Re: sales

That IS utterly outrageous, can't believe HD did that!  Bet you were a lot nicer about it than I would have been - LOL

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 12:46:12 -0500

>Donna,
>There is no emoticon for tongue-in-cheek; the closest thing looks like
>sticking one's tongue out.
>So, when I said waterplants, I meant because of all the rain you'd
>experienced.
>
>I can't believe HD had the audacity to give out your ph number without
>asking.
>
>Kitty
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 11:46 AM
>Subject: RE: [CHAT] sales
>
>
>> Well I thought we were discussing HD. The one in my area does not take
>> care of their plants. I will make a quick tour of all possible plant
>> places in the spring when they first get there. But by now, I only go to
>> specialty nurseries, where they have been cared for properly. You can't
>> blame them, most of them do not have horticultural staff, just some kid
>> working for the summer who doesn't know how to care for them. One
>> exception is the Lowes here. They really do take care of their plants
>> and trees.
>>
>> Nope, don't buy water plants from them either. Water gardeners are a
>> different breed. Most are trades rather than purchases because there is
>> no where to buy them. You do not have a selection of places to go if you
>> want more than a common lily or iris. Even nurseries around here only
>> have the same plants you can buy at HD. Actually my favorite place
>> closed down this summer, which had the specialty plants, so now there is
>> none other than mail order. He sold off his surplus plants to a place in
>> Fort Wayne, so guess who will be in your neighborhood next spring
>> checking it out! I will have to try and over winter my tropicals, as
>> that is what I buy yearly like an annual.
>>
>> And getting back on track here.... if you go to the local HD and ask
>> about a water plant problem, they will give you my home phone number.
>> Interesting since I never gave it to them, don't know them, and rarely
>> shop there. When I inquired about it, no one knew why it is on the board
>> or where it came from. Told them to take it down and use the club
>> website or club help line phone number, but I am still getting calls, so
>> they didn't. And you would think someone from HD would have called or
>> offered me a discount or something... heck no!
>>
>> Donna
>>
>> >
>> > Well, I hope not, Donna.  Considering the dozens upon dozens you
>> picked up
>> > at Ace and all those other places! :+)  Hopefully most of them were
>> water
>> > plants.
>> > Kitty
>>
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