With the bed bug resurgence that has occurred in all 50 states, you must wonder if buying a new mattress could also buy you some trouble…bed bug trouble that is.  Sadly, the answer is yes, new mattresses can be at risk too.

Did you ever wonder what happened to those used mattresses that you put out at the street for pick up?  If you have not put it in the dump yourself (and maybe not even then), it is likely that someone in a van or truck has picked it up in wee hours of the morning.  They are then brought to mattress companies who will rebuild and then resell to consumers.  Buying reconditioned or rebuilt ones are definitely less expensive.  Sales of used mattresses are booming all around the country.  The bad thing is that you really never know what you are buying with previously owned mattresses unless you tear it open to see what is inside, which defeats the purpose of buying one in the first place. 

Buying a new mattress can be a tricky matter for consumers.  Buying new ones are expensive and you expect them to be clean and definitely bed bug free.  Some mattress factories in the United States not only produce and sell new mattresses, they also refurbish and resell used mattresses.  Many times, both types of mattresses sit side by side in warehouses just waiting to be shipped off to showroom floors.  It should be noted that rebuilt mattresses must be tagged with a yellow tag stating that they are not new, but is that enough protection for consumers?

Please check back on Thursday to the conclusion to this post.