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doodle by andre: can i get a refund?

June 11, 2009

return2WERE THEY LEFT IN THE GARAGE by the delivery man before being discovered a day too late (toast!), or did somebody order plants that somebody else in the household didn’t know about (uh-oh, should have hidden that charge-card bill)? Or ________ (fill in the blank)?  What do you think is on Andre the doodler’s mind that prompted this latest utterance? I mean, I know we all kill plants…but hmmmm, not usually this fast.

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  1. anne pray says:
    June 11, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    that is hilarious, i was just saying to a friend…i have all these plants to put in the ground, but for some reason i still want to go to the nursery and buy more! i think my husband shares andres feelings exactly!

  2. Margaret says:
    June 11, 2009 at 4:03 pm

    Welcome, Anne. Gee, that *never* happens to me. (Oh, right.) Nice to see you here and do visit again soon. We won’t tell your husband. :)

  3. Sharon says:
    June 11, 2009 at 10:19 pm

    I’m guilty of buying every not-quite-dead-end-of-season-on-sale plant there is. Then I panic and have to heal them in for the winter until I figure out where to put them. Just can’t help myself.

  4. Brenda says:
    June 12, 2009 at 7:25 am

    I had a neighbor who mail-ordered privet plants for a hedge. Most died. I asked why she didn’t water them, she said “I can’t drag the hose all the way out there!” However, she did request a refund from the company which I thought was ridiculous. They were supposed to live without water and that’s the company’s fault?

  5. Abby says:
    June 12, 2009 at 10:33 am

    I have had the USPS hold a package at the post office for me… even though they did not tell me it was there. The box was marked “live plants” – what were they thinking?!? Also, buying mail order plants late in the planting window is a big mistake. Ask me how I know. At least I got a full refund.

  6. margaret says:
    June 12, 2009 at 10:46 am

    Welcome, Abby. I agree: Mail-order stuff should come early and not late. I have goofed on that score from time to time, too. Not pretty. Hope to see you soon again.

  7. Melinda says:
    June 12, 2009 at 11:44 am

    Dang, I’m so guilty of buying plants and not getting them in the ground quick enough. Someday I hope to break that habit but right now I have three bargain bin finds from Lowe’s that are still waiting for homes. At least I’ve kept them watered–that counts, right?

  8. Bobster says:
    June 12, 2009 at 10:48 pm

    Andre, can’t relate…have absolutely no idea what you’re referring to.

    The non-gardening…er, I mean better half may have another opinion, but not asking ;-)

  9. andre says:
    June 14, 2009 at 10:45 am

    last week everything in the garden looked dead. This weekend everything has come back to life.

    Rain is an amazing thing.

  10. Margaret says:
    June 14, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    Here, too, Andre. (Of course I am not certain I needed 4+ inches in a week, but better than toast.)

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