Best Black Friday Mattress Deals for Sweet Dreams

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The biggest shopping day of the year is coming fast—and so are the Black Friday mattress deals. Like a looming storm of bargains, it can feel stressful waiting for the impending holiday’s arrival to finally get the things you want and need on sale.

But, good news: Plenty of sales are starting early, so you can start checking things off your shopping list. Why not check off getting a new bed from our exhaustively tested list of the best mattresses while you’re at it? You can add a little “From Santa” tag and stick it next to the Christmas tree, or unbox it early so you’re more rested than ever for this holiday season. Whether you need a mattress that will keep you cool or one that can keep away your back pain, or just a better mattress in general, every mattress we recommend was tested by a reviewer for at least seven nights to confirm they can solve your sleep woes. All prices listed are for queen sizes.

Don’t miss more early Black Friday deals. Looking for more sleep gear? Catch our guides to the Best Mattresses for Back Pain, Best Organic Mattresses, Best Sheets, and Best Pillows.

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Best Black Friday Mattress Sales

Photograph: Helix Sleep

Helix

We’re big fans of Helix around here. Even though we’ve tested dozens of beds in the past year, the Midnight Luxe mattress from Helix managed to stay at the top of our Best Mattresses guide for a reason, and you’ll find other great mattresses and toppers recommended in our other mattress and bedding guides, too. The topper in Luxury Firm is on our new guide to the best mattress toppers. Helix is running a 25 percent off site-wide sale for early Black Friday shoppers, but you can get an even better deal with our custom code WIRED27 to get 27 percent off. You’ll also get a free set of sheets, a pillow set, and a mattress protector with every mattress purchase, too.

Birch

Birch is the top pick in our guide to the best organic mattresses, and the code WIRED27 will get you 27 percent off the entire site. We have many favorite products from Birch after sleeping on nearly everything the brand has to offer, including a mattress topper that’s the top recommendation in a brand-new guide. These prices are even better than we saw for major holidays like Labor Day, so don’t miss the rare opportunity to get such a good discount.

Saatva

Saatva is another great place to find fantastic mattresses. We’re especially big fans of their mattresses for back pain and lumbar support, but they’ve also got great sheets. Saatva is running some early Black Friday sales on its site with fine deals, but the best price you can find is by clicking through our exclusive link (click here) to get up to $400 off any mattress purchase. We’ve also got an exclusive 10 percent discount on Saatva’s percale sheets, which are one of my favorite sets I’ve ever tried.

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Avocado

Avocado’s Veterans Day Sale kicked off before Halloween and will run through the holiday. The Avocado Green, one of our favorite organic mattresses, is 15 percent off, like we saw for Labor Day. That’s $300 off the official price but about $100 off the price we usually can find it for, since there’s often a 10 percent discount running on Avocado’s site. While it’s not a huge discount, it’s still a great price for a great organic mattress. Avocado also makes a few mattress toppers that we recommend in both the organic guide and our upcoming new guide to mattress toppers.

Nolah

Nolah is running an early Black Friday sale right now, but it’s the same sale we almost always see on the site. But good news: We’ve got a promo code to make it a true sale. With the code WIRED100 you’ll get an extra $100 off any mattress purchase. We love the Nolah Evolution 15 for side sleepers, especially those who are looking for spine alignment and support to keep back pain away.

Brooklyn Bedding

If you like firm mattresses, both Brooklyn Bedding’s site and its dedicated Plank website you can find both the Plank models we love on sale for 30 percent off (there’s a discount code, BFRIDAY30, that should be automatically applied in your cart). It’s the only sale price we usually see these mattresses go for, and we haven’t seen them on sale for this low since Memorial Day.

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Leesa

Leesa makes some great mattresses, like the Sapira Chill that’s in our Best Mattresses guide and the Legend Chill that’s recommended in our Best Cooling Mattresses guide. Leesa’s Black Friday sale has kicked into gear with 30 percent off mattresses, plus two free pillows. It’s a nice discount to find on Leesa’s options.

Bedgear

If you’re a hot sleeper or are just a fan of literal cool-to-the-touch bedding, Bedgear is one of our favorite brands for affordable cooling sleep products. Right now, our favorite cheap cooling mattress is 10 percent off and our favorite cooling mattress for couples is 12 percent off. There are also BOGO deals on pillows, as well as 30 percent off Bedgear’s Performance Comforter and all sheets. Their high-quality sleep gear is already at a fair price point, but this sale makes it even easier to afford a cool (and truly comfortable) night’s sleep.

Casper

Casper’s an icon of the mattress-in-a-box space, and the brand has both mattresses and pillows we like. Casper actually makes our favorite pillow ever, with great supportive layers and even a cooling feel to it. Casper also revamped its entire mattress line recently, and the new Casper The One is our recommendation for folks who want an all-foam mattress. We often see it on sale for this price, and it’s the one we recommend buying it for.

Best Black Friday Bedding Sales

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The Citizenry

I can’t shut up about The Citizenry. Not only do they make one of my favorite sets of linen sheets (soft, well-priced, gorgeous colors!) but the brand’s new percale sheets are now my favorite set of cotton sheets ever. You can trust The Citizenry to make fantastic, high-quality bedding, whether it’s cotton or linen. The Citizenry has pretty good sheet pricing already, and both sets of sheets are on sale right now for a great deal. The entire site is up to 35% off, with archive items (including linen sheet colors they’re phasing out) up to 50% off.

Cultiver

Linen sheets are a great investment, but the rough texture can turn some folks off. If that’s why you haven’t bought any linen sheets yet, then Cultiver’s linen is for you. It’s the only set of linen sheets I’d describe as borderline silky, a term I usually save for the likes of bamboo and actual silk. They’re running a rare, fantastic sale, with 25% off the sheet set we love, and 50% off the specific colors listed brlow

Brooklinen

Brooklinen’s Black Friday sale started early, and the bedding company’s site is running 25% off everything through Cyber Monday and up to 50% off bundles. There’s lots of sheets and bedding to love from Brooklinen (and bath towels and robes, too!) but Brooklinen’s percale is my favorite set of sheets from the Brooklyn-based company. It’s a nice crisp sheet, and has an organic option that’s a touch softer than the regular version. Both these and more are on sale right now.

Luxome

Luxome rarely runs sales, which makes the brand’s Black Friday sale one you can’t miss. Especially since their sheets reigned supreme in our brand-new Best Bamboo Sheets guide, making bamboo sheets that are incredibly soft and comfortable without being too heavy. They’re made with bamboo viscose, but have pricing and a quality you usually can’t find for such a good price—a price that’s even better for Black Friday. They make a gorgeous bamboo blanket, too.

Buffy

Buffy has made a name for itself with its eucalyptus-based sheets and bedding, and we’ve liked just about everything we’ve tried. I even adore the company’s first non-eucalyptus product, a set of Supima cotton sheets that quickly rose to the top of my best cooling sheets list. They’re now a set of go-to sheets, and you’ll peel both these and my Buffy comforter from my cold dead hands. Get both for yourself during the Black Friday sales.

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