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CNET
27-05-2025
- Business
- CNET
Extended Memorial Day Deal: Save 35% on the Bear Mattresses With Sitewide Discounts and Freebies
One of the best things about Memorial Day deals is the discounts on mattresses and other bedding. A lot of us own a mattress that's just not doing as much work as it should, or just maybe isn't right for you as your sleeping style changes. Thankfully, these deals can help out. Bear, a brand that continuously performs well in CNET's mattress tests, is currently offering 35% off all mattresses. Along with that, you'll also get two free pillows with your purchase. All you need to do is use the promo code MEMORIALDAY at checkout, and you'll get all of these savings with no issues. This sale brings the Bear Original, which is one of our favorite mattresses in a box, down to $649 (queen size). This mattress offers great motion isolation, with a decent level of support, which makes it great for back and stomach sleepers. Our experts appreciate the classic memory foam feel it delivers (which is quite similar to what you get with the Nectar mattress), without a high price tag. Hey, did you know? CNET Deals texts are free, easy and save you money. If you're a combination sleeper who's after a high-quality hybrid mattress with more customization, consider the Bear Elite Hybrid. It comes in multiple firmness levels that work for just about any kind of sleeper. This supportive mattress is also designed with restorative benefits in mind, which could be helpful if your lifestyle is active. You can get a queen size now for $1,578, after a massive $849 discount. Shopping for your little one? The adorable Bear Cub starts at just $510 now. Why this deal matters Mattresses, especially the ones that offer great quality and customization options, aren't exactly inexpensive. This deal takes 35% off some of our favorites, so if you've been thinking about investing in your sleep setup, you might want to act now before it's too late.
Tom's Guide
26-05-2025
- Business
- Tom's Guide
Top cooling mattress Bear Elite Hybrid drops biggest discount in today's Memorial Day sales — just in time for summer
Hot sleepers rejoice because you can now save 40% on all sizes of the cooling Bear Elite Hybrid mattress at Bear, and get two free pillows included. That brings the price of a queen down to $1,456.20 from $1,998.80. The Bear Elite is our top-rated cooling mattress of the year, packed with specialist cooling technology such as Phase Changing Material (PCM) and copper infused foam to help keep temperatures regulated. Plus, there's also the optional upgrade to the ultra cooling Celliant cover (more on that below.) The Memorial Day mattress sales are in full swing, knocking an extra 40% off the Bear Elite Hybrid with the code MD4TY. That's the biggest discount you'll ever get on this cooling bed, making now an excellent time to buy — just in time for summer Bear Elite Hybrid mattress (queen): was from $2,427 now from $1,456.20 at BearMade with Phase Change Materials, copper infused foam and coils for added breathability, the Bear Elite Hybrid ranks highly in our guide to the best mattress of the year for its cooling prowess and overall comfort. In our Bear Elite Hybrid mattress review, our lead tested upgraded to a cooling Celliant cover which captures heat and converts it into infrared energy for a cool night's sleep (costing an extra $180 in today's 40% sale.) Available in three firmness options, we rate the Bear Elite as one of the best hybrid mattresses overall thanks to its suitability to most sleepers. Bear mattress sales usually hover around 30%-35% off so 40% off is an great saving. That said, MSRPs appear to have crept up slightly this month, with a queen last month costing $2,305 at MSRP vs the $2,427 today. Still, with today's discount 40% you'll still save an extra $148 on a queen today compared to last month. We don't expect to see this deal again until Black Friday in November when the hot warm summer nights will be behind us. Comes with 12 night sleep trial, limited lifetime warranty and free and fast review: ★★★★½ User score: ★★★★½ (based on 3,900+ reviews) Brooklyn Bedding CopperFlex Pro (queen): was $1,332 now £932.40 at Brooklyn Bedding The Brooklyn Bedding CopperFlex Pro is a great mattress in a box option for hot sleepers with a smaller budget. It's packed with cooling technology like a cool-to-touch Phase Change Material (PCM) cover and copper infused foams. Like the Bear above, the CopperFlex Pro's hybrid construction means better breathability. You won';t get the customizable firmness options or the optional Celliant upgrade, but it kept our lead tester cool during our Brooklyn Bedding CopperFlex Pro mattress review. Today's Brooklyn Bedding mattress sale takes 30% off, bringing the queen size to $932.40 (was $1,332.) Comes with a limited lifetime warranty, 120 night sleep trial and free review: ★★★★ User score: ★★★★½ (based on 500+ reviews)
Tom's Guide
08-05-2025
- Health
- Tom's Guide
What are Phase Change Material and GlacioTex cooling mattress fabrics and how do they work?
You're most likely to come across Phase Change Material (PCM) and GlacioTex when you're shopping for a cooling mattress, and in some instances luxury cooling bedding, toppers and pillows. On the surface both PCM and GlacioTex serve the same purpose: to keep you at an ideal temperature while you sleep by wicking away excess heat. But when you dig into the science behind these cooling material technologies, there are some differences that could affect your quality of sleep. Here's what you need to know about PCM vs GlacioTex, how each works, and what their benefits and drawbacks are for different types of sleeper. Phase Change Material (PCM) is a substance that helps regulate your sleep temperature by acting as an in-bed heat reservoir. In mattresses, PCM tends to be in wax or gel form. The particles are coated with a protective shell and embedded in foams and fabrics without leaking. PCM adsorbs and releases heat as its particles change from a solid to a liquid state. When the particles change from solid to liquid, they absorb heat and then they solidify when this stored heat is released. PCMs are often embedded in comfort foams or woven into mattress covers. These materials can be found in many of our top-rated cooling mattresses including the Bear Elite Hybrid mattress, the Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe mattress, and the Tempur-Pedic Tempur-Breeze mattress. PCM is a versatile material that can be incorporated into various components including foam layers and fabric covers without major manufacturing hassle. These materials offer active temperature balancing as they adjust state according to your body temperature changes through the night. This means they can both absorb heat (drawing it away from the body) and release heat (warming up the body). A study assessing mattresses with PCM using a thermal and perception test showed mattresses composed of PCMs better facilitate human heat dissipation and result in a cooler perception and greater thermal comfort compared to conventional mattresses after 20 minutes of use. A downfall of this material is it has a limited heat-absorbing capacity. This means, once it is fully liquefied, it cannot absorb excess heat, reducing its cooling effect. While there is some scientific data backing PCM in mattresses, as referenced above, research is limited at this point. ✅ Your body temperature fluctuates through the night: PCMs offer dynamic temperature regulation, meaning they actively adsorb and release heat to maintain a neutral sleeping temperature, which is useful for people who sleep hot or cold at different points of the night. ✅ You want dynamic climate control without tech: Temperature regulating smart beds digitally heat up and cool down, whereas PCM regulate temperature naturally, meaning you can keep your sleep space phone and subscription-free. ✅ You like a cushioning sleep surface: PCM are usually used in foams, adding pressure relief and cushioning for those with achy joints or side sleepers with a lighter built. GlacioTex is a fabric made of fibers with high thermal conductivity that quickly and effectively pull heat away from your body while you sleep, keeping you and your sleep surface cool through the night. These fibers are also hypoallergenic and waterproof, providing a stain and bug-resistant barrier over your mattress. Some of our favorite best mattresses of the year come with GlacioTex covers. These include the new-and-improved Helix Elite mattress collection and the Brooklyn Bedding CopperFlex Pro Hybrid mattress. GlacioTex has a lot going for it. It's designed to be cool to touch and hypoallergenic while adding pressure relief to mattresses. When woven into mattress covers, GlacioTex provides a cool sleep surface, helping your body temperature drop in line with your circadian rhythm when you get into bed. Thanks to its protective nature and contribution to pressure relief, you'll come across GlacioTex in top-rated mattress protectors and mattress toppers too as it repels allergens and makes your bed softer, providing more cushioning on joints. A commonly reported drawback of GlacioTex mattress covers is the fact they can have a slippery texture causing a fitted sheet to shift or pop off when you sleep on it, which can be irritating through the night disrupting quality sleep. GlacioTex covers don't tend to be removeable. Even though they provide a waterproof, hypoallergenic barrier, they cannot be removed and put through the washing machine. This means they lack points in terms of mattress cleaning practicality. While GlacioTex toppers offer a cooling sensation, they may not be firm enough for all sleeping positions. Some users who prefer a firmer mattress might find them too soft ✅ You're a seriously hot sleeper: GlacioTex continues to absorb heat through the night without a limit, which is better than PCM for significantly hot sleepers who struggle with night sweats. ✅ You suffer with allergies: GlacioTex covers add an allergen-repellent protective layer to your mattress which is particularly useful if you find yourself sneezing and coughing through the night. ✅ You bedshare with little ones: GlacioTex covers offer waterproof protection and spills and stains. Both PCM and GlacioTex are effective at wicking away heat at night. However, each has its own strengths. GlacioTex is arguably more effective for super hot sleepers as there is no limit to how much heat it can draw away from the body. Meanwhile, PCM is better suited to those whose temperature fluctuates as it can absorb heat, hold it and release it back to the body once cooled down. This helps you maintain a good temperature for sleeping which experts say lies between 65 to 70 F (18 to 21 °C). Either way, PCM and GlacioTex can't do all the heat balancing alone. You'll want to make sure they are paired with other cooling technologies and breathable, moisture-wicking materials like wool, individually-wrapped coils and copper-infused foam to help you sleep comfortably.
WIRED
04-02-2025
- Business
- WIRED
The Best Early Presidents' Day Mattress Deals (and Bedding Too!)
Presidents' Day Is one of the biggest sleep-centered holidays of the year. Who knows what it is about February's sole long weekend that makes it so perfect to put mattresses and sleep gear on sale (the darkness of winter? impending desire to refresh your bedroom for spring?), but it's a great time to buy a new mattress, pillows, and sheets. Of course, not all sales are made equal, and mattress sales are especially hard to navigate, since there's often some kind of sale running. How can you be sure this sale is one you really need to jump on? We're how. Here at WIRED, we track prices all year long to flag the best sales—along with testing mattresses, mattress toppers, pillows, and sheets to tell you what's even worth buying in the first place. It might sound like we're sleeping on the job, but it's all in the name of you getting your best night's sleep ever. Note that all prices below are for queen sizes. Here are all the deals worth shopping as Presidents' Day sales go live all over the internet. Curious about other February sales? Don't miss our guide to the Best Valentine's Day Deals. Hunting for more sleep gear? We've got guides to the Best Mattresses, Best Mattress Toppers, Best Pillows, Best Sheets, and Best Sunrise Alarm Clocks. WIRED Featured Deals Power up with unlimited access to WIRED. Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year. Includes unlimited digital access and exclusive subscriber-only content. Subscribe Today. Best Early Presidents' Day Mattress Deals (and Toppers!) Photograph: Bear; Getty Images Bear Bear's early Presidents' Day sale is one of the better early sales to jump on. While the site is often 30 percent off, you can get 35 percent off right now with the code PRESDAY. We're big fans of the Bear Elite Hybrid, which is a top pick in our guide to side-sleeper mattresses. The firmest option is soon to be a pick in our guide to mattresses for back pain too. You'll also get two free pillows with your purchase; that's not uncommon, but it's still a nice perk. Leesa Leesa makes several mattresses we like, with our favorite being the Sapira Chill Hybrid—it's the runner-up pick in our Best Mattresses guide. Leesa's early-access Presidents' Day sale has 25 percent off this and several other mattresses (no code needed), including one of our favorite cooling mattresses, and any mattress purchase will include two free pillows. It tops the usual 20 percent discount you can find on Leesa, so it's a good time to shop. The savings shown below are off the usual discounted price. Saatva Saatva's early Presidents' Day sale has gotten started and includes the wide range of mattresses we love, especially if you're struggling with back pain or need extra support. But the best price you can find is actually with our exclusive links below, which will apply a $400 coupon off the base price of your mattress of choice. This link will apply the coupon in general to Saatva's site, while our links below will apply it to the specified mattress. Saatva is usually running some kind of discount on its mattresses, but this is a better price than you'll find on Saatva's site without our coupon. It's also worth noting that the Rx mattress increased in price in 2025, so this discount is off the new base price. Bedgear Bedgear's early Presidents' Day sale started extra early, and it includes a range of mattresses and other sleep accessories like pillows and sheets (check out our guide to those sales below). Not all mattresses have the same great discount, though—our favorite cheap cooling mattress, the S Performance, is available for the price we usually find it at. But the modular M3 Performance, our favorite cooling mattress for couples, has a nice $300 discount right now. Nolah Nolah's Presidents' Day sale isn't anything too crazy—we often see the Evolution 15 for the current 35 percent off discount, though it's still a good price that's worth shopping if you want a mattress that's firm but still comfortable for side sleepers. But what's interesting is that Nolah is also offering $150 off the BedJet 3 (8/10, WIRED Reviews) with a mattress purchase. The BedJet is essentially a fan with a hose to pump air underneath your sheets, helping to maintain a specific temperature (air circulation is key in cooling sheets, after all). It's an intriguing offer, and if you wanted to buy a BedJet anyway (and need a new mattress), you can get both at once with this sale. Nolah also has its mattress topper on sale for its usual ticket price, but you won't get the BedJet discount. Best Early Presidents' Day Organic Mattress Deals (and Toppers!) Photograph: Birch; Getty Images Avocado Avocado's early Presidents' Day sale is currently underway, with up to 20 percent off the entire site. We often see a 10 percent or so discount on mattresses, so this is a better sale than you'll usually find on Avocado's organic mattresses. Mattress toppers are on sale too for 10 percent off, which aren't often on sale like mattresses are. There are sales on pillows and bedding, too, which you can check out in our section below about the best bedding deals. Saatva Along with the rest of Saatva's lineup, its organic offering, the Zenhaven, is on sale right now. It's our favorite flippable organic mattress, with both a plush and firm side you can choose between, and now you can score it for a true sale price. It's the best early sale right now of Saatva's mattresses without our exclusive coupon codes, but you'll get an even better discount with our code below. The best flippable organic mattress: Saatva Zenhaven for $2,999 ($400 off) More Early Presidents' Day Mattress Sales Photograph: Amazon; Getty Images Helix Helix's Early Access Presidents' Sale is underway, and while it's not a bad sale—you'll get 20 percent off sitewide with the code PRES20 and two free pillows with a mattress purchase—you can find similar prices most of the year. Still, these are fantastic mattresses, and this is the price we'd usually recommend buying them for. It's just not a special sale deal. Birch Birch is the organic sister brand to Helix, so it's no surprise we love the brand's mattresses as much as we love Helix's. Birch makes both our absolute favorite organic mattress and the best mattress topper we've tested, so it's always worth shopping at Birch, but especially now with the Early Access Presidents' Day Sale underway. The code PRES20 should be automatically applied at checkout to get the 20 percent discount, though it's a price we often see Birch for, so it's not the most exciting early deal. Brooklyn Bedding Brooklyn Bedding's Sale has kicked off with 25 percent off the site, which is a good price, but one you can usually find its mattresses for—particularly the well-priced, extra firm Plank mattress. The code PRESDAY25 should apply automatically at checkout. While it's not a great sale, it's still a good price we recommend buying the Plank for anyway. Our favorite firm mattress: Plank Firm for $999 Presidents' Day Bedding Sales Photograph: The Citizenry Avocado Avocado's sale isn't just for its mattresses and toppers. You'll find a small discount on our favorite down pillow from Avocado, and on Avocado's organic sheets that we've tested and recommend. Land's End We've got a new guide in the works to flannel sheets, and so far the shining star of testing is the flannel sheet set from Land's End. The 'comfy super soft' part of the name turns out to not be overkill, as these sheets nail the fluffy feel of full cotton without being too heavy or hot to sleep on all night long. Insanely soft flannel that won't overheat: Lands End Comfy Super Soft Flannel Sheet Set for $108 ($27 Off) Buffy Buffy's sale is one we see a lot, but Buffy's bedding is so good it still deserves to be mentioned. The brand got its name for its fantastically airy comforters (they're named Cloud and Breeze for a reason) and Buffy's newest offering, percale cotton sheets, are some of the softest cotton sheets we've tried since they use Supima cotton. It's always a good time of year to add some Buffy bedding to your bedroom.
