#24: A Mattress Matter
Have you ever noticed how many mattress stores there are? Drive through any American town or city, and you’re bound to see a few dozen mattress stores. They’re in malls, random strip malls, and nondescript shopping centers across the country. The thing is, do we really need that many mattress stores?
Who is out here buying all these mattresses? According to a 2018 NPR report, there are 10,000 mattress stores in the United States. In comparison, there were 14,000 Starbucks in the US in 2018. A lot of people buy coffee, but do that many people buy mattresses on a regular basis? No, they don’t. To this day, rumors swirl on the internet about why there are so many mattress stores. Theories range from misconduct to wildly funny reasons. The truth is, we may never know.