Houseplant Shopping For Dying Sales Clearance Plants at Big Box Stores 

Erin O. Griffin the plants for sale at HD are on consignment, if the plants are dying they don't want it sold for less, they are instructed to destroy or dump it to protect the suppliers brand name.

Our HD does clearance sale... and their clearance plants are in good condition and healthy.

I would imagine that it makes for good compost regardless.

I was the plant buyer for Home Depot. The system works like this: as the buyer I met once a week with vendors and ordered in certain plants. The majority of plants I ordered were bought outright and as a result we had the ability to mark those down. Corporate had a quarterly promotion schedule and often without warning we would receive huge shipments of seasonal plants. The majority of those promotional plants and virtually all of the bedding plants are there on commission. If you came in our store asking for a donation we were instructed to give the commission plants for free, which seems unethical but it was our manager’s policy. We were not allowed to mark down commission (pay by scan or PBS) plants. If we had too much plant material in the garden department we would receive a shipment of commission plants and put it straight in the enclosed dumpster, . One large family owned nursery in Oregon went out of business because of the sketchy policies of paying commission. It’s terrible corporate greed and disregarded the ability of small businesses to make a profit.

Well that’s upsetting 😕 guess good thing for Lowes! #savetheplants🪴

100% 😎

I agree I got a zz plant for $7 and there was nothing wrong with it, I was so happy😊

Amber Spriggs I asked my Home Depot and they told me they’re not allowed to discount plants :(

Well it depends on a person not on shop that you buy in

As part of cashier training at Home Depot they are ‘empowered’ to give up to a 10% discount without having up clear it with the head cashier. All you have to do is ask.

We love discounted plants 🤩Hopefully the next time you see them they will a little better!

Cathy 💖💖💖

SoyBrianBro I don’t know why I thought they did I just made it up in my head I guess 😂 they should have one though 👀

Erika Lodes lol I still go just Incase in a rare time they do but they don’t 😫

SoyBrianBro omg same 😂😂

Peter Cardona thanks! 😂😂 take them away officer!

Omg noo you can take a lot better care of it than the store! I don't think I've lost a clearance plant yet, but they do take a while to actually start being happy rather than just trying to recover 🙄

Rebecca Fish titties i dont think the stores want to spend any time on them. Ive been succesfull (most times lol) nursing plants to health and its super rewarding!

Oreo I’m probably gonna repot them today & change out the soil completely. Thanks for the heads up!

I'm glad they're doing well! You saved them from their certain death that's for sure 💀At least they have clearance plants some times! I'm definitely gonna check it out when the time comes 🙌🏼

Ella G omg that’s so sweet thank you 😭💖 I hope I have some ideas left too! Haha justkidding we’ll see 😁

Kristie Bihm omg I know it was so pretty I wish my clearance plant was variegated too 😭 I’ve only seen the red maranta, this was the first time for me seeing a variegated one! Home Depot def needs to start a clearance plant section 😂

@@ErikaLodes Even my Walmart here is stingy with the clearance items! It's like they never put things on clearance here, lol.

ILLUM• LIFE oooh I hope mine flourishes like yours 🌿 I don’t have a grow light!! I really need to get some, I was looking into which ones to buy. Do you have any recommendations?!

Thank you very much!!! 🤩

Have fun! ☺️

That's so funny how you were wondering about it, then saw one! But I know, I'm kind of regretting not buying one bc it was the only time I've seen a variegated one in person 😅

@@ErikaLodes oh yes you must regret , i do regret for you 😂!But I have to say that i'm kind obsessed by variegated plants in général 🙄😂

Cathy I’m probably gonna go crazy misting mine bc brown leaves kill me 💀 definitely will only feed it filtered water as well!

@@ErikaLodes i know i hate brown leaves too. sometimes over night mine get a little browning from the dry air. I know some people will put a humidifier right nest to their marantas but mine will have to deal or die

Cathy hahahaha this made me laugh 😂😂😂 it gives your marantas character!

@@ErikaLodes true. and a death threat! shape up or ship out in mama's house! I am TOO busy with my special needs daughter to have high maintenance plants! I am really getting into different varieties of pothos, philodendron and sanseverias right now. no misting needed and easy! also now that I have a lot of plants i have to have an empty spot somewhere first like on a dresser or something and decide the lighting it gets THEN i go shopping for ONE plant for the spot. I really don't want to have a cluttered look with my plants but it is hard not to when you love plants!!

Cathy true my house is looking so cluttered 💀 oh yeah I was gonna ask what your daughters name is!

anothernight Walmart will have a completely dead plant for only $3 off 🙄 or they’ll have really great random plants out of nowhere for cheap 😂 I haven’t checked out Trader Joe’s yet! I keep meaning too though. Aldis was very disappointing for me as well. I hope you can get your cactus!

Erika Lodes , hi! 😂 I can’t argue with you there, because today’s Walmart visit was a shock! I mean, if you want to buy pricey dried clearance twigs in soil for use in a tiny campfire I won’t judge you. I just could ‘t believe the location I went to...seeing some unrevivable plants for sale and they removed over half of their plant section maybe because they’re getting ready for the next season. The majority of the plants on clearance this time around was a huge disappointment, except I did buy one remaining plant that I’ve decided against in the past a very sad Opuntia Emerald Wave cactus in a 4” plastic pot with the clear plastic hanging strip. It was $2.80. Part of the plant looked rotted and dried(the side above the soil level. I didn’t think it would make it, so I didn’t get it. They never watered it, so the soil was bone dry and maybe that helped to stop the progression of rot? 🤷🏻‍♀️🤔 I had to get it this time. It was growing a pretty tall baby plant that looked like one arm dabbing. 😂 I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will make it. Wish me luck! Trader Joe’s ran out of the grafted plant I wanted. 😭 I went there and there were none left. 😩 But I am going to remain thankful for trying to save this little Opuntia guy. Trader Joe’s can be a hit or miss, but worth trying if you happen to be driving past one anyway.

Daisy Nickson thank goodness I was trying to talk loud without looking crazy hahaha 😂

Yes! I always check if there are any bugs, especially for clearance plants bc I'm terrified of bringing them into my house 😭If I notice they have bugs or anything I don't purchase, to me it's worth the risk. If by accident (or if you're up for the challenge to nursing the plant back to health) step 1 would definitely be to quarantine it & keep it away form any of your other plants! If you know what bugs you have, you can look up specifically how to get rid of them. Even just typing a description of how the bug looks on google can tell you what they are. Otherwise, I would just apply neem oil to the leaves. If you don't have any neem oil, you can mix a mild soap with some water & spray it on the leaves. Check daily to see how your plant is doing & continue spraying until the bugs are gone completely.

I will 😁

Carita triste 😞

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