Hi logicgaming,
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The better options or possibilities I’m aware of in and around the northern VA and Washington, DC area (subject to making sure that any mattress you are considering meets that quality/value guidelines I linked in my previous reply) are listed in post #2 here.
I don’t think that there is an answer to this that anyone can say that one is “better” than the other for any specific person or area. For me it would really depend on the the specific mattresses that I was considering or that I knew were available to me locally compared to the online options that I was also considering based on suitability, durability, and all the other parts of my personal value equation that were most important to me. There is also more about the pros and cons of an online purchase vs a local purchase in post #2 here and this topic. This is something that each person will need to decide for themselves because there are pros and cons to both of them that will depend on the person and on the area that you live.
The ratings in the “top 15” list are based on the likelihood that you will be able to find out the quality and durability of the materials inside their mattresses and/or that a mattress will contain lower quality and less durable materials that would be a weak link in the mattress. No matter how “comfortable” a mattress may be in a showroom or when it’s new (and comfort is subjective and not as important as posture and alignment and pressure relief which are the two most important functions of a mattress) … there would be little value in buying a mattress that only maintained the comfort and support that was the reason you purchased it in the first place for a few years (or in some cases much less). I would always keep in mind that how a mattress “feels” and the quality and durability of the materials (which you can’t “feel”) are completely separate issues.
I would never buy any mattress (regardless of the name of the manufacturer) where you aren’t able to confirm the quality and durability of the materials inside it so that you can make sure that there are no lower quality materials or “weak links” in the mattress that can lead to the premature loss of comfort and support and needing to buy a new mattress much too quickly relative to the price you paid for it. I would also always keep in mind that the warranty on a mattress and the price of a mattress can both have very little to do with how well you will sleep on a mattress or how long you will sleep well on a mattress before you need to replace it.
I would keep in mind that while other people’s comments about the knowledge and service of a particular business can certainly be very helpful … I would be very cautious about about using other people’s experiences or reviews on a mattress (either positive or negative) as a reliable source of information or guidance about how you will feel on the same mattress or how suitable or how durable a mattress may be for you and in many if not most cases they can be more misleading than helpful because any mattress that would be a perfect choice for one person or even a larger group of people may be completely unsuitable for someone else to sleep on and reviews in general certainly won’t tell you much if anything about the quality, durability, or “value” of a mattress (see post #13 here).
Phoenix