Hi, so from what I am gathering on this board, it is best to go with a cheaper priced nylon carpet instead of paying for any polyester carpet. I want to confirm because we bought a small home 1290 sq ft, that has original 25 year old carpet. we don't have a lot of money to invest on flooring (has original lanolium in kitchen and bathrooms in not bad of a condition) we had no idea that carpet was so expensive! we are thinking of keeping our 80's nasty carpet and just getting it steamed cleaned =( for now. spending nearly 5-6k is a big invest for us (this estimate includes entry vinyl for small kitchen and 2 small baths). not to mention, we don't want to make such investment and then find out that we bought cheap quality carpet. one of the carpet reps, told us this: why do you want nylon? it's not that big of a deal. not to mention, why spend a lot of money of nylon when you have small children etc...it's better to buy higher quality later on when the children are grown. most people change their carpets every 10 years anyway. plus, i can save you a lot more money if you buy poly carpets instead of nylon. with nylon, you are going to pay the price and get entry level carpet. if you go with poly, you can splurge and get a way nicer carpet (way softer) for a lot less. any advise on this situation? keep and clean the original until we can afford a nice nylon carpet? buy an entry level nylon? buy a good quality polyester carpet? buy a cheaper polyester (anything is better than what we have know) this is so confusing. please help