Minor Misjudgment

Or big one....We decided that it was time to move Josh from his toddler bed to a "big" boy bed. Six years ago Gma and Gpa made an investment in a convertible crib which, converted from crib to toddler bed and then into a full bed. We assembled the full bed on Saturday. We did omit one of the pieces as it said that "children" could trap there head between the bars. They might as well of had Josh's name in place of "children". We immediately visioned Josh's head between the bars so thought we would wait a few years before assembling the bar. We then made our way to mattress stores to find the best deal possible for a full mattress set. Joshua was so proud as we had him lay on different mattresses to see which one he liked best. We did make a mental note ......next time we mattress shop, leave the kids at home! I think Josh jumped on every mattress in the store and and figured out how to operate every adjustable mattress. I bet if you asked he could even tell you what his sleep number is. After all of our research we decided to purchase a mattress from a store in which the warehouse closed at 2 pm. It was 1:20, so we booked it to the mattress store to make the purchase. There were 2 key questions that I guess we should have put a little more thought into, 1. Would you like a protection plan? and 2. Would you like the 4" lower box spring? We were in a hurry so "No and No" was our answer and I quickly initialed acknowledging the decline. We made it to the warehouse with 3 minutes to spare. When we got home, unwrapped the mattress and placed it on the bed it is way too high!! When I called the store to ask if we could exchange she said "no" since we had initials declining the protection plan and the 4" lower box spring. She is going to check with her District Manager, but it looks like we are stuck with it. We are trying to see the positive side. In 13 years it will be just right for him and 2024 Summer Olympics here we come! We're thinking gold in the High Jump.
Lesson learned: Don't rush when making major purchases.