This bed is supposed to be a top-tier item, though, based on price and presentation. It's a clear case of EA Phail.
I disagree, it is true to life. Sometimes you pay more for something, only to discover you paid for crap. Buyer beware.
Except that the rest of EA's crap follows the "moar expensive" = "moar betterer" pattern. If it's true to life, it's not intentional on EA's part.
It may not be intentional, but it is what it is, nonetheless... and trust me on this - EA will not 'fix' it, because they don't consider it broke. I know because I've asked (not about the 'stinky' bed, but about other broke-dick stuff from the EA store) their reps were some clueless as to why I would consider the items deemed 'broken'. It was an exercise in futility to attempt to carry on an email conversation with them.
By the way, my German is mostly gone from my memory, but the minute I saw the name "Stäncke" something clicked... just looked. Stänker means 'mischief-maker' in German (hmmm, s'pose that's where we got 'stinker' from?)