1800Mattress.com

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1800Mattress.com
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Retail
Founded1976
FounderNapoleon and Kay Barragan
Defunct2021
Headquarters
Hicksville, New York
,
USA
Products Bedding
Parent Steinhoff International (Mattress Firm)
Website Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

1800Mattress.com (formerly known as 1-800-Mattress, Dial-A-Mattress and Dial-A-Mattress Operating Corps) was an American bedding retailer headquartered in Hicksville, New York and famous for its ads that used the slogan "leave off the last S for savings" (since the word "mattress" has 8 letters and only 7 are necessary for the phoneword). [1] [2]

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History

1800mattress.com was founded as Dial-A-Mattress in 1976 by furniture store employee Napoleon Barragan. His idea for the business was inspired by an advertisement for Dial-A-Steak, a business that sold meat over the telephone. [2] [3] [4] From its beginnings as a basement operation, 1979 saw the first Dial-A-Mattress ads on television [2] and in October 1988, Dial-A-Mattress started promoting their toll-free 800 number in broadcast ads. Having quickly eclipsed the furniture store where Barragan originally worked, [5] the company went national in 1994 and later the name was changed to 1-800-Mattress corresponding with the familiar "1-800-Mattress" jingle written by Andy Vallario, the President and chief creative officer of Media Results, Inc. Part of the company's growth was spurred by referrals and a familiarity with the brand, largely due to the catchy jingle and brand awareness. [6]

In 2005, near the company's peak when it was the leading bedding telemarketing company in the US, 1800mattress had more than 300 employees with annual sales in excess of $100 million. It had nearly 50 showrooms and 250 distributors nationwide. [2] On March 23, 2009, 1-800-Mattress filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection pending a proposed merger with former rival, Sleepy's [7] and later that year the merger was completed and 1-800-Mattress officially became 1800Mattress.com. In 2015, Sleepy's was acquired by Mattress Firm for $780 million; Sleepy's retail stores became Mattress Firm, and 1800Mattress.com remained in use. [8] In 2019, Mattress Firm appointed John Eck as its new CEO. [9] [10]

As of 2021, the 1800Mattress.com brand was retired and the website now redirects to Mattress Firm.

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  2. 1 2 3 4 How 1-800-Mattress Turned zzzz's into $$$$!. The New York Enterprise Report. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  3. ↑ Because a Guy from Ecuador Can Sell Soda Off the Back of a Donkey, Then Come Here and Build a $120 Million Business—All It Takes Is a Few Mattresses and an 800 Number New York Magazine. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
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