The Bear Original Mattress is always 35% off — here's why it's still the best bed to buy ahead of Labor Day sales

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The Bear Original is the most affordable bed by Bear Mattress and offers both comfort and support. Its outstanding value comes from a regular sale, where you can always save 35% on the Bear Original at Bear Mattress. This evergreen deal knocks a queen size down to $649 (was $998) and saves you $349. Plus, you'll get a free bedding bundle with purchase. 

If you're looking for this year's best mattress for all sleep positions, the Bear Original is a great choice. The memory foam bed offers comfort to back, stomach, and side sleepers - and at a decent price, too. 

This is one of the best deals to shop if you need a new bed before the Labor Day mattress sales and deals, as the price drop remains the same and now is always the right time to buy. The extras are always generous, too, with each Bear mattress coming with a 120-night sleep trial, a lifetime warranty, and free shipping and returns. 

Bear Original MattressWas: Now:Saving: Up to $591 at Bear Mattress

Bear Original Mattress
Was: From $699
Now: From $455
Saving: Up to $591 at Bear Mattress

Summary: The Bear Original Mattress is the brand's signature, most affordable bed. It has a 10" all-foam design and, thanks to its decent price and sturdy edge support, earned a spot in our guide to the best memory foam mattress. It impressed also impressed our testers for Bear Original mattress review, with our panel of reviewers most impressed with is comfort, excellent motion isolation, and great value for money. However, some people may find it to be too warm or firm. 

Price history: The Bear Original is frequently 35% off throughout the year, so we expect it to stay the same during Labor Day in September. That means you don’t need to be strategic about when you buy this signature memory foam bed. 

Benefits: 120-night trial | Lifetime warranty | Free shipping and returns

How long do memory foam mattresses last?

While a mattress's lifespan mostly depends on its quality, it can also depend on the design and materials. As memory foam mattresses have an all-foam build, they tend to last longer than mattresses that include springs or coils. This is because springs and coils deteriorate quickly, and can cause sagging and creaking.

That said, memory foam is prone to sagging, too. However, this can be prevented by rotating your mattress regularly. If you regularly rotate your mattress, and protect it with the best mattress protector or the best mattress topper, then your memory foam bed should last around 10 years. 

Frances Daniels
Senior Sleep Staff Writer

Frances Daniels is a PPA-accredited journalist and Sleep Staff Writer at Tom's Guide with an MA in Magazine Journalism from Cardiff University. Her role includes covering mattress and sleep news and writing sleep product reviews and buyer's guides, including our Best Hybrid Mattress 2025 guide. She is hugely interested in the relationship between good sleep and overall health, interviewing a wide array of mattress and sleep experts to create well-informed articles about important topics such as nutrition, sleep disorders (from sleep apnea to night terrors), lucid dreaming, sleep hygiene, and mattress care. She is also our specialist on mattress toppers — producing mattress topper reviews and taking care of our Best Mattress Toppers 2025 guide — and takes the lead on all content related to fiberglass-free mattresses for a clean, non-toxic sleep. Outside of Tom's Guide, she has written for Ideal Home, Homes & Gardens, and Marie Claire. 

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