Home Depot throws all orchids away once flowers drop?

[Tutmos]

I just found this a bit amazing. I was at Home Depot today and picked up a couple phals to replace losses to S&H not working out. I noticed a huge number of phals and some paps under the decking in the dark, at least 30 of them with cut stems. I asked the employee that covers the area and he said they throw them all out. I asked if I could take some of them and he said it was still full price.

How's that for messed up? Other than dropping flowers they looked like very healthy plants.