Where do all those seeds go?

creister · November 20, 2006

Mayb this has already been answered, but where in the world do all the unpurchased seeds go after they are removed from a retailers inventory?

feldon30 · November 20, 2006

Some are donated.

Worth1 · November 20, 2006

I was going to post something on this a while back but didn’t.
Now I will, last year I was in a store and saw a married couple, ‘They were in their 70’s and supplementing their income, pulling out all of the seeds from the shelves. Being the scrounger I am, I asked them what they were going to do with them.

They told me they were hired to remove all of the seeds and that they would later be destroyed and that according to some law they could not be given away.
I don’t know weather this was a company policy or what but that is what the deal was.

They thought it rather foolish as they were gardeners them selves.
After a little conversation and I helping them pack up all of the seeds and hauling them out to their vehicle, I was in on a little illicit parking lot seed deal.
Actually they gave me a few herb and bean seeds.
Not enough to even make a dent in the seeds.

That’s me, I never met a stranger, always helping folks and breaking the law every time I get the chance.

I will not say where this took place or what seed company it was the seeds belonged to, so as to protect the guilty.:wink:

Worth

feldon30 · November 20, 2006

You'd sooner tussle with a Walrus in Martinique than let those seeds go to waste, eh? Good for you.

I got in on 40% off at Home Depot during the "off" season of September, which is precisely when I needed them.

michael johnson · November 21, 2006

In the Uk- you see great piles of packeted seed from the previous season going for 10p pence per pkt, usualy at car boot sales, and open air markets, they are usually dumped in a great big cardboard box about three foot square, with loads of people all rummaging through them and checking the dates etc, you can often find good bargains. :wink:

creister · November 21, 2006

I'm glad to see that some are getting use out of the "throw away" stuff that is still so useful. How American to just throw away stuff that is perfectly good. I guess the big companies use these situations for tax write offs maybe.

November 20, 2006	#1
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	Where do all those seeds go? Mayb this has already been answered, but where in the world do all the unpurchased seeds go after they are removed from a retailers inventory?

November 20, 2006	#2
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Some are donated. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

November 20, 2006	#4
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	You'd sooner tussle with a Walrus in Martinique than let those seeds go to waste, eh? Good for you. I got in on 40% off at Home Depot during the "off" season of September, which is precisely when I needed them. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

November 20, 2006	#3
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I was going to post something on this a while back but didn’t. Now I will, last year I was in a store and saw a married couple, ‘They were in their 70’s and supplementing their income, pulling out all of the seeds from the shelves. Being the scrounger I am, I asked them what they were going to do with them. They told me they were hired to remove all of the seeds and that they would later be destroyed and that according to some law they could not be given away. I don’t know weather this was a company policy or what but that is what the deal was. They thought it rather foolish as they were gardeners them selves. After a little conversation and I helping them pack up all of the seeds and hauling them out to their vehicle, I was in on a little illicit parking lot seed deal. Actually they gave me a few herb and bean seeds. Not enough to even make a dent in the seeds. That’s me, I never met a stranger, always helping folks and breaking the law every time I get the chance. I will not say where this took place or what seed company it was the seeds belonged to, so as to protect the guilty.:wink: Worth

November 21, 2006	#5
michael johnson Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK. Posts: 960	In the Uk- you see great piles of packeted seed from the previous season going for 10p pence per pkt, usualy at car boot sales, and open air markets, they are usually dumped in a great big cardboard box about three foot square, with loads of people all rummaging through them and checking the dates etc, you can often find good bargains. :wink: