The U.K. bed retailer Dreams says the average person spends around 33 years total in bed. Breaking it down more, we only spend 26 of those years sleeping, while the other seven are spent there lazily or trying to drift off into the Sandman’s realm.
Maybe having a bed that automatically senses when you need it to be firmer, changes the temperature to make your slumber cozier, or adjusts the level of the head or feet wouldn’t be so bad. But as the price of a good education is steep, so is a bed imbued with intelligence. According to Sleep Foundation, the average foam or innerspring “dumb” queen-sized bed lands somewhere between $700 and $1,200, while snatching up a “well-made model with durable materials” will set you back much more.
An internet search for a simple queen with memory foam from an established retailer costs $450. That same-sized bed equipped with the brain cells from a purveyor of iBeds will set you back $1,100. And that’s before you add the integrated base and frame, which you need to take that bunk from high school valedictorian smart to Albert Einstein smart.
The price for larger, more feature-rich bunks (like air pockets instead of coils) jumps exponentially and can cost as much as a certified, well-equipped, pre-owned car.
