I think you can buy some of the online mattress at target. Seem to recall seeing purple or on of the other brands sold in store.

We bought ours at pilgrim furniture. The experience was so so. They must be on commission, they tried to upsell and get us to buy add ons. The mattress guy was ok, a bit pushy, but ok once he realized we weren't buying all the add ons. Similar experience at Raymore and Bob's. Very pushy. Commission driven, like buying a car. Know what you want, do some research and you'll be fine.

The best mattress we bought was a Setra at Macy's. I was returning something and went to use the mens room, back in the furniture section. Didn't realize they sold mattress. Got a $3000 mattress on clearance for $1200. Only catch was no delivery. Worth it for $1800 in my pocket.

I sometimes see high end, brand new mattresses at auction. They are unused, but the buyer refused delivery, so they can't be resold, so they dump them at an auction house. If you're patient, you could score.

Good luck.

Stop by the ACE and talk to your GP advisor. They can help