Do you know?
While John’s was founded in 1989 our history of retail goes back a long way. This ad ran in the Ladysmith Chronicle April 17, 1920. The Rogers mentioned here is my grandfather John Rogers (father to Jack and Darrell) and the beginning of retail for our family. When Mr Barratt passed away my grandfather and […]
Don’t be rushed into a bad decision
So many times through the year we’re told “Buy today and save!” “Sale ends Sunday!” “Buy more for bigger savings!” or my favorite dislike “Don’t lose out, these deals won’t last!” After 32 years in business I can safely say that I’ve never seen my costs drop for a week or weekend to accommodate a […]
New year and a New Mattress
The New Year quite often brings us to treating ourselves and maybe our spouse to a new mattress. Maybe it’s a Christmas present to ourselves, or just time to treat ourselves or maybe finally it’s time to admit this old bed just isn’t what it used to be. Especially at this time of year we’re […]
Natural Latex and CO2
For anyone that has been following my articles you’ve probably learned a couple of things: In general, mattresses that can’t be flipped won’t work. Pillow top mattresses, where you can’t replace the pillow top, are a waste of your hard earned dollars. Here’s a few things you may not know about our Natural Latex Mattresses. […]
A Kinder Gentler Way of Doing Business
Kinder Gentler Ideas of how business should be done are still the rule in my stores. Anyone who’s read my blog before knows I won’t carry any brand name mattresses as customer after customer who’s brought those products tells me they fail in 2-4 years, those comments are borne out by the many competitor’s mattresses […]
I Just Want a Real Mattress
Since I’ve heard this statement many a time I thought I’d address this comment. Mattresses like most things have certainly changed dramatically in the last 15 years or so. I struggled with the word “changed” in the previous paragraph I was going to use “evolved” but in my mind that means “got better” when in […]
When is latex actually latex?
Anyone who has read my articles knows I’m an outspoken critic of the mattress industry and misleading practices thereof. Here’s a big one that even I missed, mostly because I find it so incredibly misleading that it wouldn’t even occur to me to market this way. Synthetic latex is still latex by industry definition! I’ve […]
The Organic Mattress Mythstery
No I didn’t misspell the headline. Having spent over 4 decades in the sleep industry I have to say I’m appalled at not only the lack of transparency by retailers and manufacturers alike. Half-truths abound in this industry. Here’s a few of my pet peeves for mattress Mythsteries. “This mattress contains 100% natural latex”. The […]
Do you feel like you got ripped off on your last mattress?
Every day I hear a version of this “I spent $2000 to $4000 only 2 to 4 years ago and my mattress is already shot”. On the heels of that “it was supposed to have a 15 year warranty but they won’t cover it”. It’s a sad testament to an industry that I’ve devoted most […]
Do I have the best mattresses in the world?
Ok I’m pretty sure I’d be sued if I made that claim, but do I think I do? Absolutely yes! For 3 decades now I’ve tried and researched every possible type of mattress combination. I’ve tried 100’s of different materials and constructions. I’ve tried memory foam ad nauseam and if you’ll pardon the pun it […]