How we check products
Where our product details come from, what we leave out and how we keep it honest.
Facts from the source
Every product's details — the sizes it comes in, its depth, the maker's own description of its firmness, its construction, and any trial or guarantee — are taken from the maker's own UK product page (or a major UK retailer's page if the maker's isn't available). Each product page lists those sources and the date we checked them.
If we can't confirm it, we leave it out
Where a maker's page is unclear or contradicts itself — for example, two different trial lengths on the same page — we leave that detail out rather than guess. That's why some products show "not stated".
Firmness
There's no industry standard for firmness, as the National Bed Federation points out. We copy each maker's own wording and place it on a simple five-step scale (soft to firm) so you can filter. If a maker doesn't describe firmness, or offers several, we say so.
Trials and guarantees
Trial and guarantee terms are the maker's own, for buying direct from them, on the date we checked. Other retailers may offer different terms.
Prices and deals
We don't show prices on product pages, because they change often and vary by size and retailer. Our deals page only lists deals we've seen ourselves, each with the price, the retailer and the date we checked it. We never show "was/now" prices, countdown timers or sale end dates we haven't confirmed, and deals are removed automatically after their end date. We never show Amazon prices.
Pictures
Unless a product photo has been added, product pages show our own illustration of that type of product, clearly labelled — never a copied product image. Room photos come from Wikimedia Commons and other free-licence sources and are credited.
Guides
Our guides draw on UK organisations such as the National Bed Federation, The Lullaby Trust, The Sleep Charity, Citizens Advice, Trading Standards (Business Companion) and GOV.UK. Each guide lists its sources and the date we read them. Guides are general information, not medical or legal advice.