That's what I do. I go to a little country garden center about 50 miles away. Purchase 4 each 2.8 cubic foot bags of Metro-Mix, pick up a few odds and ends then pay in cash. I have never had a salesperson ask me what I plan on doing with all the potting soil. I get my nutes from a different store in a large city on a Saturday morning when it's crowded and pay cash of course.