The delivery people put both beds together and placed them where we wanted them.  This was not trivial as it involved a fair amount of screwing (pieces of wood together that is -- hey, this website is rated G).  I certainly could have put them together myself without too much complication (after all, I am handy -- and yes, I do wash windows), though I'll admit, it was a pleasure to have someone else do it.  The delivery and setup charge was $50.  Was it worth it?  Yeah, I believe so.  Were the beds worth $200 (or about 12-15%) more from the bricks store than from the online alternative?  Maybe.  I can easily see how one would value the difference in two day availability versus five week availability in the amount of at least $200.

Did I get Sam's mattress by today?  No.  Could I have obtained it by today?  Yes.  I didn't like the alternatives available so I am going to try and create my own special online business to get what I want.  If I can't do it, then I have the fall back position of the status quo.  Oh, and I forgot to mention, "can't" is not in my vocabulary;  I will make it happen.  Wow, creating a new life-fulfillment process (the more common term that is used for something like this is "business model" -- boring), in about one day feels pretty cool.  This research is taking me down paths I never imagined ("...and I took the one less traveled by" -- R. Frost -- and it is one that many others should be strolling on down, c'mon along).  I will have the mattress that I want at terms that I like.