On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:59:43 -0500, Derald wrote:

Same brand (Ferry-Morse); same seeds; same lot number; same quantity;
pre-priced (printed as part of the label): Home Depot, 97¢; Sherwood's Nursery,
$1.75. The only other difference is the product illustration. I'm all for
supporting local small business, and do so, but nearly twice the price is kind
of jaw-tightening.

I thought it was other parts of the anatomy that tightened up...

I stepped into a nearby K-Mart a few weeks ago, as it was near a place
I had an appointment which I had arrived early for. Picked up several
heavy-gauge tomato cages for cheap. Noted that the seed racks they
had in their garden department were all stocked with 2011 seed. Sure,
lots of stuff lasts several years - but really, seed racks sitting in
front of the windows, where they get baked, not so much.

I'm fortunate to live just outside of the town where Baker Creek
Heirloom Seeds has a storefront (called the "Seed Bank" - it's in an
old granite bank building) - while they certainly cost more than the
big box stores, every last seed in the place is heirloom. It's really
easy to get carried away in there - some 1,300 varieties of seed.