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St. Joe’s Rested Pillow Mattress Marks 2nd Anniversary Amid a Growing Collection

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It has only been two years now since Nick Gillespie threw open the doors onto his amazing business in the Southtown neighborhood of St. Joseph, but in that two years the huge volume of input he has obtained from customers at his Rested Pillow Mattress Company in search of the perfect bed has led to a handmade mattress collection second to none, all hand-crafted right here in Michigan.

Nick, as I first told you in September of 2016, launched his unique business enterprise in St. Joe after a dozen years with Whirlpool Corporation, having been lured into the bedroom by both his entrepreneurial spirit and his personal observations of the seemingly perpetual trepidation and anxiety in the mattress buying public. His focal point was a desire to streamline and simplify the bed search equation in a straight-forward, fully transparent, retail center where you can buy the bed of your dreams “without the high level of dissatisfaction” that is rampant in that arena.

He partnered with the trusted, family-owned, Capitol Bedding Company of Lansing to create a full line of beds for customers in search of value, minus the high-pressure tactics often found within that industry. He has amassed an amazing array of first-class mattress offerings as a result, literally designed from the features that his own customers have said they either like or dislike in their personal bedding.  Capitol Bedding is a privately-owned manufacturer and wholesaler to the bedding industry, that creates private label branding for retailers like Nick.

The results are evident in the very names created by and for Nick and his customers. Now heading into his third year in business, the Rested Pillow Mattress Company’s collection includes such colorful entries as “Cancel Monday,” “Spoon ’til Noon,” and “Sleeping Bear.”

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From his opening days in 2016, I remind you of Nick’s story that if you have ever slept at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, you have likely slept on a bed manufactured in Lansing by Capitol Bedding, and they have also been a major vendor of beds for both Notre Dame and Michigan State University dormitories for many years.

Marking his second anniversary at 1330 Hilltop Road between The Liquor Cabinet and H&R Block, Nick’s Rested Pillow conversion of that building is an eclectic urban/industrial chic space that places the reception and sales desk at the top of a linear line-up of what he calls “snugs,” semi-private showcase spaces that allow for buyers to comfortably try out the beds of their choice in search of their personal “holy grail.” Better yet, he has established the ability to make private appointments, giving shoppers exclusive use of the store to find the best bed option without any other patron “in the house.”

Nick is proud of the tradition of Capitol Bedding, calling their product and reputation “impeccable, and filled with tremendous value for your money,” giving you far more bang for your buck at every step of the way. He notes that there is something for literally everybody in need of a bed — it’s not just a boutique. He says Capitol Bedding is “one of the oldest, most respected mattress manufacturers in America,” and he loves to show people how rewarding a quality bed can be.

He likens his business to being “the craft beer” of the mattress world. Too many people become frustrated with the top name brands and the people who carry them and resort to trying to buy online in an attempt to find a better buying experience. He promises that anybody buying or taking delivery of one of The Rest Pillow’s beds will be guaranteed their satisfaction, or they can return it to have it done right.

Nick himself admits that he had a love-hate relationship with the mattress business until he selected Capitol Bedding as his sole-source vendor for beds. He knew there had to be a better way, and that’s why he adopted the “craft beer” approach, keeping things small and manageable with customized control. Shoppers have the opportunity to see the ranges from soft to firm, and quality ranges from the traditional outlook of “good-better-best” in the showroom.

Rested Pillow Mattress is open Monday through Friday from noon until 7pm and on Saturdays from 10am until 5pm. You can reach them by phone at 269-982-1188 or visit online at this link: http://www.restedpillow.com