Re: Gurney's Shipping Policies



For what its worth, I did get the cables I ordered,
and quite quickly. But I ordered them way early,
January I believe. ;-)

Cliff



>From: FXOR@aol.com
>Reply-To: pumpkins@hort.net
>To: pumpkins@hort.net
>Subject: Gurney's Shipping Policies
>Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 19:36:59 EDT
>
>I was wondering if anyone on the list had any problems ordering any of the
>products Gurneys sells.  Six to seven weeks ago I ordered a heating cable 
>for
>my pumpkins and even though I called twice, sent a few emails, and I was 
>told
>it was in stock twice it is not due to be shipped until the 15th of April.  
>I
>find that is unacceptable and extremely poor business practice.  I am 
>curious
>how far ahead of time that one needs to order anything in order to get the
>item in time for the seasons use.  When I talked with a very nice young 
>lady
>over the phone she was unable to tell me why this had occurred in regard to
>my order or if she could rectify the problem.  She thought it was as
>ridiculous as I did.  At this point I'll be amazed if I get the cable at 
>all.
>  I find it hard to imagine that in the last six weeks my $25.00 order 
>could
>not have been picked off the shelf, packaged and sent to me.  Has anyone 
>else
>run into this situation with Gurney's.............?
>
>It is better to have planted pumkins and floundered than never to have
>planted pumpkins at all.
>
>Respectfully,
>Frank O'Rourke
>
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