Compare Prices on Garden Supplies CAREFULLY
On Sat, 31 Oct 2015 21:08:59 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote:
In article , "frank says...
On 10/30/2015 8:29 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
Today, I went to buy gypsum to apply to my clay soil before the winter
rains begin. While I never buy plants at a hardware store or lumber
yard, I do buy tools and supplies at such stores.
I went to a nearby hardware store (about 3 miles from my house) and took
a 40-pound sack of gypsum to the register. With a senior-citizen
discount of 5%, the clerk said that it would be $12+change. I left the
sack at the register and drove to a favorite nursery about 12 miles
away. There, I bought a 50-pound sack of gypsum for under $9.
That is correct: 25% more gypsum for 25% less money. Both were 92%
CaSO4 (calcium sulfate).
Same thing happened to me last year with limestone. K-Mart price was
about 4X higher than Lowes.
BTW, since some one asked gas price, it is down below $2/gal here in
Delaware.
I think it's going to cross that line in Taxachussetts this week--it was
2.00&9/10 Friday. Funny, it's about 20 cents cheaper there than in CT.
CT has no income tax. The monies have to come from somewhere.
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