In 1998 ( I know, advertisers think this should be thrown out) we bought an expensive double pillow top mattress. After trying many mattresses and many stores, I finally figured out that not all posture-pedic, etc. mattresses are the same. Mattress factories build for the individual stores. If you look for one specific mattress in many stores, that mattress will feel different. So, hubby needs to try all of them.