The SAT bed (which stands for Self Adjusting Technology) claims to be “clinically recognized as the “world’s best mattress”.” At a closer look, we found many ” scientific claims”, but nothing regarding them actually being clinically proven. They have facts on their website such as “Sufficient oxygen content in our blood is paramount to our health and wellness.” They then go on to say “All individuals sleeping on inner springs or foam are in oxygen deficient environments, only while sleeping on a gas (below capillary closure, 32mm Hg), are you able to benefit from having oxygen rich blood circulation.” But they do no not make the claim that their bed supports this. Does this mean that other beds such as the Sleep Number Bed by Select Comfort provide the same level of “oxygen rich environment”? And what about the construction of their bed? There is about 2″ of foam on top of their air chambers. Does this mean that this claim does not apply to their bed?
We are confused by these “facts” and think the buyer should be ware. Do we think their information is untrue? Not necessarily, but if these claims were true, we would expect them to be tied directly to their product. In fact, we encourage you to place a call to them and ask where you can find the study that clinically names their mattress the”best mattress.” When we called, we were told “It’s been clinically proven that reducing tossing and turning helps you sleepbetter.” Well, many mattresses can reduce tossing and turning. So we asked again if their bed had actually had a study done on it, and we told “Our beds are in over 250 hopitals.” Finally, the salesperson admitted there have been NO STUDIES DONE ON THEIR BED naming it the best mattress. We therefor believe that this is a deceptive claim.
One other thing we don’t find kosher… On page http://www.satbed.com/sat-tech-features2.php they show a picture of a memory foam topper when talking about their bed, yet their bed DOES NOT CONTAIN MEMORY FOAM. In fact, they say there is no memory foam in the bed. We believe this photo is deceptive.
And finally, we had one of our sleep specialists spend two nights at a Hilton Garden Inn in Columbia, MO. According to his report, it was two of the most restless nights he had in a long time, and resulted in much lower back pain. He claims he would rather sleep on the cheapest memory foam mattress he’s ever tested over the SAT bed.
These are just our findings. We are sure there are plenty of people out there that enjoy sleeping on the SAT bed, but we have not spoken to any, and our own tests show them to be less than comfortable. They DO have a return policy, so we encourageyou to try the mattress in your home if you believe it is right for you, but be aware that returning the product is an annoyance and costly. They do point out that return shipping charges are the reponsibility of the customer. They do not say how much that could be. Theyin no way tell you how much the total will be to return the mattress to them.
Again, we have done no clinical studies on the SAT bed, and are not making any claims about it. We are simply stating our opinions.
You may also be interested in viewing this link about the lawsuit they had placed against them at SAT BED Lawsuit.