Re: bad experience at garden center/ Cajun Joe
I was kidding about the weed Gene, but all of everything else I said about
Home Depot is true = satisfaction guaranteed or your money back is their
policy = anytime within a year after your purchase, as long as you meet
their policy. The policy means what it says and nothing else.
This morning I went to Wallmart to do a little shopping. They had a sign
posted in the garden center that said the same thing as Home Depots
guarantee, except it didn't mention a time period.
Like someone said previously on SG. They make so much money, that the loss
from their return guarantee is minuscule, compared to how much money they
make, by having a guarantee like they have. What it all boils down to is
this Gene = most people don't keep records, so they can't return the plant
if it dies anyway. But then, if you make and expensive purchase, and you
hold on to your receipt, and the plant dies, or you are dissatisfied with
it - you make out like a bandit = and Home Depot says that alright with
them.
Cheers = Cajun Joe
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----- Original Message -----
From: "GeneBush" <genebush@OTHERSIDE.COM>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: [SG] bad experience at garden center/ Cajun Joe
Hello Cajun Joe,
I believe you forgot to place the little winkey smiley face at the end
of you
message.... you are kidding about this one. Right? Surely you are not
serious
about taking a plant back simply because you changed your mind? Taking
credit from
them for a weed placed in one of their pots?
Not trying to start anything here... just checking to be sure of what I
read.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: cajun Joe <cajun4@HOME.COM>
Subject: [SG] Nancy's bad experience at garden center
> 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
