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"Plenty of startups are tackling the sleep problem. Wearables like Lark and Jawbone\u2019s UP track how well you sleep, while apps aim to monitor your sleep cycles by bringing your phone into bed with you.\r\nCollecting data on our sleep patterns can be eye-opening, but it can only do so much to improve the environmental factors that keep us from getting the shut-eye we deserve. Casper is approaching the problem from the ground up with its redesigned mattress.\r\nCasper\u2019s first product, which launched back in April, aims to address three different issues in the mattress industry: the shopping experience, distribution, and the product itself. On the shopping front, Casper has bypassed your usual mattress superstores, which have become a caricature of poor salesmanship, in order to sell just one model via its website.\r\n\r\nAs for distribution, the mattress comes packed in a box that can be delivered locally by Uber or bike couriers in New York, or via free two-day shipping in the US. Global shipping is currently in the works. Casper handmakes its mattresses in the US and sources most of its materials domestically.\r\nThe mattress ranges in price from $500 for a Twin, $850 for a Queen and $950 for a King. That\u2019s more than I\u2019ve ever paid for a mattress, but it\u2019s affordable by memory foam standards. A natural latex mattress from IKEA, for instance, costs $999 for a Queen, while Novosbed\u2019s basic Queen model is priced at $879.\r\nCasper's worth the money. After two weeks of sleeping on\u00A0it, I\u2019m happy to say that the bed is delightfully comfortable. The company\u2019s name seems quite fitting now, as lying on top of the combination memory and latex foam surface feels a lot like cuddling up to a friendly ghost.\r\n\r\nIf you like your mattresses firm, Casper is likely to be too soft for you. I\u2019ve heard\u00A0mixed responses from friends that have given the bed a quick try. Casper manages to make you forget that it\u2019s there, which is an accomplishment in my book. With the exception of the beds at a couple high-end hotels, this is the nicest mattress I\u2019ve slept on.\r\nCasper has a 40-day free-return trial period if you want to give the mattress a try. The company does recommend that you use it for at least two weeks before sending it back, though.\r\nThe box for a Queen-size Casper measured 21\u201D by 21\u201D by 42\u201D, roughly the size of a large barrel. Carrying the package was a bit unwieldy, but I was able to move it by myself more easily than a normal mattress. Once you\u2019ve got the rolled-up mattress out of the box, use the included tool to cut open the packaging and let the mattress \u201Cunfurl.\u201D\r\nOne downside after using\u00A0Casper it that my pillow now\u00A0feels inadequate next to this awesome mattress. The company has said that it\u2019s interested in other sleep items, such as pillows and sheets, so you have that to look forward to.\r\nBed preferences are so varied that I can't unequivocally recommend Casper to everyone, but if you can handle a soft mattress and the $500-$950 price tag doesn't dissuade you, Casper's worth checking out. Even if you don't decide to keep it, you'll hopefully get\u00A0up to 40 days of good sleep.\r\n\u27A4 Casper"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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