Not as advertised!

user1977

Alderbank said:

warby68 said:

Sometimes I really do feel sorry for businesses. All this for a 5 quid purchase, itself a 75% reduction.

I am a complete non-gardener but even I would guess that something reduced  that much might not be ready for the Chelsea Flower Show whatever the original blurb said. 

Gardening Express seem to have shot themselves in the foot here by describing this plant as 'in bud and bloom'.

Except they don't, as already quoted above:

https://www.gardeningexpress.co.uk/azalea-pink-spider

tightauldgit

warby68 said:

Its not about whether I'm a gardener or not, it was a light hearted remark about a sense of proportion.

I really don't expect perfection for something heavily reduced when common sense says it might be a bit tattier than when it was sold for full price whatever the glowing description, particularly perishable and living items.

Reducing the price on something does not affect your consumer rights though - unless they made it clear that the item had been reduced because it was past its best then it doesn't matter what they charged for it.