I announced my new partnership with Tempur-Pedic® on Friday, and now I’m going to talk about the most wonderful bed I’ve ever slept in. At the outset, I should emphasize — yes, this series of posts is sponsored by Tempur-Pedic. They gave me a bed. But no, nothing I say here comes from the company. This review contains my honest, unbiased, disinterested assessment.
Now that that’s out of the way, I can say:
I love this bed.
The bed I’m talking about is the TEMPUR®-Contour Signature (the delightfully soft yet firm mattress) with the TEMPUR Advanced Ergo System® underneath. The latter piece is an adjustable bed with massage functions. Yep. I’ve got an adjustable bed that plugs into the wall. And it’s awesome.
Adjustability
You use a remote to raise the head of the bed, raise the foot of the bed, and control massaging at both the head and feet. The remote is very user-friendly. But the best part are the 4 memory settings, which store your ideal configurations. After a bit of experimenting, I found the perfect TV-watching position: head raised about 50 degrees; feet raised slightly. Then I held down a button on the remote for a few seconds, and voila — I saved it to Memory Position #1. Now I just hit #1 when I want to watch TV in bed. It’s so perfect.
In case you’re wondering, my ideal reading position is now #2. (The head of the bed is slightly higher up than #1.) It’s so darn comfy. Haven’t used positions #3 or #4 yet, but when I move in with my fiance next week, he’ll probably claim those.
Which brings me to…
Sleeping
While it’s wonderful to have the perfect TV-watching and reading haven in my bed, beds are mainly for sleeping. I’m a very, very light sleeper. I wake up when my fiance moves a muscle. When I move around, I think about how that might wake my fiance up, and then I stay up worrying about having just moved. Then I move some more. Anyway, this has been a problem for awhile.
I haven’t replicated the bowling ball and wine glass trick yet, but I can say that the bed is amazing for two sleepers as it doesn’t transfer energy from one side to the other. I don’t notice when my fiance turns in the middle of the night. And I don’t stress about moving myself. It’s a beautiful, beautiful thing.
Not to mention the bed feels soft as a cloud but still firm enough so that there are no aches or pains from misalignment.
Pillows
I’m something of a pillow diva. I need two, and they can’t be too soft — they have to prop up my head to the perfect level. But I actually wake up with headaches when I sleep on pillows that are too firm.
Once again, Tempur-Pedic has delivered. I also received two TEMPUR-Cloud® Pillows to test. I actually got these before the bed, and when I unwrapped them and squeezed them and hugged them and lay down on them, I knew I was in love. I also knew that if the bed was anything like these pillows, it would be freaking amazing. (And as you see above, it was.)
Bottom Line
There’s a reason that a large chunk of new Tempur-Pedic customers are referred by their friends. Tempur-Pedic has a 94% satisfication rate. The comfort of the TEMPUR®-Contour Signature mattress really can’t be overstated. It’s a dream. Paired with the versatility of the TEMPUR Advanced Ergo System® underneath, you may never want to leave your bed when you’re home. I feel very, very fortunate that I’ve been able to do this partnership with Tempur-Pedic, because my long-running sleep issues have disappeared. (Thanks guys!)
A Queen-sized TEMPUR®-Contour Signature and TEMPUR Advanced Ergo System® retail for around $4099. The TEMPUR-Cloud® Pillow is $129. If the bed’s within your budget, think about it. I realize it’s a large one-time expense, but the bed comes with a 20-year limited warranty. (Many people replace their mattresses every 4-6 years; 10 years is usually the upper limit.)
You can also enter the upcoming giveaway to win the bed I’ve reviewed here (not mine, a new one!). Stay tuned…
