> Costco has an Aerogarden unit online. I had checked while shopping at
> other Costco's and found that there were none in the warehouses where I
> visited. Not seeing Aerogarden at a lower price than 'retail,' I started
> thinking about a new one for myself and decided to investigate how
> different this unit was than a similarly priced one.
>
> From what I understand, the price is not listed by Aerogarden as it is not
> available from Aerogarden. A. will be coming out with a similar unit in
> the future, but will not be exactly the same, leaving me to understand
> that this is a unit available at the present time only at Costco.
>
> Comparing, I find that I'll probably not buy the unit at Costco, as is my
> usual M.O. It is $169.
> I am wanting a longer stancheon so the produce can grow taller, which
> would add another $109 to this price ($278), and another $30 for a
> trellis, which would make it $308; whereas I can buy this unit for $230 as
> an all-together unit.
>
> While I'm writing about this, I am wondering about products such as this
> that one sees on ebay that are 'NEW' and are generally priced the same as
> if one bought them directly.
>
> Ebay is always my last resort. My last purchase there was a couple of
> roomba wall units (not expensive), but they did not work. It just wasn't
> worth the hastle (hazzle?) for me to return or correct the situation. I
> bought a new battery from Roomba itself at the cost of $70+/-, so the cost
> of the wall units was a pittance. Just wondering about ebay's people's
> personal stores where they have a lot of similar items -- where the heck
> do they get this stuff together -- my mind is conjuring.
>
> Dee Dee