Should you buy a mattress during October's Amazon Prime Day? I’m a deals writer — here’s my take

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These discounts often go live around key moments in the calendar, usually major holidays.

However, we usually see sales running in the days and weeks leading up to the big day.

Sleep tester sleeping on a Helix mattress with Tom�s Guide Prime Day tag

Sleep Number is among the companies running competing Amazon Prime Day sales.

That includesAmazonPrime Big Deal Days, also known asOctober Prime Day, which is happening now.

Keep reading to find out why you should shop for mattress deals outside of Amazon Prime Day instead.

What deals can I find in Prime Big Deal Days?

A Sleep Number smart bed on a platform bed with an upholstered headboard

Sleep Number is among the companies running competing Amazon Prime Day sales.

Amazon’s own deals are generally nothing to write home about.

You’ll find bargain prices on budget mattresses, including items from Amazon’s own Basics range and Zinus.

Should I wait for Black Friday mattress deals?

A woman lying on her stomach in bed on her laptop, smiling holding a credit card

(They’re not on sale for Prime Day.)

A woman with long dark hair feels the firmness of a mattress she is looking at

DreamCloud sale

A young woman rests on the Siena Mmeory Foam Mattress

Image shows the DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid Mattress which is one of our top Memorial Day sales on a light wooden bedframe in a blue bedroom with a blue Tom�s Guide Price Drop deals badge overlaid on the bottom left hand corner

The image shows the Nectar Classic memory foam mattress on a white bed frame in a sleek and stylish bedroom

A split image featuring the Nectar Classic Memory Foam Mattress on the left and the DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid on the right, leading into the DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid vs Nectar Classic showdown

The image shows a woman sitting up in bed and clutching her shoulder in pain

The Tempur-Pedic Tempur-Adapt mattress on a bed frame in a bedroom, a man and his young sun sitting on top of it, smiling. A Tom�s Guide price drop deals graphic (right)