Hi TnTWalter,
The salesperson you dealt with appears to have little knowledge about mattress materials … but unfortunately that’s also the “norm” in much of the mainstream industry.
Unfortunately there are also many mattresses in the industry that are described as being “latex” mattresses that have a thin and fairly meaningless layer of latex inside it or that uses thicker layers of lower quality materials above the latex which can be a “weak link” in the mattress. There are many consumers that believe they are sleeping on latex when they aren’t or the latex in the mattress is buried under thicker layers of other materials.
I would make sure you’ve read the tutorial post which has all the basic information, steps, and guidelines you will need to make the best possible choices … and know how to avoid the worse ones.
There are too many unknowns, variables, and personal preferences involved for anyone tell you “what” mattress to buy based on “theory at a distance” out of all the thousands that are available in the industry but the tutorial will help you with “how” to choose and how to make meaningful comparisons between mattresses. There is more in mattress firmness/comfort levels in post #2 here about the two most effective ways to choose a mattress has the best chance of being a good “match” for you in terms of PPP depending on whether it’s a local purchase or an online purchase.
The tutorial post also has a link to a list of some of the better online manufacturers/retailers I’m aware of if you are comfortable with an online purchase. You can also use these as a “value reference” when you are looking at other local or online options.
Phoenix