Futon mattresses are big and heavy making them hard to handle. However if you purchase a futon mattress from Futon Planet, your back will be happy to know that it will arrive at two and half times smaller than when it is full size.
The reason for vacuum packing futon mattresses is to make it easier for either us, the manufacturer, the delivery company, and for you to handle. A full size Venus futon mattress can be vacuum packed down to about a 24″ wide, 16″ deep, and 35″ high. This makes it relatively simple for anyone to handle.
In Japan, where space is sometimes an issue, familes may keep an additional futon mattress available for overnight guests and will vacuum pack their additional mattress to fit inside closets.
Nearly all futon mattresses available on Futon Planet are vacuum packed, no matter who the manufacturer is. Even Otis brand futon mattresses are surprisingly compacted down, even with all the high-density foam material found in their mattresses.
When your futon mattress does arrive, it is suggested that you assemble your futon frame first. After that, then unpack your futon mattress and let it being to re-absorb the air around it. Its quite an interesting sight to see, like a sponge absorbing water.
Rest assured that when you order a futon mattress from Futon Planet it will be much easier to handle when vacuum packed than when it is full size.
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by aaron
Filed under: Futon Mattresses
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