South Florida Bamboo Farm

colldp68 · 07-13-2009, 12:53 PM

Has anyone every heard of or purchased from South Florida Bamboo Farm (South Florida Bamboo Farm-Home). They are selling 2-3 foot banana plants for $10-20 including shipping. I am thinking of ordering, but have not heard of them before.

momoese · 07-13-2009, 01:05 PM

They sure have some nice Bamboo!

banfan · 07-13-2009, 03:29 PM

Let us know about the plants you order after their arrival.

FWIW I just called their number in Ft. Lauderdale to see if I could visit that facility and the fellow who answered the phone said they were wholesale only, sold through the internet, and did not allow customers to visit their physical site.

colldp68 · 07-13-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by banfan

Let us know about the plants you order after their arrival.

FWIW I just called their number in Ft. Lauderdale to see if I could visit that facility and the fellow who answered the phone said they were wholesale only, sold through the internet, and did not allow customers to visit their physical site.

I placed an order earlier in the day for a Praying Hands, not knowing it was a wholesale dealer. The payment already went through. He emailed me and said it would ship within 1-2 days. I will keep you posted on the status.

momoese · 07-13-2009, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by banfan

Let us know about the plants you order after their arrival.

FWIW I just called their number in Ft. Lauderdale to see if I could visit that facility and the fellow who answered the phone said they were wholesale only, sold through the internet, and did not allow customers to visit their physical site.

Maybe they are working from home. I say that because of this comment on the site about their Buddha Belly.

"The specimen that we keep in our landscape is kept trimmed to about 8 feet in height and pruned to show off its special character."

Ken matthews · 07-15-2009, 12:27 PM

I placed an order with South Florida Bamboo
Farm one month ago. I have received nothing. An e-mail query from me brought a brief reply that my order would be sent in a few days.
Still nothing.

sbl · 07-15-2009, 01:18 PM

I recently ordered some plants from another company in south FL, Banana Plants and Banana Trees

They were having a sale and I got 3 plants for about $12 each and 6.95 for shipping all 3. They were backed up because of the sale, but I got them in a little over a week.

TomK · 07-15-2009, 07:13 PM

I've ordered through them before. A little slow, but no problems. Plants were in good shape too.

Magilla Gorilla · 07-16-2009, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by sbl

I recently ordered some plants from another company in south FL, Banana Plants and Banana Trees

They were having a sale and I got 3 plants for about $12 each and 6.95 for shipping all 3. They were backed up because of the sale, but I got them in a little over a week.

I have purchased from them several times. They also replaced two plants that died (I may have over watered them). They are a good seller!

colldp68 · 07-16-2009, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Magilla Gorilla

I have purchased from them several times. They also replaced two plants that died (I may have over watered them). They are a good seller!

I am glad to hear that! They seem to be pretty reliable. Did you receive good size plants?

Magilla Gorilla · 07-16-2009, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by colldp68

I am glad to hear that! They seem to be pretty reliable. Did you receive good size plants?

Yes! I was actually surprised at their size and they were very healthy. I would definitely purchase from them again.

Ken matthews · 07-16-2009, 04:14 PM

I wonder if I am being impatient, but a month to deliver a plant a few miles up the road seems excessive. The order was paid immediately and SFBF has the money, according to Paypal.
. . .
The Better Business Bureau, at my request, sent this: "There are no results for 'South Florida Bamboo Farm' within FL."

??

saltydad · 07-16-2009, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ken matthews

I wonder if I am being impatient, but a month to deliver a plant a few miles up the road seems excessive. The order was paid immediately and SFBF has the money, according to Paypal.
. . .
The Better Business Bureau, at my request, sent this: "There are no results for 'South Florida Bamboo Farm' within FL."

??

That doesn't sound good....

colldp68 · 07-16-2009, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ken matthews

I wonder if I am being impatient, but a month to deliver a plant a few miles up the road seems excessive. The order was paid immediately and SFBF has the money, according to Paypal.
. . .
The Better Business Bureau, at my request, sent this: "There are no results for 'South Florida Bamboo Farm' within FL."

??

Yeah a month is unreasonable especially being in such close range of the dealer. Did you try calling the number?? I am becoming uncertain. I think I am going to wait until the end of next week and hope they follow through. If not hopefully I can do something about it.

Sailfish · 07-17-2009, 02:00 PM

Well good luck
I hope it works out for you.
Stinks when things like that don't

john_ny · 07-17-2009, 02:57 PM

Seems like we're talking about two different companies, here, and possibly getting them mixed up. Is one good and one bad, both good, or both bad?

banfan · 07-18-2009, 06:32 AM

Green Earth Inc. AKA Banana Planta and Banana Trees is good and is not afiliated with South Florida Bamboo Farm.

MediaHound · 07-18-2009, 07:25 PM

I think when the BBB has no record, that's a good thing right?

adrift · 07-18-2009, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MediaHound

I think when the BBB has no record, that's a good thing right?

Correct. They track complaints. Or, that was their method historically.

I believe that it is now possible for a business (perhaps it is only online businesses) to proactively register, pay a fee, and display a BBB logo.

Mrbamboo · 07-19-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by colldp68

Yeah a month is unreasonable especially being in such close range of the dealer. Did you try calling the number?? I am becoming uncertain. I think I am going to wait until the end of next week and hope they follow through. If not hopefully I can do something about it.

Hi everyone , what Mr Mathews failed to tell you is that plants were shipped 2 weeks ago and he failed to pick them up at the post office, they were returned to us D.O.A on Wednesday. We have issued a full refund to Mr Mathews.

and yes we are a legitimate company with no BBB complaints

Mr Bamboo
South Florida Bamboo Farm
South Florida Bamboo Farm-Home

07-13-2009, 12:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
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momoese Banana grower momoese's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Zone: zone 10 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7,593 BananaBucks : 8,569 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,757 Times Was Thanked 10,893 Times in 3,314 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 730 Times	Re: South Florida Bamboo Farm They sure have some nice Bamboo!

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banfan banfan's Photo Gallery Location: Miami, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10-11 Name: Sigi Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 130 BananaBucks : 16,262 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 413 Times Was Thanked 85 Times in 47 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 132 Times	Re: South Florida Bamboo Farm Let us know about the plants you order after their arrival. FWIW I just called their number in Ft. Lauderdale to see if I could visit that facility and the fellow who answered the phone said they were wholesale only, sold through the internet, and did not allow customers to visit their physical site. __________________ Sigi

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Ken matthews Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3 BananaBucks : 540 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: South Florida Bamboo Farm I placed an order with South Florida Bamboo Farm one month ago. I have received nothing. An e-mail query from me brought a brief reply that my order would be sent in a few days. Still nothing.

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sbl sbl's Photo Gallery Location: Pensacola, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 8/9 Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,013 BananaBucks : 74,330 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 177 Times Was Thanked 733 Times in 395 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 154 Times	Re: South Florida Bamboo Farm I recently ordered some plants from another company in south FL, Banana Plants and Banana Trees They were having a sale and I got 3 plants for about $12 each and 6.95 for shipping all 3. They were backed up because of the sale, but I got them in a little over a week.

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TomK TomK's Photo Gallery Location: Boca Raton, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Tom Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 92 BananaBucks : 8,738 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 10 Times Was Thanked 40 Times in 30 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 30 Times	Re: South Florida Bamboo Farm I've ordered through them before. A little slow, but no problems. Plants were in good shape too.

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Ken matthews Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3 BananaBucks : 540 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: South Florida Bamboo Farm I wonder if I am being impatient, but a month to deliver a plant a few miles up the road seems excessive. The order was paid immediately and SFBF has the money, according to Paypal. . . . The Better Business Bureau, at my request, sent this: "There are no results for 'South Florida Bamboo Farm' within FL." ??

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Sailfish Member Sailfish's Photo Gallery Location: Tampa Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 163 BananaBucks : 75,314 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 21 Times Was Thanked 129 Times in 43 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: South Florida Bamboo Farm Well good luck I hope it works out for you. Stinks when things like that don't __________________

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MediaHound Tally-Man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,273 BananaBucks : 2,215,475 Feedback: 66 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,877 Times Was Thanked 5,100 Times in 1,359 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,088 Times	Re: South Florida Bamboo Farm I think when the BBB has no record, that's a good thing right? __________________ Apologies in advance if I am slow to reply to your PM. I suggest posting in the forums for support if you need something urgent.

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