Select Comfort Sleep Number p6 Bed Review

by J. S.
(Pensacola)

My husband and I have gone through three mattress sets in the past ten years. The first two were horrible mattresses, but they have gotten progressively better since the purchase of our first set.

Our third mattress set has been absolutely wonderful so far. We purchased a Select Comfort sleep number bed about three years ago, and have been thrilled with it so far.

When we were in the market for our new mattress set, we originally set a price of $1000 for a queen-sized set. We figured we could get a good quality queen set for that price, and there actually were some wonderful mattresses on the market for that price.

On a whim, we decided to try out the Sleep Number bed one day when we were at the mall. We had heard about them in the past, but were extremely skeptical about them.

We went into the store, and we were given a demonstration by finding our exact sleep numbers.
We were asked individually to lie down on a specialized device which showed pressure points on the mattress. The firmness was set at 100, and then the salesperson began taking the firmness down.

When we felt no pressure on different points, we gave the word, and were able to look at our body maps on a computer screen.

It was amazing the difference we felt in our shoulders, hips, and necks. We were still a bit skeptical until the salesperson asked my husband if he had a recent shoulder injury.

He had, in fact, hurt his shoulder a couple of days prior, and the body map of the pressure points picked up the inflammation in his shoulder. We were sold at that point.

While the bed was far outside of our $1000 budget, it came with a lifetime warranty. We figured we had spent about double that price over the past ten years on new mattresses, and if the Sleep Number bed came with a lifetime warranty, we would make up for the extra money within a few years’ time.


When all was said and done, after taxes, and delivery charge, we paid around $2600 for our new bed.

Three years later, the bed is still just as comfortable as the day we bought it. I have never had a better night’s sleep as I have had on my Sleep Number bed. It truly does eliminate pressure points on your body.

On a traditional inner spring mattress, I woke up frequently with back and neck pain. I would wake up throughout the night because I was very uncomfortable. Now, I sleep more soundly than I ever have.

There are times when I find I have been in the same position all night without moving because I haven’t had to move around to readjust for a pressure point.

The only complaint I have about the bed is if you lay in the middle, you can feel the difference between one side and the other of the bed. Since each side is individually adjustable for my husband and I, there is a section in the center of the bed which can be uncomfortable.

I don’t often sleep dead center, so it’s not a huge deal, but there have been a few times when I have felt like spreading out, and the hump in the center was uncomfortable.

Whenever I hear somebody talking about getting a new mattress or bed, I always highly recommend the sleep number bed from Select Comfort. I don’t think there is a better mattress on the market, and I have never known anybody to be dissatisfied with the product once they get it home. I would definitely give my Sleep Number mattress five stars out of five!