Sunday, January 29, 2006

The Original Mattress Factory

We were able to tour The Original Mattress Factory in Cleveland on January 25. Two of our groups filled up the tours on this date and were rewarded for our drive in the cold weather. Two very nice gentleman led us around the actual factory where the mattresses are made. Although the noise of the machines made it a little difficult to hear everything that was said, we were able to watch the workers and didn't miss much of the information anyway.
mattress assembly

The Original Mattress Factory makes their mattresses without compromising the original quality that was built in to their products. Many other mattresses these days are called "no flip" which really means you can't flip them because only one side is padded, but not here. Also, the Original Mattress Factory may be the only factory still using cotton batting in their mattresses. Most other companies have switched to polyester batting. It's details like that that give the Original Mattress their reputation for quality. Their other reputation involves their prices. Since they don't sell through distributors or middlemen, they can keep their prices low.

After the interesting tour, we viewed a short video about the company which included some fun commercials they've made. We were also encouraged to test out the mattresses in the showroom.
The staff were extremely friendly and kind, even making a point of complimenting our children on their good behavior. Apparently, we made an impression all the way up the ladder there with our well-behaved children. This tour was free for all, and I highly recommend it. It was one of my favorites so far.


Their website The Original Mattress Factory has more information about the mattresses, stores or tours, if you are interested.