I don't think this is what they mean by Sleep Number Mattress (tm), but it's the key to an important ritual in our household. Longer ago than I can remember, the engineer in the family numbered the 4 short edges of our mattress -- head and foot, top and bottom -- consecutively. Every quarter, on the solstice or equinox, we turn and/or flip the mattress so the next number is at the head. When 4's up, we return to 1, and so on ad infinitum. The object of this exercise: even wear, longer life. For the mattress, anyway. Thrilling, I know, but it's one of the quirky little dances we do. I'm sure you have yours. Happy summer.
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Well, I'm impressed. by the orderliness, the linearity, the exquisite sense of frugality and comfort -- oh, my. Impressive. And creative, too, in that it's the solstice ritual...
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wow, in the hotel business they put 8 numbers on the bed. all four corner top and bottom are numbered. And they get flipped every month. Fun, fun, fun!
But Marcos -- there are only 4 possible orientations of a mattress. I can't imagine what the extra four numbers do.
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