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Here’s a late holiday gift for troubled sleepers jonesing for a bedding upgrade: The best Boxing Day mattress deals 2022 has to offer are officially underway (as well as several other deals competing for space during the post-holiday clearance rush). Every mattress brand worth its weight in proprietary cooling technology is doing its darnedest to top each other with their biggest and most impressive deals—which we consider a triple-header of a win for your aching back, groggy brain, and checking account.
Because we’ve spent countless nights testing mattresses—and lately, plenty of time combing the worldwide web for deals—we’ve curated an assortment of all the best mattress deals going on right now plus a Snyder’s cut of our favorite tried-and-tested sale picks that are available for even less dinero than usual. Night-night, folks, and wishing you a New Year full of blissful, untroubled sleep ahead.
All The Boxing Day Mattress Sales That Are Actually Worth Knowing About
Casper: A range of best-selling mattresses from the bedding-in-a-box masterminds at Casper—like the Wave and Nova—are up to $600 off at the brand’s New Year sale, and you’ll also find a stacked clearance section offering up to 60% off everything from weighted blankets to throw blankets and flannel sheets. Swaddle yourself up ahead of freezing January temps, and thank us later!
Amazon: A boatload of already-affordable mattresses from brands like Zinus and Casper are marked down even more at the ‘Zon so you can get a more comfortable night’s sleep in two days or less (if you’re a Prime member of course).
Helix: The more you spend, the more you save at Helix. Savings start at $100 off purchases $600 and up, before leveling out at $350 off purchases of $2,950 and up. The brand is also throwing in a a pair of free Dream pillows to sweeten the pot.
Layla: Layla’s offering a whole slew of discounts for the holidays: Take up to $200 off a mattress or a whopping $1,599 off bedding bundles if you’re upgrading your entire bedroom setup.
Leesa: During Leesa’s December Delight Sale, any of Leesa’s delightful mattresses can be yours for $700 off. Because your brand new bed needs something nice to top it off, the brand will throw in a set of luxe organic cotton sheets gratis with your purchase.
Birch: Score a new sustainable mattress from Birch for $400 off as a post-holiday treat, plus some free Eco-Rest pillows where that came from.
Aviya: Everyone’s having trouble knowing what day and month it is, so it’s maybe not so surprising that Aviya’s Black Friday sale is still somehow going strong even today. Anyhow, we’re not complaining: The brand’s superlative hybrid mattresses are still marked down by $200 if you’re jonesing to upgrade your bed.
Eight Sleep: Eight Sleep’s ultra-techy, adjustable, sleep-tracking Pod 3 mattress can be yours for $250 less during the holiday season, and while you’re at it, throw in the cover for the mattress (which is also $100 off right now).
Floyd: The Detroit-based brand is offering up to 30% off sitewide, including 20% off its mattress that’s the perfect complement to its Instagram-famous bed frame.
Cocoon by Sealy: The Chill mattress is a very cool 35% off, with some complimentary pillows and sheets in the mix to sweeten the deal.
Purple: It’s not the best deal we’ve seen on Purple, but still not nothing: Take 10% off its wildly comfortable mattresses right now.
Saatva: Big spenders, this one’s for you: Save up to 15% off orders over $1,000 at Saatva’s holiday flash sale.
Puffy: Puffy exclusively deals in plush mattresses (ranging from plush to plushier), and if you’re aching to sleep on something cloud-like this year, rest easy with the brand’s very generous $750 off sale on all mattresses. Total savings come to $1350 on mattresses when you factor in the free luxury bundle (worth $600) that the brand’s tossing in for free.
Tempur-Pedic: Save 30% on Tempur-Pedic’s cushy TEMPUR-Cloud mattress today (plus fly in $300 worth of free accessories when you use the code 300FREE at checkout). Or, save 40% on the brand’s mattress-enhancing TEMPUR-Adapt topper.
Tuft & Needle: Take up to $500 off mattresses and up to 40% off sitewide during Tuft & Needle’s year-end sleep promotion.
Nectar: Enjoy Nectar’s 33% off sitewide deal while it lasts.
Nest Bedding: You’ll find a bit of everything in Nest’s Holidayzzz Sale Bin: Mattresses and bedding are up to 50% off, and furniture is marked down by 10% off.
Awara: Awara’s winter sale is officially on, featuring $300 off mattresses, plus a bevy of complimentary sleep essentials worth $499 (including a set of sheets, pillows, and a mattress protector).
Molecule: Plenty of rest and recovery is in your 2023 forecast when you use the code BYE2022 to save up to 40% on one of Molecule’s restorative mattresses, which yields you savings of up to $800.
Plus, An In-Depth Look at Some of Our Favorite Mattresses on Sale
GQ staffers’ all-around favorite mattress is on sale. In celebration of the holiday, Helix is offering a tiered promotion, where you can save up to $450 depending on how much you’re shelling out. The Luxe Hybrid—plus a complimentary set of the company’s dreamy pillows—can be yours for $200 off.
Saatva’s hybrid mattresses are one of our favorites for luxurious medium-firm comfort and the company is currently offering up to 15% off orders over $1,000 across the site. Our tester called this bed a stylish, “dreamy combination of cushion and support,” one that offered a comfortable surface for his back and sides no matter what sleep position he chose. Plus, its lifetime warranty is nothing to sneeze at since you are, y’know, making a long-term investment.
Leesa, one of our favorite mattress brands, is offering up to $700 off select mattresses, with some bedding and cushion deals in the mix, too. We’d recommend either the best-of-both-worlds Hybrid Mattress, or the Leesa Original, our favorite plushy, supportive option in the $1,000-range.
Casper is nearly always having some kind of sale, but that doesn’t mean you should hold out on taking advantage of its primo year-end mattress deals if you’re in the market for a cushier bed for your poor back. Right now, the brand is taking up to $600 off its mattresses, plus marking down a bunch of sleek sleep accessories in its clearance bin. After our most recent round of testing, the Wave remains our pick for one of the best mattresses out there for back and side sleepers.
Aviya’s mattresses (which scooped a Home Award this year) line the interiors of swanky hotel chains the world over, and are well-known for being solidly middle-of-the-road plush—and plenty supportive. Now’s your chance to transform your bedroom into a luxury resort courtesy of the brand’s promotion, which will let you score mattresses for $200 off in exchange for your precious email information.
Floyd’s mattress, designed to fit squarely on top of its low-slung bed frames, earned a Home Award this year for its not-too-squishy, not-too-firm hybrid design. A layer of breathable, open-cell memory foam and pocketed coils hit the perfect medium, all wrapped up in a cooling Tencel cover to ward off night sweats. Right now, you can score one for a cool 20% off, no code necessary.
Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro mattress won a Fitness Award last year for its state-of-the-art advancements, which include the ability to track your sleep metrics down to the last engrossing detail. It also gently jostles you awake with literal good vibrations, and offers heating powers that are isolated to each side of the bed (so you can sleep hot while your partner stays cool). Right now, its latest iteration can be yours for $250 less than usual.
The Awara Hybrid is one of the best supportive mattresses we’ve ever tested. The company makes relatively simple options, without the different sleep zones you’d find in something like the Casper Wave. The result is a mattress that’s a bit more cloud-like—“soft, yet sturdy,” said one tester. Awara’s current promotion drops the price of a queen-sized mattress by $300 and sweetens the pot with $499 worth of other bedding gear. Plus, the company says they’ll plant 10 trees with every mattress purchased. Pretty good, all around!
Tuft & Needle’s OG mattress is one of our favorite cheap-ish mattresses (and memory foam options, period) for its double-layered construction that keeps your body supported, but cool. Plus, its slightly firmer surface is a boon for any folks who find foamy mattresses a little too forgiving when it comes to sinkage. Right now, it’s even cheaper at Tuft & Needle’s year-end sale, which is offering up to $500 off legacy mattresses like this one.
Not for the faint of heart: Brooklyn Bedding (named after the founder’s daughter, not the NYC borough) is giving shoppers 25% off its firm-leaning mattresses right now with the code WINTER25. If you’re hellbent on getting a super-firm mattress option, the Plank is the best of the bunch. The opposite sides of the mattress offer two varying levels of firmness to choose from, but we have to say, sleeping on what is essentially a plank (get it?) really helps with spinal alignment. And if you’re still on the fence, the brand also offers a 120-day free trial so you can test it out first-hand.
Cocoon by Sealy’s chill hybrid mattress is made with hot sleepers in mind, and features a stretch-knit cover that pulls away heat. (We’ve named it our favorite cooling mattress on the market.) For Cyber Monday, the Cocoon Chill Hybrid is 35% off and comes with a free set of pillows and sheets.
Our tester gave DreamCloud’s mattress top marks for its bouncy and supportive feel, especially for sleepers looking for a super plush top. In addition to 25% off its mattresses, the brand’s throwing in a bunch of added accessories valued at $599.
Ahead of the New Year, Zinus is taking 10% off its entire site, from the brand’s popular living room furniture to its also-popular outdoor patio sets. Zinus continues to top our list of the best budget mattresses, as a cheaper alternative to the Allswell Hybrid. It has a sinkable top layer that some might find a little too quicksand-like, but our testers still maintain it offers more than enough support. Side sleepers and back sleepers, look no further.
7 More Mattress Deals Worth Checking Out
Zoma’s four-layered mattresses are made specifically for athletes, and designed with “recovery” in mind. This might not mean very much to you, but it does give the brand cover to bestow each layer of its mattress with a wacky sneaker-tech-esque name. (Triangulex, Reactiv, SUPPORT+, etc.) Reviews of the mattress are generally positive, especially from side-sleepers who weigh less than 200 pounds. Both the company’s all-foam mattress and hybrid mattresses are $150 off right now.
Nectar Sleep is taking 33% off its entire mattress selection, and though we haven’t tested it ourselves, reviewers liken the brand’s cushy original memory foam mattress to a cloud.
Bear’s another mattress brand we have’t gotten around to testing yet (these brands are cropping up like mushrooms these days), but its best-selling Hybrid mattress is currently 30% off (as part of the brand’s up to 50% off December Deals sale).
We’ve never slept on a Nolah before, but this upgraded version of its basic mattress comes with options: One side is softer, for side and front sleepers, while the other is firmer, for back sleepers. It’s not like you’re going to flip your mattress regularly to take advantage—you’re probably one or the other—but the something-for-everyone concept means you’ll likely get what you need. Right now, you’ll find it for nearly $500 cheaper than normal (as part of its holiday sale) and you’ll get a pair of squishy pillows in the mix, too.
Birch’s mattresses are designed and sold by Helix with an added focus on sustainability. They’re great for anyone who wants a plush mattress made with (somewhat) more eco-friendly materials. Right now, the company is offering its mattresses for $400 less than usual during its holiday sale, plus throwing in two free pillows!
Layla Sleep is (mercifully) offering discounts without codes in its ongoing sale. The company’s Hybrid mattress is $200 off, and you can also catch some dreamy savings on other bedding bundles (worth a whopping $1,599).
As its name would suggest, PlushBed’s lineup of mattresses are satisfyingly…plush. They’re also made with organic materials, and crafted according to centuries-old methods of hand-stitching and hand-tufting. Thankfully, the brand is keeping up with the times with its holiday sale, and it’s packed with genuine steals: a wild $1,250 (!) off its signature queen-sized mattress, along with up to $349 in free bedding.