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DO NOT BUY TREES FROM PALM & GRDEN NURSERY, FL
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DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM: Palm and Garden Nursery 123 N Congress Ave. Boynton Beach, FL United States 33426 (561)852-1789 On April 12, I bought two banana tres from this company, from their website: http://www.palmsandgardens.biz/palms/ As of May 28, I had not recieved the trees, the company has not responded to any of my requests or complaints, they have never called me back or responded to any of my e-mails, they had not delivered my trees or given me a refund. I spoke to customer service three times without any help. Each time, they promised to call me back with an answer and never did. Finally, on June 3, the trees arrived DAMAGED! I spoke to a person there on the phone, a man with a French accent. I politely asked for a refund or replacement and he started YELLING at me and telling me it was my own fault for accepting the box! How I was supposed to know the trees were crushed without accepting and opening the box, I do not know. This man was very rude and continued to yell at me and berate me until I hung up on him. Whatever you do... DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THE COMPANY!!!! Joe Bevilacqua Napanoch, NY |
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DO NOT BUY TREES FROM PALM & GRDEN NURSERY, FL
And I'm supposed to take the word of a crossposting imbicle who SHOUTS HIS
MESSAGE ON USENET? How do I know that you aren't just a disgruntled competitor from the same area? Joe Bevilacqua wrote: WARNING: DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM: Palm and Garden Nursery 123 N Congress Ave. Boynton Beach, FL United States 33426 (561)852-1789 On April 12, I bought two banana tres from this company, from their website: http://www.palmsandgardens.biz/palms/ As of May 28, I had not recieved the trees, the company has not responded to any of my requests or complaints, they have never called me back or responded to any of my e-mails, they had not delivered my trees or given me a refund. I spoke to customer service three times without any help. Each time, they promised to call me back with an answer and never did. Finally, on June 3, the trees arrived DAMAGED! I spoke to a person there on the phone, a man with a French accent. I politely asked for a refund or replacement and he started YELLING at me and telling me it was my own fault for accepting the box! How I was supposed to know the trees were crushed without accepting and opening the box, I do not know. This man was very rude and continued to yell at me and berate me until I hung up on him. Whatever you do... DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THE COMPANY!!!! Joe Bevilacqua Napanoch, NY |
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I would be very careful posting this sort of thing..actually I wouldn't post
this sort of thing. Looks almost libelous. -- Mike LaMana, MS Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC Toms River, NJ www.HeartwoodConsulting.net "Joe Bevilacqua" wrote in message om... WARNING: DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM: Palm and Garden Nursery 123 N Congress Ave. Boynton Beach, FL United States 33426 (561)852-1789 On April 12, I bought two banana tres from this company, from their website: http://www.palmsandgardens.biz/palms/ As of May 28, I had not recieved the trees, the company has not responded to any of my requests or complaints, they have never called me back or responded to any of my e-mails, they had not delivered my trees or given me a refund. I spoke to customer service three times without any help. Each time, they promised to call me back with an answer and never did. Finally, on June 3, the trees arrived DAMAGED! I spoke to a person there on the phone, a man with a French accent. I politely asked for a refund or replacement and he started YELLING at me and telling me it was my own fault for accepting the box! How I was supposed to know the trees were crushed without accepting and opening the box, I do not know. This man was very rude and continued to yell at me and berate me until I hung up on him. Whatever you do... DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THE COMPANY!!!! Joe Bevilacqua Napanoch, NY |
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Mike LaMana wrote: I would be very careful posting this sort of thing..actually I wouldn't post this sort of thing. Looks almost libelous. I think if he would leave off the part about "DO NOT BUY FROM THEM" it wouldn't be libelous. is that really the word? Otherwise, it just seems like an honest personal account of his side of the story. amy |
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DO NOT BUY TREES FROM PALM & GRDEN NURSERY, FL
"Mike LaMana" fake@MikeatHeartwoodConsultingdotnet wrote in message ... I would be very careful posting this sort of thing..actually I wouldn't post this sort of thing. Looks almost libelous. -- Mike LaMana, MS Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC Toms River, NJ www.HeartwoodConsulting.net "Joe Bevilacqua" wrote in message om... WARNING: DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM: (agressively snipped) Just wondering - if the statements are malicious and not true, then isn't repeating this libel in your post also libelous? (But if the statements are 100% true, haven't you defamed Joe by implying that he is engaging in libel? :) It can be useful to share information when we get poor service, but for me reports of excellent service carry more weight. People who SHOUT their opinions have undermined their worth. You know - more heat than substance. |
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(Joe Bevilacqua) wrote:
WARNING: DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM: Palm and Garden Nursery 123 N Congress Ave. Boynton Beach, FL United States 33426 (561)852-1789 dood, you could get in trouble for that if someone figured out your x-trace.. OrgName: Hughes Network Systems OrgID: HNS Address: 11717 Exploration Lane Address: DirecWAY Network Management Center Address: attn: Network Security Manager City: Germantown StateProv: MD PostalCode: 20876 Country: US -- John Kerry honored by commies - http://tinyurl.com/3cncy |
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If it's true, then it's not libel. A few pictures and the box the
plants came in should be adequate proof, but it's unlikely he needs it, because no one is going to waster their time on nonsense like this. As for recommending people not do business with them, that's clearly personal opinion, which he's entitled to give. If he paid by credit card, he has some recourse. It's not uncommon to have probems of this type with mail order nurseries. |
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On 6 Jun 2004 09:40:35 -0700, (Chet Hayes)
wrote: If it's true, then it's not libel. A few pictures and the box the plants came in should be adequate proof, but it's unlikely he needs it, because no one is going to waster their time on nonsense like this. As for recommending people not do business with them, that's clearly personal opinion, which he's entitled to give. If he paid by credit card, he has some recourse. It's not uncommon to have probems of this type with mail order nurseries. Sorry, first let me say I'm not armed with a law degree, only common sense. The same common sense that a jury of 6 would use to find this person at fault. He didn't state an option when he told people not to do business with them. He made a statement, a command. Even before he explained his situtation. Next, the gentleman failed to point out something, there was a third party involved, the delivery company. Let's play along, the shipper sent undamage trees. The customer received damaged trees. What does the customer do? Blames the shipper, gets in an argument and hangs up. That was hypothethical. Ive received damaged items shipped. The shipper said they weren't dammaged, I received them damaged(not noticed till opened), UPS investigated and I got a full refund of everything. Now for something from the nursery site: "Our nursery is not responsible & liable for losses or damages to the plants done by the shipping carrier (FEDEX , UPS, USPS). All complaints must be done immeidately to the carrier at delivery in case of apparent or concealed damages. " Also, sounds like there could be a problem with getting money back from the credit card company if he didn't take the necessary steps. Wish him luck, and maybe everyone can get a win/win situation out of this. later, tom **************** http://www.Intertainia.com *********************************** Our Latest site: http://www.MedicalJobList.com - Hospital Jobs Classifieds. ************************************************** ***************************** |
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wrote: On 6 Jun 2004 09:40:35 -0700, (Chet Hayes) wrote: If it's true, then it's not libel. A few pictures and the box the plants came in should be adequate proof, but it's unlikely he needs it, because no one is going to waster their time on nonsense like this. As for recommending people not do business with them, that's clearly personal opinion, which he's entitled to give. If he paid by credit card, he has some recourse. It's not uncommon to have probems of this type with mail order nurseries. Sorry, first let me say I'm not armed with a law degree, only common sense. The same common sense that a jury of 6 would use to find this person at fault. He didn't state an option when he told people not to do business with them. He made a statement, a command. Even before he explained his situtation. Next, the gentleman failed to point out something, there was a third party involved, the delivery company. Let's play along, the shipper sent undamage trees. The customer received damaged trees. What does the customer do? Blames the shipper, gets in an argument and hangs up. That was hypothethical. Ive received damaged items shipped. The shipper said they weren't dammaged, I received them damaged(not noticed till opened), UPS investigated and I got a full refund of everything. Now for something from the nursery site: "Our nursery is not responsible & liable for losses or damages to the plants done by the shipping carrier (FEDEX , UPS, USPS). All complaints must be done immeidately to the carrier at delivery in case of apparent or concealed damages. " Honest nurseries replace anything that arrives damaged, period. If they adhere to the policy "take it up with UPS, because we couldn't care less," then indeed this company should be avoided. The NURSERY ships & the shipper is the nursery's agent, not mine. I pay the NURSERY for the product & the shipping, I do not pay the shipper. If the company needs to deal with their shipper or their shipping insurance, they can do so, but if I order something that is shipped to me, the company I bought it from & no one else WILL take complete responsibility for getting it to me safely & as advertised. I've not as yet dealt with any nursery that was less than eager to make every order 100% right. If Palm & Garden actually adheres to that stated policy, in that case they are, no question about it, crooks. -paghat the ratgirl Also, sounds like there could be a problem with getting money back from the credit card company if he didn't take the necessary steps. Wish him luck, and maybe everyone can get a win/win situation out of this. later, tom -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com |
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paghat wrote:
I've not as yet dealt with any nursery that was less than eager to make every order 100% right. This is a telling point ... do you really think Palm & Garden is any exception to your experience? I've dealt with a lot of customers and I promise you that there are plenty of jerks out there. Companies want your money and if you paid with a credit card, have to keep on your good side until well after settlement is made. If Palm & Garden actually adheres to that stated policy, in that case they are, no question about it, crooks. -paghat the ratgirl Ummm nope ... if they actually adhere to their stated policy that makes them honest. When you buy from a company you agree to its printed conditions. If you don't like them, buy elsewhere. That policy is part of the purchase contract (offer, acceptance, exchange) and a customer has no reasonable expectation of anything else. Sometimes companys BREAK their policies and give more value than agreed upon in order to secure future sales ... but when they do so they have broken their written word. I also don't think we know enough about the OP to be certain he/she is telling the truth here. DID the tree arrive damaged or did it get that way afterwards? We really don't know. Did they have the hassle they related? We don't know anything except what the OP told us and that means we don't 'know' anything at all ... except that they lost their temper and were very rude with some peon on a help desk. I'm not going to back the openly rude person up. So far as I am concerned, he can just flap in the breeze. It seems clear to me that they can not handle their own temper and this makes me wonder if the tree was actually broken at all or if they are just trying to scam Palm & Gardens. Let me make two points and then I'll shut up. 1) We don't have access to the facts, only one person's story. It would be interesting if someone from Palm & Garden could follow up with their side of events. 2) Even if we did have access to the facts, we can't force either party to behave better. Most especially we can't give the helpdesk peon any solace for having to deal with ill-mannered and ill-tempered morons. Bill |
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Mike LaMana fake@MikeatHeartwoodConsultingdotnet wrote: I would be very careful posting this sort of thing..actually I wouldn't post this sort of thing. Looks almost libelous. Truth is an absolute defense against the charge of libel. billo |
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paghat the ratgirl wrote: ................... Honest nurseries replace anything that arrives damaged, period. If they adhere to the policy "take it up with UPS, because we couldn't care less," then indeed this company should be avoided. The NURSERY ships & the shipper is the nursery's agent, not mine. I pay the NURSERY for the product & the shipping, I do not pay the shipper. If the company needs to deal with their shipper or their shipping insurance, they can do so, but if I order something that is shipped to me, the company I bought it from & no one else WILL take complete responsibility for getting it to me safely & as advertised. I agree completely. With their policy, there's nothing to prevent them from packing up a damaged plant and sending it. They leave it up to the customer to fight with the shipper and they pocket the money anyway. On the other hand, it seems the original poster hasn't been back to comment further. That might be of significance too. Steve |
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On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 23:06:13 -0400, Steve wrote:
paghat the ratgirl wrote: ................... Honest nurseries replace anything that arrives damaged, period. If they adhere to the policy "take it up with UPS, because we couldn't care less," then indeed this company should be avoided. The NURSERY ships & the shipper is the nursery's agent, not mine. I pay the NURSERY for the product & the shipping, I do not pay the shipper. If the company needs to deal with their shipper or their shipping insurance, they can do so, but if I order something that is shipped to me, the company I bought it from & no one else WILL take complete responsibility for getting it to me safely & as advertised. I agree completely. With their policy, there's nothing to prevent them from packing up a damaged plant and sending it. They leave it up to the customer to fight with the shipper and they pocket the money anyway. On the other hand, it seems the original poster hasn't been back to comment further. That might be of significance too. Steve I recently had the pleasure of trying to deal with the UPS on an insurance claim for a damaged antique. UPS insurance is simply a scam. Their position was that I find out what the damaged part would cost to replace (it is not replaceable) and leave the part with them. The only alternative was to claim the full amount and leave the antique with the UPS for up to 6 months while they decided whether they would honor the claim or not. They would not accept estimates from reliable restorers, and would not *recommend* having it repaired as the claim might be denied. I sent off a couple of letters (by other couriers) to local and national officials at UPS and received absolutely no replies, not even from customer service. Personally, I am done either receiving or shipping via UPS. Fortunately I paid for the item with a credit card, so now it is the dealer's problem (returned at their expense for a full refund). |
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Bill Oliver wrote:
In article , Mike LaMana fake@MikeatHeartwoodConsultingdotnet wrote: I would be very careful posting this sort of thing..actually I wouldn't post this sort of thing. Looks almost libelous. Truth is an absolute defense against the charge of libel. billo IANAL but you might want to look that up. I had occaision to research the matter at some depth a few years back and I don't think it's that cut and dried. |
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