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Re:Bed Bath and Beyond Files for Bankruptcy by jandrese on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @12:54PM (#35703226)
Mattresses are a huge racket in general. Think about how often you need to buy a mattress and then consider how many stores in you area sell only mattresses out of expensive storefronts full of salesmen. The margins per mattress have to be astronomical to support a business model like that. But on the other hand they are very heavy and bulky which makes them expensive to ship and since people generally need to try several out before finding one that is comfortable they aren't great for an online business model.
Re:Bed Bath and Beyond Files for Bankruptcy by crooked-v on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @01:49PM (#35704093)
The places like that around here seem to make their money off expensive massage recliners and other deluxe furniture, where the mattresses are just there to get people in the door every so often.
Re:Bed Bath and Beyond Files for Bankruptcy by Gamemaster1379 on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @12:21AM (#35709604)
Maybe around there. Where we are you can't find a store that charges under $2500 for a Mattress. Was such a racket I rolled the dice on a $300 shipped mattress from Amazon. No issues insanely comfortable. I'd absolutely buy another
Re:Bed Bath and Beyond Files for Bankruptcy by Ekaros on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @05:52AM (#35711428)
And here they have all the sale campaigns going on almost year round. Dropping price 40-50% or more. And they likely still make hefty profit...