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tastyratz
08-12-2010, 09:40 PM
So I have a story here. I made a purchase on the 2nd from sandy: 2 Darjee giants and 2 Chinese yellows.

Story:
I moved to a new house a year ago, changed my google checkout default address, and always put my new address in my ship to. Apparently when I used google checkout on her website the checkout software grabbed an old credit cards original registered address and put it as the ship to (weird). She shipped to the address in there vs the one in the google checkout email. I figured I was set because I changed the ship to address, and she probably figured she was set because her software said that's what I filled out.
Post office told me it wouldnt make it here after I called a week later and sandy went ahead and shipped some again.

Well to shorten this up turns out the post office redirect is still live because after 9 DAYS in the air, they showed up the other day! I figured they would be MUSH in this weather, no way alive but they fared better than I expected. Lots of mushy roots to clear on the bottom and top trimming... but they might make it.

Darjee doesn't travel hot but lasiocarpa does great. Re-pot right away these took a lot of root uncircling and are getting pretty bound up in there... because there is just SO MUCH PLANT for the money!

Today the second package arrived in the expected 3 days.

On with the pictures:

sorry 9 day darjee
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/tastyratz/personal/House/plants/sorrydarjeelongship2.jpg

other 3 lined up after potting (darjee on the left was a 2fer I didn't even realize it at first!)
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/tastyratz/personal/House/plants/longshipped.jpg

Second shipment
(lasiocarpa on the left)
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/tastyratz/personal/House/plants/shipment2a.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/tastyratz/personal/House/plants/shipment2b.jpg




What am I going to do with all of these if they make it (although I suspect I could lose 1 or 2)...

Definitely positive for Sandy. I feel bad since they both showed up after all, I will have to get you some more business now sandy and even it up!

natej740
08-12-2010, 09:49 PM
Its always crazy to see how much banana she can fit into such a small pot. All my bananas i got off her this spring are doing great!!! It looks like your plants will be fine...

sandy0225
08-13-2010, 02:16 PM
I'm glad you received all of them. I never thought those first ones would get to you ever. I'm glad the second ones went straight to you.
I'm sure they will all make it. Just don't overwater them and keep them in the shade for a little while.
By the way, I've now started a new policy. I don't trust anything that my webstore says for an address, I'm double checking the payment addresses vs the webstore address to make sure they are the same and calling if there are any discrepancies. So be sure and put your phone number on there just in case. I won't call if there's no problem--too busy!