2011 Brent and Becky's 50% off started today!

12 years ago

Per the email I got today:

"Getting all the parts of the web site to 'click on' at the same time on a Holiday may not be exact, but 'not to worry', if you place an order between now (about 8pm Thursday night) and Monday Dec. 5th at 6pm, the GARDEN BULBS AND COZY COMPANIONS that are still available will be 50% off - even if the 'computer to computer response' doesn't say so. (pre-cooled and indoor bulbs are not part of this sale) Once one of our office staff enters your order into our inventory system, you'll see the discount on our emailed acknowledgements."

So...check out what daffodils and other spring blooming bulbs they have available.

I placed my order and it showed the 'full' prices but at the bottom the 50% discount was subtracted from the order.

I 'thought' my order was pretty big, and then when I saw the total after discount, I considered ordering more, but held off. I didn't want to run out of 'planting time' before they are all planted with tlc.

HERE is the list of daffodils.

I had trouble (in my excitement since I had been really watching for this sale) finding the way to order with them on line. Well, the link is under SHOP and then choose Fast Shop...or HERE it is

Have fun and I hope you all can find some 'pretties' at fabulous bargain prices.

Sue...an admitted daffoholic.

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pizzuti
12 years ago
This year I went around to a couple hardware stores looking for late-season deals ... at a locally-owned store, bulbs were 75% off so I bought a bunch, and saw that they quickly sold out.

At Home Depot, they were 25 percent off and later 50 percent off, but I figured I'd wait a few more days and see if the prices would go even lower because they still had such a huge inventory. Unfortunately I went back today and the store employee told me that they'd destroyed all their remaining bulb inventory to move in poinsettias and Christmas cactus!

That's such a disappointment! At least donate them to the city park system or something! Meanwhile a local nursery was still only offering a 25% discount for bulbs that had been marked up much more to begin with, so who knows when those will get to something I'd consider reasonably priced. I figure getting a great deal is tradeoff for being willing to work in colder weather and not caring as much what the selection is; I'm not going to pay more than the catalogs charge this late in the year.

Anybody aware of other local nurseries and suppliers that are still offering bulbs on clearance? I'm really annoyed that Home Depot would waste so many bulbs, but if anybody knows of other hardware stores that hang on for longer, I'm interested to know.
katob Z6ish, NE Pa
12 years ago
My B&B is shipping today and should be here by wednesday. It would be awesome if the warm weather holds till then!

But at least this year it doesn't look like I'll be planting my late purchases in the snow :)

Last year our local HD never reduced their fall bulbs and left them out full price until well into the next summer. It goes without saying that when I have a garden or plant question I don't bother asking anyone there. I do however ask at my local nursery. Their prices are a little higher but the quality is much better. They also don't reduce beyond 25% because they either use the bulbs in landscaping jobs or they pot them up for spring sales.
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The last day to order is Monday, Whew...thank goodness I missed getting anything ordered. I initially looked at and drooled over some coveted muscari, but resisted the awful temptation to order them along with anything else. I have numerous daffs I didn't get planted, (sigh) as we got well below normal temps early here and the ground is frozen and has a snow covering of about 3". Normal temps here for today are 43/27. Today the high expected today is 23 and the low tonight is to be 0-10 above...sigh. The next 'normal' temps in the forecast is 27 Thursday night and then a high of 43 on Fri. Temps drop off to well below normal again Sat night so there will not be enough time for things to thaw to get anything else planted. I'm just planning on planting the left over bulbs when the first spring thaw arrives in mid to late Feb. I know it will make for few or very late confused blooms in 2011, but at least the bulbs will survive and in time get back to their normal bloom cycle. Sue...very disgusted
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Sue, we are at the edge of our seats wondering if you finished yesterday and rewarded yourself with a purchase of lots more bulbs?!?!?!? NO! I did not finish with the named cultivars (22 small bags yet) and then have a lot of miscellaneous stuff to finish after the named ones are planted. It is rainy/misty today and the weather outlook does not look good with lows in the 20s and highs in the 30s. The ground 'will' be freezing sometime here soon I fear. I may put on my Big Bird (yellow plastic) raincoat a bit later and try to get a few planted yet today. It's either 46 degrees and misty today or else 38 and dry tomorrow. Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast RE: Brent and Becky's now 50% off! Posted by: chemocurl zone 5/6 S INDIANA (My Page) on Wed, Dec 2, 09 at 18:44 well if you'd really like to know...here's the list. The price reflects the 50%off 10 for $7.90--Bella Vista-2W-YY0-HOLLAND HERE 10 for $4.20--Sound-2W-YYO-HOLLAND- HERE 05 for $5.05--Stainless - (2 W-W) N.IRELAND-HERE 10 for $7.25--Altruist-3 O-R-ENGLAND-HERE 10 for $5.20--Petrel - (5 W-W)-UNITED STATES-HERE 10 for $3.35--Itzim - (6 Y-R) UNITED STATES-SOLD OUT-YAY! 10 for $5.85--Beautiful Eyes-7W-O-USHERE 10 for $6.20--DerringerB and B-7Y-Y-US-PRETTY-SOLD OUT-YAY! 10 for $5.85--Silver Smiles-7W-Y-US-HERE 10 for $5.30--Silver Chimes-8W-W-ENG-HISTORIC-HARDY-HERE 10 for $5.85-Diamond Ring 10Y-Y-MINI-HOL-HERE Are those some really great prices for those quantities or what? btw...I have some daff seeds to share with daff lovers if anyone happens to be interested. Some packets have the seed parent listed, but being OP, the pollen parent is unknown. Other seeds are just a mix with the pod parent not given These are 2008 seeds that have been stored properly. If anyone would like a few, please post here and I'll drop you an email. Be sure and have a member page email link set up. I intend to winter sow some of them. Sue RE: Brent and Becky's now 50% off! Posted by: kato_b z5 NEPa (My Page) on Wed, Dec 2, 09 at 22:06 I guess I better drag a couple leaf bags and mulch over to my soon-to-be new daff bed. Are you sure you don't already have stainless? Derringer was the last variety I cut from my order list... haha it found a home anyway! RE: Brent and Becky's now 50% off! Posted by: paddlehikeva Piedmont VA_Z6b (My Page) on Thu, Dec 3, 09 at 7:58 Today I am heading to my somewhat local garden store to see if they have the bulbs marked down to 25% off. Derringer came to live in my garden...perhaps there will be a trade in our future. Kathy Post a Follow-Up Your Name: Your Email Address: Zone (optional): Subject of Posting: Message: Optional Link URL: Name of the Link: Return to the Bulbs Forum
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12 years ago
Just for the record, my B and B order arrived today and I'm so pleased. About this time next year I may be trying to find this thread to verify the date the sale started and just how quickly the bulbs arrived.

Thankfully it looks like the next 3 days are all going to be very nice planting days, so hopefully can get everything in the ground, even if mulching has to wait a bit.

Kato, did yours arrive?

Sue

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