Bad experience at garden center
Bob - Are you listening my friend. I am not encouraging anything, I am only
telling you what the company guarantees are. If anything, Home Depot,
Wallmart, & Kmart, are encouraging this bring back policy you mentioned, by
their guarantees.
THEY ARE SAYING BY THEIR GUARANTEE = IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED FOR ANY REASON
= BRING IT BACK, & WE WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY.
If anyone should choose to bring the plant back, most likely the Home Depot
cashier will have a smile on their face when they return your money, and
thank them besides. I would guess that 99% of the plants are returned still
in their pots, and in good condition.
This return guarantee was especially good for me. I built a 25 by 28 foot
French Quarter type courtyard. I "over bought". just about everything at
Home Depot. It saved me quiet a few trips back & fourth, and gave me the
ability to be more flexable, and creative in my design. Now that I am just
about finished with my courtyard, soon I will return all that is left over
in good condition, and get my money back.
By the way - I would guess that I spent about $1500 at Home Depot for wood,
masonry, and plant products. So they made out like a bandit in the end - all
this from me mainly because of their guarantee return policy.
Cheers = Cajun Joe
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob" <bobaxe@SBTEK.NET>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: [SG] Nancy's bad experience at garden center
Hi Joe
I don't think taking plants back, encouraging people to take plants
back, if there is nothing wrong with them is the capitalist way, the
moral way, or anyway and I bet most people on the list agree.
Bye
Bob
cajun Joe wrote:
>
> Hello Bob - What I say doesn't really matter in a sense. We live in a
> capitalist society. What ever is going to happen, if it is the efficient
way
> for it to happen, it will eventually happen anyway = that's the American
> way.
>
> Compassion won't let a company stay in business, only efficiency will do
> that. There's light at the end of the tunnel though = for every company
that
> goes out of business, others are created, and more people are employed.
What
> really screws things up is when the government, or someone else steps in
to
> try and straighten out, or stop this natural capitalist process.
>
> This forum I assume is for the good of the members in general. I believe
> every member is interested in company service and at the same time saving
a
> buck. If a company can't stand critique or criticism, they shouldn't be in
> business in the first place huh?
>
> Yours respectfully = Cajun Joe
>
> ----------------------------
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob" <bobaxe@SBTEK.NET>
> To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 3:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [SG] 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
>
> --
> Bye
> Bob
> Bob Axmear 208 2nd St Ne Waukon,Ia 52172-1308
> http://www.hostasonline.com/ Hostasonline.com
> http://www.gardensights.com GARDENSIGHTS.COM
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Bye
Bob
Bob Axmear 208 2nd St Ne Waukon,Ia 52172-1308
http://www.hostasonline.com/ Hostasonline.com
http://www.gardensights.com GARDENSIGHTS.COM
