in a box so that you can make the right decision for you.
Pros
1) More Mattress Options
You can purchase a mattress in a box online from the comfort and convenience of your home. Online shopping offers unique opportunities to browse dozens or even hundreds of mattresses. It increases the chances of finding the perfect mattress for your home. You are not restricted to only the mattresses available at your local bedding store.
2) Easy to Setup
Setting up a mattress in a box after it arrives at your home is extremely easy. All you have to do is take it out of the box and lay it flat on the floor in your bedroom. The mattress will begin slowly expanding and decompressing until it is full-size. The decompression process can take 24 to 48 hours after the mattress is removed from the box.
3) Lighter Weight
A mattress in a box is lighter weight than a traditional innerspring mattress. The lightweight nature of the mattress makes it easier to move it around your home and place it in a different bedroom if necessary.
Of course, mattress weight depends on the mattress size as well. Generally, a box mattress weighs anywhere from 60 to 100 pounds. On the other hand, a traditional innerspring mattress can weigh between 100 and 200 pounds.
Cons
1) Cannot Test It Out First
One of the great benefits of a traditional mattress is that you can visit your local bedding store and try out the mattress on display in the showroom to see if it is comfortable. Unfortunately, you won’t have the same opportunity to test a mattress in a box before buying it.
Mattresses in a box appear as digital images on a screen. You won’t get to test out a mattress in a box until it arrives at your doorstep after purchasing it online. Then, if you end up not liking the mattress, you’ll have to go through the agony of shipping back the decompressed mattress in a box to the seller for a refund.
2) Supportive Base Not Included
A mattress in a box is not shipped with any additional supportive base. That means you’ll either have to place the mattress on the floor or purchase a separate support base to hold the mattress in place. A support base like this must be purchased from a local bedding store and set up in your bedroom.
3) Less Longevity
Most mattresses in boxes are made of pocketed coils, memory foam, or both. While these materials may last long, they won’t last as long as the innerspring design of traditional mattresses.