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How to Compare Tempur-Pedic Memory Foam

Tempur-Pedic offers a type of memory foam mattress that conforms to the shape of your body while you sleep. If you've decided that you want to abandon your old box-spring-and-coil mattress, there are various memory-foam options Tempur-Pedic offers. Although all of the mattresses are made of memory foam, there are differences.

Instructions

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      Feel the memory foam. Tempur-Pedic designates its mattresses as soft, medium-soft, medium, medium-firm and firm.

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      Pay attention to what the material that covers the memory foam is made of. Tempur-Pedic materials include a microsuede, a silk-cashmere blend and a silk-and-bamboo blend.

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      Ask how much the memory foam will conform to the weight and shape of your body. Tempur-Pedic rates the "confoming" as low, medium or high.

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      Check to see if the Tempur-Pedic memory foam mattress comes with handles, which makes for easier installation, flipping, rotating and cleaning.

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      Decide on the size of mattress you want. Mattress sizes available can vary from style to style. For example, the Tempur-Pedic Advantage Bed is available in twin, twin long, double, queen, king, split king and California twin; the Tempur-Pedic Original Bed is only available in twin, twin long and double.