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Simply Bananas
06-29-2009, 07:21 AM
I got a desperate call from a local party rental place Thursday afternoon. They had been contracted to decorate parties for the crews of the Tall Ships that were in town for the weekend. She wanted 8 banana plants for the party for the crew of the ship from Uruguay. I warned her that the plants are delicate and cannot be banged around, but she insisted... and I gave in.

They left looking like this:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18843&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18843&ppuser=226)

and came back looking like this:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18842&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18842&ppuser=226)
All were damaged.
Some had significant damage:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18845&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18845&ppuser=226).
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18847&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18847&ppuser=226).
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18848&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18848&ppuser=226).

I am sure that they all will recover in due time.

john_ny
06-29-2009, 07:55 AM
Do you get any compensation for this? Do they have any insurance to cover situations like this?

island cassie
06-29-2009, 07:59 AM
Oh boy - I bet you were beyond furious! I hope you charged her $$$$ for the rental. But hopefully they will all recover with some tlc.

Simply Bananas
06-29-2009, 08:22 AM
Oh boy - I bet you were beyond furious! I hope you charged her $$$$ for the rental. But hopefully they will all recover with some tlc.

I wasn't that angry. My job involves a lot of rental items and damages do occur no matter how careful we are with other's items. They will have to pay extra for the damages.

lorax
06-29-2009, 09:03 AM
That last one's going to be a while recovering - the top half looks like a write-off.

Simply Bananas
06-29-2009, 09:33 AM
That last one's going to be a while recovering - the top half looks like a write-off.

Its been amputated with a pocket-knife