Evan and I decided to go mattress shopping today after helping some friends move their stuff into storage. We just wanted to look around and see what we might want because we weren't intending on buying anything until next week when we move into our apartment. We went to a couple of mattress stores that had fairly nice mattresses, though most were on the upper limit of our price range. Then, we went to Mattress Land.
Upon entering the store, one of the associates greeted us with "Hey, did you guys bring any 70 degree sunshine with you?" We laughed, and told him exactly what we told the other salespeople. We were simply looking to get an idea of what we might want in the budget we had. He began to show us some really nice mattresses that were on special just until Monday. This guy had tons of knowledge about mattresses too. We told him what kind of bed we had (platform bed, no box spring) and he recommended these mattresses that were made for platform beds. He was telling us that Sertas and other mattress brands weren't designed to be used without a box spring, and would be more likely to start sagging without one.
Oh, and did I mention that this mattress was marked down by 200 bucks?
Anyway, this salesman was really nice, and we started having a casual conversation, not about mattresses but about his family. And, would you believe it, his wife has Crohn's disease! We shared an abbreviated version of Evan's story with him and told him about Evan's diet. He was so grateful because his wife has been struggling with Crohn's for quite awhile. And we were grateful because we were able to get an amazing deal on a mattress.
It's times like these when I can't help but reflect on the way God works. I mean, there were 3 other guys working in this store, this guy was the one to help us. God's timing is just perfect.
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