DH and I went to some more mattress stores today and it is looking like the first store is still the least expensive so far. The other local store had a bed for twice as much as the the first one. Exact same bed. We did go to JR's, which is where we bought our wonderful sectional four years ago. They had a Beautyrest that was a combination of coils and memory foam that would do if we didn't like the other bed so much. And the guy (actual store owner) was willing to give us $300 off, as well as eat the sales tax and give us free delivery and mattress recycling. It was a really good offer, but in the end it's $400 more for a mattress that is five times better, so...worth the difference to me.

We still have three stores to check, but are leaning heavily in the direction of the first store. Especially since they have two kings in stock of the type we want so we can basically pick it up and go, not have to order it and wait a couple of weeks.

I really doubt Macy's Furniture is going to be cheaper. And the two out in Ferndale are notoriously expensive so unless they are having some kind of blow out sale, it's probably going to be the first store. Plus, the first store had the nicest and most attentive salesman. Good customer service counts for an awful lot in this day and age.

I saw some pretty purple sofas at two of the stores. It got me to thinking. Our sectional is lovely, with it's deep chocolate, light brown, and burgandy pillows, but we might like to update it by trading out the burgandy for purple. So we will be pricing pillows in a couple of months to see what's out there. Or, hmm...I could sew some slip covers in purple if I could find the right fabric. I've done pillowcases and cloth diapers. Slip covers can't be too difficult, right? It's just a straight hem.