update 12/21/24: upped the starting price tier on seeds to $9 for 30 count, $18 for 100, $36 for 300 and $72 for a gram (~approximately 1000 seeds)
this has been changed from the previous starting price tier for seeds from $7.50 for 30 count, $15 for 100, $30 for 300 and $60 for a gram.
if taking into consideration the maximum possible discount for the old price tier at 30% off it came out to: $5.25 per 30 count, $10.50 per 100, $21 per 300 and $42 per gram
versus the new maximum discount on the new pricing tier at 50% its now possible to acheive: $4.50 per 30 count, $9 per 100, $18 per 300 and $36 per gram.
the rules of acheiving the discount is still the same- an additional 5% per additional item after the first. this means the old cap of 30% which took 7 items to reach will now be increased by 20% maxing out at 50% and will take 11 items to reach.
base combo package pricing will also be adjusted accordingly, but will have the potential to be less expensive if taking into consideration the new maximum discount potential.
this change has been implemented not only to encourage people to take another step and grow even more cactus than ever, (keep in mind there is no minimum price threshhold to reach to place an order with the Pirates Lounge) but also to accommodate for the rising prices of postage so i can keep shipping free for everyone. the USPS as of late has been returning a higher than usual amount of packs to me with the request that a non-machineable surcharge is added to the letter, even though the way i mail is considered to be within the guidelines of requiring a singular stamp for postage. a single forever stamp has risen in price since their inception in 2007 from 41 cents then, and 73 cents now in late 2024. the non-machineable surcharge is an additional is now an additonal 46 cents per letter. thats a total of $1.19 just in postage to ship each pack of seeds today as opposed to $0.58 when i first started in 2021 means the price of just postage has more than doubled in those 3 years. (99% of customers choose the free postage option which i vow the Pirates Lounge will always have in place for everyone around the world) the option for growers and hobbyists alike in the USA still have the option to upgrade their First-Class stamped letter to a Ground Advantage or Priority mail package- (please note that the actual packaging of the seeds does not change and no matter if postage is paid for or not by the customer or not, all seeds are packaged with just as much love and protection.
update 08/02/24: added a new offerings & restocks collection
update 07/22/24: added an archives section to showcase out of stock variants and for learning about different genetics
update 03/23/24: 10% of seeds from each order go into a pot for the monthly raffle. the winner takes the pot each month! (the 10% is not taken from customer orders- rather the extra 10% comes from the lounges' own seed stash)
update 03/11/24: removed packs of 30 seeds for awhile but recently brought them back- the lowest price tier is now $7.50/30, $15/100 and $30/300 before discounts- to accomidate for this change, some unique combo packages will be put together including the seeds which used to be in lower price tiers, along with some new ones-
update 01/01/24: seed count bumped up in higher tiers to 30, 100, 300,1000 from 30, 90, 270, 810
update 12/18/23: a little price cut all around the board (took effect a couple weeks ago) to knocked down the price of most varieties by 1 tier to lower the barrier of entry for the more rare seeds. for example, seeds which were originally $8 for 30, $16 for 90, and $32 for 270 were changed to $7 for 30, $14 for 90 and $28 for 270 respectively. posted the raffle results for this month as well
pricing structure changes 10/29/23:
The reasoning behind this change is to make pricing more clear and simple: pay twice as much, get thrice as much. cutting out the excess makes it more worth everyones time involved- me, you, and the cactus~ Upped maximum discount when buying multiple packs from 25% to 30%. Removed the pack of 810 seeds which was a price tier for a very limited number of crosses and bumped the pricing down for packs of 90 and 270 for each price tier. The lowest price for a single pack of 30 seeds is now a flat 5 instead of 4.99. See details below...
top numbers are seeds per pack, below are the pricing.
from:
30 / 90 / 270 / 810
4.99 / 9.99 / 19.99 / 49.99
5.99 / 11.99 / 24.99 / 59.99
6.99 / 13.99 / 29.99 / 69.99
7.99 / 15.99 / 34.99 / 79.99
8.99 / 17.99 / 39.99 / -
9.99 / 19.99 / - / -
to:
30 / 90 / 270
5 / 10/ 20
6 / 12 / 24
7 / 14/ 28
8 / 16 / 32
9 / 18 / 36
10/ 20 / 40
Pay twice as much, get thrice as much~