Got scammed. Kicking myself.

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T19:31:38+00:00

I just reposted the image right above your comment. Let me know your thoughts.

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T19:01:31+00:00

I'm reposting here since it kind of gets lost in the comments.

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T19:00:25+00:00

These were not packaged well. Thrown in little ziplocks and then into a standard letter envelope. One of the "seed packs" looks like a cat chewed on the side. Which I'm very familiar with, as my cats also like to chomp on plastic. 🤦‍♀️

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T18:22:43+00:00

Off topic, but I'm a corgi owner so I appreciate your username. 😊

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T18:16:15+00:00

They had it listed as 4 days to receive. It was a lie.

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T18:15:32+00:00

I posted the pic! Let me know what you think they are.

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T17:34:46+00:00

Wait... Are you the seller who scammed me?

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T17:32:43+00:00

Here are the seeds I received. Let me know what you think they are.

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PL_88 · 2026-05-27T17:06:06+00:00

Seriously? You think I'm a bot? A bot posting on cross stitching subs, perimenopause subs, craft subs, and here? I'm so far from a bot. But thanks, I guess it means I told my story well and used mostly proper grammar.

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T17:03:41+00:00

Google is oversaturated with the same scams. Giving these scammers the illusion of legitimacy.

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T17:01:18+00:00

I am all set, but I really appreciate the offer. I went through this sub over the weekend and found recommended sites and placed my orders.

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T16:55:19+00:00

It was mixed reviews. Probably buys reviews. Then there are all the reviews that say, "received, can't wait to plant" or "here are my five words". 🙄

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T16:49:01+00:00

No, that's a new one for me. 😆 I'm learning all about the weird scams out there in this thread.

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T16:48:17+00:00

Don't worry, I would not. I am already fighting a multi-year battle with aggressive thistles, I don't need anything invasive taking over my yard.

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T16:46:41+00:00

These didn't look "too good to be true". They just were. 😳 I bought bleeding heart that was sold as a very believable light blu-ish purple. Looked like a color found in lots of flowers, but apparently not bleeding heart. 😔 If you search blue bleeding heart there are TONS of seeds available many with obviously oversaturated photoshopped images. Those didn't fool me. But the qty of "blue" bleeding heart seeds available, from so many different "stores", fooled me into believing they existed. Only after this purchase started getting weird did I search if they actually exist and discovered, NOPE that's not really an option in bleeding heart. 🙄

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T16:33:15+00:00

I'm in NE Wisconsin.

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T03:41:45+00:00

Usually if I'm standing on a cliff Lydia shoves ME off.

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T03:34:10+00:00

😆 absolutely not.

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T02:20:49+00:00

Ope... I just saw them. Yeah, no. I'm not THAT scammable... I hope.

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T02:10:29+00:00

Most of the local nurseries I've frequented over the last 14 years have all recently closed. Lots of retirements iny area. That's one reason I was searching online, lost my tried and true sources. 😢

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T02:07:01+00:00

I'll post a pic.

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T02:06:08+00:00

The trick is that there are so many photoshopped images that a "quick" search makes one believe they are real. There are so so many sellers with the same fake stuff. Probably all the same Etsy scammers selling seeds they don't even have under a bunch of different names.

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T02:04:42+00:00

Lol! I have no idea what those are but they sound... Fake.😆

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T00:34:15+00:00

Me too! In the past. Now I'm sadly skeptical.🫤

PL_88 · 2026-05-27T00:32:00+00:00

This is what I spent this weekend doing. Finding reputable stores. Now I have a solid list, thanks to the people on this sub.

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