I too received a mail shot from this firm - which I had not previously heard about. A quick search of company and director information confirms that this is a very new business with directors who specialise in direct marketing.
I called them to ask where they recieived my name from and was told they had bought in lists of people who had ordered plug plants over the last few years. I pointed out the I always indicated that I did not want to recieve material from associated companies (not sure who Canny Gardener could be associated with) and that I was also registered on the Mail Preference service.
I said that I would be in touch with the MD directly and then I found this thread which he has apparently contributed to; STEP SOLUTIONS who own thecannygardener.com site name must have purchased this name list or bought it with them from a previous employer and, without knowing a lot more about the track record of the individuals, I will not be ordering from them.
I do object to this aggressive buying of lists of names.
They will have Googled themselves following their mailshot to see if anyone was talking about them and found this thread and decided to use it to market themselves, posting phony recommendations - not good practice IMHO and I would imagine they'll find it turns out to be counterproductive - I won't be ordering from them them anyway.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Appologies I mis-typed our web site url in a previous post, somehow I inserted an extra N. It should have been www.thecannygardner.com
There is only one "p" in apologies
Strange how Mr Milne has ignored all the comments on the blatant marketing ploys and still continues to use this site as a free advert-that is going well
Oh and the link still dosen't work-it gets better and better
And in the link he's just posted above, he's mis-spelt 'gardener '! And he tells us he has a degree in horticulture so it can't be ignorance - so yet again he's been slapdash '- that's three times on this thread! - doesn't inspire confidence does it?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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We get that bit Gary-
It is the endorsments that seem iffy
And don't be cheeky - Miss Marple has been to Specsavers and had her new glasses on!!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have decided I won't be ordering anything from this catalogue
Pam LL x
I too received a mail shot from this firm - which I had not previously heard about. A quick search of company and director information confirms that this is a very new business with directors who specialise in direct marketing.
I called them to ask where they recieived my name from and was told they had bought in lists of people who had ordered plug plants over the last few years. I pointed out the I always indicated that I did not want to recieve material from associated companies (not sure who Canny Gardener could be associated with) and that I was also registered on the Mail Preference service.
I said that I would be in touch with the MD directly and then I found this thread which he has apparently contributed to; STEP SOLUTIONS who own thecannygardener.com site name must have purchased this name list or bought it with them from a previous employer and, without knowing a lot more about the track record of the individuals, I will not be ordering from them.
I do object to this aggressive buying of lists of names.
Colin Bb
They will have Googled themselves following their mailshot to see if anyone was talking about them and found this thread and decided to use it to market themselves, posting phony recommendations - not good practice IMHO and I would imagine they'll find it turns out to be counterproductive - I won't be ordering from them them anyway.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I love this forum
me too .....it makes me smile
Appologies I mis-typed our web site url in a previous post, somehow I inserted an extra N. It should have been www.thecannygardner.com
There is only one "p" in apologies
Strange how Mr Milne has ignored all the comments on the blatant marketing ploys and still continues to use this site as a free advert
-that is going well
Oh and the link still dosen't work-it gets better and better
The orders must be flooding in
And in the link he's just posted above, he's mis-spelt 'gardener '! And he tells us he has a degree in horticulture so it can't be ignorance - so yet again he's been slapdash '- that's three times on this thread! - doesn't inspire confidence does it?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.