What I really don't understand is, who's buying that? Even the newest of newbie gardeners is going to look at that sad display and keep walking, aren't they? And yet, you see it every year, so they must be selling at least a few of them. I suppose that's why the prices are so high - for every plant they do manage to sell, two or three end up in the dumpster behind the store.
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That’s exactly it. And the cost of selling 1 covers hundreds that they toss. It’s an incredible markup and unnecessary.