Does this sound legit?
By Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
United States
December 9, 2016 10:07pm CST
I'm not a gardener of any sort. I know next to nothing about plants, or growing vegetables or flowers, or anything else that you might do outdoors. So I need some advice to tell me if what I am thinking about getting my dad's wife is a stupid gift.
It has seeds to all the ingredients you need to make salsa: peppers, tomatoes, onions...And the seeds come with an egg carton that you begin to grow those veggies in, and when they get more mature you remove them from the carton and transfer them outside into your garden.
Is that stupid? Are they just trying to include an egg carton aspect to make it seem like a novel idea? I can't tell, and don't want to buy something that is in reality a waste. It seemed cute, but I'm not certain it's basically just a way to just charge more for seeds.
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9 responses
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
10 Dec 16
I think it depends on how much more they are charging. Yeah, they may be trying to charge more for seeds..but seed companies need to make money too, if you like it and the price is right, I would say go for it!
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
26 Dec 16
@AmbiePam I will have to check that site out.
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@Fishmomma (11658)
• United States
10 Dec 16
They are trying to charge you more and you can just save egg cartons and buy seed packets to give this kind of gift. It does sound like a great idea and if your Dad's wife likes plants she will enjoy growing her own plants. Also to help her out you could buy her some soil to start her plants in the egg cartons. Several of my friends do start their plants indoors, as their weather is colder than mine.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
10 Dec 16
Both.. seeds do need to be started indoors in something small like an egg carton.. but of course you can just buy the seeds and do the egg carton yourself
It's mostly the thought that counts.. so if the price isn't right, then find something else!
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@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
14 Dec 16
As long as the egg cartons are the cardboard type. The styrofoam kind won't break down but the cardboard type will. Lots of people use the cardboard egg cartons to start seedlings. You are not being tricked.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
26 Dec 16
It's a cool gift if she likes gardening. :-) The egg carton step would work, but I know I would prefer the tiny size plastic cups (4oz I think) - and potting soil. If it seems high priced it probably is a gimmick - seeds aren't too expensive by themselves
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