The Main advertised feature of the Sleep Number Bed® is a digital inflator control that indicates firmness. This is not a unique feature. Digital inflator controls are available on many air beds that cost hundreds less than the Sleep Number Bed® A large percent of the high cost of the Sleep Number Bed® is really due to its high advertising cost, which amounts to tens of millions of dollars. It adds hundreds to the mattress selling price.

The Sleep Number Bed® foundation and bed frame cost hundreds of dollars (about $700), but do nothing more than support the mattress. They are expensive space wasters and dust collectors. Obviously, they are a very poor investment.

The Sleep Number Bed® inflator control only has about 10 functional firmness settings. Therefore sleepers are not able to adjust the mattress to a very precise firmness. Also, only the most expensive models have a memory feature that returns the firmness setting to a pre-set firmness number. See inflator control comparsion.

Most important is that the Sleep Number Bed® is missing a critical feature. It does not have a 3" layer of pressure-relieving memory foam to get rid of pain causing pressure points, which can be essential to achieve maximum sleeping comfort.

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