Zinus's best cheap mattress drops to $199 for a twin in Labor Day sales — why I'd buy it

The Zinus Green Tea Mattress with a price drop sale label

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The Zinus Original Green Tea Memory Foam Mattress is my top choice for best affordable bed - and a new sale means it's even cheaper this Labor Day. Right now, you can now save up to 50% on the Original Green Tea Mattress at Zinus, with a twin size reduced to $199 (was $399) and a queen size reduced to $399 (was $599).

If you're shopping for this year's best mattress, I reccomend the Original Green Tea Mattress for providing excellent pressure relief at a lower price. The all-foam bed offers a sink-in memory foam feel and amazing motion isolation for restless couples, all at an affordable cost.

Extras include a 10-year warranty, a 100-night trial, and free shipping. This is one of the biggest Labor Day mattress sales and deals I've seen so far, so I suggest you take advantage before Zinus raises a twin size to its regular sales price of $249.

Zinus Green Tea Memory Foam Mattress
Was: $399
Now: from $199
Saving: up to $200 at Zinus

Summary: The Zinus Green Tea Memory Foam Mattress is one of the best memory foam mattresses for shoppers on a tight budget. I also rank it as one of the best mattresses for side sleepers due to its sink-in soft pressure relief. Its three layers of foam means its excellent at providing motion isolation, with testers for our Zinus Green Tea Memory Foam Mattress review claiming Couples who are often woken by their partner moving should appreciate how the dense foams prevent motion from traveling across the bed. However, hot sleepers should be aware that it can sleep warm.

Benefits: Free shipping | 100-night trial| 10-year warranty

Price History: The twin-size Zinus Green Tea Memory Foam Mattress is usually 37% off, reducing it to $249.99. However, the new 505 off discount on a twin reduces it to just $199.

Where can I get a cheap mattress?

If you want one of the best cheap mattresses, then take a look at the official websites of budget bed brands, such as Zinus, Linenspa, Siena, and Lucid Mattress. You can even take a look at some of the more well-known mattress brands, such as Casper or Brooklyn Bedding, as they usually have cheaper, entry-level models, too.

While you can go to third party retailers, such as Amazon or Mattress Firm, to buy a bargain bed, we don't reccomend. Buying a mattress directly from a brand means you're guaranteed all the extra benefits, such as warranties and sleep trials, which may not be included when buying the same mattress from third-party retailers.

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Frances Daniels is a PPA-accredited journalist and Sleep Staff Writer at Tom's Guide with an MA in Magazine Journalism from Cardiff University. Her role includes covering mattress and sleep news and writing sleep product reviews and buyer's guides, including our Best Hybrid Mattress 2025 guide. She is hugely interested in the relationship between good sleep and overall health, interviewing a wide array of mattress and sleep experts to create well-informed articles about important topics such as nutrition, sleep disorders (from sleep apnea to night terrors), lucid dreaming, sleep hygiene, and mattress care. She is also our specialist on mattress toppers — producing mattress topper reviews and taking care of our Best Mattress Toppers 2025 guide — and takes the lead on all content related to fiberglass-free mattresses for a clean, non-toxic sleep. Outside of Tom's Guide, she has written for Ideal Home, Homes & Gardens, and Marie Claire.