@barb40 I have never purchased a Northern Nights mattress, or any mattress from QVC so I cannot comment directly to that question.
Until a couple of years ago, we always purchased our mattress sets from a furniture or bedding store. Back then, beds in boxes weren't even a thing. The last mattress we purchased from an actual B & M store turned out to be a big, expensive mistake. We hated the mattress from the beginning, should have returned it but didn't. After that we threw good money after bad, trying to make it work with a topper. It helped but we still weren't completely happy. When we decided to move from a queen to a king I started doing lots of online research/comparison shopping, we went to bedding stores to see/feel an assortment of mattresses - sleep number, memory foam, hybrid, etc. then back to more online research. We ended up purchasing a hybrid mattress in a box, from Wayfair - the Classic Brands 14" Medium Hybrid (currently rated at 4.5 stars from over 3K reviews). It's comfy yet supportive, does not sleep hot at all, and didn't have any noticeable off-gassing odors. One person can roll over or get in and out of bed and it doesn't disturb the other person. Wayfair ships fast, the mattress was here in just a couple of days. It was heavy and the box is cumbersome so you need two people to get it in the house and move it to your bedroom, if you're getting a larger size mattress. We allowed it to expand for two days before sleeping on it (recommended). I can't tell you how much we love our mattress. Even now, after owning it about 2.5 yrs. we still say "ahh, I love this bed" when we get in at night. I had some surgery this past December and couldn't lay down for six weeks. I had to sleep in our recliner. I was so happy when I was able to return to our bed. Since buying our mattress, two other family members now have the same one and enjoy it just as much. We plan on getting another one for our guest room, too.
Some things you may not be aware of when buying a "bed in a box"....
* You are only purchasing a mattress.
* If you prefer a traditional bed frame and box spring set up, you will need to purchase a box spring or reuse one you currently have, if the size is the same.
* Your other option (what we did) is to eliminate the box spring altogether and use a platform/smart base rather than your traditional bed frame.
* Smart bases are higher off the ground so when you put your mattress on it, the top of the mattress is still at a normal height. The nice thing about the metal smart bases, too, is that you have about 14" or so of space underneath where you can store things.
* If you want to use a headboard, it's possible to attach it to a metal platform, but you will need some brackets that are made for that purpose. They have them on Amazon, around $10.
Good luck on your decision.
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