Don't be silly VS, I wouldn't put you to the trouble of doing that. But what a kind thing to offer - thank you. I shall stop banging on about the rubbish seeds right now and say no more about them. Thanks to all for your support in my time of need
How about if we had a thread devoted to reports of purchased plant and seed disappointments, where-so-ever they come from? Then if someone gets some shoddy seed they can have a look and see if it's happening to other people with that particular product, and add their own experience to the list.
You could extend that Dinah to cover plug plants and other offers but would that be unfair - one person may get a good batch whereas another yield may be disappointing.
I would think it fair enough if they were judged on how they arrived, rather than how they turned out, which might be the fault of the gardener or the weather
I have had things arrive in the past which were clearly carefully packed, but ended up damaged, eg. all at one end of the package, which was obviously the result of poor handling on the way. It's hard to see how any supplier could protect against the kind of rough treatment that was highlighted on one TV programme last week. But if the plants inside the packaging are minute, or weedy, or a bad shape etc, then that is the fault of the supplier. Yellowing/ dropping leaves, drying out or mould might be either - you would need to check the time between dispatch and delivery.
With seeds, they would have had to be sown promptly, or stored properly and then sown according to instructions, otherwise it would be unfair on the seed merchant. The sweet peas were large enough to spot the damage, but that is probably the exception - can't see the viability just by looking
I think most people give the benefit of the doubt when they get something that wasn't up to a reasonable standard. People really don't like to complain. What I am thinking of is a way for people to see if there are lots of instances of seeds, or plants, arriving in a sorry state. If it does happen a lot, then the distributor or the supplier needs to be informed that there is a problem, even if it is with the postal service.
I'm sure, for example, that any magazine supplying free seeds wants to know if they are arriving in good condition, because if they are not, folk will stop being lured by free seed offers and may not bother to buy the magazine again. I know that this is how I think about free offers, if they are no good, my opinion of the product they are supposed to promote drops.
Hey! I'm getting all market forces orientated here! I'll be talking about invisible hands, futures and hedge funds in a minute! The only hedge fund I want anything to do with is saving up for a few nice copper beech trees at the bottom of the garden!
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I'll send you mine if you want jandh?
I wasn't going to use them anyway. I just opened them and they look fine/whole
Don't be silly VS, I wouldn't put you to the trouble of doing that. But what a kind thing to offer - thank you. I shall stop banging on about the rubbish seeds right now and say no more about them. Thanks to all for your support in my time of need
They are on the seed swap thread anyway if you change your mind
Thanks VS.
How about if we had a thread devoted to reports of purchased plant and seed disappointments, where-so-ever they come from? Then if someone gets some shoddy seed they can have a look and see if it's happening to other people with that particular product, and add their own experience to the list.
You could extend that Dinah to cover plug plants and other offers but would that be unfair - one person may get a good batch whereas another yield may be disappointing.
I would think it fair enough if they were judged on how they arrived, rather than how they turned out, which might be the fault of the gardener or the weather
I have had things arrive in the past which were clearly carefully packed, but ended up damaged, eg. all at one end of the package, which was obviously the result of poor handling on the way. It's hard to see how any supplier could protect against the kind of rough treatment that was highlighted on one TV programme last week
. But if the plants inside the packaging are minute, or weedy, or a bad shape etc, then that is the fault of the supplier. Yellowing/ dropping leaves, drying out or mould might be either - you would need to check the time between dispatch and delivery.
With seeds, they would have had to be sown promptly, or stored properly and then sown according to instructions, otherwise it would be unfair on the seed merchant. The sweet peas were large enough to spot the damage, but that is probably the exception - can't see the viability just by looking
I think most people give the benefit of the doubt when they get something that wasn't up to a reasonable standard. People really don't like to complain. What I am thinking of is a way for people to see if there are lots of instances of seeds, or plants, arriving in a sorry state. If it does happen a lot, then the distributor or the supplier needs to be informed that there is a problem, even if it is with the postal service.
I'm sure, for example, that any magazine supplying free seeds wants to know if they are arriving in good condition, because if they are not, folk will stop being lured by free seed offers and may not bother to buy the magazine again. I know that this is how I think about free offers, if they are no good, my opinion of the product they are supposed to promote drops.
Hey! I'm getting all market forces orientated here! I'll be talking about invisible hands, futures and hedge funds in a minute! The only hedge fund I want anything to do with is saving up for a few nice copper beech trees at the bottom of the garden!
