Burnin a Hole in My Carpet

So I got my tax refund and I really want to use a good portion of it to replace the carpeting in my living room, foyer, stairs, and upstairs hall. The current carpet is what I call Pepto-Bismol pink, though people assure me it's not that bad. I suspect it is from the 1980s, which seems to be the era in which most of the existing decor was completed. This is a picture of Logan on the stairs, displaying the lovely pink carpet.

What I would like to replace it with is a nice looped Berber in a kind of fawn color, something very neutral that hides dirt and dog hair. :) I haven't measured yet, but I did price some carpeting at Lowe's. If I installed it myself I know I could afford it, but I don't want to install it myself! Lowe's will do it for $200, which includes moving furniture, pulling up old carpet and putting new carpet on existing tack strip. It's extra to do stairs, though, and I'm not sure how much extra. I haven't asked that or if I could get a price break if I pull it up before they get there.

I want to look around before I make a final decision and see if I can get good carpeting anyplace else for less money, but none of the local places have websites so it's a matter of hoofing it from store to store. Does anyone know of a good place to go to get carpeting at a good price and not get ripped off?