Hi cstafford2009,
If you follow all the steps in the tutorial one at a time you will have the best chance of success and finding a suitable, durable, and great “value” mattress … and avoiding all the pitfalls you mentioned.
I would trust knowledgeable and experienced manufacturers or retailers that have your best interests at heart and that are completely transparent about the type and quality/durability of the materials in their mattresses (which would include the members here). Dealing with a knowledgeable and experienced retailer or manufacturer that is completely transparent can be one of the most important parts of a successful mattress purchase.
In its simplest form … choosing the “best possible” mattress for any particular person really comes down to first finding a few knowledgeable and transparent manufacturers that sell the types of mattresses that you are most interested in (either locally or online) and that can provide you with all the information you need to know to make an informed choice and make meaningful comparisons between mattresses and then …
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Careful testing (hopefully using the testing guidelines in the tutorial) to make sure that a mattress is a good match for you in terms of “comfort”, firmness, and PPP … and/or that you are comfortable with the options you have available to return, exchange, or “fine tune” the mattress and any costs involved if you can’t test a mattress in person or aren’t confident that your mattress is a suitable choice.
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Checking to make sure that there are no lower quality materials or weak links in the mattress that could compromise the durability and useful life of the mattress.
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Comparing your finalists for “value” based on #1 and #2 and all the other parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you.
Phoenix