Re: gas plant>WSL orders

Although I doubt I would tolerate Kittys missing and
dead cell.
I've always found it best to build a rapport with my suppliers. I need good suppliers; they need good customers that aren't a pain in the ... Since my purchases are not large (compared to a real nurseery) I only have a few suppliers who are willing to work with me. I try to behave in the same manner I suspect a much larger buyer would in such a case. A real nursery might buy, say, 100 of the 25 count flats while I might buy 10. A dead cell here or there out of 2500 is just of little consequence to them. But you're thinking, "It's 10 times as much to Kitty!" Well, not really. I have an edge. We have virtually no overhead, no payroll, we always turn a profit, and have no bills to pay. So I'd rather accept a few dead cells than have a supplier say we don't buy enough and aren't worth the trouble caused if we whined about a dead cell or two.

I did call about some Pulmonaria that seemed to disappear for awhile. They couldn't track whether it had even been shipped. When it finally arrived, they were all brown and moldy. I called and they gladly issued full credit. Well, I nursed them along on a heat mat and they all look great now. Makes up for a few dead cells over the years. You gotta roll with it. You gotta know when it's worth a complaint.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] gas plant>WSL orders


hum... well I never expected them to mix and match a
flat to get every plant the exact same size and
structure. Close... but not every one perfect. Even in
ideal conditions, some seeds germinate sooner, some
fill out better than others sooner.

Although I doubt I would tolerate Kittys missing and
dead cell.

Donna

--- Cersgarden@aol.com wrote:


In a message dated 6/3/06 7:49:50 AM,
gossiper@sbcglobal.net writes:


> As a wholesaler, you should expect some good with
the
> bad in a flat.
>

Donna, remember you are purchasing these plants from
professionals who have
provided ideal growing conditions.   Plants or cars,
I want the choice.
     Ceres



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