Yup, non-refundable deposit, that's what my husband always did. But rods will sit for a year, mushrooms won't.
Here, 10 mins away, we have a local foods market. They have bought things from us off and on over the years. If there's anything like that near you, any buckets not picked up in a reasonable time might be offered to the market...
And yeah, that's pretty much how things operate these days, sad to say...
It's awful everyone agrees with me! Proves it's a thing. With one friend, I'm leaving it a week and asking if I've done something wrong or if everything is okay in her world, because I just don't get why she hasn't replied. It's rude!