For those planning on buying a new mattress, here are some considerations to keep in mind:

1. Do you want your mattress to contain a pillow to to provide additional cushioning and comfort for your head?

2. Do you want to shell out extra cash for memory foam mattresses or do you feel it isn't worth it at this time?

3. Do you or your significant other experience allergies? If so certain mattresses are made with non-allergenic materials to help prevent this from occurring to you while you are sleeping.

4. Would you like your mattress to contain ventilation holes on the side? Is this an important feature to you?

5. Do you require a back support feature on your mattress or can you do without it? For those who have chronic back problems this may be a helpful feature to have included in the purchase.

After you've answered those few questions you need to decide how and where you want to buy the mattress of your dreams. Keep in mind that sometimes it can be difficult to do brand comparison shopping because retailers generally source from the same manufacturers, but provide their own labels to them to give them a unique selling proposition relative to other outlets.