When it comes to the value of a good night’s sleep, a quality mattress is priceless.
That’s the thinking of Dale Cross, general manager at Lloydminster’s newest one-stop snooze shop, Cloud 9 Sleep.
Cloud 9 opened on Oct. 15 at 2920 50 Ave., Lloydminster, Alta. beside Beachcomber Hot Tubs at R&D Plumbing.
The locally owned and operated business is the brainchild of Cross, who has over 30 years of experience in the mattress business, and local businessman Doug Wilson.
“Our big thing is, you can buy a mattress today and sleep on it tonight,” said Cross. “Nobody else can say that … usually you have to wait two weeks, but we have local warehouses full of stock.”
The name of the game is customer satisfaction at Cloud 9 Sleep. That starts with selling the right mattress.
“We have 25 different beds in here,” said Cross. “You can try the different beds … there’s 25 different feels, 25 different stories, the number of coils, the amount of upholstery.”
Cross explained many factors go into choosing the right mattress. For example, whether someone is a side sleeper or a back sleeper.
“We sell a total sleep system,” said Cross, noting mattresses should be replaced every seven to 10 years.
“You’ll try out pillows and figure out what kind of pillow you like. We’ll take that pillow and try different beds.”
Cloud 9 Sleep carries Kingsdown, Serta, Springwell and Simmons brand mattresses. They also, however, carry adjustable beds out of Barrie, Ont. called Harmony.
“We try to work with as many Canadian companies as we can,” said Cross.
Cross explained physically laying on a bed before buying it is very important.
“How do you buy a bed without laying on it?” asked Cross. “We see a lot of people who tried the box beds and realized they weren’t as advertised.”
Cross and Wilson are excited about the future of the new business.
“The premise of the business is local guys trying to do good, give people fair pricing, and sell them the right product,” explained Cross.
“We’re really pushing the fact we’re local. We’re excited to support local sports and charities, and we’re already members of the Chamber of Commerce.”
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