Does anyone have a suggestion for a mattress store, outlet, or manufacturer in the Louisiana area? I am located in Lafayette but will gladly drive an hour or two if I know I can finalize my mattress search/confusion.
Hi 1ripper,
There is one local factory direct manufacturer in Lafayette, LA that would probably be the first place I would visit. They are …
www.facebook.com/pages/Irwins-Mattress/184156004978427
http://www.irwinsmattress.com/ and I talked with the 3rd generation of family ownership Scott and they are making mattresses of all types including memory foam, talalay latex, and innersprings and use better quality materials and construction methods than you will see in typical chain stores and major brands.
Some retailers in Lafayette that may be worth including in your research on a “mattress by mattress” basis (out of a couple of dozen stores and chains I loooked at) and the manufacturers they carry that have higher odds of being able to provide you with the information you will need about the type and quality of the materials in their mattresses (so you can make informed choices and meaningful comparisons between mattresses) include …
http://www.wccfurniture.com/ Lafayette, LA. Golden.
www.olindes.com/mattress.aspx Lafayette, LA. Restonic
Just in case you haven’t read it yet … post #1 here has all the basic information, steps, and guidelines that can help you make the best possible choices.
Phoenix
Phoenix,
Thanks so much for your assistance, it was very helpful. I never realized how many of my friends and co-workers were dealing with the same mattress confusion as me. I have suggested your website to all of them.
Thanks Again
Hi 1ripper,
I’m glad the site could help you 
If you’ve purchased a mattress it would be great to know what you ended up choosing.
Phoenix
My family is actually from Lafayette and I have been to every store in the area, here are my favorites:
Box Drop of Lafayette: https://boxdroplafayette.com - Box Drop of Lafayette is a chain company that has it’s own private label line of memory foam gel infused mattresses, my favorite being the Sapphire Sleep models.
Lafayette Furniture Gallery: https://www.lfgallery.com/ - Louisiana Furniture Gallery sells a large selection of furniture, mattresses, and accessories, with brands like Restonic, Scott Living, Consumer Digest Best Buy, and Biltmore.
Mattress Doctor Lafayette: http://www.mattresseslafayette.com - Mattress Doctor Lafayette is one of the newest and most up & coming furniture & mattress stores in Acadiana, they sell brands like M Lily USA, Serenity Sleep, Corsicana, Serta, Malouf, Brooklyn Bedding, Broyhill, Bed Tech, and more. The company has over 35 models priced under $1000.
Mattress Gallery: https://www.matgal.com - Mattress Gallery has been around for a very long time and specializes in the higher end quality & priced products, with brands like Tempurpedic, Sterns & Foster, and Sealy.
GoodBed.com Lafayette LA Mattress Stores
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FYI: Olinde’s is no longer open in Lafayette.