Hi Prvdnc,
The ability to “bargain” is usually a warning sign not a benefit and only leads to a false sense of getting a good “deal” and a false idea of the “value” of a purchase. Retailers that negotiate are much better at it than their customers and in almost all cases the “negotiations” don’t reach the price which is as low as they will go so most of their customers pay more than they need to and it’s just a matter of “how much more” they paid. With better retailers or manufacturers you will receive the best prices they have available every day without any “bargaining” and they don’t need the “hype” of bargaining to create the impression that you made a great value purchase. They sell their their mattresses at their best price every day of the year.
The only way to make meaningful comparisons between mattresses it to compare similar mattresses … not a “negotiated price” to a “regular price” at a retailer that negotiates since their listed prices are usually fake anyway. There is more about fake sale prices in post #5 here and more about negotiating in post #6 here.
None of the manufacturers you are considering negotiate their prices although 2 of them are members here and provide a 5% discount to the members of this forum.
I’m not sure which size or mattress you are referring to but if you are referring to the price of a full size 10" Botanical Bliss at Plushbeds then it would certainly be a reasonable price compared to most mainstream mattresses that were similar but it would also be the most costly option out of the 4 similar mattresses you mentioned and there are also less options available to customize the mattress before and after a purchase than some of the others as well. The “value” of a mattress purchase is always relative to what you are comparing it to that is similar (not how much it is discounted from its regular price) and the parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you.
Phoenix