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Mattress Protector Kenya: Discovering the Benefits of a Mattress Topper
I first discovered mattress pads when I began to question why a particular friend’s bed was always so comfortable.
Being a good gal pal of mine, I often found myself spending the night at this friend’s home whenever we would talk late into the night and I couldn’t be bothered to drive across Nairobi to get to my own place in the middle of the night.
My friend had a beautiful bed that she kept dressed in gorgeous matching linens.
Although I am sure this went a long way to making sleeping in her bed a pleasant experience, this wasn’t enough to explain how my friend’s bed could be both very firm and very soft, all at the same time.
One day, not able to contain my curiosity any longer, I peeled back the covers of my friend’s bed. I had to get to the bottom of this mystery!
That’s when I discovered the secret to my friend’s comfortable bed: the mattress pad that she placed between her mattress and her sheets.
My friend told me that she’d picked up this habit while living in the US. This is where she had bought her mattress pad.
I began to wonder: could mattress pads be found locally in East Africa? (This was before there was a lot of local online content, so I couldn’t just Google “mattress topper Kenya”)
Luckily, I didn’t have to wonder for long.
Mattress Topper Kenya: Finding Mattress Pads at Mr Price Home
While browsing though Mr. Price Home at the Westgate Centre in Nairobi, I saw mattress pads displayed on a shelf at a price that I remember considering reasonable when I saw it (excuse me, but I can’t remember exactly what that price was).
Searching for Mattress Pads in Tanzania
Last Sunday, as I was browsing through Mr Price at Mlimani City in Dar es Salaam, I decided to check out if there, too, mattress pads were available.
Indeed, they were!
I found two types. One was a true mattress protector which would only protect a mattress from dirt and stains; it wouldn’t add any comfort to the mattress.
The second, a quilted one, would add comfort to the mattress as well. This second one sold for Tsh. 40,000—76,000 depending on its size.
If you are unable to find a mattress pad at a store near you (or aren’t willing to spend that kind of money on a sleep accessory 😉 ), fret not! Did you know that you can make a mattress pad, quite easily, from scratch? Here’s how.
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