Protect Your Mattress from Bedbugs! (Giveaway)

When is the last time you bought a new TV?  How about a phone?  Is it surprising that most people replace these items more often than one of the most-used items in the home -- the mattress?

With all the recent buzz surrounding bed bugs (those icky, nasty bugs that can live inside mattresses and bite you when you sleep), it's important to know the facts about mattress care and purchasing.  According to a study from Kansas State University's Institute for Environmental Research, an innerspring sleep surface (rather than foam or other materials) dissipates heat at a faster rate than other sleep surfaces.  This means that they not only help you to feel cooler when sleeping, they also reduce heat and moisture (which are the best friends of breeding bedbugs.)

You should also work to keep your mattress clean from the very first day you bring it home from the store.  One good solution is with a mattress protector, which keeps bed bugs from getting into your mattress and protects it from sweat and those horrible accidents from a toddler crawling in bed with you. (Know what we mean?)

The Invisicase Surround Protector from Leggett & Platt does both of these functions AND allows the mattress to breathe, which keeps it from getting musty, moldy, or otherwise gross. With 127 years in the business of making mattress innersprings and developing products to protect them, Leggett & Platt is well-versed in keeping nasty things far away from where you sleep!


Wanna Win?  We are offering an Invisicase Surround Protector for one lucky winner (ARV $79).  To be entered to win, just comment on this post with why you want to win.   You have until September 2nd at 11:59 pm CST to get your entries in, and you CAN ENTER EVERY DAY!  (Just comment as directed for the first entry, and then enter with "today's entry" for each entry after that. 

Giveaways are subject to complete site rules. Open to persons 18+ U.S. only, please.  (Be sure to give us a way to reach you if you win, and remember that we will never use your email or contact info for anything other than to send your prize.) Good luck, and be sure to check out all of our other giveaways! 
And don't forget to check out these sleep and mattress buying tips from The Better Sleep Council!


*Prize provided by Leggett & Platt.


Comments

  1. For our first year wedding anniversary this year, my husband and I splurged and bought a brand new mattress. Next on our list to buy was a great mattress protector . . . but instead I got pregnant and quit my job, and now we don't have any extra income for such luxuries ;) We'd sure love the chance to preserve this mattress, before a little one comes along and who-knows-what might happen! ;)

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  2. I would like to win this so that I can sleep cooler.

    rhoneygtn at yahoo dot com

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  3. would love to get some protection for a mattress here

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  4. We desperately need a new mattress and are in the processing of saving up for one. This would be perfect timing for us! Thank you for offering this giveaway!

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  5. I would love to have a mattress protector because I have a four year old that likes to eat and drink on the bed.

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  6. You're right - we haven't replaced our mattress pad since we got our mattress probably 10 years ago! We obviously are in need of a new one.

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  7. We could use this. Our mattress is old and needs some protection.
    Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill@comcast.net

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  8. Would love to protect our mattress from nasty things and that it lets the mattress breathe.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  9. could really use this my husband and i eat alot in bed while watching tv
    mverno@roadrunner.com

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  10. I would love to win one of these! I have been reading about them on other blogs and just had no idea how many bugs are on your bed!! Jenprincess88 at yahoo dot com

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  11. As a NYer this is my new fear of the week. Would love to win one of these wiseoldcrowatgmaildotcom

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  12. I would love to win because we'll (hopefully) be purchasing a new mattress soon and I'd like to make sure and have a protector for it. I had forgotten how expensive a mattress can be until we started shopping for one. I would hate to spend that kind of money and then ruin it (and I can't even stand to think about the bed bug issue)!

    hotpepper71 at bell south dot net

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  13. Our son is leaving soon for his first year of college in another state that is far away from us!
    This Invisicase Surround Protector
    would be perfect for his dorm room.
    Many thanks, Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  14. want this believe in protecting your matress

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  15. Today's Entry.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  16. I want to win this because I live in one of the most bedbug infected states. Our mattress is already pretty old and we can't afford to buy a new one. So I would love to be able to at least protect it.

    tarynlc86(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  17. I'd love one b/c mattresses get so dirty and this would be awesome to keep everything clean. Thanks for the chance!
    Kelly D. ~ dkad23(at)gmail(dot)com

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  18. my sweetie has a dust allergy and i hate the idea of mites, let alone bedbugs--and we travel a lot for work, which makes me extra scared of getting them. this would bring some peace of mind and hopefully keep the allergy factor down.

    hmcnaron atgmaildotcom

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  19. "Today's Entry!"
    Thanks bunches...Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  20. I want to win because we're using an old, cheap mattress cover :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!
    theluckyladybug[at]gmail[dot]com

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  21. Todays entry! Jenprincess88 at yahoo dot com

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  22. We're planning a wedding and this is an item that the bride and groom will need, but probably won't put on their guest registry.

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  23. I want to win because we all suffer from allergies and this would help. Thanks

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  24. Today's Entry!
    Many thanks, Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  25. Today's Entry.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  26. Todays entry-Jenprincess88 at yahoo dot com

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  27. I want to be prepared if bedbugs come.

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  28. I want to be prepared in case bedbugs attack

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  29. "Today's Entry!"
    Many thanks to you...Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  30. I want to win because I am so creeped out by bed bugs! I definitely don't want them and I believe this matress cover will help me sleep better at night knowing, I am protected.

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  31. I would love to win this to protect our mattresses..and so that I wouldn't have to worry about the bedbugs! Seems like we have a lot of strange little bugs here in the Southwest! I can't even stand thinking about creepy crawlies!

    Thank you :)
    Tara
    cloudspassby78 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  32. Bugs....UGH....I would love to win!

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  33. Such a nice prize, I'd like to win for myself and my daughter who co-sleeps with me. Our mattress is old and we need this badly.

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  34. Would love to win, potty training, sippy cups accidents need I say more.
    supergrand2009@yahoo.com

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  35. Today's Entry!
    Thanks very much...Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  36. I'd love to win because this mattress protector looks super comfy I also love that it protects against bed bugs which would not only help save my mattress but help me save a fortune to keep them from recurring

    goldengoddiss09(at)gmail(dot)com

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  37. I would love to win because my 1 yo sleeps with me and this would be nice to have
    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

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  38. I would love to win this because we have not bought a new matress cover and really need one. I would be so nice to have.

    kimberlysummer40@aol.com

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  39. I would love to win this because right now on the news there is reports of a HUGE bed bug outbreak in Alaska. :( Would love to keep our beds safe.

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  40. I'd love to get some protection for my mattress
    thanks

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  41. want to win because my current matress cover is torn in a few places, they don't survive the wash very well - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com

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  42. I want to win because my current mattress pad is a piece of junk...it has several tears and looks dingy!
    bleatham*at*gmail.com

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  43. Todays entry-Jenprincess88 at yahoo dot com

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  44. todays entry
    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

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  45. I would love to win because I am expecting my first baby any day now and could definitely use a matress protector!

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  46. I'd like to win because we don't currently use a mattress protector, but I think it would make me stress a lot less about spills and such.
    kirbycolby at gmail dot com

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  47. I'm definitely in the market for a mattress protector. All the press lately regarding bed bugs is freaking me out. I can't sleep just imagining those creepy critters! Help me "sleep tight and don't let those bed bugs bite!"

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  48. "Today's Entry!"
    Many thanks to you...Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  49. This sounds like it would work for my daughter's bed because she has allergies and needs to have a mattress cover.

    jenswins @ aol . com

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  50. I want to win this for my son to take to college with him. To many people have used those mattresses making them extra icky.

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  51. Today's entry.
    kirbycolby at gmail dot com

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  52. We have fairly new mattresses that I would like to keep protected and bed bugs creep me out.

    jas8929 at gmail dot com

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  53. Todays entry-Jenprincess88 at yahoo dot com

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  54. today's entry
    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

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  55. Today's Entry.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  56. 9/1: This would make a nice wedding gift for a couple that is very close to us.

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  57. "Today's Entry!"
    Many thanks, Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  58. Today's Entry.

    jenswins @ aol . com

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  59. My bed is about 10 years old but it's still very comfortable. I worry about all the dust mites that have accumulated over the years.

    tdlsfm(at)gmail(dot)com

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  60. I have severe allergies and a really old mattress protector.
    And the two jut don't get along.
    This sounds as if it would do wonders for my allergies.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

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  61. I want to win because I'm a college student and I don't have a matress protector because I can't afford one.

    Dancehottie1621@aol.com

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  62. I would love to win because I have horrible allergies and this would be a help.

    hafner611{AT}gmail{DOT}com

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  63. I would like win because it's a great way to protect my mattress

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  64. I would love to win this to help with the hot nights sleeping.. this would cool me down. suelee1998 @ gmail.com

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  65. I would like to win one for the bed in my guest room. That is where my grandson sleeps when he is here, and a little extra protection woul be good!

    cgclynsg0 @ gmail dot com

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  66. Today's entry!
    kirbycolby at gmail dot com

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  67. Today's Entry.

    jenswins @ aol . com

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  68. 9/2: I'd give this to a young couple as one of our wedding gifts to them.

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  69. I'd love to win to protect our mattress. aleksa91 hotmail

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  70. I want to win this to help with my husbands allergies.

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  71. "Today's Entry!"
    Merci beaucoup...Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  72. I would love this to protect against bedbugs, thanks!

    Hotsnotty2@hotmail.com

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  73. I would like to win because my boyfriend has a bad back and I have allergies

    ziggyga athotmaildot com

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  74. i would love this for my bed it looks so comfy and id feel much better with protection on my mattress which isnt that old..i just never seem to get around to getting one.Thanks for the great giveaway :)

    klp1965 AT myfairpoint DOT net

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  75. I'll be getting a new mattress soon and want to keep it nice & clean so I'd love to win this! tylerpants(at)gmail.com

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  76. Our queen mattress needs extra protective covering.

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  77. I want to keep my mattress clean and my sheets and bed cooler

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  78. I'd love to win this to protect my mattress from bedbugs. Yuck! peanut[at]nyc.rr.com

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  79. I'd love one for my mattress :)

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