Why Your Stain Is Mattress Makers’ Gain

If you’re shopping for a mattress or ever hope to use the warranty on your existing mattress, read this weekend’s Bottom Line:

Nobody loves a mattress stain the way the mattress industry loves a mattress stain.

It’s often the secret out clause on those mind-bending 20- or 25-year warranties. Spring popping out of the side? The warranty’s got you covered. But if there’s a stain the size of a dust mite anywhere on the mattress, you’re out of luck.

“There’s not a manufacturer that I know of,” says Tom Wholley, who owns Connecticut Mattress stores in Avon and South Windsor, “and I’ve been doing this for 35 years, that does not have the clause in their warranty.”
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Also, read Korky Vann’s tips on buying a mattress here.