ElizabethB Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 (edited) So, there are hardly any good conspiracy thoeories about why there are so many Mattress Firms. I drive past one at least 3 times a week, usually more, it is right across the street from another Mattress Firm store and I have not seen a single customer in either store in the 6 months since our most recent move. There is speculation online about money laundering, drugs, mafia, but no exciting theories, with so many stores like this in other cities, you would think there would be some good conspiracy theories. Some articles claim that it is all legit and that profit margins are excessive and the stores came cheap, but you have to have a customer eventually to pay for employees, electricity, etc. No one here has seen an actual customer in an actual store yet. None of the locals have any good conspiracy theories either, other than the boring ones mentioned above, I know the hive can come up with some good ones, entertain us!! Edited March 1, 2016 by ElizabethB 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyobu Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 (edited) I've wondered this too. I'm always reminded of the carwash in Breaking Bad. Those stores are everywhere! And, it seems like people rarely purchase mattresses. And, I don't know that I know of anyone who has bought one from mattress firm. And, wait... aren't drugs, money laundering, and mafia exciting theories?!?! Edited February 29, 2016 by staceyobu 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 (edited) Edit: Oh, I get it. Well, the answer is obviously that Squornshellous Zeta is going to take over and they need a cover for the invasion. If you go into a store and whisper, "Zem? Is that you?" one of the stupider ones might accidentally follop or let out a floopy flur. I suggest doing this in multiple stores, but very quietly, perhaps with a bluetooth headset so you don't appear so silly. Edited February 29, 2016 by Tsuga 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-science-behind-behavior/201509/why-are-there-so-many-mattress-stores-in-america That says they need to sell 20 a month or a bit less, but I would wonder that they have more than one or two, I have never seen a customer there. My husband wonders if there isn't some weird tax loophole, but that is not much fun either, I was hoping for aliens, shopping carts, crockpots, tinfoil hats, and shoes or something more fun. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I'm slow tonight. I figured out the truth and posted above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 I've wondered this too. I'm always reminded of the carwash in Breaking Bad. Those stores are everywhere! And, it seems like people rarely purchase mattresses. And, I don't know that I know of anyone who has bought one from mattress firm. And, wait... aren't drugs, money laundering, and mafia exciting theories?!?! I was hoping for alien mofia members laundering money which they use to buy flouride and add it to GMO crops to poison the world... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Edit: Oh, I get it. Well, the answer is obviously that Squornshellous Zeta is going to take over and they need a cover for the invasion. If you go into a store and whisper, "Zem? Is that you?" one of the stupider ones might accidentally follop or let out a floopy flur. I suggest doing this in multiple stores, but very quietly, perhaps with a bluetooth headset so you don't appear so silly. This is actually a bit more believable than the linked article, sadly. I could get behind that theory. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Definitely cover for top secret teleportation service for aliens (don't try it. It hasn't been perfected for human Biology yet... you'd get scrambled) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 We have wondered the same thing about those mattress stores! And don't they seem to go out of business on a regular basis - only to spring up again right near the previous location? I would totally believe a money laundering scheme. But aliens are more exciting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSong Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 That's funny! Just a few days ago when dh and I were out he commented that there seem to be so many mattress stores. I vote teleportation stations. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Not a conspiracy theory, but . . . One of our local news stations just did a report on this. Apparently in one neighboring town there are six mattress stores within a half a mile of each other and viewers have been wondering about them. The news report said there's a huge profit margin on mattresses, so they don't have to sell many at all for a store to be profitable. And apparently more stores within a certain distance bring in more customers -- they figure they can easily go from store to store to comparison shop. But mattress companies actually make it incredibly difficult to do that, as the same model mattresses aren't sold at Mattress Firm as at Sleepy's or other retailers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 DH and I make similar musings about a Horoscope shop in the area. How can they possibly sell enough palm readings in the location they inhabit to meet overhead, let alone make money. There are also other palm readers within a mile or two. How profitable can that possibly be? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 This thread is cracking me up. :lol: There's an area of town where three different mattress stores have opened in the last few months, and my DH and I have commented on how odd it seems! (But just for the record, I've bought a mattress at Mattress Firm. No drugs or aliens involved, that I know of. ;) We had a good experience and will probably go there the next time we need new mattresses. Actually, my kids ask when we can go there again, because they had this little playhouse made out of cardboard with toys inside and markers where the kids could color on the cardboard walls - they loved it.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 DH and I make similar musings about a Horoscope shop in the area. How can they possibly sell enough palm readings in the location they inhabit to meet overhead, let alone make money. There are also other palm readers within a mile or two. How profitable can that possibly be? If you can sell something that isn't an actual Thing, it is handy for money laundering. A buddy of mine manages some retail spaces and he mentioned that he is pretty sure one of them is money laundering. They sell "ice sculptures" and they pay their rent but they don't seem to actually make any ice sculptures. The tools to do so are pretty dusty. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Mattress stores are owned by the government which are secretly staffed by covert and elite spies. The stores are placed close together so they can join up into the super secret lair underground. They actually do sell mattresses which have implanted secret cameras and microphones which analyze data of our sleep patterns and other things. :D I have not figured out what they will do with this data. Maybe the covert and elite spies are actually aliens planning on taking over Earth. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Mattress stores are owned by the government which are secretly staffed by covert and elite spies. The stores are placed close together so they can join up into the super secret lair underground. They actually do sell mattresses which have implanted secret cameras and microphones which analyze data of our sleep patterns and other things. :D I have not figured out what they will do with this data. Maybe the covert and elite spies are actually aliens planning on taking over Earth. Simple. They are using it to plant dreams in people's heads that make them nominate a reality TV star for President of the US. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Simple. They are using it to plant dreams in people's heads that make them nominate a reality TV star for President of the US. This is it!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 We are going to need new mattresses soon. If you want, I can do a little undercover (get it? ;) ) investigating while shopping. :D 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I'm a bit disappointed that Quill pointe out the truth because I wanted to go with teleportation stations--with the mattresses being necessary because teleportation is an imperfect science and the beings who are teleported often end up a foot or two in the air; the mattresses cushion their fall. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I buy my mattresses from Amazon (probably another good conspiracy hiding there...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 They are part of the Men in Black (MIB). Mattress Firms are secretly owned by the MIB branch of the government. They farm out the extraterrestrial legal aliens to work at them because Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones kind of ruined the pawn shop gig they had going. Notice how many of those stores have opened since the original MIB came out. Also reality TV about pawn shops is really about extraterrestrial aliens who decided they wanted their 15 minutes. That's why they've been on TV for so long because they threatened to leak the secret. The history channel dude is right about Aliens. He's been to a Mattress Firm - hence the ever growing bed head - he just can't remember the details correctly because he looked into the light. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Our bed came from Mattress Firm. :leaving: I'm not sure if that makes us part of the conspiracy or victims of it. Either way, we do like our mattress. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I read an article recently about massage parlors being a front for human trafficking. Since then, I've paid attention to the number of massage parlors in sketchy areas of our town. Scary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 While I agree with Quill about the controlling of our dreams, I also believe they are using this data to monitor and influence our use of social media. Also what we purchase. This is how facebook and such gets the idea for those eerie ads talked about in the other thread. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 DH and I make similar musings about a Horoscope shop in the area. How can they possibly sell enough palm readings in the location they inhabit to meet overhead, let alone make money. There are also other palm readers within a mile or two. How profitable can that possibly be? Well, duh, they obviously KNEW it was a good spot because their psychic told them. Get with the program! You obviously need a few good palm readings to sort out your confusion! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 The small mountain town (and its surrounding areas) where dh's family is from seems to have an excess of tanning salons. Dh and I have many theories about them. One is that they're really run by aliens disguised as humans. While you're in the tanning bed, you are taken to the ship for experimentation. Of course you have no memory of this and you think you've been awake in the tanning bed the entire time. :lol: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Ya'll are missing the obvious, they are owned by Starbucks. They design the mattress seem comfortable at first but in actuality they make you toss and turn all night. That way you wake up in the morning still tired, and need more caffeine to get through the day. They are often in the same strip malls so they block out other coffee shops in the process. They are all brightly lit with cheap, harsh lighting, so that the Starbucks looks cozy and charming next to it. There aren't any customers, so you brain says..."hey, looky at that Starbucks over there, all full of cool kids .....for $5 I can walk around with a white sippy cup and be part of the cool kids too!" If you find a scone scented mattress, beware you know you are going to wake up wanting a latte! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 My MIL is absolutely convinced all mattress stores are fronts for the mafia. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 I read an article recently about massage parlors being a front for human trafficking. Since then, I've paid attention to the number of massage parlors in sketchy areas of our town. Scary! That is sad. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 My MIL is absolutely convinced all mattress stores are fronts for the mafia. Reading this thread... I feel your MIL might be on to something! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Mattress Firms and Hardee's are drug fronts. Maybe they ship the goods inside the coils and biscuits. You never see anyone inside, and I don't know anyone who ever goes to either! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 You could probably ship stuff in a bed spring. In high school I had a friend who had 18 brothers and sisters, many were multiple births. The master bedroom bed had been the one in use for most of those pregnancies. So, the bed had a hard life. The mother always wanted a new bed. The dad said No. The dad went on one business trip a year, and one year she replaced the bed while he was gone. The dad was quite upset. He'd stashed 40 Krugerrand's in the box spring and didn't tell anyone. My friend's mother probably couldn't have kept it a secret, and they are still married today so I don't think he was stashing money for a divorce. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 You could probably ship stuff in a bed spring. In high school I had a friend who had 18 brothers and sisters, many were multiple births. The master bedroom bed had been the one in use for most of those pregnancies. So, the bed had a hard life. The mother always wanted a new bed. The dad said No. The dad went on one business trip a year, and one year she replaced the bed while he was gone. The dad was quite upset. He'd stashed 40 Krugerrand's in the box spring and didn't tell anyone. My friend's mother probably couldn't have kept it a secret, and they are still married today so I don't think he was stashing money for a divorce. Serves him right!! A woman gives birth to your 18 kids, you do what she wants!! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 DH and I make similar musings about a Horoscope shop in the area. How can they possibly sell enough palm readings in the location they inhabit to meet overhead, let alone make money. There are also other palm readers within a mile or two. How profitable can that possibly be? I've wondered this too! There are a few palm readers in my town, I figure they've got to have some regulars. But seriously, how often do you need your palm read? It's the same lines right? Maybe they have other services. Like crystal balls and tarot cards. Maybe a mattress store could rent out a corner of their store to the palm readers and they could both benefit. "Get your palm read to find out which mattress is right for you!!" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 My MIL is absolutely convinced all mattress stores are fronts for the mafia. I know at least one mattress store that wasn't. (A friend's husband opened it.) It was out of business in a couple months. You probably need "connections" to keep them open. ;) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 DH and I make similar musings about a Horoscope shop in the area. How can they possibly sell enough palm readings in the location they inhabit to meet overhead, let alone make money. There are also other palm readers within a mile or two. How profitable can that possibly be? I've wondered this too! There are a few palm readers in my town, I figure they've got to have some regulars. But seriously, how often do you need your palm read? It's the same lines right? Maybe they have other services. Like crystal balls and tarot cards. Maybe a mattress store could rent out a corner of their store to the palm readers and they could both benefit. "Get your palm read to find out which mattress is right for you!!" Well, there's an entire town about 45 minutes from me that seems to make a living at it. I have no idea how they do it. Are there really that many people who want their futures told? Full disclosure: My mom and I went once. For kicks. We had a lot of laughs on the way home. http://cassadaga.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassadaga,_Florida 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBlossom Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Serves him right!! A woman gives birth to your 18 kids, you do what she wants!! No kidding! And when she asked for a new mattress that should have been his first clue that he needed to empty it out asap. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 No kidding! And when she asked for a new mattress that should have been his first clue that he needed to empty it out asap. He was Dumb in the way super intelligent people can be sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I've wondered this too! There are a few palm readers in my town, I figure they've got to have some regulars. But seriously, how often do you need your palm read? It's the same lines right? Maybe they have other services. Like crystal balls and tarot cards. Maybe a mattress store could rent out a corner of their store to the palm readers and they could both benefit. "Get your palm read to find out which mattress is right for you!!" Wrll, DH and I have speculated that they DO have "other services"... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 My brother tried working in a mattress store last year and he sold NONE. Of course he was on commission. He had done very well selling regular furniture at a large chain, but he couldn't sell a mattress in three months to save his life. I err on the side of money laundering. Which is easier if your employees work for commission, I bet. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpyTheFrog Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 We have a Mattress Firm in town. Then they built another mattress store in the building next to it, about 100 feet away. One day we were driving by and my kids shouted that it was another Mattress Firm. I protested, saying it couldn't possibly be, but sure enough, it is a Mattress Firm Outlet. DH wants to know why anyone would go to the regular store when the outlet is right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpyTheFrog Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I told DH about this thread and he wants you all to know that Mattress Firm is somehow related to the Lizard People from Planet X. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 It probably has something to if with most of the mattress companies starting with the letter "S." What is that about? I have often wondered about mattress stores and vacuum stores. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 There's a lot of hollow space in a mattress when you are importing or trucking them around. Seriously though, am I the only person that thinks mattresses are pretty much the most over priced piece of furniture in the house. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Wrll, DH and I have speculated that they DO have "other services"... I knew people would read it like that, that's why I clarified what kind of other services I was talking about. :) But yeah, that too. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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