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    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2009

    My husband and I bought a Select Comfort bed, including the adjustable frame in 2004. We had been extremely happy with the bed, even recommending it to our friends and family. We have definitely changed our opinion of the bed. In the past few months, we started to notice a slow air leak on my husband's side of the bed. It is now a major air leak. Bring it to 100 at night, and by morning, it is down to almost nothing. To our dismay, when we called customer service, we were met with something less than customer service. We did everything they told us to do to determine where the leak was coming from. After jumping through their useless hoops, we are now at the point where they want us to pay for all repairs to the bed. It's prorated of course which is never ever mentioned when you buy their beds.

    Select Comfort just jams down your throat the famous 20-year warranty, which is a crock. After spending $4500.00 for a king-size air bed plus the adjustable frame, Select Comfort is unwilling to fix their obviously inferior product at their cost. They advertise a 20-year warranty, which is useless after 2 years. If the bed only cost a few hundred or even $1000.00, I could understand the inferior product and service. But to spend $4500.00, I would expect the best product and service. I will no longer recommend Select Comfort and will tell everyone I know how terrible they were to deal with and how downright indignant they were in their attitude. I must also add that it did not matter when my husband kicked it up to a supervisor. He was treated just as indifferent.

    I hope that prospective consumers will read all these reviews prior to purchase. We are not just disgruntled customers; we are hardworking people, who were not truthfully informed. Buyer, definitely beware.

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2009

    I purchased a $5000 queen bed in December 2006. About a month ago, both the remote dials went blank. I called CS and was told that it would cost $130.00 to replace the whole unit plus taxes and shipping. The pump is not the problem; it is the crappy remote that they use that needs to be replaced. I have a wired unit, and now, I have to buy a wireless unit because they no longer have the wired units! Gee, I wonder why! Maybe, they are defective!

    I left an e-mail on the company website to have someone call within a couple of hours to harass me about how I should have read the warranty and that I signed the contract! Hey, Select Comfort, screw you and your prorated contract. You advertise a 20-year limited warranty and that your mattress lasts 2 to 3 times longer than a traditional mattress. I'm calling the attorney-general's office in NJ to complain. I suggest everyone else do the same in their state!

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2009

    I had purchased a Sleep Number bed on March 9, 2006. The salesman pointed out the mattresses have a lifetime warranty. At the time of purchase, I didn't give the warranty a 2nd thought and didn't ask for documentation or a clarification on the warranty, nor did the store provide any additional information prior to or at the time of purchase regarding the warranty. Unfortunately, as a result of a recent problem, I learned the lifetime warranty is "limited". In August of 2009, one side of the Select Comfort bed began losing air. I called customer service and they provided instructions on how to determine if the leak was from the mattress or from the pump.

    After following the instructions, I was able to determine the leak is in the pump. I called Customer Service to find out how to resolve the air leak and was informed I needed to replace the pump. Also, because I had the mattress over 2 years, it is now on a limited warranty and it will cost over $100 to replace the pump as well as shipping costs. In my opinion, this limited warranty by Select Comfort is limited because Select Comfort uses sub par materials and is aware their product will deteriorate after 2 years. I believe the term is "planned obsolescence".

    What is frustrating is, if I had purchased a conventional mattress or a Thermopedic mattress, this problem would not have occurred. Equally frustrating is listening to Select Comfort's advertisements where they claim the mattress provides a better night's sleep. Based on my experience and opinion, this is pure hype. The sleep my wife and I get is not better than when we had a conventional mattress. I am considering writing a letter to the editor of our local newspaper to inform the public and alert them about Select Comfort's "limited" warranty and to what I consider to be false claims in their advertising. To summarize for anyone who may read this and considering purchasing a new mattress, "Buyer Beware".

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2009

    My problem is similar to others. One side of the bed constantly loses air. I have had my pump replaced twice. I have told them it is not the pump. It is the air chamber. There's no satisfaction with the response. They have told me "I don't have a problem". I will not buy another bed nor will I recommend this bed to anyone. I'm very disappointed with customer service.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2009

    I purchased a Select Comfort mattress about ten years ago and have enjoyed the mattress. However, since its purchase, one side of the mattress has continually lost air pressure. I have this routine of automatically checking the pressure at least twice a week. I probably wouldn't purchase another one because of their lack of warranty response.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2009

    The bed keeps losing air on one side. My wife cannot get out of the bed.

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    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2009

    I bought this air bed 2 1/2 years ago. I was told about the lifetime warranty. First, they shipped it to Denver then to Ohio. From the start, it didn't feel like the mattress I laid on in the store. I have had 3 pumps that quit working. That's the most important unit when it's an air bed. Now, this pump won't work. I called and found out about the 2-year warranty and it will cost me $157. Why should I start paying if they're not going to last but a year? They asked if we have power outages. I said, "Yes." They said, "That's why; it's power surges." I have it plugged in to a power surge bar. Now, I am stuck on 45 and my husband is on 70.

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2009

    My husband's side of the bed kept losing air. We inflate at night, it's deflated in the morning. Finally, the dial in the hand control started showing an unreadable jumble of symbols for both hand controls. I called Boise Towne Square, spoke to the manager, and was told to call Select Comfort nationally and order a new part for the bed at no cost to me; bed was unconditionally lifetime warranted. Yippee! I called the national service number and was told that the part (electrical pump) was to cost me $150, such a deal, the actual price is $500. I was so spitting mad! It seems that I did not read the fine print; the warranty is conditional. There's absolutely no resolution with the company. I was given the President's info: Bill McLaughlin, 9800 159th Ave. North, Plymouth Minn. 55442. I wrote to Mr. McLaughlin, still no resolution. This is absolutely fraudulent advertising, uninformed sales people, the most expensive bed on the market and they do not stand by their product!

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    Reviewed Aug. 21, 2009

    I purchased this bed but did not use it for over 60 days. Before I used it, Select Comfort in their web materials says that you would need to sleep on it for 30 days, not less, before you could request a return. I have been not liking the bed, but kept sleeping on it for the 30 days. No real satisfaction. I called up and customer service said that I could not return it because I was past a 45-day trial period. In my documentation, it says to call and get return authorization, but no mention was made that it was not possible past the 45-day period.

    The first CS person was rather rude to me. I called back to see if there was someone in the company to handle these issues and the next person said that he was the person and that under no circumstances would they authorize a return. Again, he was rather rude. I have checked the return policy and it is rather vague. If you call up to return it before 30 days, they will let you. You have a two-week period and if you miss it, oh well. You are out of luck. I do not support this type of business. This is the poorest CS I have ever seen. The cell phone companies are far better than Select Comfort.

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    Reviewed Aug. 21, 2009

    I purchased a sleep number bed from Kathy at Arrowhead Mall in Glendale in July 2005. Being elderly, we wanted a bed with the adjustable foundation and all the trimmings. We were told the bed had a "lifetime warranty" and if we did have problems, all we had to do was call a number and the local repairman would be there to fix it. Well, I called because the one side was dipped down leaving the bed lopsided but it says 100% on the remote. It loses air, apparently, or the mattress padding is completely broken down.

    When I called, first Kathy then the 800 number she gave me, they told me it was beyond the warranty period and I would have to pay $150 to have someone come out unless I would follow their step by step instructions which involved taking all the bedding off, unzipping the mattress cover and finding some air hose to see if it was still attached. Then, I was to cap off these things. I was not and still am not able to do any of these things so with frustration, I just dropped it.

    I started sleeping in another bedroom and leaving the $3,000+ bed sit there. Now, four years later, I decided to pursue it again. Yesterday, I called ** and was met with the same story that not only would they charge me a fee of now $160 to come out to cap off something, it would be another $160 fee to come out to repair whatever item is not working properly, plus the cost of the items!

    I get so upset when I think of this bed, the cost, and the very poor customer service I would like to burn this bed in my back yard! Whenever anyone asks about mattresses or beds, I always tell them not to buy a sleep number bed, no matter what they promise you! I wish there was some way they could be held accountable for their sales promises. Also, the guys that delivered the bed were very "unprofessional." I had not checked their work but the mattress has a puncture rip in it, which I did not find until later, and there are black smears on it. It looks like something they had stored in the warehouse without covers on it. I did not think to watch them as they were installing it. What a poor representation of a lousy product!

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    Reviewed Aug. 21, 2009

    I bought a Select Comfort 5000 bed to help with my back that was hurt in a car accident. First, the bed seemed great, then one mattress started to leak. I would set it at 45 at night and would wake up in a big ditch, the selector thingy says I was at 0, meaning there was no air in the thing. I called the company, they sent me a new one. Not even a week later, the other side did the same thing! I called the company, they sent a new one but the problem still exists! I called the company, they said it's the pump. They sent a new one and now it's even worse! Both sides now loose air sporadically. Sometimes, it happens every night and sometimes, it's good for a couple days. Also, it does it differently for each side of the bed. It also never stays on the same number you adjust it to. My wife's side is worse than mine, she has to wake up in the middle of the night to readjust hers!

    The company doesn't want to send anything new and said we passed the time. I'm guessing that means my warranty is up. So they still get paid. If not, guess I'll take the money I have for the bed and buy a real bed that doesn't suck. My advice to everyone is to stay clear of this bed and their fraudulent claims as to being the best night sleep. My **! Luckily, I'm still paying payments. Whoops, I mean I was paying payments. I'm going to call them again and see if they want it.

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    Reviewed Aug. 20, 2009

    I purchased a Sleep Number bed from Select Comfort in October 2005, my mom purchased one in 2006. Within 2 years, the air pump on my bed stopped working and the numbers on the controller were not visible. I had to have it replaced. Now mine and my mom's bed is doing the same thing. The pump is not working properly and the numbers are not visible that 3 units are malfunctioning in the same way within 3 years. Select Comfort expects us to pay $140 plus tax and shipping per unit, which is approximately $400. I have complained to them and the operator was nasty. They said there was nothing they can do unless I pay.

    In an email, they stated that once I paid, they would send me an upgraded wireless unit and they assured me I would no longer have a problem. Being that they know the units I have have problems, they assured me the new units don't have the problems I have. They refused to replace it. I can't sleep on the bed, I wake up constantly because it is so uncomfortable. This is ridiculous. I know other people who have had the same problem with the same unit. The product is poorly made and defective and they have an upgraded unit they use now, which should replace the old units that are having problems. I cannot afford to buy two pumps, one for each bed. What am I supposed to do?

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    Reviewed Aug. 20, 2009

    I sent over $4,500.00 on the top of the line California king bed. It is about 5 and 1/2 years old, and for 2 years, we've been having problems with it. First, I called because the mattress wasn't holding the air in it. They sent out 2 caps which didn't work so I called them back and they said that they couldn't do anything. Now, I have been calling because the top cover seems to have ripped all the way down the side of the bed and the foam line that goes around the air mattresses are falling apart.

    As of 8/20/09, they told me that I didn't call them back about the air not staying in the mattresses with the caps on, and I also called about the rip on the side of the bed. One person I talked to said that it would cost me $280.00 to replace the cover because the 2-year warranty was up and now they pro-rate it. Well, when I called today, 8/20/09, they are now telling me it is going to cost me over $600.00 for the cover and I am going to have to pay for the foam liner that holds the mattresses in. Plus, I need to pay for either the air mattress and hoses, in which it is going to cost me between $800.00 to $1,000.00.

    I am disabled and only get $700.00 a month. I am also getting ready to move in the next month and when I do, I will not have a bed because when I take the sleep number apart, I will not be able to get them back together. The cover is ripped up where their company just sew it together. I don't have the money to pay for the parts to fix the old bed as it is for that much money I would buy a Serta. At least, it will last longer than 5 years and I wouldn't have to worry about it falling apart.

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    Reviewed Aug. 19, 2009

    Well, like so many people who have purchased this bed, we have been so disgusted in not only the bed, but the customer service end of things as well. The pump does not work properly nor did the replacement pump. The pillows fall apart after 2 months at $120.00 per pillow. The person who sold us the bed told us they would call to see how we liked the bed and they never did. That was before the problems started as well. The bed bows and your tailbone rests on the hard base of the bed. You feel like you're sleeping in a crater and you wake up with a sore back and neck. They sent a replacement pump, but it did the very same thing. They make a claim that you deserve a better night's sleep and that this will be the last bed you'll ever purchase, to which I say **.

    I get a better night's sleep on a camping air mattress and unless they back their product, it won't be the last bed we'll purchase either. I purchased a waterbed for $600.00 back in the early 90's and had one issue with it. The company sent someone over to our house the next day to fix the problem. From that point on, nothing went wrong until the mattress needed to be replaced and that was 17 years later. After spending over $2,500.00 on this bed, in less than 2 years, we are having major problems with it and they don't send anyone to your home to fix it. No, you call an 800 number and they troubleshoot the problem while you do all the work. The pillows must be seen to believe. I tried the BBB, but got no satisfaction there as they contacted the company and probably got the same arrogant and poor service like so many of us have. I have put together 2 YouTube videos on this issue. You can view at YouTube by searching getmadgeteven.

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    Reviewed Aug. 18, 2009

    My $5000 bed is failing within 2 years’ time. I spoke with a customer supervisor who was argumentative and disrespectful. I was told they did not have service techs and basically, if I did not know what was causing the failure and not capable of fixing the bed motor myself, they could not or would not help.

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    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2009

    My husband and I purchased the Sleep Number Bed after he suffered a back injury and was having trouble sleeping on a regular mattress. We had a friend tell us how much they loved their Sleep Number Bed and that we should look into it because of my husband's back. We went to a Select Comfort dealer about an hour away. We were told to try the beds out, the found our number, told us how wonderful this bed would be for my husband, told us how the mechanical foundation would be ideal for him to get comfortable, or to get out of bed because of his back trouble, yadda, yadda.

    Several weeks after we purchased the bed my side was bowing out so my husband called to tell them what was happening. They sent out another mattress unit (minus the inside air chambers). Several months down the road the same thing. This had happened multiple times. The last time my husband called about having trouble with the sides he was told. I got to hear this first hand on our speaker phone: we are not getting out of the bed correctly, we were to not touch the sides of the bed when getting in or out (the lady could not tell my husband how this was possible), we were to never sit on the side of the bed (even when the bed was at 100, which is the hardest setting for the bed), we were too far apart in our numbers. I am a 45 and my husband is a 55 (I have to guess at my number most of the time because my wired remote no longer tells you some of the numbers). If we needed the same number, we wouldn't need a Sleep Number Bed. As this is supposed to be the point of buying the bed so each person can be comfortable.

    She said our bed was also bowing because we paid a lot extra for the mechanical bed (which Select Comfort does not stand behind, they only sell it). So after spending over $3,000 for a bed, what was the point? I have to honestly say I am appalled that Select Comfort will not honor a warranty with someone that has been called out of the United States because they are in the military. That ticks me off beyond words. What a wonderful company! I honestly do not know how these celebrities can endorse such a company. They must be getting a special Sleep Number Bed sent to them.

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    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2009

    I purchased a Sleep Number bed in April 2009, then received orders from the Army to move to Germany. Four or five months later, the air pump has stopped working and now I cannot sleep in a bed that I purchased for over $2000. I called customer service and was told that because I moved out of the country, my warranty is void and no longer valid. I am so angry that I want to throw this bed out of the window. I'm in the Army and cannot fully control where the government sends me. Now I have to either find some other pump or purchase another from the company, which is highly unlikely since the first one broke in less than 6 months. I will never recommend Sleep Number to anyone else especially those in the military. Now I will have to purchase another mattress in order to sleep comfortably.

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    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2009

    The bed sleeps well when it's adjustable. The foam piece down the middle is noticeable but has remained level with the air chambers. The air chambers have held up okay. I also had the air pump fail within about two years, first one side after 18 months, and the other side six months later.

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    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2009

    I bought this bed (Sleep Number 5000). We have replaced the pump last year and now it doesn't work right and is always losing air and I can't afford another one. Now, one of the remotes doesn't work and doesn't show which number you’re on. I will never buy another Sleep Number bed. They want you to keep trying all these steps, but nothing ever gets resolved. You spend all this money on the system and then you have to pay for new parts. I’m very unhappy.

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    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2009

    We purchased a Sleep Number bed with the understanding it was the greatest bed on market. It turns out to be the biggest over-priced junk I have ever had. Warranty covers nothing and it is always low on air and totally uncomfortable. I had to replace the frame once after falling apart in the middle of the night. After reading other reviews, I see I am not the only Select Comfort sucker out there. I only wish there was a legal remedy for all of us suckers who wasted hard-earned money on mis-advertised junk.

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    Reviewed Aug. 12, 2009

    I bought a queen size Sleep Number bed from Select Comfort in Woodland Hills, CA in September 2008. I tried to return the bed on 11/12 (two weeks after using the bed) and the man at the store told me to try the bed out for one more month. I tried the bed for one month then I called to return it and it turned out I'm way passed the return date! I've called the company several times to tell them how uncomfortable the bed was and all they said was they were sorry that I was so unhappy.

    I spoke to the supervisor of customer service and I told her that I feel like the air mattress is pressing up against my back and she suggested that I go buy a mattress topper. I do not want to spend one more penny on this bed! I also told her that I was really upset that my Sleep Number change through the night. I would set my number at 45 and I wake up and it has magically changed to 50. Although the slight change in pressure may not affect some people, it affected my back tremendously. She said, "The air mattresses fluctuate with barometric pressure. You should know that."

    My response to her was, "How am I supposed to know that? I'm not a physicist!" I also told that when someone sleeps on the other side of the bed when they change their number, it affects my number. She told me that both of these complaints were in my owner's manual. Who reads the owner's manual? I asked if I signed anything stating what I complained about and she said no. I contacted my cousin who is an attorney and she gave me some information (off the record) as to how I should go about my complaints about this bed. She referred me to several sites to state my complaint. I'm seeking that I be refunded for this bed. I have not had a good night sleep since I got this bed. All I want is a good night sleep! Please.

    I bought the bed for $1,985 and an adjustable mattress frame for $1,985. The manager at the store gave me this long story how he was a back expert and how the adjustable mattress would be like therapy for my back. What a lie! Buying this bed was the worse purchase I have ever made. I signed up for their three years 0% interest deal. The store entered my invoice two months late and I was hit with a whole bunch of late fees which resulted in harassing phone calls from GE Money Bank. Please help me. I would like a lawyer to contact me for a consultation.

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    Reviewed Aug. 12, 2009

    My husband and I bought a Model 9000 California King Mattress with a remote on 08-01-2005. We received it on 08-05-05. On 7-08-07, I called Sleep Number, talked to Julie. I had problems with the air chamber on my side of the bed. I was told to tear apart the bed, disconnect hoses and put caps on nozzles coming out of air chamber, put all back together and sleep on it at least 4 nights and to call them if I felt a change. I was also supposed to check the hoses when disconnecting for cracks.

    I called on 7-21-07 and talked to Vicky. They were sending a new air chamber in 3 to 5 business days. On 7-29-07, I received and put the new air chamber in the bed. On 8-01-07, I talked to Sonya with still yet an air problem (leak). She said she would send me a pump unit. On approx. 8-19-07, I received and installed, not a new pump unit, but a refurbished one, and new (or used) hoses. They also sent a new (or used) remote!

    I had problems with the bed since. Finally, I called them at the local stores (Greensburg and Tarentum, PA) and the customer service number. On 11-29-08, I called and talked to Eric at approx. 11:02 a.m. I explained that my husband's side of the bed is like sleeping in a hammock! He told me to e-mail him pictures to customer service along with name, e-mail, etc. They were to call me by 12-01 or 02-08. I called on 12-01-08 talked to Sarah at approx. 1:0 0p.m. She said to send pics to Select Comfort, 9800 59th Ave. North, Plymouth, Minnesota 55442, Attn: Eric in customer service! I did.

    Mind you, the pictures we took, which we still have copies of, clearly shows the hammock hole on my husband's side of the bed. We used a yard stick, laying it both ways. I received an e-mail from them (Stephanie) on 12-10-08 apologizing for the delayed response and telling me to re-fluff the mattress cover, shake it like a rug a couple of ways to loosen the fiberfill, then run the vacuum cleaner hose over the area of the cover where you usually sleep. Also, I could rotate the foam pad 180 degrees so we weren't always sleeping on the same area of the foam! Do this 1 to 2 times per year.

    My husband and I both work construction, work long days and hours and need our sleep. Since this day, Customer Service told us that the only thing they can figure out is that our foam is "broken down" and we need to replace it, for a couple of hundred dollars (don't recall the exact price)! I asked about the warranty. Of course, the foam isn't covered other than manufacturer's defects! This mattress cost us $3,868.99! This was just the mattress!

    The mattress top, which we have covered at all times with a good mattress cover, has a slight tear in it, which I just noticed and it just happens to be in the spot where my husband's lower back or so lays. I have to sleep on our couch most of the time to get a good night's rest. My husband tosses all night, every night. We've called both stores and customer service and all they suggest is keep trying to find your "sleep number" and maybe the foam needs to be replaced. I don't feel we should have to replace foam that started breaking down (if that is the problem) approx. 1 year into owning the mattress.

    We need help with this problem. We are at our wits' end. We aren't getting sleep and we are both stiff as a board when we get up, If we last that long in the bed. For almost $4,000, we should feel like we are sleeping on a cloud! It's even hard to get out of this bed in the morning. I've also talked to a doctor and a chiropractor about the hammock effect in the bed and they both agreed that your spine should be straight, in a line, not bowed down into a mattress! I have a herniated disc in my lower back, sciatica problems and upper back problems and just can't sleep in this bed.

    Would someone please help us with this matter? I hope I haven't confused you with this letter. My husband wants me to go buy a mattress topper, which will cost approx. $250 to put on top of this mattress so he can sleep, but we really hate to throw away this money if we don't have to. We will be waiting to hear from you. I don't always have time to look at my e-mails due to my work schedule, but if you could call us, we would really appreciate anything you can do.

    Thanks so much for your time and I will never recommend one of these beds to anyone! One more thing, since 2008, we've talked to Ken at the Tarentum store and to customer service trying to get this resolved. Ken said he was trying to go through "higher ups" to help us, but after supposedly trying, and me calling him several times, I believe he quit trying and I was about to give up and throw the bed out, but we can't afford to do that. We feel the company should back up their product and they aren't. In our eyes, the bed is junk and we would like to at least get our money back and get something much better, probably for less money!

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    Reviewed Aug. 12, 2009

    I purchased a king size Sleep Number bed about 8 years ago. Since purchasing it, I have gone through 2 pumps, and replaced both of the mattress chambers 2 times (dual chamber for a king). One side of the bed is significantly higher than the other, so you have to roll up or roll down to go from one side of the bed to the other. I also, for the past year at least, have to fill the chamber every few days to temporarily fix the issue. It is extremely uncomfortable and I wake up with a back ache every day. So much for the advertised 20-year warranty. Warranty on what? Every time something is wrong with it, you have to pay for it. Big surprise, the location that I bought it at closed about a year ago.

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    Reviewed Aug. 11, 2009

    On June 5, 2004, we purchased a Select Comfort 7000 queen-size pillow-top mattress system with a wireless remote control. Total purchase price was $2572. We have had numerous problems with this mattress system from almost the beginning. The air pump was replaced in 2005 because of a loose hose coupling, which resulted in an air leak and loss of pressure. Shortly after that, we began to notice a very distinctive dip or "valley" forming down the center. It has become uncomfortable to sleep on, because you feel as though you are going to roll toward the center all the time.

    We called about that, and Select Comfort told us it was probably due to defective plastic support members and suggested we replace them. They sent new ones, which required dismantling the entire mattress system. That made no difference at all. We called to say the mattress still had a valley down the center and lying on it made you feel as though you were still going to roll to the center. They then told us the pillow-top had formed a permanent "body impression" and needed to be replaced for $450. We asked if the pillow-top could be reversed but was told that would be impossible. At that point, this Select Comfort mattress was a little more than two years old. We did not opt to spend another $450 on top of an increasingly apparent very poor mattress investment.

    The last year or more, one side has consistently lost pressure, so every four or five days, it has become necessary to top off the air in that side. However, now, the LCD display on the wireless remote has failed and has become unreadable. I called Select Comfort, only to be told they would send us a new remote for $40. I refuse to spend any more money on this bad sleep system. If we knew then what we know now, we would have never bought a Select Comfort Sleep System! We would have bought a good quality conventional mattress and will likely do so in the not-too-distant future. People need to know this is not a premium sleep system; it is buying trouble and paying a high price for it.

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    Reviewed Aug. 10, 2009

    I read all the other reviews and I have the same problems. I am now into this expensive piece of junk 4 years and on my second pump. Now, it's leaking too. Apparently, these pumps only last for 2 years. I do not recommend anyone waste their money like I did buying something that I thought would last for many years. I'm ready to throw mine out!

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    Reviewed Aug. 10, 2009

    We purchased our bed in 2005 for the full price of $2400. Our pump on my husband's side went out. This being my first complaint to the customer service dept., I, of course, expected 100% replacement coverage since we were told at Sleep Train that the company honored the 20-yr warranty. So to hear that my new pump was $500 and my portion was $193 was really hard to deal with since we are both senior disabled people on a fixed income. We had no choice but to borrow the money so we could at least have our bed back. And that order was last week and we are still waiting for the pump. I do believe that there should be a class action suit against the company. The corrupt way they mislead people is devastating to people like us who have no other choice but to purchase their parts.

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    Reviewed Aug. 9, 2009

    I bought this bed for my mother who is wheelchair bound. I purchased it in Friendswood, Texas for delivery in Duluth, MN in July 2006. Less than two years later, the motor that controls the head and foot adjustment went out. I had to pay $180 for this replacement. I too expected this to be under warranty. Then in July of 2009, when visiting my mother, I found out that the wired remote for the air didn't work. This actually was probably not working for sometime but mom didn't realize it. Again, it would cost me about $150 to replace. Luckily, when I went to the Select Comfort in Duluth, the salesperson told me I could get the air to a comfortable position and cap the air chamber off and I hope that mom doesn't experience a leak of some kind. I was seriously considering buying one for myself but do not think that they live up to their marketing standards.

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    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2009

    I thought we were the only ones who hated our Sleep Number bed and the lousy company that misrepresents nearly ever aspect of ownership and warranty. We purchased our Sleep Number bed in June 2008. It took nearly a month for the platforms to arrive. When we were finally able to put the bed together, one of the air bladders had a leak which took about two weeks to be replaced. Then, we couldn't get the air pressure to remain constant, which meant either the bladder was again leaking or the pump or the wired control was not working. It took until late February (more than eight months) before the bed functioned properly.

    It is now a year after our purchase. We have had two defective (rebuilt) pumps, suffered the total frustration of dealing with the worst and rudest customer service department of any company we've ever had to work with and we have been forced to do extensive tests (always to prove the equipment wasn't defective - we were the real problem). We have not had a good night’s sleep since we first got into this bed. I know this is just blowing off pent up frustration, disappointment, rage and also embarrassment that we were so stupid to buy this bed and spend the last year going through what all these other people have also gone through. I am somehow grateful to realize we are not the only one who hate Sleep Number and will tell everyone not to buy one. We are going to buy our new bed today, and as soon as it is delivered I am personally taking the Sleep Number nightmare to the dump.

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2009

    I purchased a 7000 in June 2007. The wired remote went bad and could not read it. I called today, 2 years and 2 months after purchase. I was told that they do not make wired remote anymore and that they would cover only 70% of the replacement cost of a refurbished pump that cost $570. My cost? $154 plus handling and shipping. My total is $180.58 after only 2 years and 2 months. The bed is good for sleeping, but I do not recommend buying any Sleep Number beds. Just keep reading. This is my first and last repair. If it goes bad again, it goes to the dump.

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2009

    We purchased the top of the line Select Comfort pillow top king-sized bed 5 years ago. Two years ago, the remote quit working and they replaced it after several contacts. Now one of the pumps leaks air. I contacted them and as they don't have a service department, they instructed me on the method for diagnosing the problem. After several days of trial and error, it was determined that the mattress was not at fault, but that the pump was not working properly. I found out as most others have that the twenty year warranty decreases in value starting after just four years. It is now costing me over $200 to get a refurbished pump as they cover only 68%. However, they don't cover 68% of a new pump, but charge you the prorated amount on a used one that should probably sell for less than $200. I regret buying this bed and do not recommend it to anyone.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2009

    I have a Sleep Number 9000 for about 7 years now. After about 3 years, the wired remote went bad, you could not read it. They sent me a pump with the remote. Now it went bad again and they told me that they do not make the wired remote anymore. I have to get the wireless, which will cost me $200.00. What happened to my 20-year replacement?

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2009

    In May of 2007, I purchased the Select Comfort 9000 bed and only 2 years later, the pump has malfunctioned. Of course, they prorate the supposed 20 warranty and provided a refurbished pump that is costing me over $180. This is just unacceptable. I have read where many other consumers have had the same problem with the pump. They need to be held accountable for selling defective equipment.

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    Reviewed Aug. 3, 2009

    I purchased a queen sized 7000, 4 years ago. I had to replace the pump within the first 60 days. They sent a refurbished replacement. Now less than 5 years later, I'm replacing the pump yet again. It, too, will be refurbished as well. This time, it is costing me $200.00 plus shipping. That is with a 64% warranty. So the way I calculate this, I will have to replace the pump at least twice more before the 20-year warranty is over. Each time, the pump will cost more and more until finally I'll have to pay the full price, which is over $600.00. Each replacement or refurbished pump only has a 30-day warranty because it's used. They come from the returned beds. To get the full 2-year warranty, you must pay the full price which is over $600.00. I told the person I spoke with in customer service that if I had known then what I know now, I would never have purchased this bed! The beds are expensive to buy and obviously, expensive to own.

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2009

    My wife and I bought a Sleep Number bed in December 2006. It was a big expense for us, as we are retired. But we felt it would be worth it to get relief from back pain. And it was, until six months ago. Our digital remote controls became difficult to read, and the pump stopped working. We figured since we paid $2,326.84 for the bed and were told there was a 20-year warranty and "exceptional customer service," there would be no problem in repairing or replacing the pump and remotes. Not so! When I called the service number, I was told we would have to pay $114 plus some additional fees and taxes to replace the non-working parts. That is a lot of money when you are retired and on a limited budget. We were amazed that our expensive purchase didn't last even three years.

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    Reviewed July 31, 2009

    I purchased my Select Comfort 9000 Queen in 2005. Within 2 years, the bed began leaking air on one side. I could control it with the remote, so have been doing so now for two years. Now, however, the remote has quit working and the bed has gone flat. When I called customer service, they said that after 4 years my warranty has a 68% prorate. After only 4 years!

    And that's after only 4 years of a 20 year warranty! What a rip. I will never buy another of their beds and will do whatever I can to discourage anyone else for buying one. I am retired and reside in a golf course community so I know many people in the particular age group of people looking for such products. I intend to do everything in my power to let others know what kind of experience I am having with Select Comfort!

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    Reviewed July 31, 2009

    I bought my Select Comfort 7000 (i8) in 2005 for a whooping $3000, and after 2 years the pump system went out on my bed just as other consumers have reported. It took us months to even figure out what was wrong with the bed and we had to wait for the parts to be shipped while experiencing major discomfort. Then less than four years, we experienced the rolling to the middle and the "body impressions" or decompressed pillow top as other consumers have reported. This is insane! There is no way to rotate the pillow top as a traditional bed recommends and we are not instructed to do so if we could! So we are essentially stuck with a very uncomfortable bed and serious back pain. When you call customer service, they try to send you a lift kit which you have to pay for that doesn't do a thing, but raise one side and make the bed even more uncomfortable and firmer. They also sent out a replacement air chamber which they tried to make me pay for, but I pitched a fit, they didn't.

    That didn't fix the problem one bit! At this point, I don't know if it's the pump system again or the pillow top, but the bed is causing back pain and I'm not paying for anything else. I did not pay this exuberant amount of money to have to "rig" this bed in later years because of an obvious design flaw in their bed and it still doesn't work. I have been told it would cost $800 to replace the pillow top and they won't do anything for me. I'm not paying another penny to this company! They need to fix their problem for future consumers and help those of us that have purchased previously. I would have been miles ahead with buying any other type of bed. Consumers need to know about this! Owners are not speaking up. If anything, I hope I can help someone to make a better choice and not buy this Select “Discomfort” bed. The product is misrepresented and does not live up to what they claim.

    In the last couple of months, I have a serious back injury and experience pain everyday and I have sought the help of a physician. I am not sleeping and have not been able to do my regular exercise routine. This is seriously affecting my health, well-being, and job performance. I have missed work due to my back pain. We went fishing last weekend and slept in a rented mobile home on the lake. The bed was obviously old and wasn't even on a frame. I did not wake up with the back pain I had been experiencing in the Select Comfort bed. Figure that? I'm a mom raising two kids and I go to school at night. This morning I couldn't even lift my arms to blow dry my hair - I was in such pain. I don't have a lot of money and pulled money out of my home equity to pay off this bed. I'm looking at having to buy a new bed which I cannot afford. What do I do?

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    Reviewed July 30, 2009

    Just a note to say: I have a Sleep Number 5000 waterbed replacement and I just love it. I have no back-ache in the morning and it is very comfortable for both parties.

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    Reviewed July 30, 2009

    We purchased a Select Comfort bed 8 years ago and were led to believe it would last for 20 years! Two years ago, we began having problems, rolling into each other, lump bed, compressed mattress and it became the "Select Discomfort." Of course, none of our issues were covered by the warranty. I will never recommend this $3,000.00 bed to anyone.

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    Reviewed July 27, 2009

    We had our new king sized bed installed by your delivery company. On the first night, I slept fine but my wife's side continued to drop in number and firmness. We changed sides, I set it at 35. it then came down to 30, then 25. We called your customer service dept. and they were not only not helpful, but insulting - suggesting that it could be a change in barometric pressure, etc. (from one side of the bed to the other?) They insisted that we go through the diagnostic test which we did. By definition, a 40-minute minimum. And please show me in the book where it says how to access the code!

    On the third call, they told us how to check, and it was not on both sides, so the bed was fine (except one side still kept sinking). We called our local sales manager and she came to our home, checked out the bed and find that the hose on my wife's side was not snapped in. She reconnected and the leak is gone, no thanks to your "service reps or instruction book." Most troubleshooting instructions go to the simple solution first, i.e., is it plugged in - how about a check on the hose connection? It was clear that your service people simply wanted to get us off the phone and had no desire to listen and diagnose the problem.

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    Reviewed July 27, 2009

    My husband and I purchased a basic Sleep Number bed in January 2009. I suffered from back and neck pain, and the store clerk promised the bed would help. The bed he showed me was of normal height, and he showed me wireless digital controls. When the bed arrived, it was lower than normal. The controls were not digital or wireless. I called the customer service department and was told the digital controls were extra. How are you supposed to find your "sleep number" if you can't see the numbers? I went back to the store and spoke to a different salesman; he gave me a couple of digital controls.

    The bed did not help my back and neck problems. I called the customer dis-service department again to return the bed before the 30-day trial. They said I had to pack up the bed, ship it, and pay $350 to return it. I decided I could not do this with my bad back. A few weeks later, one side of the bed completely deflated! The customer dis-service department was of no help.

    You are made to "troubleshoot" following their directions over the phone. You practically have to disassemble the damn bed, only to find out the pump doesn't work. They said they would send me a new one. When the new pump arrived, it came with non-digital controls. I called to tell them they sent the wrong thing. The woman at the other end said that was what her "records" indicated. I asked to speak to a supervisor, but she said she could not transfer me! She said I had to return the parts. I told her I was not returning anything until I got the right part. She said they would bill me for it.

    My husband now sleeps in the deflated part of the bed. It's worse than a hammock! He doesn't have a bad back now, but he will soon! All I want at this point is to return the damn thing and get my money back. But they won't take it back because the 30-day "trial" has expired. What can people like us do? How can a company that treats people like this and lies constantly about their product and service be allowed to continue to stay in business? Somebody please help!

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    Reviewed July 27, 2009

    First, the Sleep Number bed was not comfortable for us. There is a bar that divides each side for individual control that limits space on each side and overall use of the entire bed. Second, Sleep Number promotes the claim of refunding money if the bed doesn't work out, yet they fail to mention that they only refund half the money. No one ever mentioned that, not in the advertising, not in the store. That's a problem. They need to be more upfront about that.

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    Reviewed July 24, 2009

    We purchased a Sleep Number sofa bed in 2006. We began having problems with it almost immediately. Air bladders deflating due to the cap on the air bladders needing to be replaced roughly every 3 months. Air deflating because of the hoses developing kinks. This problem happens approximately every month. Air deflating because of the spot where the hose meets the air bladder separating. This happens approximately every 6 months. Broken pump. This happened to us once. Burst air bladder. I called customer service to see how much I will have to pay for a new one and they sent me to a voicemail box that said someone would call me back within 4 business hours. Since it is 2PM on Friday, this means that someone might call me at 9AM on Monday about this?

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    Reviewed July 24, 2009

    The pump went out on our bed 4 months after the 2-year warranty (not 20). I had to "purchase" a new pump (which is refurbished). I called to complain and was told it was clearly stated in the warranty that all replacement pumps are refurbished. How long will this one last?! They were quite rude in Customer Service, which tells me they take these complaints all day every day. After reading all the other complaints on this website, I see that everyone else is also having the same problem with the pump. They always go out just as the warranty runs out. And you are stuck! I paid a lot of money for this bed to just toss it, but see that I will be buying pumps for as long as I keep it. This seems to be how they make their money on top of the high price of the bed. And it doesn't even let me sleep well. I still have backaches. I would never recommend this bed to anyone and wish I could let all new prospective customers know what they are getting into. It is a scam.

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    Reviewed July 23, 2009

    We bought a Sleep Number Bed with a 100% guarantee, if we didn't like it, we could send it back. Well, we hated it. It was like sleeping in a chamber! We called them and told them we wanted to send it back. They said they would send us a shipping label and when we returned it, they wanted us to try a bigger bed! They sent a shipping label to us and we returned all of the bed. We decided we didn't want to try a bigger bed and cancelled the order! Ever since, they have been calling almost every day and harassing us. It started out they said we owed them $179.00 for the shipping of the bed back. We owe them nothing and now with interest and charges, it's up to around $2000. We disputed it and still get the calls and charges! Help!

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    Reviewed July 21, 2009

    My wife and I purchased a basic Sleep Number bed several years ago that has served us well. Four years ago approximately, we purchased a second bed and were talked into upgrading to a bed with a pillow top. One year later, the pillow top was compressing to a degree that the bed caused backaches. We talked to the customer service department, and they eventually replaced the pillow top.

    Now 3 years later, we are back to the same place with a bed with deep body impressions that cause backaches. It is like sleeping in a hammock. The store people said it shouldn't happen, but it has. The customer service people said, "Sorry, there is nothing I can do." Select Comfort should include a disclosure dealing with this issue. As it is, the bed is useless. We were clearly misled.

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    Reviewed July 21, 2009

    I love my bed, but not being able to sleep on it for three weeks was not right. I called to order a replacement air cushion and was told that it would take 7-10 days for delivery. So, I paid an extra $20 for 2-day delivery. Of course, that's 2 days after the 2 days it takes to ship it out. When I got it, I broke a hose fitting while trying to install it. Guess what? 7-10 days to deliver a small plastic fitting. 8 days later, I received the fitting(s). Yes, 4 fittings. All of them are the same size. But my mattress has two differently-sized hoses going to each air cushion. The fitting I broke was on the small hose, and the 4 fittings they sent me were for the large hose. Guess what? 7-10 more days for the smaller fitting to be delivered.

    I told the lady I was speaking to that I could not wait 7-10 days. I said, "Can't you just put it in the mail today?" She said no. So, I asked to speak to her manager. She said her manager could not do anything she couldn't do. I said that I would hold. 8 minutes later, another woman came on the line and said she was the manager. I told her about my problem, and she apologized and said she would get the fitting in the mail that day. I thanked her and said goodbye.

    The ** lied. The postmark on the envelope was three days after I spoke to her. I now have the fitting, and I have my bed back to normal. But I will never buy another Sleep Number bed. And if anyone asks me what I think about it, I will relay this story to them. I am also copying this story and spreading it across the internet. So much for customer service. Thanks for nothing.

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    Reviewed July 20, 2009

    We purchased the top-of-the-line king size bed in 2001. The pump recently malfunctioned on one side of the bed. I called customer service and it will be 5 to 7 days before we receive the new pump. The bed is useless without this pump. They also prorated the replacement cost of the pump. Not real happy.

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    Reviewed July 19, 2009

    We purchased a Select Comfort Sleep Number bed in January 2005. I was told "specifically" by the salesperson that this bed had a 20-year warranty like no other company! He said that no matter what goes wrong with it, you call customer service, and they send out a new part for it. It wasn't until yesterday that I found out that he omitted the fact that after two years, everything is prorated, and you pay a portion of it! Nor did he mention how expensive the parts were!

    After paying approximately $1,200 for the bed (with discount), I now look at the prospect of the parts I will be forced to buy for it year after year! I have had to replace the pump 3 times since 2005 (which were then covered by the warranty). This would be the fourth time in 4 years that it needs replacing. This year, it will cost me $160 plus shipping and handling for a new one.

    If I were to pay just that price for the next 16 years of the warranty, it would cost another approximately $2,500 just for pumps! And that's not the cost I'd be paying, as each year it goes up! So in the long run, if pumps are replaced each year, I'm looking at a total cost of this bed being closer to $4,000 in all! And if I were told that upfront when I went into this expense, I would have thought long and hard before agreeing - and never would have agreed to it!

    What makes me doubly angry is that when I called customer service to find this information out, all they would tell me is that it's all in my contract, and I should have read it! I didn't expect that I was being lied to by the salesman! I admit it's my fault for not reading the contract when I got home, but I was stupid enough to believe that he was being honest. I'll never make that mistake again!

    And even after speaking with a supervisor on their 800 number, I was told the same thing. No exceptions because I was lied to - no nothing, other than $160 plus shipping and handling. I told them to keep it! I'd rather go buy a new regular mattress every few years, and know what I'm getting, than pay them another cent! I told them they just lost me as a customer, and anyone that I may have referred, as well!

    I even saw that there's no email for the CEO or president of the company! Most companies have that information on the Internet. I do hope that a class action suit is brought against them for all the underhandedness that they give to customers, and the lack of customer service! This is one company I'd like to see go belly up in this recession. At least, they wouldn't be able to rip anyone else off!

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    Reviewed July 18, 2009

    The connector to the air bladder of the mattress pulled out. Their policy is not to be helpful to make the problem your fault. My mother sleeps on this bed, and it helps ease some of her pain. My pain is this - the extremely poor support of their products. It is obvious that this is a manufacturer's defect on the connector (The adhesive dried out and cracked in less than 2 years.), but they will only make you pay for another part. Their solution was to throw in an extender kit for the pump tubes to the bed. Again, their warranty is useless. When you pay this much for a bed, you would expect them to take care of it. This is the second time we have had to pay for a bladder in a bed we bought in 2004. If it didn't help my mother, I would never buy another thing from this company.

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    Reviewed July 18, 2009

    I purchased a Select Comfort Mattress and within a short amount of time, the pump stopped working. I called SCM and they sent a replacement and return shipping label free of charge. Within no time at all, the second pump stopped working and once again, SCM sent a replacement and return shipping label free of charge. I asked the customer representative if there were complaints of the pump failing and she said I must have been the lucky one to get two that stopped working.

    Now, the replacement pump has gone up again and I am going to contact the company later this morning. I believe they will hold up their warranty on the pump but with everyone complaining about the pump failure, I am not looking forward to this pump failing after the warranty runs out and then I am going to have to replace it at my own cost. If they warrant the bed for 20 years, that should include all parts. I am really beginning to think that this bed was not a very good purchase. I got it from HSN and if they ever advertise it on TV again, I hope to be able to get in and give a testimonial that they live up to their warranty, but beware of the pump going up.

    No economical damage yet, but if the pump goes up after the 2 year warranty, I will have to lay out for a replacement myself. I don't think that is right considering there are enough complaints that the company should be working on fixing the pumps, so they work for the life of the bed.

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    Reviewed July 17, 2009

    I own a Sleep Number Bed RV edition that was an option in a new 2008 Motorcoach I purchased in 2007. The control unit quit working on July 15, 2009, exactly two days after the full warranty expired. When I called the company and the first representative asked when did I purchase the bed, I was honest and told her July 13, 2007. Subsequently, she told me that I would have to pay a prorated 28% to get a new controller. My wife then called a supervisor and explained the issue that the unit was only three days (at most) out of full warranty. The representative stated that she was sorry that we had been honest answering the question. The company did not have any way to verify the date and had to take our word for it. However she refused to make any accommodation, so we still had to pay the full 28%. I then sent an email to the CEO Mr. McLaughlin, explaining the situation and asking consideration.

    I received a phone call from "John" who restated that they would make no exception but that they appreciated us being honest. He also said that it was unusual for their control unit to fail after only two years. I told him that fact didn't help me one bit and that I was extremely disappointed in their position although I did understand that they had no legal obligation to do otherwise. If this had happened even a month after the two years, I would not have expected any dispensation, but come on... two days! While we like the bed's sleep performance, we are not pleased with having a problem after only two years, nor are we pleased with the cost of $135 so that we can continue to use a bed that costs many hundreds of dollars new. We would not ever purchase another one just because of the attitude of the company which is always set by upper management.

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    Reviewed July 11, 2009

    I purchased the mattress in 2006, paid close to $2,000 for it with a discount, but I have had problems since the beginning. I received no satisfaction from the company. They do not send anyone out to inspect the defects. I got nothing but lip service, so I finally gave up calling. I just read the other complaints and wanted to share mine. Please investigate. I think that there should be a class action suit brought against them for false advertising, shoddy merchandise, and very poor customer service.

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    Reviewed July 10, 2009

    The pump for our Select Comfort Mattress stopped working for the second time a few days ago. The first time, it was replaced. But 1 1/2 years later, the new one is also defective. I was told that even though it is only 1 1/2 years old, it goes by the original date of the bed purchase (2002) and I would have to pay 48% of the cost to replace it, which is absurd. How could something less than two years old that was barely used be considered the same age as the bed that was purchased five years prior? The supervisor said all warranties work like that for replacement parts. I also noticed, after pulling the top back, that there was black mold on the air chamber and on the foam on my side of the bed and that the foam is torn on my husband's side. So much for a twenty-year warranty, customer service was no help and neither was the supervisor I spoke with.

    We do not have the money to replace the pump or the foam at this time due to economic reasons. And for Select Comfort to claim that the bed will last for twenty years, which was one of the reasons we purchased it in the first place, should not be allowed if they don't live up to their warranty. Also, you hear about how black mold affects the health of those that are exposed to it and I’m concerned about that as well.

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    Reviewed July 10, 2009

    Earlier this year, we bought a Sleep Number bed at the cost of $4,000. During the sale, the salesperson assured us that after the 30-day in-home trial, if we were not satisfied, that we could return the bed at a cost of $200. I directly asked her to verify this more than once during the sale. Never once did she change her story. After we got the bed, we decided that is was not for us and called to have it returned. My husband was spoken to rudely and told we absolutely cannot return the bed, not even call to have them pick it up, until the entire 30 days had passed. Also, he was told that we would be charged the $200 plus the pick up fee of $159. My husband argued with the customer service person and said that is not what we were told in the store. She proceeded to tell us that we would be charged this and could be made to make payments for as much as six months on our credit line and that this is all spelled out in our contract and we should read it.

    I emailed customer service many times trying to resolve this and to get them to tell me I didn't owe this, but they would never in so many words say I did or didn't until finally I had to ask them outright. Then they too told me I owed this amount above the $200. We even tried to call the store that we bought the bed from and were never allowed to speak to the salesperson who lied to us. We were only told by the manager that we were in fact lying about never having been told this information. We ended up paying $159 more than agreed to for the 30-day trial period. My husband has an extremely bad back (which is why we tried the bed in the first place), and in consequence of not being able to return it before the 30 days, my husband had to sleep on a mattress on the floor because he could not sleep on that bed for the remainder of the trial. It was just too painful.

    In the end, they came and got the bed and we ended up having to pay the extra money. They did not continue to charge us up to the six months. Thank goodness. Having read all these complaints, I see that I am very lucky to have gotten away with only being ripped off for $159 more than I agreed to, and that others are being victimized much worse than we were. I truly feel for all the people who have been deceived by the supposed 20-year warranty only to find it not to be true. Thank you for this board and to all the victims of this horrible company that have taken the time to post their experiences.

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    Reviewed July 8, 2009

    I purchased my first Sleep Number bed four years ago. I read the warranty and was aware of the proration. I have since purchased three more Sleep Number beds. In the last four years, I have had one occasion to call customer service with a warranty-related problem with the LCD on the controller. They sent a brand new controller, and a return label for the old controller. For four years, in a very humid area of the country, we have not developed any mold problems. I am extremely satisfied with my beds. I would highly recommend this bed to anybody! The warranty is much better than spring beds, even a stain on the cover can cancel them (I know!).

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    Reviewed July 5, 2009

    I purchased Sleep Comfort bed with high hopes of "sleep comfort" for myself as I have polyarthritis and history of uncomfortable and difficult sleeping pattern. Just after 2 year warranty expired, my pump and hand held remote failed. Now just after two years, I am expected to "pump" more money into my mattress that I paid $1,500 for. People just need to go back to the old fashioned box spring/mattress combo, which can give you numerous years of service w/o buying new support systems for it. It’s a rip off, if you ask me.

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    Reviewed July 5, 2009

    I purchased a 9000 Sleep Number bed in 2005 and now am having problems with one of the air chambers staying inflated. I have read via the Internet many bad reports of this problem with the product and the lack of customer service from Select Comfort. I intend on pursuing this problem I am having until I get satisfaction from you, even if it means standing outside of the store in Savannah with a billboard stating my problem with the product and turning potential customers away. I am trying to be courteous over this problem. But after reading all the complaints regarding Select Comfort, I do intend to follow through with my plans, if you choose not to replace my pump unit. Thank you in advance for a speedy reply.

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    Reviewed July 3, 2009

    I own four Sleep Number beds, two king-size ones--I think one is a series 6000 and the other is a 7000--and two full-size 4000. When I first got to thinking about buying a new bed here was the real dilemma I was in at the time, folks. I had been sleeping on a Beauty Rest Bed for many years long ago with my wife, and one day, a spring sprung right in my lower back area. Boy, did it hurt my sleep. I tossed and turned all night long, and soon, my back was in miserable shape.

    I contacted the company, and they sent a representative right out to take measurements of wear and tear. Then he took the label off the mattress to identify my mattress as it being a Beauty Rest Bed. Then he sent out a letter to me, asking me to send him a copy of my receipt (of which he was told was lost in a flood in my basement). His response was for me to guess which year and which three months of the year I bought the mattress, from whom, and if their recordkeepers could find the paperwork (along with a check of mine for $400 for 3 months, then it would be then pro-rated!). If not, guess again and so forth! Well, I said to my self that it's no bargain! That's a rip-off!

    So I began a painstaking look around for almost a year and a half in every mattress store around. I would come in after work and literally go to sleep in one of their beds and see while I snored if it was comfortable or not for my needs. Did you know that of all the stores I most traveled in, Select Comfort was the only one never to throw me out or insult me! They even knew me by my first name when I came in the store! I was a tractor trailer driver at the time, so I worked wee morning hours and got off in the afternoon.

    Well, I must admit I was impressed with my first king-size bed. My second has a pillowtop that just can't be beat. This year, I added a warmer blanket with dual controls and a ten-hour timer it came with; and boy, it's so comfy. It's real hard to get me outta bed in the morning on a fall or early spring day when it's still cold outside. I don't have to heat up my whole home anymore. Now, I turn off the thermostat at night on cold nights and warm up under the blanket. If I forget to turn it off, it's ok. It will shut off by itself in 10 hours from the time I turned it on, and it can't overheat.

    Also, for you, women, listening out there, it is also washable. Don't use bleach. Follow the instructions given. You'll love how cheap it is right now as well as on sale. If you have any questions from me, just ask. No more backaches! I love my beds. No problems. I have recommended these beds to many friends throughout the years who have experienced the same results. My special thanks to the stores in Columbia, MD and Towson, MD which especially never threw me out nor ever thought of me as a hermit either.

    I was a serious shopper interested in buying an expensive bed and had to be sure and their guarantee even stated to me that they will send the bed to me at that time to sleep on it for a month and that if not delighted, to call up and they'll pick it up. It was great service. Excellent customer service reps as well. If you're looking for an excellent bed, go with with Select Comfort. Peace of mind, body, and soul.

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    Reviewed July 1, 2009

    I've had three Select Comfort beds for over 10 years each and never had a problem. I would recommend them to anyone. I don't believe that there is any more chance of mold or moisture in this bed than any other bed.

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    Reviewed June 30, 2009

    I have had Select Comfort beds for over five years. We returned the 5,000 as I have fibromyalgia and there was not enough foam there to suit me. We have since bought two 7,000s, and we wouldn't give them up for anything. We have had to replace the air pump once. That seems to be their weakness. We were told and made to understand that the pump had a two-year warranty; that was never hidden. The inside of our beds look brand new. Where in the world is mold coming from? I live in a state with very high humidity. I don't understand it. With my fibromyalgia pain, we spent enough money buying mattress sets (that we were not allowed to return) to buy a good used car. Then, we found the Sleep Number bed. My life is so much better, thanks to this bed. I can never use anything else.

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    Reviewed June 30, 2009

    I am very unhappy with my Select Comfort bed! Paul Harvey and Lindsay Wagner had advertised these beds and the product is not worth the money. This was a very big expenditure for us and we have had problems with the foam that covers the pool floats tearing because of the difference in our sleep preferences and also, the pump. My pump is bad and now I have to pay the prorated price. I was told the new pump would only have a 30-day warranty! What a scam. I informed the customer service person how unhappy I was and that I would never recommend this product to anyone and her response was "I'm sorry". Perhaps I need to make a video and upload to the internet. Maybe then I will get some response. Buying something with a 20-year warranty is unrealistic. When this 20-year warranty is offered, they don't tell you that after 1 year everything is prorated.

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    Reviewed June 29, 2009

    We purchased a Sleep Number Bed Model 5000 and had problems with the air pump within the first month, which they exchanged free of charge. Less than two years later, the pump has had the same failure. Their customer service department has said that this particular pump has had problems and that they are moving all replacement pump customers up to a new wireless model due to the wired units failing.

    The new pump is costing me 132 dollars to replace with a 30-day warranty and Chad stated that if it goes bad after 30 days, I have to buy another one at that same cost. I bought the bed in the Burlington Mall in Burlington Mass for over 1,800 dollars and was promised up and down that this bed was fully guaranteed for 20 years - The only reason I bought this type of bed. I explained to Chad that if they knew there was a problem with this whisper 5000 pump and I've already had this problem before, if they could work with me. I was flat out told, no.

    I talked ten of my friends into getting this bed and I will be contacting all of them and begging them not buy another product from Sleep Comfort because unlike other companies - they just don't stand behind their product or help their customers, at all! I'm extremely unhappy with this company - the way they do business and the fact that I have to lay out more money for an expensive product with very poor components. Very Unhappy!

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    Reviewed June 29, 2009

    I purchased a Select Comfort series 7000 five years ago. After the first year, the air pump with hardwired controllers burned out and had to be replaced. I had to call customer service again on June 29, 2009 as I am experiencing the same problem with the remote control, it burned out. Well, to my surprise, the warranty doesn't fully cover this, as my bed is over two years old. When I purchased the bed, I was guaranteed a 20-year warranty against defects, this is not true. All consumers, be aware, do not buy a select comfort bed for any reason, it will cost you more money in the long run. The people at Select Comfort will not do anything to help their current customers. I can't adjust my bed right seeing as the numbers on the controller are burned out. Out of pocket expense not worth it.

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    Reviewed June 29, 2009

    My recommendation: Do not under any circumstances buy a Select Comfort Bed. The fact that I find it uncomfortable is a personal assessment, not the subject of my complaint. Specifically, the warranty, as represented by the salesperson, is a sham. The fine print backs up the company, but rest assured you will have problems with this product and need to replace the air pump or the air chambers, etc. Select Comfort pays a little as 5% of the replacement cost under the terms of their warranty. It is just my opinion, but I feel that a mattress (no box spring, no bed frame, etc - just the mattress) that costs $1500 should last more than a couple of years. Based on the fact that I have had two defective air chambers in less than eight years, I estimate that I will pay close to double to use the product for the full warranty period. To this I just say, "No!" Thanks for nothing, Sleep Comfort. PS - Watch out for the black mold that grows on the air chambers. Many believe it makes you sick.

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    Reviewed June 28, 2009

    I purchased a Sleep Number bed at the Chandler, Arizona store in 2005. Over the past year, I have been unable to sleep! The foam has areas that have "caving" in and we have called for help many times. First, use the vacuum on the foam. We did. Next, try turning it. Next, "oh, it's normal wear and tear, it's not covered". The store employees said you have a 20-year warranty and that's why we purchased it. Except, the 20 years doesn't include it. I went to 3 different stores in Phoenix area and all employees said it's covered, just call customer service. No one in that company in sales has obviously been trained to either tell the truth or have any idea what they are talking about.

    I called the local area manager and he said he would send it up the ladder and call me back. Needless to say, when I finally called him back, he said "not covered, but we would be happy to sell you another". I visited Sleep America, one of Sleep Number's distributors, who said they too have had this problem and their area manager always replaces the foam at no charge for their customers. I have very bad arthritis and I am in constant pain, have had and will be having additional surgeries. I can not again come home from the hospital and get into this, which makes everything worse. I also cannot afford to purchase another bed. This Sleep Number bed cost me over $3,500.00 not even four years ago.

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    Reviewed June 27, 2009

    We purchased our $7000 bed about 81/2 years ago. 7 years ago, I started having problems sleeping then with weakness in arms and legs. This has progressed to the point that now I have lost some sight in both eyes and do very little for myself. The doctors had thought I had MS. After numerous tests, they have said there is no sign of MS (thank goodness). But they are at a loss as to what is wrong. I had one doctor ask if I had radiation exposure. This got us thinking this was environmental. My husband said he wondered if we had toxic mold in the house. I checked online about molds and found that in the US doctors do not believe mold can cause neurological problems; however, in Europe, they have linked the toxic black mold to MS, diabetes, and leukemia.

    After reading many articles, I found the most common place for this type of mold to grow is moist and dark environment. My husband took apart our bed and the air chambers as well as the foam were covered with black mold. We went out and bought a new bed (not a Select Comfort). After talking with my parents, who also have this bed, they told of similar problems as I have as well as my dad being diagnosed with diabetes after they had had the bed a couple years. They are inspecting their bed now also. With all that I have lived with and my family has had to deal with my illness, it makes me very angry that getting rid of this bed helps. People need to be aware of the health risks with this bed. I spoke to the manager of the Lynnwood store about 3 years ago because I was concerned about this possibility. He told me it was not unheard of but it would be easy to detect as it would be allergy type symptoms. Well, I can only wish that I had allergy type problems. I have doctors baffled as to why I can not think, speak clearly, and coordinate my brain with my body and numerous other problems.

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    Reviewed June 24, 2009

    I have owned my queen sized Select Comfort bed since 2004. A while back, I replaced a chamber although I don't think that was the problem and subsequently had to replace the hoses. In October 2008, I replaced the cordless remote as sections of the numbers were not lighting up. Just this month, June 2009, the same thing happened with the remote. While I could understand the remote malfunctioning after four years, I was a little perplexed that this one only lasted nine months. I politely made my concerns known to customer service and after numerous emails, was thanked for my concerns which would be submitted for a management review.

    When asked how long a management review might take, I was told there is no specific time frame if I'll get a response at all. I am well aware of their policy in replacing parts at 36% of the cost, but spending $34 every 4 years as opposed to every 9 months is a big difference in today's economy. I questioned if shoddy workmanship could be the reason that this remote only lasted 9 months instead of 4 years like the original remote. Of course, that was not addressed in any of the 10 or so emails discussing this matter. While I do find my bed very comfortable, I feel the company does not review their complaints on a case by case basis and I think they should.

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    Reviewed June 24, 2009

    I bought a new motor home with a Select Comfort bed installed in it. I loved the bed, but hat to replace the defective pump/motor in two months, because it would not hold pressure. Now after 2 years and 1 month, the LCD displays on the controls, which show the bed or mattress pressure, have disappeared. Select Comfort is very stern in saying "no exceptions" to their two-year warranty, from the date of purchase of the motor home. Worse yet, I ordered a new pump/motor and was told it would take 5-7 working days to get the unit in. I ordered last Thursday and was told this morning it should/could be in by Friday or Monday.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2009

    We purchased an extended king bed 4 years ago. The sales associate told us that we had a warranty for 20 years. Well, the second year the pillow top started tearing away from the top. We replaced that. This year the pump went out; we replaced that. Then the air chamber, which is nothing more than a rubber float, broke. We had to replace that. My husband and myself constantly fall in the middle of the bed and feel like we are in a hole. When we replaced the chamber, you could see that the old chamber was outlined with my husband’s body. It looked like someone took a marker and drew around his body frame on the chamber. Nobody from Select Comfort cares. The sales associate never told us the warranty would be prorated after two years. We paid $4,000.00 for this bed. We are very sorry that we purchased this bed. Our neighbor was ready to buy a Select Comfort bed and we told her our problems. She decided not to purchase one.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2009

    My Sleep Number Bed arrived with an additional charge for the bed controls. When I called, they said they would send the controls included with the bed and we did exchange them. However, the controls that came with the bed did not have numbers on them. How can they call this a Sleep Number Bed if the controls don't give you numbers? We have a very difficult time adjusting the bed for our guests who have sleep numbers. One couple had a horrible sleeping experience at our house. I wrote to them and received no answer.

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    Reviewed June 21, 2009

    I am very unhappy with the Select Comfort bed. It has a big crease down the middle and I have contacted the company and they are just not interested in my problem. Here is to everyone who is thinking of purchasing one, they tell you about the warranty but my pump has gone out twice and I had to pay for a new one.

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    Reviewed June 20, 2009

    We purchased a 5000 series king-sized bed and believed in the 20-year warranty. The warranty was strongly stressed by the sales associate. This contributed to the purchase of this product. Four years have passed, and I now have a broken valve on the air chamber. I called Select Comfort and was told that I would need to purchase a new air chamber at a cost.

    What happened to the 20-year warranty? I was advised that the warranty is for 2 years, and then it became prorated. I was not informed of this when I inquired prior to my purchase. I will tell all the people that I come in contact with of my experience regarding Select Comfort. I hope all who have issues will follow suit. Let's make Lindsay Wagner find a quality product to endorse!

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    Reviewed June 20, 2009

    My wife and I purchased a 5000 series king size sleep number bed. The salesperson specifically stressed the 20-year warranty. Select Comfort should be more honest with their clients. After four years, I now have a broken air inlet valve on the air chamber, which now means that I need to spend more money out of pocket to repair a bed with its 20-year warranty. We spent $2300 on this product. After this amount, for a bed that consist of a plastic frame, hard outside foam, two heavy duty air chambers (I call the pool floats) and a 20-year warranty, we now need to spend more money to get a new pool float (air chamber). I'm very dissatisfied with this product and I hope that everyone who feels the same as I do will inform all the people they come in contact with. I wonder if Lindsey ** is totally aware of all these complaints. If so, shame on her.

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    Reviewed June 20, 2009

    My wife and I purchased a 5000 series king size Sleep Number bed. The salesperson specifically stressed the 20 year warranty. Select Comfort should be more honest with their clients. After four years, I now have a broken air inlet valve on the air chamber, which now means that I need to spend more money out of pocket to repair a bed with its 20 year warranty. We spent $2300.00 on this product after this amount for a bed that consists of a plastic frame hard outside foam, 2 heavy duty air chambers (I call the pool floats) and a 20 year warranty. We now need to spend more money to get a new pool float (air chamber). I'm very dissatisfied with this product and I hope that everyone who feels the same as I do will inform all the people they come in contact with.

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    Reviewed June 20, 2009

    My wife and I purchased a 5000 series king size Sleep Number bed. The salesperson specifically stressed the 20-year warranty. Select Comfort should be more honest with their clients. After four years, I now have a broken air inlet valve on the air chamber, which now means that I need to spend more money out of pocket to repair a bed with its 20-year warranty. We spent $2300 on this product. After this amount, for a bed that consists of a plastic frame, hard outside foam, two heavy duty air chambers (I call the pool floats) and a 20-year warranty, we now need to spend more money to get a new pool float (air chamber). I'm very satisfied with this product and I hope that everyone who feels the same as I do will inform all the people they come in contact with.

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    Reviewed June 19, 2009

    Since my bed has been losing its air, about a month now, my wife has started to have a nasty cough. I unzipped the pillow top to find black mold. I'm taking a sample to an allergist for testing. Not having the trouble of collapsing sides for it's set down in a waterbed frame. When you compress air, the air in that chamber will condensate that's why air compressors have water drains on the bottom of the tank to drain the water off due to condensation during compression. Truly a very bad design flaw that the company doesn't want to admit to. I just hope that this mold isn't toxic for if it is, I will file suit against them. My wife is suffering from constant coughs that only came about ever since my side of the bed won't hold air. I suspect that the air discharging is laced with mold and is getting to my wife causing her to cough half the night. Most times, I find her asleep in the recliner, unable to be in the bed that makes her cough.

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    Reviewed June 18, 2009

    My husband and I have had this bed since 8/08. We have a 5000 series bed, Expanded Queen. We bought a refurbished bed to save money, but still paid over $1,600, plus waterproof mattress pad and linens. We purchased the bed and frame direct from Select Comfort. We have never been happy with this bed, and Select Comfort would not allow us to return it. We purchased the foundation from Select Comfort as well. Things we do not like:

    1. Took several pumps being returned to finally get one that didn't deflate overnight. We would find ourselves sleeping on no air in the morning. My husband has degenerative discs in his back, and we thought this bed would help him. But when he would wake up each morning sleeping on no air, his back was tremendously aggravated, requiring more epidural shots in his back.

    2. After receiving a pump that finally would hold the air in the bed, we could start to find our sleep numbers. Mine is 35, his is 60. I weigh 140 pounds, he weighs 300 pounds. If he gets out of bed before I do, his side sinks to 5 or zero, and my side sinks in as well. Very disturbing if I am or should I say was asleep.

    3. Thank God we bought an expanded queen. We didn't realize that the "mattress" has foam all around the perimeter of the air beds, and an inner foam that keeps the two air beds separated. We cannot comfortably cuddle any more at night, as there is a definite divider between us. The expanded queen offers no more than a twin size bed for each of us to actually sleep on. What a joke. If we would have bought a queen size, we would have had even less room to sleep on than our old pillow top normal queen size mattress.

    4. If you sleep by yourself, I can see where this mattress might be comfortable. But for a married couple it is not comfortable. Spontaneous intercourse? Don't even think about it. You better inflate your mattresses first!

    5. I want so bad to get rid of this Select Comfort bed and frame, but we cannot afford to buy a normal mattress and box spring due to the amount of money we have invested in Select Comfort.

    6. Save your money and go out and buy two air mattresses instead. I don't see a difference.

    Economic damage: Cannot afford to buy another "normal" bed for a long time, due to the investment in Select Comfort. Physical damage: Deflated sex life.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2009

    This supposedly wonderful bed is nothing but a constant source of problems--unreadable numbers on the remote, both sides of the bed losing air from one night to the next, a dip in the middle of the mattress, and more. We have 2 of these beds in our house and have been through 3 sets of remotes and currently need 2 new ones (even though this is not a common problem, according to Shannon at "customer service").

    I can't believe they want us to pay anything to replace these defective parts. They've already gotten over $4000 from us just for the bed and accessories! Oh, and another thing, does the mattress pad ever stop shedding feathers? You can probably guess that we don't recommend this bed.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2009

    I now have owned my Select Comfort for a couple weeks over 2 years. I spent thousands, purchasing a 7000 King with dual remotes. Just like every bed you purchase, it is always more comfortable than your old bed. After all, that's why you are looking for a new bed after all! We quickly found out that this bed was not any more comfortable than any other pillow-top bed. I have back problems and made the decision to purchase due to the hype and the fake 20-year warranty they advertise!

    Now, the bed is only two years old, well two years and two months; and one of the remote controls stopped working. And now, half the bed won't inflate! Since I am two weeks over my first two years 100% warranty, I have to purchase a new pump system. They act that they are so wonderful and that they are only going to charge me $154 of the $500+ supposed cost of the Firmness Control System. Can I purchase 1 of the controllers? No! I have to buy the whole system. Plus I bet if we see the invoices of the Firmness Control System, I am paying more than what they are paying for the system.

    My advice, do not purchase a Select Comfort bed, Sleep Number bed, or whatever other name they may change it to. That wonderful 20-year warranty? What you have to pay, should something go wrong, goes up 4% each year. Oh, you start at 25% by the way! I now have to pay $154 for a new system and am supposed to feel good about it per the people at Select Comfort, because the Firmness Control System costs over $500! Again, do not buy any of their products!

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    Reviewed June 14, 2009

    We were having trouble with air leaking from one side of our extended queen Select Comfort mattress. I took off the top to examine the pump connection and found huge colonies of mold! I am not sleeping on it one more minute. We have had the bed 5 years and Select Comfort will gladly send us a new foam top if we want to pay for it. This won't solve the problem anyway. It will occur again and again. The customer representative I spoke to, David, told me that this was a rare problem and that we should probably dry off better after a shower! We will have to spend $2000-$3000 to replace the bed.

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    Reviewed June 12, 2009

    I paid $5000 for the bed and was very happy with it (had back problems that got much better with this bed), however I had to change the pump 3 times (each time there's a $180 charge - also the remotes don't work). The base got stuck in the middle and would not go completely down. For a bed that's this expensive, the warranty is pathetic. Why? Because they know that there are problems with it.

    I am tired. When I call support I am being patronized and told that they understand my problem. Really each time I have to pull the bed and unzip the mattress and dig in the back and figure this or that and then I end up with, “You need a new pump.” It is cumbersome to take the bed apart and figure things out not to mention aggravation. I would not recommend this bed. I was going to buy one for my daughter but decided against it.

    The 10 year warranty is BS - the customer support is trained to be courteously sarcastic at best. This is how they make their money, it's not the mattress it's the expenses that you keep incurring after that for the years to come! It's a good bed but with too many issues and problems definitely not worth the money or living up to their promises!

    The motor that brings the bed up and down is not working now either and now I have to pay for that to be replaced and that is even more of a pain to replace and if I want someone to come out and replace it, that's another $160 on top of paying for the motor and the shipping and handling. So I think you get the picture!

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    Reviewed June 12, 2009

    When we purchased the bed, we were never told the bed had to have special base board to keep the beam supports from sagging. I paid over a grand for this bed that is suppose to be guaranteed for 10 years.Every supports have to be replaced. This has been over two years. we have tried adjusting and having the pumps go out. Now, my back hurts every time i wake up after sleeping on the bed.

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    Reviewed June 11, 2009

    We bought a top of the line Sleep Number bed less than 3 years ago and spent over $5,000.00 for it. I am having problems with the wired remotes. They seem to be ghosting numbers and not showing the true number. Also, the bed does not seem to be inflating flat, but creating a trench in the center. It’s just not as comfortable as it was when we first got it and that was just a couple of years ago. I contacted Select Comfort customer service and received this reply: This means that Select Comfort will cover 72% of the replacement cost for the defective component. Your cost to replace the pump under warranty is $126.00 plus tax and shipping. This would be a wireless pump unit, equipped with a built-in leak test and interference free technology.” They admit it's defective, yet I have to pay for it? I can live with that, but then they tell me "Service is not covered under the warranty and we would be unable to send an assembly technician out without charging you." Can you believe this? Don't ever buy this bed! It's a rip-off. If there is a class action lawsuit in the works, please count me in.

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    Reviewed June 8, 2009

    I purchased this bed a little over two years ago. Thirty day trial period is hardly enough time to "find" your Sleep Number, let alone get a decent night sleep after finding it. Center foam support has compressed to where if both sides are on same number still a trench in the middle. I have continuing and additional aches and pains from fibromyalgia. My husband has developed back and shoulder problems. The TV ads sucked me in, thought this was answer to all my health problems. Not. I thought it would be ideal as my husband and I have different tastes in mattress firmness. Sleep Numbers were not at all what advertising said they would be and we have tried them all. Has not helped at all and I have developed some new health problems. I have seen complaints about mold but have been too scared to look and see if I have any. That could be the cause of chronic headaches. I highly do not recommend this bed.

    Of course, I chose the payment plan and interest rates besides the bed are killing me. Very seldom do we wake rested and refreshed, and are out several thousand dollars besides. I would just like to stop making the payments as money that has been spent on healthcare would have paid it off a year earlier. Very frustrated and don't know what to do. Stuck with a terrible mattress and can't get away from it.

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    Reviewed June 8, 2009

    I purchased a Sleep Number for my son who has scoliosis. I bought it in November of '07. In June of '09, the foam sides are shot and the bed is a saggy lump of nothing without support. I was told that the foam walls are not part of the 20-year warranty. This is ridiculous as it is a very important aspect of the design of the bed. You are left with no choice but to purchase new ones or throw away thousands of dollars invested with less than two years of use. When you ask to speak with a manager, they give you someone else who will tell you they are the top of the line and you may not speak with anyone else.

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    Reviewed June 4, 2009

    I purchased a Sleep Number Bed in September 2007. Within a few months, the bed began to sag in the middle. I called Customer Service and was sent some cheap foam rubber and instructed to take the bed apart and insert the form where it was sagging. The result was that it did nothing to improve the sagging. In May 2008, the pump used to fill and change the firmness of the chambers quit. I was sent a replacement at no cost. In May 2009, the pump once again quit. When I called Customer Service again, I was informed this pump would cost me $125.00. I asked to speak with a supervisor and asked how they could market a bed with obvious defective pumps and expect the customer to pay for it. The bed costs in excess of $2,000 and is totally dependent on the pump to operate the chambers in the bed. All of this was to no avail and I am now stuck with a bed that is not only uncomfortable, it is not in a condition that can be used at all. I believe this is unfair to the unsuspecting public and the Sleep Number Bed should have a lifetime warranty for the pump!

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    Reviewed June 3, 2009

    We purchased the 5000 King Select Comfort bed in October 2006 for over $2000. Shortly (a few days) after the 30-day return policy expired. We decided the bed was not that comfortable and we wanted to return it. Since it was over the 30 days, they would not let us return it and sent us a piece of foam that was to make it more comfortable. That didn't work so we just decided to make the best of a bad deal and keep the bed, after all it had a 20-year warranty.

    Well, we called today to get a replacement piece of foam because the foam split down the middle of the bed and we were falling into a groove it made. Well, the 20-year warranty was not any good because the foam and other pieces are not covered. They wanted us to pay over $300 to replace the defective pieces that only lasted 2.5 years of a 20-year warranty. It looks like we would be paying over $300 every two and half years, so we decided to just go buy a real bed. I have only two things more to say: 1. the 30-day tryout is not enough time to see if the bed is going to work for you; 2. the warranty is not any good and I would not ever purchase another Select Comfort bed again and will tell everyone I know that it is not any good.

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    Reviewed June 2, 2009

    I was taking apart my Sleep Number Bed and there was mold on the pillow top, the air chambers and the lining. It was extremely disgusting and was so bad that it ate through the mattress/pillow top. I called the Select Comfort Company and they stated they would replace whatever is needed to be replaced. They stated that they now have a mold free mattress air chamber foam lining, etc. I have received the replacements and will be putting together the bed once again. We shall see. As a result of being exposed to mold, my allergies have worsened considerably to the point where antihistamines no longer work and I have terrible allergy attacks where I choke, cough, have watery eyes, and sneeze and can't breathe. I've had to see my doctor in regards to these allergies, they are so severe.

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    Reviewed June 2, 2009

    We purchased a Select Comfort Sleep by Number bed and it was the best thing we ever did (I thought). I didn't realize how soft I liked my bed and how hard my husband liked his. Yes, there are some issues with him rolling down on top of me but the rest I get outweighs this problem. We have had our bed maybe for six years, I'm just not sure. Because I like my side softer and sit on the edge of my bed, the foam broke down in a very short period of time and now causes the air chambers to not fit properly, which I could still live with. It wasn't until we decided to have our carpet cleaned and paint our walls that we took the bed apart and I almost got sick from what I saw: mold, lots and lots of mold. I contacted Select Comfort and as other people have stated they said they now make a better air chamber and they were more than happy to replace it.

    The problem I have with the mold is two-fold. First, I have been having headaches for the past year which I never had before and just haven't felt right. Second, and even worse, my husband found out he has terminal cancer and has been going through radiation and chemo treatments. From the research I've done, someone with a low immune system, such as someone going through chemo, is more apt to have a harmful effect which brings me to my concern. My husband was recently hospitalized and he had fluid in his lungs. They don't know why he had fluid since his treatments had been going fine. He also had an accelerated heart rate, 229 vs. 90, which I don't know if could have anything to do with the mold but I will certainly be checking with his doctors and researching this further. He has a very limited time on this earth and it doesn't need to be interrupted by mold in our bed.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2009

    I purchased a queen size Sleep Number bed, Personal Preference 4PT in January 2003 from Sleep Train Mattress Centers in the East Bay of San Francisco, CA. I was experiencing back pain and soreness and stiffness in the morning. I paid $1,980 for the bed which was a good deal more than I would have paid for a traditional mattress and box spring set. I looked forward to finally getting a good night's sleep.

    Unfortunately, I discovered that the bed had a serious design flaw. The two inflatable air bladders are not connected together which causes a gap in the center of the bed. The gap is large enough that when a person moves toward the center of the bed, they fall into the gap. Once you are in the crevice, it is difficult to get out. So, I often found myself waking in the middle of the night, sore and uncomfortable from being stuck in the gap.

    The problem of the gap became apparent soon after I purchased the bed and I contacted the Sleep Train store in Antioch, CA where I purchased the bed. They were aware of the problem and told me that there was a repair kit available from Select Comfort. I contacted Selected Comfort and was told that the gap was a result of the bed's design but, they had developed a repair kit that they assured me would correct the problem. When the repair kit arrived, an employee came to my home to install it. I was expecting that the repair kit would contain a new and better designed support for the center of the bed. What I got was another piece of the stiff foam rubber that was already used in the center. The repair consisted of taking this additional piece of foam rubber and shoving it down into the center of the bed next the existing piece of foam rubber.

    The repair did nothing to improve the problem with the gap. The gap is caused by a fundamental design flaw. The two narrow inflatable air bladders are not connected together; therefore, any heavy object that moves off the center of the air bladder slides into the gap that widens as the two bladders are pushed to the side. Even on a queen size bed, the air bladders are very narrow, only about twenty inches wide. In the natural course of sleeping, a person's body tosses and turns and rolls over many times during the night which causes them to slide into the gap.

    By the time I noticed the problem and contacted The Sleep Train store that referred me to Select Comfort, the manufacturer of the Sleep Number bed, and then finally had the repair Kit installed, the 30-day-in-home trial period had expired. I had no choice but to try to live with my $2,000 mistake. I thought I was purchasing a technologically advanced sleep system. What I got were two air mattresses forced together by blocks of foam rubber and held together by a zipper on the pillow top.

    I am six feet tall and weigh only a hundred and fifty-five pounds which means that my weight is pretty evenly distributed over the bed's surface. I have now had the bed for six years and every night I curse the engineers that designed the bed. I have tried every combination of inflation pressures to reduce or eliminate falling into the gap but it is impossible to fix an inherent design flaw. The best solution I have found is to roll up a large blanket, support it with pillows and make a wall to prevent the body from moving toward the center of the bed.

    You may be wondering about how well the bed works with two people in it. The short answer is, in the morning you have two unhappy people who did not get a good night's sleep. What about sex, you ask. Well, unless you are a contortionist with an uncanny sense of space and balance, you will probably find that falling into the gap in the center of the bed is not very conducive to a satisfying sexual experience.

    The only type of bed that I have ever slept on that is as bad as the Sleep Number bed is a sofa hide away bed. It is, my opinion, that if you must have a bed where you can adjust the firmness of the mattress, you would be better off spending $50 on an inflatable air mattress and place it on top of a standard pallet or box spring.

    If you must have two mattress that the firmness of each can be set independently, then buy two singles and tape or tie them together. It may not look pretty but it will save you $2,000 and if you put a mattress cover over it, no one will ever know and your body will thank you in the morning.

    To add insult to injury (and I am not talking figuratively here), the design flaw that causes a lack of support in the center of the bed also destroys the foam rubber waffle cone pad on the top and the pillow top as well. I have had my bed for six years and because I am frequently away from home, I have probably only slept on it about 50% of the time. I changed the sheets on the bed this week and washed the mattress cover too. I decided that since I could not flip or rotate the mattress because of the air hoses I would try to turn around the pillow top so that the wear would be equalized, but because of the zipper, it is impossible to rotate it.

    When I unzipped the pillow top and rolled it to the side of the bed, I saw that, in the middle, the fabric on the bottom of the pillowtop was abraded and torn and the foam rubber waffle cone pad ripped down the middle. I was not surprised given the poor design of the bed, but I was not too concerned because of the 20-year limited warranty. I called the customer service number at Select Comfort and I was told that the torn pillowtop and the foam rubber sheet would not be replaced under the warranty because Select Comfort considered that to be normal wear and tear. I argued to no avail that the damage was not normal wear and tear, but was due to the poor design of the bed and the resultant weak spot in the center. As the material on top gets forced into the crevice, it causes premature wear to the bed.

    Despite what I consider to be irrefutable logic and the fact that the manufacturer knew that the design was flawed, I could not convince them to do the right thing and honor the warranty. I called the Customer Support number, 1-800-318-2231 and the two Select Comfort customer service representatives I talked to and their supervisor, Amy, all told me that it was company policy to classify any damage caused by the gap in the middle of the two air bladders to the pillow top or the foam pad as normal wear an tear and therefore it was not covered under the warranty. Amy told me she was the highest ranking person in the company that a customer could talk to. She said I could write her boss, Bill McLaughlin, CEO of Select Comfort at 9800, 59th North Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55442. I will be writing him with my concerns and I encourage anyone who has purchased a Sleep Number bed and is experiencing similar problems to write him as well.

    I also plan to write to the Consumer Product Safety Commission and ask them to evaluate the safety of these beds. I am concerned that the elderly or physically impaired people may be harmed by the gap in the center or that an infant sleeping with a parent may be trapped under the parent's body and suffocate in the crevice in the center of the bed. I had two surgeries and physical therapy to repair a broken collarbone (clavicle) a few years ago and because my arm and hand were in a sling that forced my wrist and elbow against my body, it was very difficult to move when lying down. Many mornings, I awoke stuck in the gap because in my sleep, I was physically unable to roll out of the depression. As a result, on numerous occasions, the circulation was cut off to an extremity that was wedged into the gap. Sometimes, the nerve would be pinched and I would wake up with palsy in an extremity.

    Don't make the same mistake I did and be fooled by all the hype, there is nothing revolutionary about this bed, except for the fact that you are paying an exorbitant amount of money for an air mattress.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2009

    I purchased a king-sized Select Comfort mattress with two controls on August 10, 2005. In June 2008, one of the controls stopped displaying comfort numbers. I called Select Comfort and they immediately sent a replacement control. I thought the company's response was wonderful. In May 2009, the second control stopped displaying complete numbers so I called and asked for a replacement. I was told they no longer made separate controls for king sized mattresses. They made only one control that works both sides of the mattress. I asked them to send me the control. To my surprise, the control came along with a new pump and tubes. The control, pump and tubes presented a problem in that I am in my 80s and unable to move the mattress frame to take out the old pump and install the new pump and tubes.

    I immediately called Select Comfort and asked how could I return the control, pump and tubes and get my money back. I was advised the sale was final. They never told me there was a no return or refund policy. I would strongly recommend that any and all potential customers think twice before doing business with this company.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2009

    I bought the queen size model. The pump went out. I pitched off the air tube, and now, my wife and I cannot adjust the bed. At least my mattress still holds air. As a Marine, I can put up with a lot. I could sleep in places a billy goat could not. I feel sorry for my wife. She is pregnant and miserable. I, unlike most, will not be stuck with this bed. I will return to a conventional mattress and give the Select Comfort bed to my mother-in-law for a Christmas gift.

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    Reviewed May 27, 2009

    I purchased a dual chamber Expanded Queen mattress and base frame system in December 2006. A year and a half later, there has developed a split in the top "foam comfort pad" resulting from a design defect in the middle of the chambers with the "center foam wall". This "center foam wall" is not tall enough nor firm enough to withstand the weight of anyone whether they sleep in the middle or just roll across it every night. Solution: This piece should be a "T" shape and a firmer piece to withstand the use or "compression" of a body across it.

    Today, I spoke with not one, two, nor just three Customer Service people, but seven if you count speaking to AJ twice. CS#1: Steven seemed to understand my issue and actually wrote in notes to replace the pieces, but we were disconnected on my end by the cell. I called back and went through several transfers to what CS#2 said was going to “Product Specialist to replace according to the notes by Steven.” I then ended up with AJ, CS#4 (#3 just transferred me), and he proceeded to tell me "Ma’am, of the 5 million customers, we haven't had any issues with this being a problem." He also said that, "our warranty does not cover 'compression' of the foam." My point is just fix the problem, replace with a fix, stop lying to your customers and read the thousands of complaints on this site.

    I am interested in joining a class action suit against this company. Oh by the way, prior to my calls, I actually called the store location that I purchased from (via phone, since this is my second one) and the sales guy advised that I move the "center foam" to the outside and slide the chambers together. Later when I told CS (Dec. 08) about this, they advised that next time I call CS that he gave me poor advice. Well since I moved the "center foam" back, the top comfort foam pad has a split down the middle and Select Comfort wants me to pay for it.

    I am going to try another source to replace that foam pad (SC price $120) with one that is less than half the price and I can take it back if it doesn't work. I spent almost $3,000 on this bed two years ago in anticipation of having it for about 20, and now I'm starting to have to do maintenance on it like a car or house, not acceptable. What the heck does the warranty cover anyways?! I would recommend the bed, but just order a "single chamber" or maybe the "King size, dual". The King did not have this issue and I slept in it for about four years.

    I only had mine for about a year and a half before it started "trench" in the middle. I haven't looked at the frame yet, it may be bent from the sounds of other peoples' complaints. Consequences: I have not spent money yet but will be soon. Back (middle upper) and shoulder: I haven't gone to a chiropractor yet but I need to go and I am also having a masseuse work on me as well.

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    Reviewed May 22, 2009

    We bought a Sleep Number bed on April 22, 2007. After only about 3 months, the pump just stopped working. The company replaced it and yesterday, just 29 days after the two year warranty expired, the pump just stopped working again. We called and found out that our only recourse was we would have to buy a new pump since it was out of warranty for $350 (offered at a prorated cost of only $98), but they would pay shipping and handling. Needless to say, that's way out of our budget! We purchased it in good faith and the customer service said this was an unusual occurrence. However, when we checked on the internet, there were literally hundreds of people complaining about the same problem. So much for good faith.

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    Reviewed May 20, 2009

    I bought the bed. My sleep and back worsened. PT and pills and now a dip in the middle. They want us to pay for it now after a year. I won't. To hell with them.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2009

    In 1993, we called Select Comfort complaining about mold underneath the air chambers. They told us that was normal and that it would not cause any harm. Today as I was pulling my carpet up in my bedroom, I noticed that the hardwood floor beneath the bed is covered in mold. I called Select Comfort and they are telling me they started replacing mold ridden pieces for their bed in 2005 and that they cannot be responsible for the flooring that is also ruined. I removed carpet all through my house and this is the only mold problem. I believe there is a definite connection in the problems.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2009

    In 1993, we called Select Comfort complaining about mold underneath the air chambers. They told us that was normal and would not cause any harm. Today, as I was pulling my carpet up in my bedroom, I noticed that the hardwood floor beneath the bed is covered in mold. I called Select Comfort and they are telling me they started replacing mold ridden pieces for their bed in 2005, and that they cannot be responsible for the flooring that is also ruined. I removed the carpet all through my house and this is the only mold problem. I believe there is a definite connection in the problems.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2009

    I recently bought the Sleep Number I8 bed. I bought the bed because I have a bad back and Select Comfort advertises the fact that their beds allow you to select the sleep number that works for you. I sampled the I8, as well as other beds, in one of its stores and I ultimately purchased the I8. Since purchasing the bed, I have learned that the one thing that the company sells itself on (that you can select a comfort level that works for you) is a lie. The first night, I set my side of the bed at 40 when I went to bed. When I woke up, it was at 60. My wife set her side to 35. When she woke up, it was at 10. This has continued for virtually every night that I have slept on the bed. As a result, I wake up with back pains, etc.

    Additionally, before leaving for work, I set it at 35 to see if it stays. When I return from work, it has fluctuated anywhere from 60 to 5. The same is true for my wife's side. I called up customer service to express my concern. The irony is that there is a specific customer service prompt for customers who are experiencing shifts in their numbers and noisy beds (I'll get to that next). It is very telling that they have a designated set of customer service representatives to address these two concerns! The customer service representative told me, "Yes, you're right. Actually, the bed doesn't stay at the number that you've selected. It changes due to temperature, weight, etc." I was never advised of this. If I was, I would never have purchased the bed. Select Comfort is falsely advertising its product.

    In addition, because the Sleep Number shifts, when I arrive at home I have to adjust my side of the bed. Well some nights, I return after my wife is asleep. Unfortunately, she is awoken by me because the air chamber underneath the bed creates very loud cracking noises when I attempt to adjust my side of the bed. That didn't happen when I was in the store. When I spoke with the customer service representative about this, I was told: (1) you probably didn't hear it in the store, to which I informed her that my wife and I were the only customers in the store at the time and there was no noise and (2) if I don't have carpet underneath my bed, then the noise will be noticeably loud! This too I was never advised about.

    I have attempted in vain to return the bed since it was delivered on April 22nd because I was advised that I have to sleep on it for 30 days. I expect to return the bed the first available day and I expect to receive full value for my purchase. I think that Consumer Affairs should monitor this product. Thank you.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2009

    We received a Sleep Number Bed 3000 in 2004 as a wedding gift from my dad (at a cost of around $2800 for everything) - he asked what we wanted, and I requested this bed. We have a Cal king and I have been pleased with the comfort and support from the mattress, while my husband has not - he prefers to sleep on the couch. Then we moved in January 2009 and I took the mattress apart and found mold growing on the air chambers. We had moved a couple of times before this, and I found no mold, the house we had been currently living in had a severe mold problem, and I assumed the mold came from the house.

    I called Select Comfort and they replaced the contaminated parts, no questions asked. I thought they were providing me with good customer service and making good on their 20-year warranty. Then a few months later, my daughter spilled water on my bed, so I opened up the mattress to make sure all the layers dried out. I did not find more mold, but the air chamber was wet all through the torso area where I sleep (not where the water was spilled). The air chamber felt quite cold, so I suspect that water is condensing on the chamber from the temperature difference when I am in bed, and the area on top of the mattress is quite warm.

    I can only assume that this constant moisture is what led to the mold problem. So I got online the next day to see if this is a common occurrence, and lo and behold, there is actually a class action lawsuit against Select Comfort for mold problems on the air chambers. Even though we did not actually pay for the bed, I hate to get rid of something so expensive. Select Comfort told me they have re-designed their parts to be mold resistant, I am going to try a plastic cover and see if the problem returns with the new parts. If so, I will be forced to trash the bed because of my allergies. In retrospect, I would not have asked for this mattress. I would have gone with something else - it's definitely not worth the money!

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    Reviewed May 9, 2009

    I ordered a $3,000 bed and was told that I would receive the bed within 5-10 business days. Two weeks later, we received a phone call and were told that it was going to be at a minimum two more weeks before it was delivered. For a recap, that would make it over a month before we receive our bed. After reading some of the posts on this website, I increasingly became concerned about the quality of the bed. Long story short, we decided to cancel our order!

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    Reviewed May 7, 2009

    I originally purchased Select Comfort 5000 king series. Very uncomfortable. I upgraded to 7000 series; I still woke up with back problems. They came out with a new foam covered series and I upgraded for 1,000 more bucks. I still wake up with severe backache! I can sleep like a log in hotel beds on numerous occasions. No back pain. Zero! In addition to pain, the numbers change constantly. Select Comfort sent me a new pump, which is too hard for a senior citizen to install and it isn't going to solve the problems. I'm on a fixed income and would love to replace this overrated airbed. Can someone help?

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    Reviewed May 5, 2009

    We bought a queen size sleep # bed. We enjoyed it for a short time, but then started experiencing the "trench effect". My husband would set his side soft, whereas I would set mine firmer. I would then roll into him. I would make up constantly throughout the night and have back aches in the morning.

    About 1.5 or 2 years into our "lifetime" set, my husband's side of the bed would deflate during the night, causing him to wake up during the night, reset the # and still wake up to a deflated bed & back ache. I called their customer service and the recording had an option to choose for problems w/ your pump, which tells me that they are having major issues. I was told to go to the store and buy some caps to test the air chambers, which was a real pain to get to. We did this and called them w/ the results. We were then told that they could send us a replacement pump for $198 plus shipping. Our warranty was prorated and this was our 30%! Needless to say, I went w/ the cheaper option of buying a connector kit for $15.

    When you purchase a vehicle and there is a known problem, they have a recall and it is fixed at no charge to you. Since Sleep Number knew this was a major defect experienced by many, they should have stepped up to the plate and offered replacement parts and no cost or postage and handling only.

    I plan on getting rid of my bed as soon as possible. What a waste of a major investment. I would have been much better off purchasing a traditional mattress.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2009

    Most uncomfortable mattress ever. You sink into the middle of the mattress no matter how you adjust it. I would like a refund, but Select Comfort is a scam! I'm out $1,300. I can't sleep and wake up very sore. You will regret ever doing business with them. Don't be a sucker!

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    Reviewed May 1, 2009

    I purchased Select Comfort bed several years ago and was happy with my number staying the same always. Now I set the bed at 55 and wake with a backache at 35. I called and was told a number change of up to 20 is normal. Meanwhile, my husband's side of the bed stays at the number it is set.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2009

    We purchased a Sleep Number bed two years ago. The quality of our sleep has gone downhill constantly since the purchase. My wife is visiting an orthopedist this week because of back and shoulder problems. We have real problems with the "Trench Effect". Last fall, I took the bed apart and put a level on it. We found the foundation was sagging in the middle. I pulled the cover off the foundation and found the crossbeams (plastic) were severely warped. SC replaced the foundation and in one month the new foundation's crossbeams were warped. I contacted SC and they refunded the foundation.

    Wonderful, but it still didn't correct the problem. Our bed is still sagging. I contacted SC about refunding our bed as they had our foundation and was denied. I am now contacting SC to replace our bed. I do not intend to get into having to pay for any replacement parts. If this doesn't work we'll drop the bed off at the front door of our local SC dealer.

    I have one recommendation. Don't, don't, don't buy a Sleep Number bed. You will eventually regret it.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2009

    We bought our Select Comfort king-size bed in 2006. After setting the bed up, we discovered that the pump didn't work. They sent us a replacement. Now, after two and a half years, the pump went out again. They want us to pay $98 for another refurbished pump that has a 30-day guarantee or $200 for a new toggle pump (no number); for $350, a remote with no number; and finally $400 for what we had originally. I question whether the replacement pump was brand new from the start. After reading so many complaints about this company, especially on the pumps used, I think something should be done to protect any more consumers from a disappointing and costly purchase. I would welcome a class action lawsuit.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2009

    We bought our mattress in 2005. Our pump went out the first time and they replaced it free of charge. The pump has gone out again and they will only cover 64% costing us $162 plus shipping. This is a very expensive mattress to begin with. We feel they should cover this cost. Obviously, this is a faulty mechanism, after viewing several complaints online.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2009

    I bought in 1998 and there's mold in the mattress, causing coughing and headaches.

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    Reviewed April 25, 2009

    Beware of this website, http://www.sleep-comfort.com/

    I purchased a Sleep Comfort bed several months ago after the sales person promised me that my back would be protected because of the well-made construction. This was not the truth. The bed was so low to the floor my knees were in my face. They promise that you have a lifetime replacement warranty. What they don't tell you is that you have to do the installation or there is a charge, a very, very high charge for shipping and for somebody else to do the installation. If you are disabled or a senior citizen, then they know you can't do the installation. If you have problems after the purchase, they are not helpful in anyway. They treat you like the plague. The mattress is another horror. I purchased a firm mattress but didn't get what I paid for. If you want to exchange the mattress, you have to pay to have it boxed and for shipping of the return of the mattress and a replacement fee.

    When you adjust the bed, you feel like you are being folded in half. I accidentally hit the wrong button on the remote and the next thing, I was lying flat. I tried several different buttons on the remote and they all made the bed go flat. I needed to replace the remote but there is a fee. Surf the Internet for another company or do what I did and go to a bed store. I tried the bed in the store. Their adjustable beds sell for much less than the Sleep Comfort. If you need to replace the whole bed, you can buy two and half beds for the price of one Sleep Comfort bed. When Sleep Comfort tells you it has a lifetime warranty, remember you pay for that warranty with shipping fees. They hope that you buy their bed because to return it, they charge you a huge fee to ship it back and if you cancel the order, they charge you a fee! Beware! Bait and switch and the biggest rip-off on the internet.

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    Reviewed April 22, 2009

    On February 14, 2009, I purchased a Sleep Number Bed at Store# 100 in Thousand Oaks, California. My salesperson was **. She did not tell me that the $159.99 delivery and set-up was just one option and that I could assemble the bed myself to save money. Had I known that was an option, I would have opted to assemble the bed myself. She also told me delivery was available on weekends; it is not and I had to take unpaid time off from work to receive the bed. The Sleep Number Bed was delivered on February 25, 2009. The delivery men did not test or demonstrate the mattress operation once it was assembled. Had they done so, they would have immediately discovered that the pump, remote, and left air chamber were defective and non-functional from the get-go!

    Because the bed was not delivered or set up in new working condition, I am disputing the total amount of the $159.99 charge for that service. I had to go without a working, usable bed for nine nights before the replacement parts finally arrived. I find that ridiculous and extremely poor service on Select Comfort's behalf. A bed is a necessity, not an optional piece of furniture and a bed as expensive as this should better well arrive in new, working condition. I would expect such an item to have been thoroughly checked by quality control before the parts left the facility. Not only that, but the replacement parts should have been made available the same day I reported the problems, even if via the retail store location.

    I called and notified **, my sales representative, immediately of the issues and she said she could do nothing to assist me and told me I must call the 1-800 number and wait for them to resolve matters. When I called her weeks later to say I was not happy with the bed or service I received, she said "Yeah, so?" This pricey bed supposedly comes with a satisfaction guarantee, but they will bill you for the delivery, installation, and removal nonetheless. It was not even delivered in working, usable order; therefore I am refusing to pay a dime towards these ridiculous fees. I contacted Select Comfort Corporate and my letter was ignored; instead they sent me just a brochure on how to adjust the bed's sleep number.

    I smartened up quickly enough to get rid of the cursed, over-priced, poorly manufactured piece of junk and they will not see one cent from me. I had to buy a standard inter-spring mattress before they would even let me request the bed be returned to them because the Sleep Number Bed gave me back pain (and I never had back problems before this bed).

    I highly warn all wise consumers against getting trapped in this over-priced mattress scam. You can't count on the Select Comfort Company, product, warranty, or service! Consequences: product resulted in over a week without a mattress to sleep on, back pain resulted from sleeping on it once parts were replaced, and they sent me to collections after ignoring my letter to them within 4 days of a past dues account and started immediately calling me at work!

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    Reviewed April 22, 2009

    I purchased a Sleep Number Bed, the i8 adjustable, for approx. $7,000.00. I was told in the store that I would have a 30 in home trial and if I didn't like it, I could return it. Now that I have determined this bed is not for me, I am being told that the foundation that comes with the bed is not returnable and I will have to keep and pay the $3,000.00 for the adjustable frame; that part is not returnable. Now, how on earth would you be able to test the Sleep Number Adjustable Bed if you don’t have the adjustable foundation? It is the foundation that makes the bed rise.

    Now I am out over $3,000.00. I was never told in the store that the adjustable foundation was not returnable. How could you test the mattress which attaches to the foundation if you don’t have the adjustable foundation? The salesman never told us that the foundation would not be returnable. Now if that isn't bad enough, I have called them several times to return it. And they said, “You have to sleep on it for 30 days before we can even put in a return order.” That is insane. I told them I have slept right in over two weeks, and now, they want me to sleep on it for another 2 weeks before they will even put in the return order and then it will take a couple of weeks for them to pick it up.

    There have been so many problems since the day it was delivered. I could write a novel on the subject, but I won’t bore you with the nightmare of purchasing a Sleep Number Adjustable Bed. But I highly recommend that you do some research before you make a purchase. I wish I did. There are thousands of complaints on the web and I want to add mine to every site I can find in the hopes of saving someone else from having to go through what I am going through. Their customer service is the worst I ever had to deal with. It is consumer fraud the way they handled the selling of this mattress. It is so uncomfortable, I cannot tell you how bad it is.

    I have not slept more than 2 hours at any one given time because of being so uncomfortable. Also, the same time we got the mattress, I thought I was coming down with a cold. I was coughing and sneezing. I had a runny nose and was just miserable which I thought was from lack of sleep. Then I find out there is a class action lawsuit against Sleep Comfort for a mold which forms in the air chambers and I happen to be highly allergic to mold. I have been on the phone everyday with customer service to no avail. There has been nothing but trouble from the day this bed was delivered.

    I cannot sleep in that bed any longer, but they won’t put a return order in until 2 more weeks. I told them it did not say that on my contract, but my words fell on deaf ears. This Sleep Number Bed Store, Select Comfort, is playing a dirty game of bait and switch. Consequences: loss of sleep, back pain, neck pain, stress from dealing with customer service, and the loss of over $3,000 that they never told me that. So now, I am short on sleep and short on cash.

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    Reviewed April 20, 2009

    We purchased this bed 2 years and 2 months ago. We had to get a new pump which was not covered after 2 years. When I called, they said, "Oh you need a new pump and it will cost you $128." We spent almost $2,000 for this bed and in 2 years the pump goes out. What a waste of money. Who has $128 just to spend on a pump for a bed that you already have spent some of your life savings on?

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    Reviewed April 19, 2009

    I purchased this bed from Select Comfort over the phone after being sucked in by the ads on TV. They say in those ads that the bed helps improve back pain. That is not true. The bed, from day one, has been a total nightmare. At first, they replaced the pump. Then one of the mattresses (it is not a mattress, it is an overpriced air bed, and a few remote controls), I have had continuing problems for the past 5 years. I complained over the phone, sent e-mails, and went into a retail store to complain. The bed does not retain its number. There is a huge indent in the so-called mattress which will cost about as much to replace as a standard normal mattress because the zipper does not match the bottom part.

    I receive chiropractic treatments for my back every two weeks. After sleeping on the bed one or two nights after a treatment, it is like I never had an adjustment. There is absolutely no support for the hips, sacrum, or vertebrae. I am glad other people have voiced their complaints because when speaking to the Select Comfort reps, they never indicated that other people were having similar problems with the operation of the bed. Their warranty is a joke. I am planning on buying a conventional mattress and the select comfort is going in the garbage where it belongs. It's a shame that I wasted over $2,000 on it. How does a company like Select Comfort get away with this? I hope we can file a class action lawsuit against them and recoup some of our hard earned money.

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    Reviewed April 16, 2009

    This is the worst bed to buy. I've spent thousands of dollars going to a chiropractor because of this terrible bed. I've had all the problems listed above. There is no need to rewrite about the pain I go through every morning.

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    Reviewed April 11, 2009

    My husband and I went into the Broadway Square store on 03-29-2009 to look at your beds. We ended up buying a set model #QS25P6 for a total price of $2,246.14. We talked to Mr. Gary ** about the return policy if for any reason I was not happy. We had seen on TV about trying the bed for 30 days and Mr. ** said, "Oh no, you have 60 days to return it." I just talked to a lady Melissa up north and she said no, it is 30 days and that is also what it is on the computer. I called on April 3rd to setup delivery and was given a date of the 15th of April. While I was out yesterday, the 10th, I got a call and the date was changed to the 16th. I am not real happy with the service I am getting. I have a doctor's appointment on that day, but they assured me it would be here and set up before I have to leave, which will be no later than 11:00AM as I live 45 minutes from Tyler.

    This is the second bed I have tried to buy from you. The first, about 10 years ago, was never delivered so I am hoping this time it happens. So you see why I am not very happy with Sleep Number/Select Comfort. I just got a call back from Melissa and she did tell that you were going to extend another 30 days. So far, she is the only one doing her job to help. If this bed has to be returned, do I have to pay for the return?

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    Reviewed April 7, 2009

    I've had it less than 2 years and the gizmo to adjust the setting suddenly went haywire. It is stuck on 100 and won't budge. This is almost like sleeping on the floor. I have liked it less and less as the days go by and was thinking of a new bed, but it was so expensive that I couldn't justify it. Now after reading other comments, I don't think I will waste any time or more money on it. I need something with no maintenance. It never did help with my back. If anything, it may even be worse. Now I have to buy a different bed.

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    Reviewed April 3, 2009

    I purchased my Select Comfort bed about 3 years ago, and I'm on my second pump that is now shot too. After my first pump, they sent me another at no charge because it was only a year old. But it was not new, it was a re-manufactured. Now they want $149 plus shipping. I paid $1,700 for the bed, and in a year, they want me to put a used but apparently not very good pump on it. I looked at the other complaints on the pumps and I do not have the extra money for a new pump either. Anybody can put a 20-year warranty on something when you have to pay for the parts yourself. Tell Select Comfort I have a bridge in London for sale and I'll give them a 100-year warranty. Can't beat that!

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    Reviewed April 3, 2009

    I am not here to complain, and I find it odd that this form attempts to lead you to complain: "Perpetrator, The product, service, company, store, Web site or person that you are complaining about." Is it possible, that these complaints are the exception, not the rule? I have been on a Select Comfort bed for 20 years now. The pump just quit a month ago. I consider that to be a reasonable life span.

    There was no trench effect for the first ten years or so. We called the company and they sent out new foam for the center and it fixed the problem for a while - no charge by the way. This second set of foam lasted only a couple of years, but to be fair, both my wife and I weigh in at about 300 lbs. so to expect a long life from some foam at this weight is not reasonable. If you stay on the air mattress section as the bed is intended, the foam would likely last.

    I admit that it is not the most comfortable bed that I have slept on, but it does give even support, and there is always a setting that is good enough. I had chronic back problems before I was this heavy, and the adjustable bed was helpful in letting me find a firmness level that worked better - my needs were not the same from night to night. My back problem has all but disappeared, and why it would not be scientific to give the credit to Select Comfort? I cannot help but think the bed contributed to by condition improving.

    Mold? I've never seen any. Perhaps those of you with mold need to consider getting a dehumidifier. Would I buy another? I already have. We bought a second house, and I bought a Sleep Number bed for it. It seems more comfortable than our old one. The number system is nice, and the pump is quieter. I think the price is a bit high, yet I obviously thought the benefits were worth paying for.

    I have recommended the bed to others. They have bought them and recommended them to others as well. I have also met people who have these and they have all expressed enthusiasm for the bed. My opinion is, when you have a website that looks for complaints, you will get complaints, but most of us who are happy with our beds won't bother to take the time to write a good review.

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    Reviewed April 2, 2009

    Please do not buy a Sleep Number Bed. It’s absolute crap. The pump packs up, chamber deflate, mold, too much to list. It’s not comfy and overpriced piece of crap. Do not buy.

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    Reviewed March 31, 2009

    We bought a king-sized Sleep Comfort 7-8 years ago. At first it was perfect! About a year ago, it started losing air. At first it wasn't bad; we checked the inflation every week or 10 days. It has gotten progressively worse. I called Select Comfort a few months ago. Yes, it was under warranty. Yes, it had to be tested. No, no one could look at it. No, it couldn't go to a dealer for checking. Select Comfort said, "Inflate to 100, cap the ends. See what happens." These are not simple things for a senior to do. We tried this twice (two different times), calling each time, before finding that using the inflator each day was easier.

    Now, it barely holds overnight. I called a third time. No, you must do the test for the 60% warranty to work. No, you can't replace the pump and see how things go. No, you can't replace the mattress and see how thing go. I again explained my age and the difficulties in raising king-sized mattress section that are wedged in the mattress sides, disconnecting the hose with its non-user friendly snap, and capping the tube. No, there are no exceptions. A new mattress is $2000.

    This is unacceptable. User diagnosis is a stall for Select Comfort to avoid honoring their warranty. The company knows what the likely failure is and ought to replace the part, especially since I have to pay 60% of the cost. The company could easily replace the pump and take my old pump back for testing. This would isolate the problem based on science. Knowing what I know now, I would NEVER buy a Select Comfort mattress again!

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    Reviewed March 29, 2009

    I just now found mold on the foam and lining of our Select Comfort mattress. We have mold growing in our bed! I got online only to find others have the same problem. Something needs to be done to correct this horrible occurance and the company needs to make good on replacing it with better quality material. Select Comfort beds are very expensive and to have mold growing - and the company is aware of this - is way out of line for such an item. We bought this bed 10 years ago but had never taken the pillow top off until now. Disgusting! I will be replacing my mattress shortly and spreading the word never to buy Select Comfort again to all my friends. I just wanted Consumer Affairs to be aware of this ongoing (onGROWing) problem and that something should be done about it. Thank you for listening.

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    Reviewed March 26, 2009

    We purchased a King 5000 mattress. It was a factory bed, which means it was last year's model they are trying to get rid of at a reduced price. Because of that it cannot be returned or exchanged. It does state that on our receipt, but we were not told of that when we bought it... The biggest deciding factor to buy it was that it has a wonderful, highly advertised, 30-day money back trial. The numbers change during the night. I pitch toward the middle toward my husband that is heavier than I am. I wake up every morning feeling like I have been hit by a truck. I have lower back problems. It is much worse now. Many days my neck is so wrenched that I cannot turn my head to the left. It makes it very dangerous to pull out in traffic and perform many daily activities. I haven't slept good in weeks. I am constantly tired and cranky. I have had many visits to my chiropractor. We have tried different numbers and different pillows. If one person sits on the side, the whole bed moves and sinks towards that side.

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    Reviewed March 24, 2009

    We purchased a Queen Size Select Comfort matress on 2002. In 2006, the pump system failed. Under the terms of their 20-year warranty, we paid another $169 to have it replaced. In 2008, it failed again and now Select Comfort believes we should pay another $198 to buy a third pump. They have inflated the value of the pump system so high that the 20-year warranty is a scam. There are no provisions for repair or purchasing parts - only replacement of the entire unit. The mattress is not usable without the pump system and if it needs to be replaced every 2-4 years at increasingly escalated prices, the cost of the original mattress ($1175) will be exceeded by their bogus warranty replacement charges. Needless to say, we are very displeased with Select Comfort. Their products fail prematurely and their warranty is truly a scam.

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    Reviewed March 24, 2009

    I purchased my bed over the phone. Lindsay Wagner would not lead me wrong. But she did!!!!! I am so unhappy with this bed. I have never really been comfortable on it no matter what the Sleep Number is. About 2 years after I purchased it the controller starting having broken up numbers. And then it starting to deflate!!!! I called the company and they told me it must be the controller. I had to pay over $28.00 for the prorated controller. I got the controller, and the wrong controller was in the wrong box! I requested that they send me the correct controller overnight and they said that they would, but they didn't. It took a week to receive it. But it did not help the deflate problem. I have to take the bed apart and find out for myself. I hope I don't have to purchase a pro-rated air pump. Someone said that they are expensive. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE THEM TO COURT FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT!!!!

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    Reviewed March 18, 2009

    After purchasing a Select Comfort bed, we had problems with the controller for the air pump. After 3 pump system replacements, they now have charged us a pro rated amount, due to the fine print of the warranty. It is only for 2 years, not the 20 years as stated. The first time we called I ask for a different non wired controller. They said they could not do that. The next time I called, after the second unit went bad, I ask again, and they said they could do that, but talked me out of it saying that it was problematic and I would not like it. This last time, after three bad controllers, they say they are only using the non wired type of controller, just like I ask the first time I called. Also, over time one of the air chambers leaked. We postponed replacing it to see if a new controller would fix the problem.

    Now since 2 years have passed, they say I must pay, even though they had never provided us with a satisfactory working product, and our deferral of replacing the air chamber, was rewarded with the same demand. This bed is not a quality product, and the warranty is misleading. It is only warranted for 2 years, not 20. The supervisor I talked to would not provide me with any means to appeal higher up other than writing a letter. He was also non apologetic, and rude.

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    Reviewed March 17, 2009

    I purchased a bed from Select Comfort, King Series 7000, on November 07, 2006, for the price of $2,888.99. Absolutely the biggest waste of money I have spent in my life. In the past two years, I have probably slept in the bed 30 times. I can't make it through the night in that bed, I always wake up with a severe backache. It doesn't matter what number I sleep on. The rest of the nights, since 2006, I have slept on a recliner, when I don't try to attempt to sleep on that expensive monster. Can't afford to throw it out. Husband sleeps on it, but he hates it also. My advice to anyone interested in these beds. Run, don't walk past their stores, for you will probably regret it if you stop.

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    Reviewed March 17, 2009

    We purchased a Sleep Number bed 2 years ago. At first it was working just fine. Then all of a sudden, I'd wake up and the air would be out of it. I'd set it for 45 and wake up and it would be on 10. Sometimes I'd wake up in the middle of the night and the darn thing would be up to 80. I couldnt figure out what was going on with it. Then I looked on the website and every single person that wrote in complained about the bed. A lot of people are having the same problems that we are. It is just awful. Considering how much we paid for this bed 2 years ago, you would think it would last longer than this. And now, who can afford to buy a new bed. It is very disappointing. I go to bed every night and reset the gauge wondering what I'll wake up to in the middle of the night. I would never buy another one of these things or would I recommend it to anybody.

    A bed is suppose to last at least 15 years if not longer. Waking up every morning with some type of back pain just isn't right. Select Number should listen to all these complaints and try and resolve some of the problems to make this product better for the public. I have not had a full night sleep in over a year due to this horrible bed.

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    Reviewed March 15, 2009

    In Oct. 2005, my husband and I purchased our Series 7000 Select Comfort Sleep Number Bed. It is a King/Split with Adjustable Beds and Massage. Each side is an XL Twin Bed that operate off the same pump but with individual controls for the air chambers, massage, and up/down adjustments. I talked like heck to convince my husband that we should spend over $6,000 for this bed. We were retirement age, downsizing, and this seemed like something we deserved. WRONG!!! We put up with both sides losing air shortly after purchase. Over a year ago both air controls wouldn't register any numbers at all--just lines--and the Company did send us a new pump at no charge. We had to take our old pump to a UPS store and send it back, but again, at no charge to us.

    However, we had to have someone install the new pump. We can't physically crawl around on the floor hooking and unhooking hoses, etc. I believe I asked and was told at that time that we could NOT pay to have someone from the Select Comfort Co. come and do this for us. They only troubleshoot by phone. After having the new pump installed, we continued, and still continue, to have problems with both sides losing (or gaining) air 24 hrs. a day. My husband has constantly asked why I am sleeping in a hole. My bed is low in the middle and high on each side almost all of the time. I didn't want to complain too much to my husband since I had convinced him we needed to buy this bed. My husband sets his side on 60 at night and it will be at 80 in the morning or sometimes will be at 20 or lower.

    My side usually loses air. I set it at 50 or 45 at night and it is almost always at 5 or 10 in the morning. I have been experiencing lower back, neck, and shoulder pain and my husband has been experiencing lower back pain since shortly after we purchased this bed. I called Select Comfort again this past week and was told by a very sweet female Customer Service representative that there is virtually nothing they can do. She suggested I get a family member or neighbor to come to our residence and troubleshoot with the Company by phone. I said no, Thank You. I told her that I would like someone from the Company to come and fix our $6000 bed or take it back. She was very sorry but apparently that was not an option. She said it is normal for the number set in Memory to fluctuate during the day because of the air outside the bed, but I told her that the air is fluctuating nightly while we're IN bed.

    Two days ago we received an unmarked brown envelope in the mail from a Minnesota Zip Code (I looked up the Zip Code online which is how I found out that it came from Minnesota) with nothing inside but a little plastic envelope holding two plastic caps to cap-off air hoses. We assume these are from Select Comfort but have no idea what to do with them. My husband and I would be more than happy to join others in a class action lawsuit against Select Comfort -- Sleep Number Bed. I believe I have a few friends (who I have not yet made aware of this website) who I believe would also like to join in such a lawsuit.

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    Reviewed March 14, 2009

    I purchased a Sleep Number bed, the 5,000 model king size dual control bed, about 5 months ago, and paid over 2,800 dollars for it. Since that time, I have woken up every morning with extreme neck and shoulder pain. I was not told at the time of the purchase that I had 30 days to return the bed. I have made regular visits to the chiropractor for my neck pain. I have spent a lot of money on doctors visits, as well, due to sleeping on this bed. This bed is total complete garbage. I have never been so uncomfortable in my entire life.

    I am still in debt for this bed, so I cannot even go out and buy a new bed. My life is completely miserable now. I have even considered suicide. I think this company is making false advertisements. This company needs to be put out of business. When I see one of their advertisements on TV, now it makes me sick to my stomach. If anyone can help me, please, you may be saving a life!

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    Reviewed March 12, 2009

    We purchased the king size 5000 in May of 2007. I would not recommend anyone buying these expensive beds - the pump never worked right, the warranty is very limited, the controls never read right you never know what number the mattress is really set on. To replace the pump costs over $500. Why so expensive? You can buy a new pump on eBay for $100. This company is a rip off with 'heavenly sleep' promises. We bought the bed because my husband was having back surgery and wanted something good to sleep on. My neck bothers me every day now; my shoulders are extremely painful every day from sleeping on the too hard mattress. I set my side to 40 and by morning it has climbed to 80. If ever there was a rip off it is with these beds.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2009

    I purchased the queen 3000 May 2004 for $1,422.94. The handheld bed remote control never worked correctly. That happen in the same year (2004). In 2005, the zipper broke. I notice that the first time I removed the pad to have it washed. In Dec. 2008, the air chamber would not hold air. The company replaced it. They also charged me for it.

    Now, Feb 2009, the air pump stopped working. I will not have it replaced. I decided to use a tow tube air pump to inflate the air chamber and plug it. I will no longer be able to adjust the air in the chamber. Instead, I will be shopping for a new bed. The bed was very comfortable, just too many defects. In a very short time.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2009

    Select Comfort advertised on their website on January 11, 2008 that you would receive a BOSE gift card for purchase of a Select Comfort sleep system. I purchased a mattress and called to inquire about the gift card I had not received. Their response: You couldn't get the gift card with that particular mattress. They said it would be considered a dual promotion because the mattress was on sale. Nowhere on the site did it say I had to choose the discount or the card. It said you would get a gift card according to the amount of the Seep Number bed. They are not going to send me the card. I am upset that their advertising was fraudulent. I did not copy the main webpage at that time because I didn't think I would need to prove their online promotions. They couldn't go back, supposedly and look at the website. They only stated that they had a paper that explained the promotions. If I am wrong, I want them to show me on the website. I ordered this bed directly from their site!

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    Reviewed March 3, 2009

    We purchased a Sleep Number Bed 5000 after visiting the store and checking out different styles of beds. We decided that this would be the best considering that Rob has back problems. After having the bed for not even a year, the sides (foam pieces) broke down and needed to be replaced. And this has been over and over again. My hips and neck started hurting and Rob can now barely get out of bed in the morning due to the pressure that this bed has created on his lower and mid-back. He and I have both tried different settings with no luck and we just want some help and get none from the company, which is where we purchased the bed directly.

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    Reviewed March 3, 2009

    I purchased the Select Comfort Sleep Number bed and it was a disaster. The bed had a trench like effect as many others have complained. I emailed and Stephanie ** sent me a piece of foam called a foam lift and I put it into the bed and the bed was fine for 3 days. Last night the bed was very uncomfortable. When I slept in the middle I felt like I was sleeping on a hard bar. When I slept on the side of the bed I felt like I was rolling off the bed toward the edge. My leg hurt, my hip hurt, and my back hurt. I could not get comfortable. I tossed and turned all night. I even thought of sleeping on the couch, it was that bad!! I also noticed that when I inserted the foam lift that the egg crate foam beneath it already had a tear in it and I bought it in April 2008. I paid about $1,800.00 for a worthless bed that's nonreturnable.

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    Reviewed March 2, 2009

    We purchased our bed (king size) in 2001. In 2005 we had the bed apart due to a move and noticed mold under the air mattresses. We called Select Comfort and after some haggling they did agree to replace everything for us. At that time, we upgraded the mattress cover to a more padded/quilted top. The upgrade for the new mattress top was full price and as I recall close to a $1,000. But that was fine as we wanted more of a pillowtop cover. It is now another 3 years since this happened. The zipper that goes around the mattress top broke and it is necessary to keep all of the insides of the bed and its many pieces of foam, etc. together. I called the customer headquarters and told them the zipper broke. I was told that it was not in warranty after two years, which I understand. BUT... and here's the kicker... they told me the warranty and subsequent repair/replacement would be prorated back to the original purchase date of the bed which was in 2001!!!! Even though we had bought a new top in 2006!!!! I give up. I will pay a local upholstery shop to provide another zipper and I will never again recommend or purchase another Select Comfort bed. They aren't all that good anyway but their service department is, basically, non-existent.

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    Reviewed March 2, 2009

    I called Select Comfort, and reported a large odor in the bed. I explained to them that I had asthma. After replacing the foam padding which had mold on it, the mattress that had mold on it, the air chambers because of strong odor. I wanted to return the bed. I have had no luck. There is much more to my story. Along with the many people I have spoken to about including the BBB, I need help returning this bed!!!!

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    Reviewed March 2, 2009

    We have had a Select Comfort Bed for 3 or 4 years, had to replace the pump because numbers weren't showing up on controls but other than that we have really enjoyed our bed. I just checked for mold taking the bed apart and found none. Can't imagine how some people have experienced this problem. I also sit on the side of the bed all the time and have not had a problem with the foam caving in. However, there should be a remedy to the problem. I agree with one of the women, electrical problems do occur in any product and might need to be replaced. Hopefully, those who feel taken advantage of will find some relief.

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    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2009

    I purchased two pillows. The deal was Buy one, get the second one free. I was told by Ms. ** there was a 30-day trial on the pillows and I could bring the pillows back and exchange them. Good policy, I thought. As it happened, after the first night trial, one of the pillows was uncomfortable. So, a few days later, I returned to the store to return the pillow. Ms. ** immediately showed me other pillows to try and I decided to purchase a more expensive down pillow and pay the extra cost. But, at the cash register, Ms. ** said it wouldn't let me make the exchange because I brought back the free pillow. Never did she say that I could only exchange one pillow. She clearly and simply said, "Bring back the pillows in 30 days and you can exchange them if you are not happy with them."

    I feel I was deceived. No time did Ms. ** suggest that I may not be able to exchange the pillow, even as she showed me different ones TO MAKE THE EXCHANGE. Ms. ** even said that I did not have to exchange the pillow for another pillow, that I could exchange it for something else in the store, such as a blanket she held up. I walked out of the store feeling cheated and treated unfairly. I felt MS. ** made NO ATTEMPT to make it right, just said, "I'm only following the rules." I left angry with her, angry with the deceiving policy and angry at Select Comfort.

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2009

    I purchased a Select Comfort bed 3 years ago. After 3 years, there was a huge sag in the bed. I have to fill the bed every night. My controller went out before the 2-year warranty and was replaced with a reconditioned one. When calling customer service for help, they were less than interested in my need. In reading everyone's complaint, I realize that once you start having problems, they are never ending at large costs. Thanks for your input everyone. I will purchase a regular mattress and be done with this nightmare. What an expensive mattress for only 3 years of use. Select Comfort's warranty sucks - basically it is worthless after 2 years and replacement parts are so overpriced. There is no place to get service - what a sham. Buyer Beware!

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    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2009

    Thank you for the space provided. I need it. We ordered a Sleep Number bed last year, since a friend with back problems same as my husband's, had read the pamphlet, and ordered one. But we had so many days to get last year's model. I truly think it was someone's reject. The friend and his wife can't sleep on their bed, nor can we. I called the company, and got Mary **, Correspondence Administrator, who informed me that when the call was placed for the order, my husband understood since last year's model, it couldn't be sent back. Got us!! She had listened to the tape, but did offer to send us two pieces of foam which did nothing to help. We just want our money back, and someone to please come get this piece of junk. And why are they still in business and on t.v. advertising???? We are consumers, and we simply bought the bed blind sighted, being honest, and saving some money.

    My husband can't sleep in the bed without back pain. Neck pain is common. Chambers don't hold air. Controls never hold the air pressure readings as they state they will. Can't sit on the bed. Still roll over towards the center. Have COPD of which mold can kill me. A king size bed actually becomes a queen, and on down the line. SO your bed becomes smaller. These aren't stressed, even in small print, in their pamphlet which I now have. Neither we or any guests can sleep in this bed. Correspondence via e-mail after my call to Sleep Number headquarters, with Mary was nice, but I am sure if push came to shove, we wouldn't have a leg to stand on. If I had been ordering, and they recording, I would have thought twice about ordering something done in that way. Why are they in business? This is FALSE advertising. Just want the bed returned, and our money refunded. The mold really scares me, and we both have bad backs now. Thank you.

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    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2009

    Purchased queen size bed on 12/19/09, paid cash immediately. Bed collapsed two months later, on 2/9/09. Called customer service on 2/10/09 and exchange issued. 7 days later, I received some of the parts we needed. 7 days after that, I called customer service because we still had not received the remaining parts. They agreed that it was unreasonable and issued a return for us, however, they expect us to pay for packing materials to return a queen size bed. This company is a rip off.

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2009

    Short and sweet, we bought a Select Comfort Sleep Number bed for almost $3000. The second night, one of the chambers stopped holding air. We called customer service (if that is what you call it) and they wanted us to troubleshoot it over the phone. I don't think so! Eventually, I relented and swapped hoses from one chamber to the other and the problem moved. They told us that it was a bad pump and they would send us a replacement. Not a new one but a replacement... read: remanufactured. I don't think so. We told them to come and get it and they did but we had to eat the cost of set up and pick up. Lesson learned, these beds are cheap, cheap, cheap. You can't even sit on the edge of the bed without eventually damaging the foam frame. Hardly sounds worth $3000 does it. But hey, they have to pay the rent for all that mall space.

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2009

    If anyone is starting a class action lawsuit please let me know so my wife and I can join it. No way to get any repairs or any kind of service for the bed they sell.

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2009

    We bought our Select Comfort bed about a year and a half ago. At the time, my husband was recovering from disc surgery. We knew we needed a better mattress for him to sleep on, so we went shopping for new bedding with support. We found the Select Comfort store in our local mall. The salesman was nice enough, but he could sell you a match box and you'd think you just bought a Porsche. We got duped. We ended up buying a queen size 7000 series with the massage options; total cost of the bed about $4000.00. It took about 3 or 4 weeks for delivery and set up, and like other consumers we too had personal damage to interior home items by the carelessness of the installers. "Sorry Sir," was all we got from that.

    We were very excited about the bed. We thought FINALLY my husband will be able to sleep peacefully and without pain. This was not so. First the massager did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING but make tremendous noise and vibrated the entire house. It often woke the children, so we had to stop using it. After several exhaustive and VERY aggravating phone calls to Select Comfort customer service trying to return the massage mechanism, we found out - AFTER THE PURCHASE - that this item is not a Select Comfort item and therefore not returnable. So we had to eat $1500.00 for that worthless gadget.

    Initially we really couldn't tell whether the bed was actually helping my husband's back or not but after about a month we knew the truth, the bed was awful. It started pitting in the middle, it loses air constantly. We've tried all sorts of NUMBERS. None work like the company promises. My husband's back never found relief and now I experience back and neck pain as well. Often at night my arms go numb which eventually wakes me up from the tingling pain I encounter. My husband is sore all the time. I've tried taking the bed apart to see if there was a leak in the mattress deflating them entirely, then reflating, still awful. The pitting remained and now the sides are bulging out so I decided to see what fellow consumers thought of this GREAT & WONDERFUL bed system, and it's what I thought.

    The company and bed is a scam. Now I need to pull the bed apart again and see if I have any mold on the thing. I am a person who is SERIOUSLY VERY allergic to mold which could be a MAJOR health risk to me. Someone should petition this company in a mass lawsuit so those of us that NEED a new bed can actually recoup some of our financial damages and go get a Sealy. We are one of thousands who have been suckered into the GREAT idea of comfort. This company should be run out of town. Everything about them is morally wrong. But the top Executives, they take our money, then they go home and sleep like a baby- but I bet you it's not on their product that they sell to the public!

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2009

    I'm not complaining about the comfort or lack thereof. The quality of manufacturing is my complaint. Less than 1 year after our purchase, the remote for my side of the bed fell apart while changing batteries. Then about 1 year later my ranting and raving was exonerated by my wife when while changing batteries, her remote fell apart. Numerous tapings, rubberbandings, and gluings, I called to find out what the company would do. NOTHING. I was required to PAY 95.00 for replacement remotes. My TV remotes are older and get much more use than these two made in MEXICO pieces of junk. My only satisfaction will be the bankrupting of this sham company. They don't deserve the ability to do business in the USA.

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2009

    I purchased a Select Comfort Sleep Number bed, 5000 model, less than 3 yrs ago at a cost of $3000. Having a bad back and my husband having bad shoulders, they told us this was the answer. We did like the bed at first, yet it did become to more uncomfortable as time past. Within a year the bed started to dip on each side and before the 2nd year it started to lose air. At one point my husband was up all night constantly putting his sleep number back, each side would drop from 55 to 0 in 45 minutes all night long. I contacted Select Comfort customer service and they did send me a new pump. I asked them, at that time, if the pump had gone bad in less than 2 years on a $3000 bed, how often in all the years a mattress should be good is this going to happen. Their comment was that this does not happen often and they would honor any problems. Now right at a year later the bed is again losing air on each side and now also gaining air.

    We will go to bed and within 10 minutes it has lost extreme amounts of air or we will wake up to the bed going from a number 55 to a 95. My husband and I both work and it is hard to contact customer service by phone during their hours, so I decided to use their site and email them, convenience yet a fast response is important. It took them 2 weeks to respond back, they asked me a list of questions to respond back with and then it took them 2 more weeks to get back to me, not with a solution. They then wanted me to keep a log of each time it changes for a week. I am not going to make a log for them all night long, every night for a week. That is ridiculous. My husband then contacted them by phone, no one wanted to help him with our problem. He insisted to speak with a manager only. AJ at customer service, supposedly a manager contacted him back and told him is was barometric pressure do to temperature changes.

    This bed was bought new, moved into a brand new home, never been moved and our home stays at 69 degrees ALL YEAR LONG. Then my husband was disconnected and they never contacted us back. He then called again and two separate people said he would have to speak with AJ again. Yet AJ would give him a call back within 2 hours. When AJ called back he again argued that it was due to temperature change and that a storm coming in can also affect it. WE HAVE HAD THIS BED FOR GOING ON 3 YEARS AND IN THE PAST 3 YEARS OUR HOME HAS STAYED SAME TEMPERATURE AND IN 3 YEARS WE HAVE HAD MANY MANY STORMS. We were told we needed to set our sleep number and then unplug the pump for 2 days to see if there was any change. AJ did say that when we plug the pump back in that the number should be our set number "or" somewhere close to it. If it drop or raised dramatically then it was temperature change.

    The salesman nor the company when I had the first pump problem had never mentioned that problems may arise from "temperature or storms". When you spend this amount of money on a bed for comfort, back pain and shoulder pain, there should be absolutely no reason for the bed not to work. And if the beds are so wonderful as they advertise then they should honor all and any problems arising over many years. A cheap, no name mattress can last 15 yrs or more with no worries about replacement parts. When you pay $3000 for a mattress, the mattress and parts should last at least that long or be replaced free of charge. They are ripping people off and why the attorneys have not filed a lawsuit to get the money back for all of us who have been misled and ripped off for a faulty/unreliable product is unbelievable to me.

    I know there was a lawsuit regarding the mold issue, that reminds me to do my monthly mold check that I should not have to do. Mold is a bad thing but so is producing and selling a consumer a bed that has officially gone to hell in 3 years. So in hind sight, this company sold me a product that has cost me $1000 year to sleep on, since it has only lasted me less than 3 yrs and was suppose to have a 20 yr warranty, has been advertised only for the great product, never for the faulty pumps & chamber, bad foam within the mattress, dips that accrue and cannot be fixed. Is there any attorney out there that would be willing to help thousands of consumers?

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

    I thought you should know what has just happened to me with regard to your promo financing. I purchased a Select Comfort bed in 2007 with the 18 month NO PAYMENTS/NO INTEREST promo. I received my first bill requiring a payment on 2/14/09. The bill also shows a interest charge of $1230.00. I called GM financing and they told me if I had paid it off by 2/6/2009 there would of been no finance charge. When I purchased the bed I was told by your salesperson that there is no payment no interest until 18 months have elapsed. We could have paid the bed in full when purchased if we had been given the correct info. We may file a complaint with California Consumer Affairs and the Better Business if I do not receive some help with the problem. GM said TOO BAD and I feel that a fraud was perpetrated on me.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

    I have bought 2 Sleepnumber 5000 beds, about a year apart. After 4 years each of them had the air controller go bad. I called Select Comfort and was told this was rare, but they would replace the controllers, each was nearly $200 with shipping and tax. The latest one I got isn't much better than the broken one since you can't see the numbers on the control handle. When I contacted them I was told they will have some one contact me. (It has been a few days and no contact). They have requested I send back the broken controller at my expense (in a way they can track it). I am sure they will refurbish it at a cost of about $20 and ship it to some other unlucky customer for the lofty sum of around $200. The company is running quite a profitable scam on our dime.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2009

    We have had our sleep number bed almost 2 years and love it. No sagging problem, etc. We even bought one for our RV. I do see on most of the complaints that the majority of the people seem to live in colder climates, mostly in the far north east or California, so I wonder if the complaint of mold is due to living in damp climate. I am in the process of getting a tube for my side of the bed, but customer service was very nice. My husband and I both sleep better than we ever did. Motors do go out and problems occur on any product.

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    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2009

    I purchased my Sleep Number 5000 in Sept of 2002. At first I enjoyed the bed then after a couple of years I noticed that the sides were sliding out and a hole in the middle developed. In 2006 I contacted the company and I was told I needed new foam side rails. So I purchased new foam pieces. It seemed to help some. I got married in 2007. My wife did not like the Sleep Number bed, says she finds it hard to sleep. My wife complains of back and neck ache. In 2008 I again called the company and complained about the sagging sides and the middle trench. They responded that I would need to purchase a new top for about $275. At the time I didn't have the money to replace so I have just dealt with the trench and droopy sides.

    Last night I went to a local Sleep Number store and talked to a saleswoman. She said I should try calling customer service again. I couldn't believe that store was packed with people and several were buying. WOW! So I again pulled my bed apart and I noticed black mold on the air chambers. This is the first time I have noticed this. I have noticed that this is not the first time people on here have mentioned the mold. As I look back I have had issues with sinus problems. I called Sleep Number and told them about the mold and they immediately transferred me to another person who said they would send me new chambers and new foam. I would have to send back the old chambers at their cost. They seemed eager to get old chambers back with the mold on them... Hmmmm. They assured me that the mold they have tested has been a harmless house mold. I am thinking of having the mold tested myself. Has anyone else had it tested?

    At this time I also told them about the trench in middle and sagging sides and was told to check the foundation for sagging beams. So then I totally tore down the bed, and yes the cross beams were bowed and flat pieces were also warped. I then called the customer service again. They were very nice and said they would send out new foundation but I would have to send back old foundation at their cost. I then told them about the inside of the topper fabric is torn and thread bare therefore causing mattress to lose shape and hang over foundation. I was told that it would be under prorated warranty and it would cost $285 plus tax and shipping and I would have to pay to ship back the old top.

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2009

    On September 11, 2008, we bought a $3290 Sleep Number bed at their Barton Creek Mall in Austin, TX store. The bed has been sloping to the side. Today we finally found the cause of the problem we've been having. The side part bulges causing the bottom part to slide off the side rails on the bed frame. We started contacting the company shortly after delivery within the warranty time complaining that my husband kept sliding to the side of the mattress. I was told all kinds of things to try. We did and then we left town. We travel extensively and each time we returned I called asking for help. By this time I was told our warranty had run out. I was sent pieces of hard foam and told many different ways to place the foam when I repeatedly called asking for help. I was told to check the chambers, and on and on and on.

    Today I got to talk to the supervisor AJ after once again bending and stooping and taking the bed apart when I finally found a bulge in the side piece. So I asked AJ to send someone out to fix this problem and was brusquely informed the bed was out of warranty, but that they will send the part of the bed that bulges by mail but that I must install it. When I explained that my husband and I (my husband is 79 and has a bad back) are too old to lift the bed and take off the old part and I needed help, he said I would be charged $159 for a repair man. The company installed the bed, and the installers should have caught this faulty part, but the company will not send someone to fix this problem. I would be ashamed to work for a company that has such shabby policies.

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    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2009

    I purchased a 5000 Mattress at a Select Comfort and told by the Manager that I could purchase with 12 mos no INTEREST. That was NOT TRUE!!!! So be very careful and READ all the paperwork they give to you at time of purchase & at delivery. They add on the finance charges on your 12th payment. After speaking with a representative at the store and GE Money Bank they did not honor what I was told by the store manager. BE CAREFUL!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2009

    Beware when you buy a Sleep Number bed. One thing you must know BEFORE you purchase a Sleep Number bed (SNB) is there is NO REPAIR SERVICE if something goes wrong with your bed. If something breaks they will send you the part(s) but you have to make the repair yourself. I own a King size SNB (7000 series). Even before you get any new parts, YOU have to diagnose the problem by crawling under your bed and troubleshooting. If you are disabled like I am and no one else in the household to do this for you that is difficult.

    I called the home office in Minneapolis (Bill McLaughlin is the CEO) and his assistant (Chad, employee #** and it was his choice to tell me his employee number; I didn't ask and he was not very nice) had a very canned statement about the repair of my bed and it was, if it's broke and you can't fix it, TOUGH! They are happy to send out parts but if you want someone to come fix it they will call the people that delivered and set up the bed and it will cost $150 each time they have to come out. As far as the comfort of this bed; we have had it about a year; it tends to sink in the place where you lay and then there are higher places on each side of where you lay so if you don't get right back in the rut your body had made you do roll back into that spot because of the hill on each side of you. My husband is terminally ill with cancer and I purchased this bed so he could hopefully have ultimate comfort during his struggle - it was a bad/expensive idea. Keep this in mind if you are thinking about purchasing one of these beds - folks, they are NOT WORTH IT!

    PS: The problem with my bed is the chambers will not hold the air. We put it on the setting we want and in a few days the air has gone down. Even if they sent me new chambers, they come in a small box; I would have to inflate (?? how) them and on a King Size bed, they are huge once inflated, disassemble the bed (zippers padding, foam), put the chambers in the bed, reassemble the bed - it's a lot of hard work. IT TOOK TWO YOUNG MEN TO ASSEMBLE THE BED TO BEGIN WITH (and that's another story. They knocked a TV off a table with one of the air chambers when they installed the bed and caused over $1,000 damage to my home). What makes them think that a disabled person could do this alone.

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2009

    After replacing the sagging support beams, the new ones are sagging. For those people who are having the trench effect look at the support beams and see the 1 or better bow in them. We are thinking about swapping the box spring in the guest room with SC foundation. We also had motor break down after 2 years. They consider 1- 1 1/2 sag in beam to be normal wear. As a carpenter, I wonder if they would consider that okay in the girder of their house. Their customer service sucks. Just a bunch of puppets.

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2009

    I ordered, paid for, and received a nice new Sleep Number bed from Select Comfort in April of 2008. The initial delivery was substandard, but they quickly replaced it with a new set and we were content. However, 6 months later the box spring began to squeak and creek at even the smallest movements. I placed a call at on the 4th of December, and they said they would send a replacement, though it would take 8 weeks.

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    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2009

    My daughter makes the payment on this account. She has not been receiving the bill for months. Select Comfort was told this numerous times and still did not make sure the bill was sent to her. On Feb. 1, 2009, a representative had contacted me regarding the bed payment. As I said to him, "My daughter makes the payment and is not receiving the bill." They were told by her and me to send it to my address and we still do not have any bill and it is due Feb. 10, 2009. By the way today's date is Feb. 10, 2009. Well after trying to get through to the guy, who did not Understand me and I had to keep spelling my name and address, and I did not understand him (non-English Male), I received a letter in the mail today (Feb 10, 2009) stating that I had authorized them to withdraw the money from my daughter's account. I did not request such a thing. What they did was illegal and downright nasty. I read numerous reports of people having a lot of trouble with them. All they are doing is making more money off the accounts... They cannot just take someone's information and use it whenever they please!

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    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2009

    After 3 yrs. our pump started to leak on one side. We have 2 Select Comfort beds, a model 5000 and a model 4000. We purchased both through the factory re-manufactured store for a fraction of the original cost, so I can't complain about the cost. While I am disappointed about having to replace the pump, I am generally happy with the model 5000 bed overall as I have configured it. With the 5000, we received the model 7000 plush mattress topper at no addl. charge because they were out of stock when they re-assembled the bed at the factory (a big plus). I have a 2-3 inch memory foam pad in between the mattresses and the quilted top (inside the zipper) on both mattresses. I am less happy with the 4000 because the air mattress isn't as deep (about 6 inches, I think, vs. 8 inches for the 5000). Our mattress has held up with a child jumping around on the bed and my somewhat hefty self (230 lbs) plopping down onto the mattress all of the time.

    I notice that almost none of the reviews I have read here specify the model of the user's bed. I suspect that most of the people complaining here purchased a model 3000 or 4000 which are substantially inferior to the 5000 and 7000 in overall quality and comfort. I could live with the bed for quite some time without the pump because you can cap off the mattress with the provided caps and you almost never change the setting after you find your number. I also, have never had a problem with the center foam bar sinking, although one generally does not sleep in the center of the bed. Lastly, I strongly recommend the memory foam inside the zipper compartment of whichever bed you get and particularly the lower models. The plush top and memory foam probably made all the difference for me.

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    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2009

    We have had our Sleep Number king size bed (we bought the top-of-the-line 9000 because of my husband's back problems) for less than a year. Almost at once we noticed that the bed had two valleys where my husband and I sleep. I asked the salesman about that when he called to see how we were enjoying the bed. He said that you had to shake it???? Shake what??? After Christmas this year when I started house cleaning, I decided to ask about this again. When I went back to the store, of course, the salesman who sold us the bed was no longer there, and the gentleman there just handed me a card and said call the service department, which is in Minnesota.

    I called and they said I could send in pictures of the bed or have a technician come look at it for a charge of $170.00 (Please remember that this is a $5000.00 bed). I agreed to that because if they could fix it or tell me what to do, it might be worth it. Well, the technicians came and looked at the bed and they said that they never saw this happen before except where the person sleeping in the bed was a 400-pound man. Well, neither my husband nor I am that heavy. They said that in that case, the pillow top was replaced. I, then, called back to the service center in Minnesota, and they said that normal wear and tear was not covered in the warranty. I told them that the bed was less than a year old and it looked 20 years old, and I felt that I was sleeping in a hole all the time. They said that there was nothing they could do except I could fluff it with a vacuum cleaner or unzip it and shake it. Well, I did both and it looks just the same. So, here we are with a 1 year old $5,000 bed that we are very unhappy with, and the company will not do anything about it even though their technicians said that they probably would replace the top. I can't believe their service, and the fact that they charged me for not making the problem right.

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    Reviewed Feb. 9, 2009

    Wife and I bought a bed at the kiosk. When it was delivered, a box of parts were not on their truck. A few days later, the parts showed up so the bed went together finally. Less than 2 months after that, a pump started going out and one side kept leaking down in the middle of the night. I've had back problems half my life so I was looking forward to some painless sleep for a change but it wasn't to be. I've had less sleep & more discomfort than I had planned on. Needless to say, we have since sent the bed back soon after buying a Stearns & Foster. I found out, by one of the delivery guys, that the pumps are sometimes sent back to their factory to be rebuilt, then used again on the next poor soul who falls into their web of deceit. Whether or not this is actually true, I may never know but it burns my buns that I had to find all this out from a low man on the totem pole instead of an artificial saleslady.

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    Reviewed Feb. 8, 2009

    Just read Laura from Pasadena, CA on her Select Comfort Bed. I purchased a Select Comfort Split King 5000 series with the adjustable frame. My wife and I under impression that we had a 30day return policy. My wife has severe fibromyalgia and we thought this bed may help. We purchased our bed in December of '08, had it delivered Dec. 23 and were not pleased with it from the very beginning. The bed loses air, has a "gully" so makes the bed very uncomfortable. We both have backaches now from this bed as well. We were not allowed to experience the split king as it was not in the store where we tried the different models. The salesperson told us we would probably want the adjustable frame so we could each regulate our head/foot positions.

    I called the store where we purchased the bed on Jan 9, 2009 and at first was told by our salesperson that we could "exchange" our bed, but he would have to call and see what he had to do for us. We explained to him about the bed losing air and that we hated the split king and just wanted a regular "flat" bed. We were then contacted by customer service and were told we could not "return" the adjustable frame. We could not believe this!! We were willing to even go to a 9000 series but we did not want the adjustable frame. They too said we had signed indicating that we understood the adjustable frame was non-refundable, not true. Our copy of the receipt did not have our initials on the waiver either but the store said they had a copy with our initials indicating we understood adjustable frame deal. I then called again and spoke with the manager of the store, Connie. She said she would email someone at the company to see if she could help.

    We kept calling and she came up with one excuse after another about not hearing from CS on anything. The last time I called, we were informed the store where we had bought the bed was no longer in existence and were forwarded to a centralized Select Comfort, where the man connected us to Customer Service and I spoke to a "supervisor" after being disconnected twice. This person, Chad, said the non-refundable policy was understood by us and said he could call one other person the next day and call me back, no names mentioned of course. He did call the next day and left a message even though I gave him my work phone number. Said we could not return the whole bed, we would just have to get another 5000 series mattress like they had originally told us they would do, with a delivery charge.

    Chad also told us we could write the person who wrote the policy, Chuck ** I believe (spelling may be wrong). Looks like we are stuck with a 5600.00 very bad purchase. I agree, they do not explain the return policy at all, and do not stick behind it. Think about it, they say adjustable frame is non-refundable in the 30 day trial, well who would order the frame then?? We also argued that we did not do the trial, we outright purchased the bed, they did not care. The sales person did not inform us of this clause like he says he did, as does the company. I am still trying to get the 9000 series but doubt this will happen. We were willing to upgrade and they still denied us. We just got the run around from them and no help. Whatever happened to customer satisfaction?

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2009

    I can't believe people and complaints. We have owned 3 Select Comfort Beds and have sold 5 for you, the last one ser. # 11/10/2004-14320 Model PFCS03-DR, we have in our retirement home in NH. The double we bought is in the Motor Home, the other we left in a Motor Home we traded. We received a call from the owner. He had nothing but praise for the company. Our other 5 friends LOVE their bed, for 100 reasons. Back operations is the most conversation, and we would not go without our Select Comfort Bed. Keep up the good work, and just think how many people are satisfied. Thank you.

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2009

    Back in 2002, my friend and I were in Nashville, TN at the big Opery Mills shopping mall and passed by a Select Comfort shop. There was a portable sign sitting outside the store saying Free Back Massage. My friend wanted to go inside and get the free massage because there was an attractive young man in scrubs giving them. We went in and while one of us was getting the massage, the other was trying out all the beds in the store. We both walked out having purchased the beds on our credit cards. The woman sales clerk had promised we would get free memory foam pillows shipped with beds. Neither of us received them and after many calls to the store about our free pillows we gave up. This was only the beginning.

    After about three years my bed began leaking air. Every night I would have to pump the thing up to about 95% in order to sleep. About two months ago the remote and pump both stopped working. I have moved twice since I purchased the bed and was unable to find my warranty so I pulled the warranty on these beds up on line. What a shock to see how much is not covered after time goes by and what a sizable amount you must pay for replacements parts. My friend had already given her Sleep Number bed away several years ago and bought a memory foam mattress (which was what I had wanted to begin with). I decided right then and there that I was not going to spend another penny on this bed so I purchased a 12 memory foam mattress from Sam's Club for $578 shipping and taxes included.

    I am very pleased with it so far. When I took the Sleep Number bed apart I found black mold growing all on the mattress itself, the foam topper and the mattress casing. My advice to everyone is to write this off as a learning experience and before you buy any gimmicky thing you should happen to see on TV check the complaint blogs for that item. Believe me, they are out there and it has kept me from spending my hard earned money on useless contraptions. One last thing, think about buying a regular mattress or memory form. If Select Comfort should go out of business like the other big name stores, you won't even be able to get replacement parts.

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2009

    I purchased a Select Comfort bed about 4 yrs. Well, I must say it is PURE JUNK! I have had the pump go out on it 4 times and now that it is past the 2 yr mark they expect me to fork out $112.00 for a new pump! YEAH RIGHT! This warranty they have is bogus! They don't stand behind the quality because it's junk and they know it. I spent $1650.00 on the bed and I expected quality! WHAT A RIP OFF!! I would understand if I had it 10-15yrs, but I had it less than 5 yrs.

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    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2009

    We ordered a Select Comfort Sleep Number bed that offered limited-time special pricing. It was their Model 3000. The bed arrived within 10 days of ordering, and we set it up right away. It took only a few nights of sleeping on the bed for my wife and I to decide that it wasn't right for us. I called Select Comfort to get a Return Authorization Number and was told that we MUST keep the bed for 30 days before a return authorization can be issued. Upon hearing this, I told the Select Comfort customer service representative that we didn't need a full 30 days with the bed. I told her that the bed simply wasn't for us and that I wanted to return it.

    She then referred me to the Returns Page on their website and said that it's clearly stated there that the bed MUST be used for a full days before it can be returned. I went to the web page while still on the phone with her, read the language of the online agreement, and disagreed with her immediately. The language doesn't say anything about HAVING to keep the bed for a full days. It says, quote: "If, after sleeping on your bed for a full 30 nights, you are not completely satisfied, simply call us toll-free within 45 days of delivery to arrange its return", end quote.

    I told the service representative again that we didn't want to keep the bed, that we didn't need an additional 3 weeks to decide, that it had already been disassembled and that I wanted to send it back, period. I told her that I no need or reason for storing their product in my home for another 3 weeks. She would not change her position. I was then connected to a supervisor, who simply told me the same thing and also tried to do some selling, telling me several times that it often takes 30 nights to adjust to the bed. I repeated what I had told the representative ... that we didn't want the bed, didn't need more time, didn't want to sleep on it again, that it was already take down, etc. This made no difference to the supervisor.

    I'm not sure what Select Comfort is thinking by holding on to this absolute 30-Day Rule, but it certainly goes against the grain of good customer relations. Do they think we're going to set the bed up again and simply change our minds, even I repeatedly said that was not the case? I have to assume that Select Comfort is earning interest on the income derived from trial customers and wants to hold on to that money as long as possible. In any event, I cannot get a return authorization for another 3 weeks and will not be getting a refund for 2 weeks after that.

    Buyers Beware, not only of this absolute 30-day policy but also of the fact that the bed is very cheaply made. This is one of the reasons we wanted to return it. In no way do the materials that are used to make this bed add up to several hundred to several thousands of dollars. The Select Comfort beds are comprised of nothing more than inflatable canvas rafts, some cheap foam edging, and a very cheaply made mattress covering. The pump used to inflate the bed is probably the most expensive part! And even that's cheap in construction! What an experience!

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    Reviewed Feb. 2, 2009

    I purchased a Select Comfort air bed approx. nine plus years ago. About one and a half years ago one of the air chambers developed a leak. The company replaced it at a pro-rated cost. Everything was fine until about three months ago when the other chamber started to leak. That was the last straw. I decided for what I paid for the bed in the first place (1500.00) I could buy two regular mattresses. Not only that but, they would last longer than nine plus years. I feel the Select Comfort or as they call it now, Sleep Number bed, is a big rip off!

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    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2009

    We bought into all the hype about this bed four 5 years ago. Sleeping on the bed (when it works properly) is quite nice. However, we have replaced the pumps (pieces of junk), because one side of the bed will continually lose air. You go to bed on 80 and wake up on 10. I will now order one more pump (third one) and then sell this piece of **. Where were all these comments when I was buying into the hype? Thanks Consumer Affairs for helping the others!

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2009

    I bought this bed from a friend when she was moving. I should have known Select Comfort wouldn't honor the warranty since I didn't purchase it new. Anyway, I thought I would take a chance. After using it for a few months, the bed developed a slow leak that quickly turned in to a much faster leak. I would have to wake up once or twice during the night and re-inflate the bed because it was flat and my back was aching. I was about to throw it in the dumpster until I found the guy on eBay who sells instructions for fixing Select Comfort bed leaks for only a few bucks' worth of parts. Wake up, Select Comfort! If you have people selling instructions for fixing your poorly-made products on eBay, you have a problem! I bought the instructions, followed them, and it fixed the leak. Now why can't Select Comfort use a few better parts and make beds that don't leak at the connections? Or at least offer replacement parts at something other than grossly inflated prices?

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2009

    I purchased our Select Comfort Bed 5 years ago. I have been unhappy ever since. I agree with all the leaking, valleys, pits, difficulty adjusting, etc. My Biggest complaint is I SWEAT SO BAD! I wake up with my pj's damp. I just turned 40. I am not menopausal. I have been sleeping on my couch for years because my husband did not want to waste ALL that money we spent. I thought it was just me getting over heated. My son appeared in our bed one night. I let him sleep on my side of the KING SIZE BED. I slept in his bed with a pillow top regular mattress. He woke with his hair wet from sweating so much! He came back to wake me once more to tell me, "Mommy your beds too hot".

    We live in Michigan. I can sleep with just a sheet and not get cold. That is sad. Some may say 30 days to return. By that time I was just figuring out what was causing the night sweats. Too late, so sorry for you. Why do they not tell you about the heat the mattress holds from your body. It is like sleeping on a rubber mattress. They should warn the consumer that you may experience night sweats before you buy! My back never felt any better. I slept worse than before. We spent thousands of dollars on a sweat box.

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    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2009

    I went in to buy one of those zip up memory foam shells 1 1/2 wks before Christmas. I had a coupon for 20% off. They were out of the pillow and kept telling me a shipment was coming. One came; however, this item wasn't on the truck. They were then supposed to get another shipment in and I called 3 days in a row. They kept telling me it'd come in the next day. Well, it finally came in on Christmas Eve and I was unable to get there on that day. I went back a day or two after Christmas and they wouldn't let me use my coupon because it expired on Christmas Eve. I was so mad I didn't even get after all the waiting I did.

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    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2009

    How come did I miss all these complaints when we bought our Sleep Number 4000? And we did research customer comments.... I am sorry to say that we also had a bad experience. Not only the product hasn't delivered the promised no more back pains, but now after only 2 years and 2 months of purchase (we did not assemble it until a few months later when we moved), the pump has gone dead. I agree with the comments that back pains are better solved by exercising. And I could even say that when I work out, I do sleep like a baby on my bed. We paid a very high price ($2100 for the 4000 model) for a pump that stops working for no apparent reason after only 2 years of use.

    New buyers beware, the company only covers 98% of the cost of the pump in the first 2 years, after that only 72% ($114.83 with Tx & S&H) with 4% reduction every year after. Do the math, you may be better off getting a body massage a week for the rest of your life. Oh, wait!! Maybe the pumps are not made for uncomfortable customers who actually can't stick with only one pressure setting because the bed is not any more comfortable than any other.

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    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2009

    The pump gave out after several years. I paid to replace it in 11/2008. It gave out again in 1/2009. Select Comfort will only offer to prorate it 50% even though it’s only a few months old. I had to pay $164 in November. Now they want to me pay another $164 for a piece of junk that has nothing more than a 30 day warranty on it.

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    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2009

    I have had my bed for 2 1/2 years with minor issues of leaking mattress, which was fixed promptly by the company. I have noticed rolling toward the center of the bed and also the side foam has broken down. I do not sit on the side of the bed. This is from getting in and out of bed. Otherwise, I truly love my bed. Sleep better, get up without all the stiffness of a regular mattress. Hope this continues into future years. I tried memory foam, that was horrible.

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2009

    I purchased the Select Comfort bed and also had the "trench" problem. Customer service was of no help. They sent me a piece of foam to put under the middle dividing foam to lift it, but I fixed the issue best of my ability by laying a lightweight blanket along the seam between the two mattresses (under the quilted mattress cover) for support. It helped some. Customer service has not been great on swift communication and does not vary from their script. Sometimes I wonder if there is a real person at the other end of the computer. Warranty replacement costs are too high in my opinion. The foam crate is disintegrating and I wanted another one due to the defect. They said I would have to buy it and pay tax and shipping, even if it was a defect.

    I would have not known about the defect for years if I hadn't been moving the bed to another room and noticed it (shortly after the 2-year initial warranty period). I am disappointed in the product, but not nearly as disappointed as I am in Customer Service. The bed idea was essentially good, but more time and experimenting should have been done before selling it.

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2009

    Well... it lasted 4 years. Last week, one side started to leak. I couldn't find the source. Thank goodness I ordered dual mattresses (queen size). I swapped it over. But now the good one is going bad. That's a lot of money for only 4 years’ worth of slightly comfortable sleep. The concept is good but the product is bad. Two years ago, the cover that attaches the mattress to the foundation by 2 bolts was ripped apart. The mattress kept sliding off the foundation. Pay attention Select Comfort! You'll be closing your doors soon at this rate.

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2009

    I am extremely disappointed in the product. One side of the bed started leaking. When we called, we discovered we had to troubleshoot the issue - a problem since we are both handicapped. The cover of the bed was also ripped, no doubt, due to its low quality. I feel I have been ripped off by buying this piece of crap.

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2009

    I wish I had never spent the money buying my Select Comfort bed. I was very happy with my bed for a year. Then, it started rolling towards the center. It feels like I am sleeping on a slope. Customer service suggestions to the rolling towards the center is a joke. From reading everyone's similar complaints, the company continues to not fix their product and sells a product with a known defect.

    Don't be fooled by spending a lot of money on a bed which is basically foam rubber and air mattress pads. Also, it can be hot. We had to try several mattress covers to eliminate it retaining too much body heat. The concept is great but apparently the inherent defects are not fixed. Compared to others, I am lucky to not have mold, have a pump that works most of time and no leaks. My advice - DO NOT BUY THIS BED! I would love to join a class action lawsuit.

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    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2009

    What Happened?????? I was pulled into this imaginary happiness of what was supposed to be the best bed for anyone and got the worst bed I could have ever bought; that is what happened. Not to mention I spent thousands for it. The bed has had nothing but problems since the day we got it and now that the 2 part warranty is up, they want more money to fix problems that occurred while it was still under warranty. Not to mention the discount they say they are giving once the warranty expires, you pay 20 percent plus another four for each year that goes until you reach your twenty years of having this piece of crap, if you are lucky it makes it that far.

    So, if a motor for the bed after the two years is up and it is still over $100.00 almost $200, what happens in a couple of years when it breaks again and again and again because you know it's going to. I seriously doubt that motor costs them that much but yet they say they are giving you a discount for your warranty. Not to mention the air filled piece of crap mattress that has been replaced and needs to be replaced again.

    For anyone looking to buy a bed, GO TO your local bed dealer and spend half of what you would spend for a Select Comfort or even less and TRUST me, you will be happy. BUT if you would rather not listen to all the complaints that people have written about this bed and buy one, I guarantee you; you will be next in line to be writing and venting about what a mistake you made and that the bed was nothing other than the image they painted for you that made you buy the bed in the first place. WHAT A MISTAKE to buy this bed.

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    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2009

    The bed has gotten to be uncomfortable due to the mattress cover and various foam pieces deteriorating over the course of six years. These items are not covered by warranty, and in my opinion, are not properly designed to stand up to very many years of use. The air bed portion probably will last forever. They appear to have done okay with that part. Unfortunately, the mattress cover for a king size model 5000 is almost $800 and not covered at all by warranty. These problems, the discomfort while sleeping on your side (hip pain), and the trench/middle issue lead me to highly discourage anyone from buying a Select Comfort bed. You may enjoy the bed initially. We did. But you'll be disappointed later and will find no support from the company. Don't be fooled by the warranty. The bed will wear out and you'll be looking for a real bed.

    Select Comfort: Sorry guys...I called you and gave you a chance to respond, but your answers were all about spending more money with you. A hybrid bed having an air chamber surrounded by more traditional mattress construction would be much better.

    When you buy these $1,000+++ beds, be aware that you are not getting much more than an air mattress, a bunch of foam, a plastic foundation, and a mattress cover that will wear out. If you are okay with spending the money on something that will last three or four years, then go for it. And some folks will be okay with that. I was hoping for more durability. It's NOT a lifetime or long-term sleeping solution. Oh...and my $100+ pillow from them is useless after six years. Spend your money on down or some other foam pillow for less money.

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    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2009

    We purchased a SELECT COMFORT bed and also the LEGGETT & PLATT ADJUSTABLE SLEEP SYSTEM two years ago. One half of the unit stopped functioning about a year ago and now the other half has ceased to work (at all). I called Select Comfort who disclaimed any responsibility for the defective product and the problems we are having after having said what a good addition it would be for us and that they had had not ONE complaint or problem with the adjustable bed as it says there is a twenty-year warranty on the product but it's not as easy as that.

    To repair our bed which we paid over $4000.00 for, we must now pay an additional $400 plus shipping/handling and freight charges to correct our problem and on top of that we have to hire someone to install it and pay that fee as well. So we are out another $300 to correct something that should not have broken in the first place. This was bought for comfort and at this point is anything but. We trusted the salesperson and their "selected" customer satisfaction reports that we find out are rewritten by the company as they see fit. We have no recourse other than to write a notice here.

    We are on a fixed income, have lost our retirement in this cesspool of financial chaos and with no "bailout" for us in sight. We are stuck with a useless, non-functioning adjustable bed. The sad thing about all this is my wife goes in for surgery tomorrow and could have benefited from the bed had it worked properly. It is a shame that companies such as LEGGETT & PLATT are allowed such freedom to take advantage of consumers under the cover of a twenty-year warranty that is bogus.

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    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2009

    My boyfriend and I thought it would be a great idea to go into the store of Select Comfort and try out one of their beds. I loved it. It was so comfortable, so we went ahead and purchased a bed from them. BAD IDEA. BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE. My boyfriend and I decided a week before the bed was delivered that we could not afford the bed at all and that we had purchased it on impulse, so we cancelled the delivery. We had also purchased a comforter and sheet set for the queen size bed for $216.00 - a ripoff with no return. My bed is a king size, so I still have them sitting in a bag. Well, I thought, okay, big deal, maybe I can give them as a gift or something.

    Well anyways, we bought the bed in July of 2008 and cancelled a week later. I started getting bills in the mail for $4,500 from GE Money Bank. I was thinking it was all squared away and cancelled, so I called GE Money Bank. They said that Select Comfort had never sent them the credit for the bed. So I called Select Comfort, and they said they would send GE Money Bank an email and the credit.

    Another month went by, and I'm still getting bills for $4,500 plus interest and late fees, so I called Select Comfort again. They said they will send the credit. Now we were getting into September and I'm still getting bills from GE Money Bank. Finally, Select Comfort, after three months, sent over the credit for the bed only, not the FINANCE CHARGES AND LATE FEES that had been occurring, so once again, I'm getting a bill in the mail from GE Money Bank for $600. I wondered why, when my comforter and sheets were only $215.00? They said it was all LATE FEES and finance charges, because I was not making a minimum payment, but why should I make a minimum payment on an amount that I don't even owe?

    Well, I refuse to pay the $600. I offered to pay $215.00, which is what I owe for the merchandise, but they will not take the money. They refused it and said they will settle for $390. So unfair. I've called both places. Speaking to Select Comfort supervisors, they said there's nothing they can do. Well, yeah, there is: why don't they pay for the finance charges and late charges on my account, which all accrued because they took three months to credit the account?

    I'm on the verge of a nervous breakdown over it, and to top it off, I CAN'T EVEN USE THE MERCHANDISE BECAUSE THEY WON'T EXCHANGE IT FOR A KING SIZE COMFORTER. My boyfriend and I now have all of these on our credit report, and we are now being hassled every day with phone calls from GE Money Bank. The amount just keeps going up and up. DON'T EVER DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY.

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    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2009

    I made a point to read as much as I could about this bed before purchase. I read (what were mostly) complaints, I read praise and I spoke with a number of personal friends who had the bed. My issue, as it stands right now, is appalling customer service and exceptionally bad judgment. My bed was delivered today, as promised. Four out of a possible four decking panels (foundation) were damaged. One so badly that were I to place a mattress on top of it, there is no question that the bottom of the mattress would be torn.

    We will send out the replacements in 7 to 10 working days. After asking to speak with a supervisor (which was refused), I was told it would be expedited - meaning 5-7 business days. Expedited when I am sleeping ON THE FLOOR means same day delivery. Living in an apartment, I had to take a day off from work to receive this shipment. Now I am looking at another leave day to receive the replacement parts. Four simple pieces of cardboard protecting the corners of the panel pieces would have eliminated all of this wasted time, effort and fuel. If this is the best they can do, from day one, I can only imagine (well I've read some of the above complaints) what I am in for in the future.

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    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2009

    The air compressor, air pump, or what ever it is called is worthless. Bed will not hold air. Buyer beware. Warranty almost worthless. Prorated amount is more than the part should cost. BAD SLEEP.

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2009

    We purchased this Sleep Number bed just over 4 years ago. We have had complaints about it ever since! About 1 year ago, we noticed the thick foam on top of the air chambers was split down the middle, so we called Select Comfort customer service. They replaced the foam (for a price) and asked if the corner supports were okay. I checked and yes, the corner supports looked fine. It seemed the only trouble was the thick foam. There is a 20-year guarantee on this bed, but it depends on how many years ago you purchased it... It will still cost you a percentage (more and more each passing year) for parts.

    So we were happy to receive the new foam piece and thought this would solve the trouble we were having with rolling to the middle of the bed and feeling as though we are sleeping on a hill. It did not. It is still awful! We hate this bed and we have now taken the mattress out of our motor home and put it on TOP of this entire bed. It still doesn't help! I am still sleeping on a hill and having terrible back problems. Both my husband and myself are. I also do not sleep well at all. I dread having to go to bed at night. We were going to call Select Comfort again today.

    I was looking up their phone number on the computer when I ran across this site. Now see we are not the only customers dissatisfied! We were just discussing it and we are going to file complaints about this bed and go buy a new bed today... NOT a Select Comfort!! I would never recommend this bed to anyone and I cannot believe Lindsey Wagner would advertise to sell such a piece of garbage! All we want is a good night's sleep.

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2009

    I bought a Select Comfort bed 8 years ago. It has been "okay" but nothing spectacular. I wouldn't recommend anyone buy one for the comfort. Anyway, today, it failed to increase the pressure. I did a little troubleshooting and the pump works and all the solenoids work. The problem is that the pressure sensor thinks it is at maximum pressure even when the pressure is zero. This means a bad sensor or circuit board. I called the company and they say that they only replace/refurbish the entire pump unit and the pump unit costs $450. Although the warranty is 20 years, it is prorated and my portion is 40% or a little over $200 including shipping. Plus I have to pay to return the existing unit. I'm no idiot... The bad part can probably be replaced for about $30 so they make a $170 profit on a warranty repair.

    I just disconnected the hoses and put air valves on each hose. Now I use a bicycle pump to inflate it every couple of months. Total cost $10. I won't do business with them again.

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2009

    Black mold was our problem with the Sleep Number Bed by Select Comfort. It is important that you weigh in your options. They refused to take back our mattress with mold in it that had me choking and suffocating for about 6 months. I found this company that sells the same type of bed made of urethane and they don't have the mold problems. Here it is Sleep Number bed. Why would any company continue to use a product they are going to have mold in it?

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2009

    We bought a Sleep Number 6000 bed on 12/21/08 and it was a big mistake! The guy we bought it from was a great talker and the bed we received feels nothing like the bed we laid on in the store. We received it on 1/5/09 and got it set up and decided to try it out and we laid there for several hours and we sank in the middle. It's like it doesn't have the right support for the middle of the bed. I called the guy we bought it from and he said, "If the other person is heavier, you would do that." Well, that wasn't told to us in the store nor did it happen in the store!

    So he says to customer service, "This is a rare issue," which I know he was lying because I had already read the complaints before I contacted him and I also told him I just read this is a revolving issue. He says there is nothing he has heard. So I called customer service and I told the lady there I felt like there wasn't any support in the middle if it were sagging in the middle. She says, "No, that's not it," and she also says, "If the other person is heavier..." So I say once again, "So what I said was right. There needs to be more support in the middle to take care of that problem." She then says, "Well, I will send some more foam and put that under the heavier person and it should take care of the problem." We will receive that she says, in 5 to 7 days.

    It's the first night to sleep on my new 6000 and they say you will wake up refreshed and have slept like never before... I had the worst night. My back hurt and I tossed and turned all night and the smell was so strong it was unbearable!!! I suggest not buying this bed. It's not worth the money. I knew I should just have gone with the Tempur-Pedic like I originally wanted. BEWARE; THIS BED IS NOT WHAT IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE!

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2009

    Thanks to everyone who took the time to post your experiences with the Sleep Number bed. You have saved me money. I am recuperating from back surgery and have been shopping for a new bed. I hope that most of you can get together and file a class action suit against Select Comfort. These testimonials are sickening to read. Shame on you, Select Comfort, for your deceitfulness, dishonesty and fraudulent practices. In this economy... are you kidding?

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2009

    We bought this bed about two years ago. I had lower lumbar surgery and thought it was the best bed out there. Now my wife and I are having second thoughts. My wife has always disliked it and has switched bedrooms. Now I'm thinking she's right. When we sleep on it, the hump in the middle is so annoying. We then both complain about hip pain while sleeping on our sides. The pressure points are a problem. It's becoming very problematic. I think we're going to dump this bed and look for something else. The bed is good for the first year or so, but then the problems begin. Sorry to say.

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    Reviewed Jan. 1, 2009

    All the complains about the Select Comfort bed is the same we are experiencing. My wife and I have had terrible back problems and spend money to see a chiropractor. We do have different settings on the chambers. She likes it soft and I like it firm, so like others' experience, you fall to the center or one side of the bed - either center or out. They sent us a foam to put in the middle, but all it does is bunch up on the foot of the bed and becomes a lump underneath. It does not help at all. We had this bed for about 3 years and put up with it because we spent so much money on it. We don't have much money to just buy another bed. It has been a terrible mistake to buy this bed.

    Select Comfort should change their advertisement that it's a great bed, when all it does is give you backaches! So we should advertise that if you want to keep a terrible back pain all the time, buy a Select Comfort bed! This type of bed is really for the birds. I will never buy another one and would not recommend it to anybody. We bought ours for $1,500 too and it's out of warranty, but still the company should find a way to solve the problems.

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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2008

    It is so amazingly interesting to read these complaints!! My husband and I purchased a king size select comfort bed some 20+ years ago. At that time, the in home trial was 90 days. And thank goodness, because it took us that long to find all the things we did not like about it. The middle partition became a major roadblock to all aspects of our sleeping together!! The foam block, or whatever it was, prevented us from touching each other while at the same time it was a mountain should you decide to climb over!! The perimeter of the bed made it impossible to sit on the edge to do simple things like put on a shoe or a sock.

    Unlike a regular bed, there was no longer a right or wrong side of the bed to get up on!! As for the dual controls and choosing your sleep number, that seemed to be a nightly challenge. The numbers did not remain consistent in that what was perfect one night, was no longer perfect the next night. Also, the numbers seemed to slip during the night. I don't recall ever finding the right number for us. We did not have any mechanical issues with the bed during the 90 day trial period, just oddities that were not in a regular bed. Since we could never seem to adjust to it, we returned it sometime during the trial period. Sure hope some of you folks did not get our bed as a recycle!!!

    Well, at any rate, now that we are older, heavier and have more aches and pains, we are considering the unthinkable. Yes, we thought we might give it another try!! However, we will heavily reconsider this after reading all your complaints. It sounds like the basic construction has not changed or improved as we had hoped. In fact, things sound worse to me! I guess for now, we will continue to climb the small ladder to our current king which is hard as a brick, but laden with inches and inches of extra foam and padding. We shall continue to dream the impossible dream of a good night's sleep! Happy New Year to all and to all a good night!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2008

    The customer service dept. refused to answer phone calls and e-mails. They did not send the product and refused to refund my money for 2 full months!

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    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2008

    My husband back hurt on the set we had, so we went to the Arcadia Mall and saw the Select Comfort bed. When we first got it home it felt better than our other beds but, that feeling on Select Comfort did not last longer than a year. Even with all the doctors and the bed my husband’s back got worse it was so bad the doctors said he needed surgery. Four surgeries. They tried every medication, physical therapy, chiropractor and an acupuncture nothing helped. Before the neck surgery they had to do carpal tunnel on both wrist 6 weeks apart so they would know the neck surgery was working.

    We continued to sleep in the Select Comfort his neck after surgery in less than 8 months started to act up again. He was set up for lower lumbar back surgery. Two weeks after that surgery he started having problems walking, his balance was so bad I would find him flat on his back due to his balance. He hit his head so many times on concrete and hardwood floors he had to have so many stitches. His doctor was referred as the best orthopedic surgeon in Southern CA. It finally got so bad the paramedic had to rush him to the hospital.

    He was in the hospital 42 days. He could not get out of bed. He was 57 years old and on the 40th day they had to put him on life support. After all those falls they scanned everything except giving him a CAT scan where they found damage from the falls that caused brain death. I did not believe the Select Comfort was the problem until the same areas that hurt on him have become unbearable on me. I'm still have the Select Comfort but, I have tried the 3 other beds with no help. The doctor said the damage was already done. I may be able to get surgery that could help and is non-evasive. What did I lose besides my best friend, love of my life. I'm now on Social Security Disability. My husband's death ended his income leaving me financially in hard shape. Not being able to work. There is a strong chance I will lose my home of 14 years.

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    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2008

    The inflator remote hasn't read out display numbers for several weeks. I called Select Comfort and was told I called just a few days too late to get a new inflator under warranty, and would have to pay $126.00 plus shipping. I tried to explain that I didn't get a chance to call earlier because of a family crisis and this was my first chance to call. What a few days matter?

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    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2008

    I purchased a Select Comfort 4000 bed and have since become dissatisfied with it. I went to the Select Comfort website to see if there were any customer reviews and I noticed, they claim what more than 5 million people now know insinuating 5 million happy owners? When I looked at the reviews, there were only 9 listed for the 4000 series bed, and they were all positive. So, I thought it would be useful to share my experience by posting my own review. When I read their disclaimer about reviews, they essentially say that they can and will do whatever they want with anything you submit. Meaning, they can edit, delete, modify, not post (or if you write something really nice) use it in advertising, without any royalty to you... Hardly an open and credible forum for discussion. I suppose it's perfectly legal, but very deceptive, and should be considered a criminal offense. I'm sure there are a lot of, now, unhappy owners of SC beds that were swayed by the positive reviews, when they may not have made the purchase if they had access to a more comprehensive list of reviews. They should be forced to post all or none.

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    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2008

    I purchased my Select Comfort 5000 bed about 7 or 8 years ago and have never had any problems with it. However, I just took the bed apart to move it and found mold on both air chambers and on the foam cover that goes over the mattresses. I have been sick with chronic sinuses and chest infections over the last year and a half. I thought it was just my getting older and due to my work. Now after finding this mold, I am concerned that my health issues are due to the mold. Thank God I have not had my boyfriend of three months spend the night here yet. He has cancer and, if the mold is affecting me, just imagine what it would do to him!

    I called the Select Comfort customer center and I must say that both Wendy and John were friendly, professional and concerned. They are sending me new insides which they assure me have been treated with a non toxic mildicide and they say that if I find mold in any other area, all I need to do is call and they will take care of it. I may have the mattress cover and the rest of the padding tested although I am sure a good HEPA vacuuming would take care of any spores which may linger there. Good thing I know people in the mold business. I am not ready to give up on my Sleep Number bed but if the illnesses continue, you can bet I may seek legal advice and proceed with a bodily injury suit if my doctor and I connect the dots to the bed. And yes I am taking a tape sample and photos of the mold and affected areas before I send them back!

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    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2008

    We purchased the bed in March of 2008, we have never slept the entire night. Have back and hip pain everyday.. This bed is not what they make it out to be. We have tried every setting, still no relief.. These people that advertise this bed should be ashamed.

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    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2008

    Purchased the Select Comfort model 5000 in April 2005. Everything seemed fine for about 9 months, then we noticed the bed started to sag in the middle. Didn't think much of it, but it started to get worse. Contacted the company, they said no problem, they would send us the foam inserts. Installed them per the instructions, and it worked for about a month. Started to sag again, called the company again, they said they would send us some more foam to put on top of the air chambers. Put that in per the instructions, then it felt like we had a hill in the middle of the bed. So we had to take the foam out, and back to the sagging middle. Tried pumping up the chambers, that just made it more uncomfortable. Called the company again, they told me to fluff the top, as it was settling. Vacuum the pillow top, all kinds of crazy ideas.

    Got deployed to Iraq, so had to leave it in limbo until I returned. I emailed them when I got back, now the rep tells me the pillow top is compressed, which is normal wear and tear and not covered under warranty. He also said that I had mentioned this to them, which I never did, as I said, I was deployed to Iraq in the middle of the negotiations. I am now in contact with the BBB of Minnesota, and will also be writing the Minnesota Attorney General to see if they can help. I chose this pile of crap over a Tempur-pedic, looks like I made the wrong choice.

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    Reviewed Dec. 23, 2008

    I hate my Sleep Number bed! The next time I purchase a bed will be the cheapest one they sell at Rooms To Go or a similar place.

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    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2008

    Purchased bed three years ago. Pump stopped working in less than a year. 2nd pump quit in less than 18 months. 3rd pump losing air after one hour same day it was installed. Refilled three times in four hours, still losing air. I hope it still has air in the morning. Why can't they make a decent pump after all the money they charge for the bed? If I was the celebrity hawking this bed, I'd be VERY embarrassed.

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    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2008

    I purchased a Select Comfort Sleep Number bed back in 2000. We purchased the 5000 model. At first, I had trouble finding the correct Sleep Number setting and had trouble with the hole between chambers. I found that if you use the foam they give you on the outside, then it pushes the chambers together and you do not experience that hole as many describe. Also if your chambers are closer in number then there is no real change as you move closer together at night... After owning the bed for almost 9 years, I read a review about the mold that occurs on the older chambers. I called Select Comfort and they quickly sent me 2 new chambers, new foam and return UPS freight. They also assured me that they have coated these new items with an anti-mold coating so it will not occur again. It costs me nothing. Today, I installed these with minimal effort. The pump for my bed has never had problems although I seldom use the pump. Once you find the right setting, you just leave it alone. This really is the best bed I have ever had and would easily go purchase another one. It is the only bed you can adjust as it starts to wear. Other beds you have to flip over or just go buy another one. I have never owned a bed for 9 years without thinking I need a new bed.

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    Sleep Number Company Information

    Company Name:
    Select Comfort
    Company Type:
    Public
    Ticker Symbol:
    SCSS
    Year Founded:
    1987
    Address:
    9800 59th Avenue North
    City:
    Minneapolis
    State/Province:
    MN
    Postal Code:
    55442
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    www.sleepnumber.com