"I know the argument is the stock price went from 20 to
pennies before the recent rebound because of the economy-
but didn't the stock begin to tank well before the
economy went south? I also remember lots of vague talk about
management shena@#$%ns like ill-advised buybacks, etc. I
think it's a great product and would love to be a
shareholder but the past is somewhat frightening."

Two factors have come into play in both the 1999/2000 and 2007/2008 bust down to pennies from $20 or more. First, I believe that SCSS and mattresses are a leading indicator. Second, bad management decisions put the company in sad financial condition. If you want to see a real horror picture look at the charts from April to July of 1999 for SCSS. For a breahtaking sky rocket picture look at SCSS from 4/1/03 to 10/1/03.