SaniBed: A Complete Mattress Encasement for People Who Care

A project in Ann Arbor, MI by Salvatore (Sal) Randazzo
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A six-sided, zip-close mattress encasement that fully seals out stains, allergens, and bed bugs.
Backers: 16
Average Daily Pledges: $101
Average Pledge Per Backer: $120

Funding: $1,915 of $6,000
Dates: Sep 1st -> Oct 1st (30 days)
Project By: Salvatore (Sal) Randazzo
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Latest News

NEW VIDEO: Sleepy Sal's Hotel Mattress Review - Comfort Inn, New Port Richey, FL

September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey backers! Just dropped a new hotel mattress review on the Sleepy Sal YouTube channel. This time I checked out the Comfort Inn in New Port Richey, Florida. I break down the mattress, the pillows, and the overall sleep experience so you know what... (Read More)

Trademark Update: SANIBED Cleared USPTO Examination

September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Great news for SaniBed: our SANIBED trademark application has cleared USPTO examination and is approved for publication in the Official Gazette on September 22. That's a real step toward full federal registration and one more sign SaniBed is built to... (Read More)

New Video: Every Bed Needs a SaniBed

September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone. We just put out a new video that gets at exactly why SaniBed exists. Every year, millions of mattresses get thrown away. Most didn't wear out. They got stained, ruined by an accident, or just never protected in the first place. That's... (Read More)

Protecting Mattress Donations: A Message for Charities, Shelters & Government Programs

September 13th - via: kickstarter.com
If you run or know a charity, shelter, or government program that provides mattresses to people in need, this one's for you. When you donate a mattress, protecting it matters too. A SaniBed six-sided complete encasement keeps that donation clean,... (Read More)

Add extra units, a discount, and good news on timing

September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone, thanks again for backing SaniBed. A few updates. You can now add extra units. A few of you asked if you could back more than one of the same size. Now you can. I've added six new "extra unit" options, one for each size, so you can stack... (Read More)

Dominating Mattress Protection: Where SaniBed Is Headed

September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Thank you first and foremost. We're over 20% funded and we're not even 7 days into this campaign yet. That's because of you. A lot of people have asked what the purpose of SaniBed is and where we're headed. Our goal is simple: we want to... (Read More)

Trust a Person, Not AI

September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, it's Sal. One week in, we're at $1,080 pledged and 12 backers, 18% of the way to our $6,000 goal. Thank you to everyone who has backed us so far. I just posted a new video about why I started SaniBed. AI is everywhere now, and it cannot... (Read More)

Day 4: Thank You, and Where SaniBed Is Headed

September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Four days in, SaniBed has 7 backers and $513 pledged toward our $6,000 goal, with 27 days left. To everyone who has backed so far, thank you. You are the reason this exists. We want to be honest about something we haven't said clearly yet: we didn't... (Read More)

We are having an exciting start in the first few hours of launch! Thank you!

September 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We just launched, and I couldn't be more excited to share SaniBed with you. Since 2009, I've helped over 9,000 people find a new mattress at my showroom in Saline, Michigan. Every one of them needed the same thing after: something to actually protect... (Read More)

A Healthier Sleep Starts Here

September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Since 2009, I've helped over 9,000 people find a new mattress. Every one of them asked me the same thing eventually: how do I protect it? SaniBed is my answer. A six-sided complete encasement that totally seals out fluids, bed bugs, and dust mites,... (Read More)

Launching Tomorrow: 4:00 P

August 31st - via: kickstarter.com
We launch tomorrow, September 1st, at 4:00 PM. Since 2009, I've helped over 9,000 people find a new mattress. Every one of them needed the same thing after: something to protect it. That's why I built SaniBed. This isn't a concept. It's already in... (Read More)

2 Days to Launch: The SaniBed Countdown

August 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, 2 days to go! SaniBed launches on Kickstarter this Tuesday, September 1 at 4:00 PM ET. Take a look at the video below. Every mattress in these photos was fine once. Then one accident, spill, or stain happened, and it ended up here, at... (Read More)

How do you fix this? 3 days to launch.

August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
▶ Watch the ad here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFo4VG9X-DM Hi everyone, Here's the ad we've been running this week — most people would just throw a mattress like this away. Why ruin an otherwise fine mattress when, for the price of a dinner... (Read More)

3 days out — inside the showroom

August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Here's a look inside the showroom right now — that's a wall of SaniBed units, boxed and ready to ship. Not a mockup, not a rendering. This is real inventory. 3 days until we go live. If you want a reminder the moment we launch Tuesday,... (Read More)

5 days out — here's what it actually looks like

August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Yesterday I told you the story behind SaniBed. Today, here's the product itself. This is the six-sided encasement, fully zipped and installed — the same one we soaked in cranberry juice with zero penetration underneath. It's not a... (Read More)

We launch Tuesday, September 1

August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Thanks for signing up early — we're one week out from launch, and I wanted to give you the real story behind SaniBed before it goes live. I've run Sleepy Sal, a mattress store in Saline, MI, since 2009. In that time I've helped over... (Read More)

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