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Originally Posted by chong
But my experience with Going Bananas was not the same as with those other vendors, and nothing to do with disasters. But probably has to do with a period of absence, for vacation or whatever, when my order was received. Instead of telling me that they wanted an additional $25 because that's the going price, they had to tell me that the current price in late July, 2008 was the price it's always been since the 1st of January. Harvey and Austin just confirmed today that that statement is false. Like Austin, I sent a payment with my order. That didn't seem to matter in either case. And why they never informed me of the shortage after they received my order in February, they would not explain. Because they kept my order and deposited my check, was I supposed to know that I owed them additional funds?
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Hey Chong, it's only $5.00, LOL! It's called supply and demand, my friend. Demand went up, supply went down...price went up. Pretty understandable, and seeing as how it is a luxury item, nobody HAS to buy it. You could just say "no thank you" if $25 was too high.
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Then I learned that another member who had ordered a lot of plants with 2 VCs in late April, reported on this BB that he got his VCs in late July. It was only then, after I contacted them about it, that they acknowledged my order and informed me of the shortage. They could not explain why I was by-passed, either. As if that weren't enough, they had to create a ploy to by-pass me again in September. Telling me that I could get the 3 VCs anytime in the Spring. When Spring finally came, and I did ask for them, they sent me the order I placed at the time I asked for the VCs, but took another 2 weeks before I received the VCs. And they were **Small. Based on this, they obviously misled me when they told me that they were going "to hold and tag the 3 VCs in my name until the Spring" because if these were the same pups, they would be bigger. Wish I had called their bluff. But then, based on the accolades that a lot of people here are showing them, I had no idea that they were bluffing. So there, I put my faith on someone based on other people's perception, and they treated me like a fool.
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I really don't think that there was a vast conspiracy against you here. I think that Going Bananas is a small company, run by a husband and wife team, and that they do the best they can. You weren't misled on them "holding and tagging" your bananas either. You know as well as most on this forum the growth rate of bananas. If they had held the same pups 7 months for you, they would probably have all flowered and fruited by then (they are in South Florida). Are they actually expected to pot them up and hope they don't grow? Of course not! They are a business. So, they sent those pups to the next people in line! What they did was held and tagged your place in line, so when you were ready for yours you could get them. I sure wouldn't expect somebody to hold a pup for 7 months for me and expect it to be the same size.
It sounds like you got your VC plants, and they were in good condition when you received them. Why all the drama? Lots of folks still waiting for one of these.