What happens when cactus seeds in a Jiffy bag/bubble mailer go through a letter sorting machine

[T.bridgesii]

Total carnage.

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[Aiko]

Yes, always add some padding.
I use kitchen paper myself. Just fold it up a few times around the bags of seeds and the seeds will survive perfectly fine.

[T.bridgesii]

Yes, always add some padding.
I use kitchen paper myself. Just fold it up a few times around the bags of seeds and the seeds will survive perfectly fine.

That’s a good idea. I tend to pack everything I post in a rigid cardboard box as a matter of course (it isn’t more expensive if you use a thin box).

These came from an actual seed shop website, so I was surprised this happened.

They are more fragile than they look!

[Aiko]

Dare I ask which one?

[T.bridgesii]

Dare I ask which one?

I don’t want to name anyone (not yet anyway). They’re working with me, and hopefully will resolve the situation and take measures to keep it from recurring, but I thought this experience would be a good thing to share with people who are posting seeds to each other, since it wouldn’t have occurred to me that this could happen in the post.

[keith]

Was the bubble mailer on the small size ?

[T.bridgesii]

Was the bubble mailer on the small size ?

Yeah, it was the smallest size. Basically letter-sized.

[T.bridgesii]

...three emails later and no reply from them since the 7th, even though I expressly requested a refund in the second email I sent them (since I actually found the same seeds cheaper elsewhere).

I suggest you do not buy cactus seeds from exotic-plants.de unless you really want powdered seeds for some strange reason.

[Aiko]

For your seed purchases I would advice to always steer to one of the sellers mentioned in the thread https://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewto ... st#p379242.

[T.bridgesii]

For your seed purchases I would advice to always steer to one of the sellers mentioned in the thread https://www.cactiguide.com/forum/viewto ... st#p379242.

Thanks for the tip.

I actually found that http://www.kaktus-koehres.de has most of what I want, and though I was initially put off by all the extra fees they seem to tack on, it looks like if you order enough at once it balances out and isn’t too awful. I didn’t necessarily want to order hundreds of seeds, but might just go for it.