What is a beginner to think? One web-site sells them for .65 each and another for 1.00; one big retailer sells them for 1.45 each and another for 1.95. If they are all made off-shore, does it really matter?

I will buy local for local patterns, but how do I make a decision among these options for buying the basics. Thanks for your thoughts.

[This message has been edited by nuthatch (edited 07 March 2005).]