Seed brands - which are best?

I like Mr Fothergill's because the information on the back is very clear.

To be honest Push, I blamed my compost (and still do up to a point), so didnt write in. Im a bit mad at myself now, but Ive learned a lesson and am starting to harvest my own chilli seeds. and have kept a good bag od compost back from this year

I am not sure that it was your compost.  I had T&M Dwarf French Beans that were difficult to germinate and after about 3 attempts I managed to get enough to plant out.  These have turned out EXACTLY the same shape and taste as runner beans?  I also did not complain to T&M, which I should have.  The Scarlet Emperor Runner Beans were also bad at germinating, but I got them there in the end.  The chillies have only just started flowering (these are in the greenhouse) so I am sure I won't get one chilli from them.  And yes, they are expensive.

Sadly I admit that I am seduced by seed companies I buy a few from each and then still buy from wilkos and the rest even the more odd ones on line such as Sarah Raven seeds but overall I have to say apart from price I have had about the same results from them all. T & M catalogue dropped on the mat this week so hoping for lottery win this weekend 

I just get whichever is cheapest.  Lots of Garden Centres selling seeds at half price, or even 50p!    You just need to check the Use by Date.

exactly! This year, I had mostly Wilcos own, and very good they were too!
next year I've got a mixture of Unwins T & M and fothergills... All at 50pence each, and good until 2011.

I buy the bog standards anywhere as cheap as i can get them like radish,spring onion,leeks lettuce etc.
Lidl radish were the best ive ever had at 39p a packet,three different varieties as well.
But i like to pay a bit extra for the rest and always buy from a quality supplier.
The peppers i had from Marshalls were superb with a heavy crop,lidl own peppers i havent had one pepper off them.
At the end of the day its not a huge price difference to buy from a quality seed supplier than wilkos.

I have tried most of them also and will not buy Suttons, Fothergills, Marshalls, Duchy Originals or that tart Titchmarsh. Stick to what suits your area and what is recommended by the vetrans, our associations supplier are Kings I do use T&M and Franchi for exotics.
The disapointments in germination is strange; apart from carrot, radish and spring onion I start all seed off in modules, even parsnip. It may be a bit more effort to transplant and space them, but, water them in well and seedlings think its Christmas and grow.
Save seed from Broadbean, leek, climbimg and dwarf french bean and sow them the following year; my sweetcorn and nasturtiums are decendants from packets I brought back from a trip to America a few years ago.  
Sometimes your own seed is best.

"Anyone ever heard of Eseeds before?"

The information on their sites seems hopeless out of date. I like the idea of comparing brands side-by-side, but I wonder if their site has actually been updated in ages?

The T&M seed you refer to, Tomato Ailsa Craig, is £2,25 on Eseeds and 1.89 @ T&M (and as you say Cristal is £4.04 @ Eseeds and £2.99 at T&M)