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Articles & research

Articles

Plain-English guides to choosing, buying and looking after a mattress — written for Australian buyers.

An older man sleeps sprawled diagonally across the bed while his wife lies at the very edge, looking at him with a wry smile.

What matters when two people share a mattress: partner movement, edge support, width per person, heat, and the options when you each want a different firmness.

Top3 Mattress Editorial Team 15 September 2026
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A couple in summer clothes lie on a bed with sage-green linen, a small Christmas tree with lights in the corner of the room.

The sales calendar that matters for mattresses in Australia (Black Friday, Boxing Day, EOFY and the long weekends in between), and how to tell a real discount from a permanent one.

Top3 Mattress Editorial Team 9 September 2026
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A woman in a yellow raincoat wheels a plain mattress box through the front door of an old house on a hand trolley, her terrier beside her.

What you gain and give up on each side (lying on it first, sleep trials, delivery and returns), and the rights under Australian Consumer Law that apply wherever you buy.

Top3 Mattress Editorial Team 2 September 2026
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A father steadies a pine bed frame while his son fits a timber slat into place in a mint-green bedroom.

Slatted frames, ensemble bases, solid platforms and adjustable bases: what each one does to a mattress, what warranties usually ask for, and how to tell when the old base is the real problem.

Top3 Mattress Editorial Team 27 August 2026
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A woman kneels to peel plastic wrap off a newly unrolled mattress in an attic bedroom while her flatmate opens the window.

How to unbox and set up a compressed mattress, how long it takes to reach full size, what that new-mattress smell is, and when to contact the brand because it has not expanded.

Top3 Mattress Editorial Team 20 August 2026
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An old mattress leans against a picket fence for collection while a woman in gardening gloves heads back to her house under a jacaranda.

There is no lifespan printed on a mattress. Here are the signs that one is worn out, why the warranty length is not a lifespan, and how to make the mattress you have last longer.

Top3 Mattress Editorial Team 14 August 2026
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