This is my second Memorial Day as a sleep writer — here are all the mattress buying tips I’ve learned in the past year

The image shows two women sitting on top of the DreamCloud Hybrid Mattress on a wooden bed frame in a blue bedroom .

Last year was my first Memorial Day working as a sleep writer and, frankly, I was unprepared. As the mattress sales rolled in thick and fast, amazing discounts passed me by amid the sheer volume of deals.

This year, I'm ready. Having followed numerous mattress deals days since, I've learned tricks to navigate sales and tracked the best sleep offers for this particular holiday since they started appearing at the end of April — I'm looking at you, Sleep Number.