Re: Nancy's bad experience at garden center
Hi Joe
I had a nursery write and asked to be removed from the list when they
read about your encouraging people to buy plants and take them or
anything back for a refund.
I am sure they felt it is not easy trying to make an honest living
with...
Bye
Bob
cajun Joe wrote:
>
> Hello Nancy - If I see a plant at a garden center that I like, (Home Depot,
> Kmart, Wallmart), I go ahead and buy it, then when I get home, I do research
> on the Web to see what it's all about. Sometimes I even post messages on
> forums to ask about personal experiences with the plant. After all that = if
> I don't like it, I bring it back to the garden center on my routine trip
> back a week later..
>
> Home Depot & Wallmart will even take it back if it's dead up to a year
> later. Matter of fact, if you have the original pot it came in = at Home
> Depot, you don't even need a receipt, they'll scan the pot, & give you your
> money back. You could probably have a dead weed in the pot, and they will
> return your money. Ha!
>
> Think about this = plant the plant, and up to a year later, if you decide
> you don't like it, pull it up and bring it back to Home Depot and they'll
> gracefully return your money.
>
> Since Home Depot doesn't have sales, only low prices, they have a new policy
> of just scanning the merchandize, and returning your money = they don't even
> ask for the receipt. You must have a pot with a specially made Home Depot
> brand scanning label on it though.
>
> How's that compared to another plant source, where you might spend $45 for a
> tree, or shrub, then all you can do after that is pray that it'll grow &
> stay alive.
>
> la de da = Happy times are here again Nancy dear
>
> Cheers = Cajun Joe in New Orleans
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Bye
Bob
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