Hi backtosleep,
Welcome to the
Mattress Forum!
I don’t know that Rochester will reply, as this thread is over five years old, but I’ll try to help a little with selecting a mattress in the Rochester area.
First, in case you haven’t found this already, some of the options or possibilities I'm aware of in and around the Rochester area (subject to making sure that any mattress you are considering meets the
quality/value guidelines here
) are listed in
post #11 here
.
As for guidance on how to select a mattress, the first place to start your research is the
mattress shopping tutorial here
which includes all the basic information, steps, and guidelines that can help you make the best possible choice ... and perhaps more importantly know how and why to avoid the worst ones.
Two of the most important links in the tutorial are
post #2 here
which has more about the different ways to choose a suitable mattress (either locally or online) that is the best "match" for you in terms of "comfort", firmness, and PPP that can help you assess and minimize the risks of making a choice that doesn't turn out as well as you hoped for, and
post #13 here
which has more about the most important parts of the "value" of a mattress purchase which can help you make more meaningful quality/value comparisons between mattresses in terms of suitability (how well you will sleep), durability (how long you will sleep well), and the overall value of a mattress compared to your other finalists based on all the parts of your
personal value equation
that are most important to you (including the price of course and the options you have available after a purchase if your choice doesn't turn out as well as you hoped for).
Outside of PPP (which is the most important part of "value"), the next most important part of the value of a mattress purchase is durability which is all about how long you will sleep well on a mattress. This is the part of your research that you can't see or "feel" and assessing the durability and useful life of a mattress depends on knowing the specifics of its construction and the type and quality of the materials inside it regardless of the name of the manufacturer on the label or how a mattress feels in a showroom or when it is relatively new so I would always make sure that you find out the
information listed here
so you can compare the quality of the materials and components to the
durability guidelines here
to make sure there are no lower quality materials or weak links in a mattress that would be a cause for concern relative to the durability and useful life of a mattress before making any purchase.
Outside of that, if you have other more specific questions, I’ll be happy to do my best to answer them for you.
Phoenix