r/sleepnumber • u/McMice • 22h ago
Sleep number nightmare (discontinued C2 Model)
First off, I want to say the first two years of ownership of my C2 went fine. I enjoyed my bed and the functionality, as well as being able to adjust the bed at any time. Loved the variable comfort settings and it was cool to basically turn my bed into a ‘rock’ and use it for doing laundry etc. But wow, the oversight (or intentional mischievous engineering) ruined this bed.
But….
Why in the world would the company decide the most effective place to put the air pressure input port on the air bladder at a pinch point along the edge of the bed…? Of course, after two years of being oblivious to the design of the system the fabric gave way, a hole ripped open, and overnight all I had left was 2 inches of poor quality foam against the hard boxspring. I contacted support, and I laughed at the fact they wanted me to cough up nearly $300 for a new replacement air bladder(also, just one side?). Like, you can’t be kidding that I’m paying almost half the cost (I think I paid $700-800) of the original bed cost only for this to likely happen again in another couple years. I’m not even heavyset, I weigh 160-180lb throughout the year and I’m 5’11. There’s no excuses for this lack of quality. My childhood bed I used for 18 years is still going strong (passed down to my little brother)and I wish I had that in my rental now. Unfortunately, due to my current living situation as a student and limited space I am stuck waiting for my new REAL bed to arrive (Brooklyn copper flex hybrid), I’m quite literally stuck laying on my box spring until it arrives mid september. My back is regretting everything sleep number. Just thought I’d share because I’m absolutely miserable and regretting my purchase. I hope this gives someone insightful information regarding their purchase decisions. I’m sure the other sleep number beds also have similar pumps and port locations in the air bladder (the main issue). Seems like a clever scheme to keep people dumping money into their company on replacement parts rather than actually making a quality bed that lasts… probably won’t ever buy this glorified air mattress ever again even knowing how happy I felt after my first few months of ownership.
I hope and pray that all of your air bladders are safe from random unexpected tears, because let me tell you, it’s really miserable! ☹️