OMG, I am a huge fan of LVP. I want to use it on our flip house, but DH says NO! He thinks it's too down market for a house that should go for about $1.2M. He might be right, alas. His other reason is that the current floors are "wavy", which would show with LVP, but not if we use a thicker, engineered hardwood.
Okay, I will respond in more detail at some point soon, but it's hurting my brain to think too much about my former industry...
Couple quick things: best and most expensive carpet in the world is wool. It's buy it for life stuff, and it really is awesome. Crazy expensive, but looks new for decades.
"Queen" was actually the name of a carpet mill. It's now owned by Shaw. Not safe to assume the quality is the same, but it could be. And DuPont is not a brand of carpet. They make fiber that mills make into carpet. They are most closely associated with Mohawk. Stainmaster is more heavily favored by Shaw.
The right type of carpet for the application is more important than who makes it, so don't get too hung up on brand.
Every manufacturer says their shit is the best.
Shaw and Mohawk hate each other. Each one says the other's stuff is crap. They control most of the industry. News flash: there's not nearly as much difference as they want you to think there is.
No carpet in the world doesn't show footprints at all. Carpet is made from fiber. Get over it. Some are better (random patterns, friezes, multicolors ), some are worse (thick plush, smooth velvets), but footprints happen. Also seams. People claim to hate them, but if they're well placed and well done, you will hardly see them. Pants have seams, so does carpet.
Carpet axiom: The uglier it is, the longer it lasts. Our flip house is 50 years old. We just pulled out the original shag carpet. Ghastly.
Carpet sort-of myth: good pad does help, but crap carpet is always gonna look like crap carpet. Good pad won't make ugly carpet prettier.
Oh, and warranties are pretty close to worthless. Yup, I said it, and it's true. Buy the right product, don't buy the warranty.
I did have something slightly less jaded to add, but I can't remember what it was...maybe I'll think of it again later. Oh, yes, here it is: Most carpet is still made in the good old US of A. Really.
One more thing, the mills hate to have excess inventory, so shit is constantly out of stock. If you've chosen carefully and what you want is back ordered, take a fucking chill pill and wait for it. Carpet is expensive and you're going to live with it for a long time. Don't change or substitute just to make an arbitrary deadline. You don't want to make a hurried mistake, 'cuz you'll be looking at your mistake for a good, long time. Plan carefully so you don't get caught in a bind. Even if you're selling the house. Carpet manufacturing/installing/replacing is very consumptive of resources. Choose wisely so it doesn't get ripped out and redone.
Damn, that turned I to something of a rant, didn't it? Guess it's obvious how much I adore being FIRE.