Hi buttercupbetty,
[quote]Thank you for simplifying the important points for me (again!). At this point, I am really impressed with this company:
www.theorganicmattressstore.com/wj-southard.html
They sell an (almost) identical bed to Soaring Heart and Holy Lamb Organics. The manufacturer is WJ Southard in Syracuse, NY. I’m guessing that you’re familiar with them?[/quote]
Yes … WJ Southard is a good company that makes some very high quality mattresses using good construction methods and are completely transparent about the materials they use. You can see some of my thoughts about them in post #2 here.
The Soaring Heart mattresses are made by them as well and the Waverly and the Archetype (along with this mattress at Soaring Heart) appear to be quite similar (although not necessarily the same).
I would certainly consider any mattress that they make as a good quality option but I would keep in mind that the mattresses you are considering may be “similar but different” (I would talk to them to find out if they are the same) and there is always some risk involved in purchasing a mattress that you haven’t tested in person (either by itself or with a specific mattress / topper combination). The Waverly is more costly than the Archetype at Holy Lamb (if you pick the mattress up at their showroom because shipping isn’t included) but as you mentioned they are also including some extras which may make up for the possible additional risk of a long distance purchase for you.
All of these are certainly good quality options as long as you are confident that they would be a good match in terms of PPP.
Phoenix