Hi cfalzone,
In case you haven’t already read it … post #1 here and the information it links to is the place I would start. this will give you all the basic information and guidelines you will need to make the best possible choices.
I don’t see a single mattress at either of these stores that would interest me. All they carry is major brands which would be a completely blind purchase and typically have lower quality and value compared to many other choices you have available.It’s also not likely that they will have either the desire or ability to give you any meaningful information about any of their mattresses in terms of their quality or value that would let you make meaningful comparisons with other mattresses. These are mattresses that are sold based on marketing and sales “stories” and not real information about the quality of their materials.
The better options and possibilities I’m aware of in the Erie area are listed in post #313 here.
Their two “mostly latex” mattresses (the Snowmass and the Aspen) are actually very reasonable compared to any major brand that has anything similar to offer. They also list the details of every layer of their mattresses which gives you the ability to make meaningful comparisons with other mattresses. While I would ignore the major brand mattresses they also carry … I would certainly include the mattresses they make in my research (and I would make a point of including Jamestown as well).
As you probably know … both of these are invited members of this site which means that I believe they offer among the best quality, value, and service in the country. The full list of the members here that sell online are in post #21 here.
You have many local options that I would eliminate completely (using the guidelines that are linked in the first post I mentioned) but also have some very good options available to you both locally and online.
Phoenix