In the very worst time of our past housing recession, I lost my husband and thought I would be relocating. The house didn't sell and I wanted carpet in three large (16 X 20) bedrooms...Instead of having them installed I bought carpet only for what I thought was very reasonable, $100 each. They are so nice and dense and cushy. Wish my living area rugs were that nice. When I do move, I can take carpet with me. They are still like new after all this time. He even delivered them. BUT, all business was very slow at the time. And, I still have the option to have them installed. The real quality issue may be the density like threads per inch .... comparison shopping is valuable here. DDIL thought she had to have some tough high twist carpet and she had it replaced with hardwood because she hated the carpet. I forget the name of it but it was tough as nails. It looked good and wore extremely well but not at all soft. It was the trend then... now I hear there is another carpeting my DDIL's and DGD want for bedrooms. I can't keep up with them as I am nearly 80 and my carpets are all okay for me. just shop around for whats available and it will be apparent if the box store quality is what you want.