I practically stole from Wal-Greens!

15 years ago

I was reading on this forum and wondered if any places here clearanced seeds out at the end of the season. I didn't think too much of it, then my daughter mentioned that she had just seen a seed display stand in Wal-Greens when she went there with daddy recently.

Okay, so I called to see if they still had seeds. I certainly wasn't thinking they'd be on sale, but I needed some things anyways and didn't want to wait for the mail when ordering them online or trading.

I got SO many things for just 12 cents per pack!!!! They're normally just 5 packets for $1.00, so that's not bad, either. I have a total of 41 packets (25 veggies/fruits and 16 flowers)! SO, I only spent $4.92 and have TONS of seeds! It's definitely enough for me and my sister's gardens for quite some time! :-)

On the veggies list, I got:

beefsteak tomato

alaska pea

detroit dark red beet

nantes coreless carrot

sweet basil herb

hales best cantaloupe

sugar baby watermelon

jack o' lantern pumpkin

dark green zucchini squash

early scarlet globe radish

straight eight cucumber

rutgers select tomato

early golden acre cabbage

grand rapids leaf lettuce

white lisbon bunching onion

califonia wonder pepper

tendergreen improved garden bean

giant noble spinach

table queen squash

moss curled parsley

early golden bantam sweet corn

snowball x cauliflower

On the flowers list, I got:

petite orange marigold

mixed colors crackerjack marigold

choice mixed colors morning glory

flower garden mix

mammoth russian sunflower

mixed colors single sensation cosmos

perennial mix

mixed colors tall deluxe snapdragon

rose queen cleome

lilliput zinnia

mixed colors tall double helichrysum

giants of california zinnia

mixed colors cyanus double bachelor button

mixed colors polka dot bachelor button

annual firmament forget-me-nots

Isn't that pretty incredible? I am SO excited! hee hee

I couldn't have gotten but one or two packets at most online for under $5, then I would have to add S&H, so for my first year, I am doing pretty good with the budget! I'm sure I'll want to do other things with more variety in the future, but for now, this will certainly work!

~Angela

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freshair2townsquare
15 years ago
I just ran a handful of errands that including Ace, Walgreens and WalMart and *none* of them had seeds. Pout, whine, stomp!
angelady777 (Angela) - Zone 6
Original Author
15 years ago
Awwwwww! I am SO sorry!

You know, I do have to comment, though, that I nearly left the store after a lady pointed me to the right aisle and everything telling me that she was sure that they didn't have any left. The display, although packed with seeds, was very hard to locate and was rather small, in my opinion.

It's a pain in the butt, I know, but you might call different places before swinging in. If they hadn't told me on the phone that they still had seeds, I wouldn't have gone in and fought to find the stupid thing. LOL

~Angela
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thanks--our Wally world doesn't have a thing! and Lowe's doesn't have ANY seeds...so I will have to go to Walgreens:)
tamrootbeer
15 years ago
You may have to ask where they are. One of our stores still had the display out. 2 others had all their remaining packets in one basket on the floor level of a shelf.

The only things I wish I could have found were chives & onions & nasturtiums. And green beans. Other than that...I AM SET!
jan1954
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if I see some chives, onions, and nasturtium would you like me to send them to u?
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katydidd4365
15 years ago
I went to Ace Hardware. They had a large selection of seeds @ 20 cents per pack. I picked up several annuals that I did not have.
greenbean08_gw
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I went to Walgreens the other day, and also found the .12 seeds. They were tucked into little baskets in the seasonal aisle, so I almost missed them, and they were marked .25, but rang up at .12. Not nearly the selection the OP got, but I did get some annuals, so I'll have something to grow in my yard next year, until I come across a good supply of perennials on the cheap.
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piri
15 years ago
Ha! I did it too! 19 packets at .12$
Thanks for the head's up! Wish mine had a better selection of veggies.
angelady777 (Angela) - Zone 6
Original Author
15 years ago
Cool! I'm glad I could help! It's funny because I just today got more seeds from another Wal-Greens, but this time I got 'em for just 10 cents each. I was sitting on the floor in the clearance aisle sifting through every envelope this store had. I was amazed at how many varieties of veggies and flowers they still had. Of course, I did have to look through every single packet as their were a couple things that they ONLY had one packet left of.

Also, thanks to others for posting their deals. I'm gonna check out Ace Hardware and the clearance bulbs mentioned. I just love getting a good deal. And to the person commenting about perennials, I saw several packets of those at both Wal-Greens stores. The one here in Dallas and the one by my home that I shopped at originally when I posted this thread in Midland. We actually have two stores at home, so I'm going to check out the other one when I return!

~Angela
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concretenprimroses
15 years ago
Oh my gosh. I know where I'm going as a reward for getting my work done this afternoon.
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