Buying beds – now is the time

If you are thinking about buying a new bed or, for that matter, a mattress to replace your existing one, now is the time.

The end of one financial year and the start of a new one (in the UK) generally see big discounts on many beds and mattress products. There are many reasons for this and they include everything from clearing out old stock to trying to sell before the holiday season kicks in. The holiday period is a quiet time for most home and home fitting product sales and beds are one of them. Many people buy bed just after Christmas and the online and store based bed retailers try to keep this momentum going through springtime by increasing their discounts.

The best things to buy are, as ever, the budget priced beds. These have (and need) the fastest through-put and the longer they stay in stores and warehouses the more they bite into profits.

The other big discounts occur on end of ranges and discontinued models. Again the aim is to clear these bed and mattress products out of storage and showroom areas to make way for new stock and new lines. It is the same in many sectors.

So what do you need to do to get the best deals, or make the biggest savings?

Start by looking at the ads online. See which offer discounts, price reductions and special offers, and then check them out. You will find different deals with different sellers on different beds, so there will be a lot to look at, but ultimately this will save you money, or get you a more expensive bed for less. Either way it is worth your time and effort.

The other thing to thinks about is delivery. With many of the more expensive beds that have 4 to 6 weeks delivery, you may find that they can be dispatched more quickly. Again this is because of similar reasons, manufacturers wanting to open up storage space for new production and any new models.

If you are in the market for simply replacing your mattress, but retaining your bed frame, now is also the right time, but make sure that your bed frame is stable and in good condition.