Hi felice,
Unfortunately … the mattress industry has changed … and not for the better in the past 10 years. This article will give you a set of guidelines that will help you avoid most of the traps and pitfalls of mattress shopping with the current state of the industry.
You are fortunate to live in the area because there are some very good choices close to you. Post #2 here will bring up a list of them (in particular the first 3) and a search on each of their names will also bring up some of the comments about each of them.
Hope this helps
Phoenix