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Burpee seeds, on rack have more seeds than catalog packets.

littleonefb
14 years ago

OK, so hubby has finished his "thing for the season".

counting the seeds in the Burpee packets I bought at K-mart at 40% off and comparing the count and price to the catalog info.

What can I say? He's an engineer and engineers love playing with numbers.

Now, if I live to be a million I will never understand this. It just doesn't make any sense.

99% of the time, there are more seeds in the packets that you buy off the rack than there are in the packets you buy from the catalog and the price is just about 50% less.

Does that make any sense, does it make any sense to run a business this way?

Granted the selection is far better in the catalog than on the rack, but selling so many of the seeds off the shelves at much lower prices and more seeds in the packets, just doesn't make sense.

So now you wonder what the results where that hubby found.

All seeds are Burpee and purchased at K-mart, where they sell only Burpee seeds now and always sell them at 40% off.

SWEET PEA HIGH SCENT

Catalog $4.75 for 40 seeds.

K-mart Burpee label $2.49 - 40% = $1.49

23 seeds in one packet, 25 seeds in another. total 48 seeds for $2.98

More seeds in 2 packets for $1.77 less than one packet catalog

SUNFLOWER STRAWBERRY BLONDE

Catalog $4.95 for 25 seeds

K-mart Burpee label $1.99 - 40% = 1.19

22 seeds in one packet, 18 seeds in another. total 40 seeds for $2.38

BURPEE BUSH CHAMPION CUCUMBER

catalog $2.95 for 30 seeds

K-mart Burpee label $1.99 - 40% = $1.19

29 seeds in 1 packet, 31 in another packet. total 60 seeds for $2.38, double the number of seeds for $.61 less than 1 packet from the catalog

MOONFLOWER VINE

catalog $2.95 for 20 seeds.

K-mart Burpee label $1.99 - 40% - $1.19

20 seeds in one packet, 29 seeds in another packet. almost double the number of seeds for $2.38, $.57 less than the price of 1 packet.

SPINACH BABY LEAF

catolog $4.95 for 300 seeds

K-mart Burpee label $2.49 - 40% = $1.49

357 seeds in packet. $1 less than the catalog and 57 more seeds

BEET DETROID DARK RED

Catalog $2.95 for 350 seeds

K-mart Burpee label $1.59 - 40% = $.95

465 seeds in package. $2 less than catalog price

RADISH CRIMSON GIANT

Catalog $2.95 for 400 seeds

K-mart Burpee label $1.79 - 40% = $1.07

585 seeds in package. $1.88 less than catalog and 185 more seeds.

RADDISH CHERRY BELLE

Catalog $2.95 for 400 seeds

K-mart Burpee label $1.59 - 40% = $.95

585 seeds in packet , for $2 less than catalog and 185 more seeds

BASIL GENOVESE

Catalog $2,95 for 100 seeds

K-mart Burpee label $1.79 - 40% = $1.07

125 seeds in packet. for $1.88 less than catalog and 25 seeds more

LIME BASIL

catalog $2.95 for 100 seeds

K-mart Burpee label $1.70 - 40% = $1.09

at least 700 seeds in packet. for $1.87 less than catalog and at least 600 more seeds.

DILL MAMMOTH

catalog $2.95 for 700 seeds

K-mart burpee label $1.79 - 40% = $1.07

842 seeds in packet. $1.88 less than the catalog with 142 more seeds

GARLIC CHIVES

catalog $2.95 for 165 seeds

K-mart Burpee label $1.79 -40% - $1.07

190 seeds in one packet, 196 in another packet. $1.88 less per packet with more seeds in each one.

Just a small example of the difference in numbers and printed price on the Burpee seed packets on the racks vs the catalog price.

Even if you don't have a K-mart around you for the extra 40% savings, the rack price is still cheaper and better price.

Now if only I could understand why Burpee does this.

Fran

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