No where in my post did I say we shouldn't support our local businesses. We absolutely should, every chance we have to do so.
"I don't want to pay triple what something is worth,"
Okay, yet you are trying to scold me for not wanting to? There were no pumpkin(S) in my post. It was (1) a single medium size pumpkin.
Perhaps $14.00 can be considered "chump change" but I am not enough of a "chump" to believe it is a fair trade or even close to a fair trade for a pumpkin that size.
I'm a little curious Gains, since you do not shop Walmart and don't mind paying a few extra dollars to support local business, where do you buy things like Toilet Paper, Tooth Paste?