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MikeInCypress · December 29, 2006

For those that don't know it - WalMart has for the last few years carried Burpee Seeds and all packets are under $2.00. They did have Brandy Boy last year but not the "cover tomato of the year " So they probably won't have Porterhouse this year.

I can't understand this type of marketing either. You sell your soul to the devil (Walmart) and gouge your targeted audience (mail order gardeners). Now I am not against Walmart as their creed is selling everything at a low price, but they are so big that they, in essence, tell you what they will pay for your product. And they pay you on their terms not yours.

MikeInCypress

December 29, 2006	#16
MikeInCypress Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 963	High Prices at Burpee's Catalog For those that don't know it - WalMart has for the last few years carried Burpee Seeds and all packets are under $2.00. They did have Brandy Boy last year but not the "cover tomato of the year " So they probably won't have Porterhouse this year. I can't understand this type of marketing either. You sell your soul to the devil (Walmart) and gouge your targeted audience (mail order gardeners). Now I am not against Walmart as their creed is selling everything at a low price, but they are so big that they, in essence, tell you what they will pay for your product. And they pay you on their terms not yours. MikeInCypress __________________ "Growing older, not up"