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[โ€“] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Like who the fuck needs to buy mattresses so often that theres gotta be a Mattress Firm on every corner.

And whats with the name? Its so weird... Mattress Firm?

[โ€“] dan@upvote.au 10 points 1 year ago

And whats with the name? Its so weird... Mattress Firm?

I think it's a fun name. It's got a double meaning. They're a firm (business) that sells mattresses, and mattresses can also be firm.

[โ€“] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[โ€“] NABDad@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was going to be called Mattress Soft, Medium, or Firm, but then they got the quote from the sign company and changed the name to Mattress Firm.

[โ€“] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

But then I'd expect them to be selling software