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2 days ago
- Business
Labor Day sales 2025: When they start and deals to shop early
Shop top early Labor Day 2025 sales from mattresses to major appliances. Labor Day this year falls on Monday, Sept. 1, but you don't have to wait until the holiday weekend to start shopping. Many retailers are already rolling out early Labor Day deals, giving shoppers a head start on snagging discounts before the rush. Below, find out what you should know about this year's Labor Day sales and early opportunities to save. When do Labor Day sales start? While the biggest wave of sales typically hits during the last week of August and over the holiday weekend, some brands are getting ahead of the game. Bear, Lowe's and Nolah have kicked off early markdowns on mattresses and major appliances, categories that are traditionally some of the most deeply discounted during Labor Day promotions. Expect more retailers to join in as August winds down, with savings on furniture, tech, home goods, outdoor gear and fall fashion. Labor Day weekend has become one of the most popular shopping events of the year, rivaling Black Friday for big-ticket purchases thanks to the deep discounts and seasonal inventory clear-outs. How to shop Labor Day sales like a pro Shop early for high-demand items: If you're after a specific appliance model or mattress, early sales can help you avoid stock shortages. Compare prices across retailers: Even if a sale looks great, check competing stores, especially on big brands that multiple retailers carry. Stack coupons and cashback offers: Many stores allow you to combine holiday discounts with promo codes or rewards programs for extra savings. With deals already dropping, now's the time to make your wish list and start tracking prices. That way, when the sales peak, you'll know exactly when it's time to click "add to cart." Get more shopGMA! Sign up for our newsletter, and follow on Instagram and TikTok. By clicking on these shopping links, visitors will leave and and these e-commerce sites are operated under different terms and privacy policies. ABC will receive a commission for purchases made through these links. SOME PRICES ARE DYNAMIC AND MAY CHANGE FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. Have questions about ordering or a purchase? Click here. Mattresses and bedding on sale for Labor Day Major appliances on sale for Labor Day Lowe's : Up to 35% off select appliances, including refrigerators, washers and dryers. : Up to 35% off select appliances, including refrigerators, washers and dryers. The Home Depot: Up to 35% off select appliances. . Furniture and home on sale for Labor Day Wayfair : Save on sofas, dining sets and home décor. : Save on sofas, dining sets and home décor. Article : Up to 30% off mid-century and modern furniture pieces. : Up to 30% off mid-century and modern furniture pieces. West Elm: Save up to 60% off furniture and more. Tech and electronics on sale for Labor Day Amazon : Early deals on laptops, headphones and smart home devices. : Early deals on laptops, headphones and smart home devices. Walmart: Save on laptops and tablets for back to school. Outdoor and sporting goods on sale for Labor Day REI : Up to 50% off outdoor gear, apparel and camping essentials. : Up to 50% off outdoor gear, apparel and camping essentials. Retrospec: Save on bestselling bikes and accessories.
WIRED
29-07-2025
- Health
- WIRED
I Slept on Wolf's Memory Foam Hybrid Premium Firm Mattress for a Week and Was Impressed
For context, I usually sleep on the Nolah Evolution Hybrid (9/10, WIRED Recommends), which happens to be one of the best mattresses I've tested to date. The first thing I noticed with this bed was that the pressure relief was eerily similar to the Nolah's. Even with a more medium-firm surface, which I'd put right around a 6.5 out of 10, it wasn't uncomfortable against my hips or shoulders. This is really helpful for side sleepers in particular. The feel and firmness of the mattress are also right on target for achieving pressure relief and weight distribution for lumbar support. Too soft a mattress and your lower back bends into weird-feeling angles. As sleepers with back pain will tell you, even the slightest pressure applied to your lower back can be a means for a rough night of sleep. That being said, I think average and plus-size sleepers who are in that 150-pound-and-up range are best suited for this bed. If you have really serious hip pain or have a smaller build, this bed's firmness and pressure-relieving layers are most likely not going to agree with your joints. Not all mattresses can achieve the right support level, but here is a rare instance where I felt confident sleeping on my stomach, back, and side. That's no small feat, and I can't understate that. I picked up on that right away on the first night of testing. Throughout the duration of my time with the bed (which was a week, to be exact), I also came to appreciate the edge support, cooling, and motion isolation the construction offered. Edge support is just how it sounds—where a mattress makes sure you're not rolling off the sides in the middle of the night. Given that I love to sleep on the edge, as my two small dogs hog the rest of the bed, this is a feature I'm always acutely aware of while testing. I felt secure the entire time, and I had no issues sitting on the sides or bottom while getting in and out of bed, either. The Alpha Mattress Photograph: Julia Forbes I live in a humid climate that sticks around long after the sun has set. I had thinner, eucalyptus-based cooling sheets on the bed, which helped play to the performance of the Wolf's cooling cover. I could feel the coolness of the cover permeating through the sheets, and I didn't note one instance of overheating during testing. Motion transfer I also pay special attention to, because even with small dogs jumping in and out of bed or even with my husband who sleeps like a log, even slight movement wakes me up. One night the dogs were just trying to burn the midnight oil, but their incessant antics of trying to turn the bed into a trampoline park were unsuccessful. Slight vibrations were felt, but nothing that broke me out of my sleep trance—until someone barked at me to go outside. I don't take it easy on my critical analysis of mattresses, which is why I don't land on the high score lightly. Wolf Mattress didn't just manage to hold its own, but it made its debut on my personal all-stars list. I love the value it delivers straight out of the box. The materials feel high-quality, the performance was top-tier, and the price was on target to match. Based on this experience, I'm excited to see all the things the company has planned.
WIRED
17-06-2025
- General
- WIRED
What Type of Mattress Should You Choose?
Jun 17, 2025 9:37 AM Here's how to pick the best mattress for your sleep needs, straight from a professional mattress tester. Courtesy of Birch; Nectar Sleep; Nolah All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. If you're looking to buy a mattress, I don't need to tell you the research process is complex. To assist with that, we have a whole guide that lays out (no pun intended … OK, partially intended) where to begin. But for now, I'm going to walk through the various types of mattress materials . My hope is that by the time you finish reading this, you'll have a better idea of what kind of mattress you're looking for, which will make your final decision that much easier. To put your mind at ease, let me walk you through my credentials: I'm a certified Sleep Science coach and mattress tester of over five years. I can dissect a mattress blueprint faster than pouring your morning cup of coffee, I've perfected my unboxing form (because mattresses are heavy ), and I can recite the manufacturing process of major mattress materials at any given moment. It's a fun party trick, but it makes me what I like to think of as the final boss of mattress testing. My teammates also know their stuff (we sleep on mattresses we test for a week or more, then report back on our findings), which helped us compile this list of the best mattresses of 2025. So, back to picking a type of mattress: Despite the popularity of mattresses in a box and the image they project in our heads, it's so much more than a rectangular piece of foam you sleep on. There are four main types of mattresses: innerspring, hybrid, memory foam, and latex. To help me explain these materials even more, I asked John Merwin, CEO of 3Z Brands (parent company of Helix, Birch, Bear, Nolah, and Leesa) and founder of Brooklyn Bedding, to weigh in as well. Innerspring Truth be told, this is more of a history lesson than a type of mattress you want to shop for (unless you really love this kind of mattress; to each their own). 'Traditional' innerspring mattresses are the firm-feeling beds you probably have early memories of, given that the makeup is just innerspring coils wrapped in a cover. It's just as squeaky as you probably remember, too, as the coil type used involves connecting each and every coil to work as one unit. These are Bonnell coils, and they connect both laterally and vertically. All to say, when you lie down and your weight is pressed into the mattress, all those coils act as 'one for all and all for one' and simultaneously compress down. It's not going to work wonders for pressure relief like modern hybrids will, but it is highly responsive, which means it'll pop back into its original shape as you move around. So if you're a sleeper who moves around between sleeping positions, coils are a good feature to have, so you're getting near-instantaneous support. Why aren't traditional coils in the works with mattresses nowadays? According to Merwin, upgraded pocketed coils far outperform traditional ones. 'Unlike traditional coils that are wired together and move as a unit, pocketed coils are encased individually, which allows each coil to respond independently to movement and pressure," he said. "This design minimizes motion transfer, so when one person moves or gets out of bed, their partner feels far less disruption. It also provides more targeted support, contouring to the body in a way that improves spinal alignment and overall comfort.' While you can still find innerspring mattresses with traditional coils out there, they're typically getting phased out in favor of hybrids. Truth be told, I've only tested less than a handful of them over the years. If you're dead set on this mattress type, all power to you, and have fun on your personal mattress treasure hunt. Hybrid Traditional coil mattresses have evolved into hybrids, which is what you will likely encounter on today's mattress market (aside from latex and foam options). Hybrid mattresses are highly customizable, allowing you to pick and choose what you want in your bed, whether that's a combination of foam and coils, latex and coils, or even a mix of the three. Many mattress reviews will use the phrase 'best of both worlds' to describe hybrids, as this mattress lets you sample the design aspects of the materials involved. You can get the pressure relief you need from memory foam or latex on top, but ample support from the coil core (not to mention the aforementioned responsiveness from coil inclusion). Speaking of coils and harking back to traditional mattress design, the type of coil used in hybrid mattresses matters too, as it improves upon the design of the Bonnell coil. The keywords to look for are 'pocketed coils' or 'individually wrapped coils,' which make up the main support mechanism of a mattress. Instead of being interconnected, each coil stays in its own lane (pocket, really) and will compress uninhibited by the other coils around it. In other words, where there is more weight, the bed will feel firmer. This is especially applicable for areas where body weight is centralized when you're lying down, particularly around the hips and shoulders. Pocketed coils are also meant to outperform traditional ones in the motion isolation arena, meaning that when you move around, the individual coil takes the heat motion-wise and stops the bed from reenacting a small earthquake. With the interconnectivity of traditional coils, it doesn't take much for the feeling of movement to travel along the entire surface of the bed. Fun fact: You do not need a box spring with a hybrid mattress. This is a recurring question I see, and pocketed coils in hybrids eliminate the need for one. Box springs were designed to give more support and elevate performance to traditional coil beds, which would align certain sections of coils to yield more support. Nowadays, you may actually void your warranty if you use a box spring with a hybrid mattress—be sure to check that fine print. Memory Foam We actually have NASA to thank for this one. If you google images of those early space missions, it's no wonder that something was needed to keep astronauts from being jostled around inside rockets; hence, memory foam was born. It's evolved quite a bit from those initial iterations, especially when Tempur-Pedic came onto the scene in the '80s with a vision for it to become the basis of sleep products. Today, memory foam stands in a league of its own when it comes to the unique, compressive feel. Photograph: Bear Mattress Memory foam is more of an umbrella term for all the iterations mattress brands have come up with today, but let's refer to the mattress manufacturing expert for this one. "Memory foam is produced by combining liquid polyurethane with various chemicals, like polyols and isocyanates, to enhance its viscosity and density," says Merwin. Without whipping out the periodic table of elements and giving you a science lesson in the chemical components of this material, here's the need-to-know: These compounds form a malleable foam that holds teeny-tiny bubbles within it. How it works is, as you lie on it, your body imparts heat onto the surface, flowing into these air pockets, which in turn allows it to become softer to contour around your body. But for the science enthusiasts reading this, Merwin's got you covered: 'The key ingredient is a polymer that creates an open-cell structure, which allows the material to respond to heat and pressure. This is what gives memory foam its signature contouring or 'hugging' feel. During the manufacturing process, the liquid foam mixture is poured onto a moving line, where it expands and solidifies into large foam blocks, which we call 'buns.' At a high level, it's a blend of chemistry and precision that transforms raw materials into a high-quality product.' To say it's a natural fit for those who need pressure relief from their mattress may be a bit too on the nose, but it's arguably the most standout feature of this material. It also lessens the feeling of movement for the most restless of sleepers, which also makes it an attractive option for couples. Arguably, the biggest issue that plagues memory foam is heat retention, since once the heat has entered into these air chambers, it turns into something akin to microscopic saunas that can make the overall mattress into a nightmare for those who sleep warm. This is where the various iterations of foam come into play, as some brands infuse elements like graphite, copper, gel, or more advanced cooling technology like phase-change materials into the foams that they use. Latex The same stuff that goes into tires, balloons, and sports equipment can also be used for mattresses—and it's the good stuff, too. Latex acts similarly to memory foam when it comes to pressure relief, but is far more reactive to you moving around. Think of a rubber band snapping back into shape when released; it's pretty dang close to that. Many brands rely on organic rubber sap to create latex as we know it, and there are two categories of latex foam you'll usually find with mattresses: Dunlop and Talalay. These names refer to the production process and resulting product, as liquid rubber is poured into molds, torched at high temperatures (called 'vulcanization' and yes, I have to resist doing Spock's 'live long and prosper' hand signal every time), and flash-frozen to retain the feel. Dunlop is a firmer latex foam, and hence, firmer feel. Talalay yields a more plush feel. Latex is generally pretty even-keeled when it comes to temperature, too, keeping heat from accumulating within your mattress to maintain a nice, room-temperature feel. So, Now What? Congratulations, if you made it to this part of this article, you've passed your mattress type crash course. Hopefully, it's a bit less overwhelming to kick off your mattress research when you better understand what each product actually is . And to further your mattress education, we are actively testing beds to put into our mattress guides. These picks are not only what material works in what instance, but specific models we've tested that best exemplify what the material has to offer. There is always the option to try these mattress types in person to better discern what the bounciness of latex feels like, or the pressure relief of memory foam. But if you aren't all for a field trip to the mattress store, online brands offer sleep trials so that you can comfortably try out their products without leaving your house. Now comes the next part of our course: becoming a mattress tester yourself!
WIRED
15-06-2025
- Health
- WIRED
I Review Mattresses for a Living. This Is What I Sleep on at Home
These holes allow the hips and shoulders to get a generally softer feel, while a firmer one is upheld right under where your spine curves. A 2-inch layer of comfort foam follows for—you guessed it—more pressure relief, along with a transition layer protecting the foam from the coil core. The coils are pocketed, allowing each one to react to your body instead of making it a group project like traditional innerspring beds of old. They're also reinforced in the center and along the edges, which is just an extra-firm feel to keep these particular areas extra-supported. Lastly, everything is set up on a foam base, which lets the coils really do their thing without being compressed by contact with your bed frame. Ultimate Sleep Experience OK, enough shop talk. Here's what I like from testing this mattress. I remember when Nolah first launched the Evolution back in 2020, and it was touted as a good option for side sleepers with all the pressure relief and lumbar support features. When I eventually tried it (and various iterations afterward), it consistently delivered on these marks. Something that has always stood out to me as a major value add was the three firmness options available: plush, luxury firm, and firm. Having a variety of firmnesses is an easy way to make a mattress more accessible to all kinds of sleepers, especially with different body types and sleeping positions. I landed on 'luxury firm' for a couple of reasons, chief among them being that I'm part of a dynamic sleeping duo. In other words, my husband is a back sleeper, and I'm a stomach sleeper (who is desperately trying to be a side sleeper, mind you). All to say, these sleeping positions can require different firmness levels for adequate support, preferences not even being factored in. Luxury firm is the middle ground, and we've found it to be a welcoming amount of softness that doesn't cancel out the feeling of support. While I'm on my side, my hips and shoulders get hugged, and if I'm on my stomach, my lower back stays lifted. Everything remains relatively on the same level—hips, lower back, and shoulders—which is what you want for even spine alignment. When on your back, your spine curves away from the bed, but the pillow top takes up that space nicely. That way your back doesn't feel like it's being left out support-wise, and this eliminates a potential cause of back pain.
CNET
27-05-2025
- Business
- CNET
Memorial Day Sale Still Live: Last Chance to Enjoy a Flat 35% Sitewide Discount at Nolah
Sales events like Memorial Day are a great time to save on some big-ticket items, like new tech gadgets and appliances. Another category that sees major price drops during this time is mattresses. The holiday weekend officially wrapped up yesterday, but if you didn't get a chance to invest in your sleep for less while the event was live, we have good news. Some deals are still available, including 35% off sitewide at Nolah. Plus, select mattress purchases come with two free pillows. However, since Memorial Day is officially over, this sale will likely end soon. Nolah makes some of the absolute best soft mattresses on the market, which makes them an excellent option if you're a side sleeper. In particular, our experts recommend the Nolah Original for those on a tight budget. The queen-size typically sells for $1,449, but it's currently on sale for just $942, which saves you more than $500. There's also the Nolah Evolution Hybrid, which is our overall favorite soft mattress this year, thanks to its plush pillow top and zoned support. The queen size is currently $744 off, which drops the price to just $1,383. Both of these mattresses also come with a free pair of pillows, a $149 value. Tons of other mattresses are on sale, as well as discounts on bases, pillows, sheets and toppers. Why these deals matter Nolah's mattresses are already some of our favorites for those on a tight budget, so a chance to pick one up for hundreds off the usual price is a can't-miss bargain if you're shopping for a new bed. These are excellent options for those who sleep on their side or just prefer a cushier sleep experience, and they're 35% off right now. Just be sure to hurry, since the sale might not last much longer.
