PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- When buying a mattress you often don't think about the added cost of a box spring or foundation. But do you really need to spend the extra money? When shopping for a mattress, a ...

Anyone who's visited a mattress showroom knows the dizzying variety of options available: plush or firm, memory foam or innerspring, platform bed or box spring. Each store often carries mattresses ...

When your parents or grandparents bought a mattress, it likely came as a set with a box spring. But box springs have become far less common in the last two decades. With the innovations in mattresses ...

When buying a mattress, you often don't think about the added cost of a box spring. Do you really need to spend the extra money? I went in search of the answer. You may be tempted to skip the cost of ...

Once upon a time you couldn't purchase a mattress without a box spring. Today, box springs are all but obsolete, reserved only for a small niche of users. But if you’re of a certain age you might be ...

We buy everything online these days, from books to groceries to lingerie to, yes, mattresses. And though buying something so large and so tactile online can seem strange — is it really wise to buy a ...

We thought we were buying a brand-new bed, but somehow we ended up purchasing The Matterhorn. After months of careful shopping and trying out a wide range of mattress sets at various stores, my ...

Shopping for a mattress in a store isn’t exactly our idea of a good time. All the beds look the same, it’s awkward trying them out—and the sales pressure can be intense. Thankfully, online ...

For years, it has been a common approach to use a box spring to support your bed. It's been the go-to solution to ensure you don't wake up with a sore back. However, mattresses and beds have evolved, ...