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title: "What's your opinion on taking a plant clipping from a Lowe's or Home…"
description: "What's your opinion on taking a plant clipping from a Lowe's or Home Depot?"
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# What's your opinion on taking a plant clipping from a Lowe's or Home…

_Posted by FizzyMilk on 2024-01-07_

What's your opinion on taking a plant clipping from a Lowe's or Home Depot?

## 11 comments

### YinDeezy commented on 2024-01-07

“PropLifting” 😂

### Sunny commented on 2024-01-07

Taking things without the owner’s permission is theft. It’s that simple.

#### Siri replied on 2024-01-07

I agree w sunny… it’s not right at all

#### FizzyMilk replied on 2024-01-07

Usually I ask the employees, who don't care

### iambijoux commented on 2024-01-07

imo: It’s not stealing if they let you and there’s no moral dilemma if the pieces were already no longer viable. I would just ask if I could have dropped proppable pieces found around and assure them I’d never actually steal. Also, it can be hard to get props that small to take. Might benefit you more to just buy a small plant.

#### FizzyMilk replied on 2024-01-07

I usually ask employees if it's ok to take a cutting from a plant and they usually don't care

#### iambijoux replied on 2024-01-07

That’s perfect to my moral compass!

### Dave\_opuntiaface commented on 2024-01-07

If it’s broken off, go for it. Also, though, go ask. No one cares about these plants as much as you do lol.

You think my rebel-teen self hasn’t wanted to flick all the dying Lithops out of the pots and into my pockets?

#### FizzyMilk replied on 2024-01-07

Lol civil disobedience

#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2024-01-08

I’m there in the aisles looking at the overwatered stuff and thinking “It belongs in a museum!”

### Dave\_opuntiaface commented on 2024-01-08

I hadn’t really paid attention to all the fallen soldiers before. I think I’m going to make a monster.

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