I suspect a lot of returned seed is tested for germination rate and if acceptable repackaged and resold, possibly as some discount brand. You notice the seed packages say packed for such and such a year, not that the seeds were produced in that year. The poster that said the companies don't want their seed sold on clearance sale is also probably right, too many gardeners would catch on that most seed properly stored is good for at least a few years, with some exceptions. However some big box stores have their seed racks sitting in an area exposed to the elements and in direct sunlight, that seed might not be good even in the year the package says packed for. I always pick a packet from the back where the sun isn't shining on it directly.

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Well, I went back back and bought it this morning. We'll see how it does, cross your fingers! I saw a similar size tree for $60, marked down from $70, at Lowe's, so the $25 price was definitely decent. I'll wait until after the leaves fall off this fall before starting any pruning. They also had about a 5' tall Bloodgood maple for $100, also a good deal. I wish I had room for it.

hi. it's true they do charge a 15% restocking even if you are just exchanging not actually returning. i came up on this situation just last week. i was originally debating between the LG WM2233 washer/dryer combo and and WM 2016 washer/dryer combo. however, the WM2233 it was out of stock and i needed a washing machine asap so i went for the lower priced and not as feature packed WM2016. took delivery and really liked both the washing machine and dryer. they are both great! however, i started thinking about a couple of extra washing cycles that i wanted (sanitary and quick wash) and the fact that the matching dryer for the WM2233 has a stainless steel drum, the dryer for the WM2016 doesn. plus i liked the chrome surrounds as opposed to the silver ones. in any case, i went last week to exchange, actually, upgrade to the LG WM2233 and that's when i found out about the 15% restocking fee even if you are just exchanging! however, i had a great sales associate (shout out to Joan at the Northridge California Sears!) who called the customer service number for me and helped me get a exchange w/o the restocking fee! a received a call from Sears a couple of days later confirming the exchange and delivery schedule and...get this...WAIVING the price difference! can you believe it?! in this instance Sears really came through for me and even went beyond! so i am satisfied and my new set is being delivered this Friday! sorry for being so long winded but i just wanted to acknowledge when companies actually do well by their customers as sears has done for me. i will definitely buy future appliances from Sears.