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The scam is in the "100% your money back if you find a lower price"

Each mattress is a different version because they use different color thread. Everything else is exactly the same as the competition.

The author wasn't very clear on this one. It's not that mattresses in general are a scam, but the internet offers to make a fortune selling them.

They aren't really a scam as such, the margins are just ridiculously high.

And there is stuff like no 2 stores having the same mattress, so you can't comparison shop.

Ah, thanks. I don't really shop or compare prices, but just get what suits my needs. I've been happy with the results and costs, so I was unsure of where the scam was.

You only buy so many mattresses in your lifetime, and they take up a ton of space. Of course their margins are high.

Mattress companies provide some of the highest payouts through affiliate marketing. As a result, there are many more bogus reviews for that product category than most high ticket items like good sound systems or cars.