NEW ORLEANS – Free coffee or a chance to take a nap at work?
That’s the question Casper, a privately held, U.S. based, e-commerce company that sells mattresses online, asked New Orleanians, and 75% said they would choose the nap.
Today, Casper, named one of the “Best Inventions of 2015” by TIME Magazine, is bringing their nap-on-wheels, “The Napmobile” to the Big Easy, at 408 Camp St., though Sunday, July 10, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Casper’s traveling Nap Tour allows consumers to take a free nap in the ultimate sleep environment – in one of four pods complete with Casper mattresses, sheets and pillows. Reps said with the company’s singular goal of improving sleep, the startup that revolutionized the mattress industry is providing a brief respite in a chaotic world for overworked, overtired or just plain curious locals.
There’s even a red phone installed in each pod where you can pick up the receiver and hear a bed time story.
In New Orleans, Casper found:
• 81% of residents have made an effort to improve sleep quality.
• 44% of residents sleep less than 7 hours versus the national average of 31%.
• 50% of residents check their phone as their last action before bed and 31% sleep with their phone.
• 88% of residents have insomnia or trouble sleeping versus the national average of 63%.
• 75% would trade free coffee for workday naps.
Napmobile walk-ins and reservations are accepted.
To book a 15-minute nap click here.
