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Time was you could find a low-priced Tempur-Pedic mattress if you looked hard enough. But these days finding a bargain is proving extremely difficult. But what’s the reason and is it possible to buy a cheap Tempur mattress nowadays?

You may have heard about, read about and actually laid down on a Tempur-Pedic mattress and know the amazing support and comfort you get when sleeping on one. However, they’re expensive and many simply can’t afford or justify spending that much. Until quite recently, it was possible to find a seller who could offer you a good deal, but this is proving more and more difficult to do. The answer is that around late 2006, Tempur began issuing strict guidelines for retailers of its mattresses. It requires all dealers to sell their products at the same price and it seems to be no more ‘discounts’, ‘free shipping’, ‘extra Tempur-Pedic pillows or toppers’ or ‘avoiding sales tax’.

This has constrained dealers on what they can offer and has reduced their individual sales discretion to entice customers to buy. Tempur have done this because it wants to protect its reputation of selling quality products and to weed out unscrupulous dealers. As a result, each dealer must now sell each mattress with sales tax and standard shipping charges. This means for you as a buyer that a Tempur-Pedic mattress is going to cost more or less the same no matter where you buy it. This is a good thing but if you like to find a good bargain it’s made bargain hunting much more difficult.

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