I think with supermarket plants (also B&Q etc), how well they're looked after can be somewhat branch dependent (in a normal year). At our Aldi the plants do usually look as if they've been watered. At the one near Mum's they're fine if bought when they're new in but deteriorate rapidly. The staff in those shops work bl***y hard at the best of times and if the manager tells them not to spend time looking after plants then they aren't going to do it. At the end of the day if they're not worth the asking price then don't buy them.
PS @Fairygirl, I'll take the snipe as being aimed at me as well
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Sorry folks looks like I've started something here apologies !!, unfortunately it was the same last year so cannot really blame the covid19 crisis , obviously plant welfare is not high up on the list of these shops . Just a bit frustrating seeing good plants going to waste through lack of water . Anyway they might reduce them again and someone might take a chance and get a bargain.
To be fair, most supermarkets do not water plants. They just put them on the shelf and remove when dead. They will have been ordered when the Covid 19 was a twinkle in a bats eye, so just another casualty.
No need to apologise @Johnnyp As @JennyJ said - branch dependant at the best of times. Many supermarkets etc are suffering staff shortages. Food is [rightly] a much higher priority. Can you imagine the abuse they would get [on top of what they already get anyway ] if staff were diverted from stocking shelves to watering plants which, frankly, aren't vital for day to day living. @fidgetbones is right - plants were ordered well in advance. That's just how it is.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We used to order Xmas gift sets , catalogues arriving after Easter, order before July, take delivery September, get out on shelves by November 1st. Sun lotion we ordered just after xmas. We had no idea whether it would be a good summer or not.
If you are at home and bored, do a jigsaw or something. Stop giving the people working in retail grief. Life is hard enough at the moment.
Supermarket plants aren't always bad. I bought two cyclamen in Morrison's last September and they haven't stopped flowering since then. I haven't even re-potted them yet and they're still going. This photo was taken yesterday. I've also had quite a few rosemary plants from the herb section that have been reduced to 10p because they're out of date.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
After the sh*te my daughter got a couple of weeks ago @fidgetbones, I get very weary of the public expecting staff to conjure up a miracle out of thin air. Thankfully, there are still the decent ones who understand how difficult it is for them all just now.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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As @JennyJ said - branch dependant at the best of times.
Many supermarkets etc are suffering staff shortages. Food is [rightly] a much higher priority.
Can you imagine the abuse they would get [on top of what they already get anyway ] if staff were diverted from stocking shelves to watering plants which, frankly, aren't vital for day to day living.
@fidgetbones is right - plants were ordered well in advance. That's just how it is.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thankfully, there are still the decent ones who understand how difficult it is for them all just now.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...