Just last week I picked up a poinsettia that somebody put into the hallway at the apartments. I brought it home and watered it. Now I just have to keep my fingers crossed that I don't kill it myself.

Every houseplant I own (except for one 35 year old hoya plant gift) is a rescue. I never saw a plant in an office trash can I couldn't revive. Well, if it was still greenish.

One of the $1 geraniums I got off clearance at Home Depot over the weekend is shooting up a bloom stalk!

LizDTM said:One of the $1 geraniums I got off clearance at Home Depot over the weekend is shooting up a bloom stalk!

Cheers cheers, cheers!

that's a treat, Liz.
I'm sitting here with my 'fingers in my ears'- can't hear you, can't hear you. la la la la.. stop tempting me

I haven't been out of my house in a while due to health issues. But when I do get out today, I'm headed straight to Lowe's to see if they've marked their bulbs down. They got some new varieties this year. Of course, I'll do better if I go to a larger city like Columbia or Charleston.

Here is a miniature rose I rescued at Walmart after Valentine's day. It looked dead when I picked it up.

Good things come to those who look beyond the obvious! It looks like you've got good plant care taking skills.

Stopped at a Lowe's yesterday..........not much on their "death rack". And I was dumbfounded that they didn't have sphagnum moss in the little bags. You know, the stuff you soak and put around plants, not the stuff you use to mix up potting medium. Sheesh...........I'll have to go to Jungs or someplace like that, I guess.

LizDTM said:Here is a miniature rose I rescued at Walmart after Valentine's day. It looked dead when I picked it up.

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Every saved plant it great.

Dear Wonderful suppliers of our cat food -

Your recent delivery of the canned cat foods Order 40041587 was a DISASTER. Virtually every single can was dented in some way. Here is a picture of the worst, that I hope shows up in the picture.

I am used to a couple of dented cans per 6 case box. I am not used to this many. I will not feed my cats food possibly tainted by botulism.

The shipping box was not damaged in any way.

The individual cardboard trays each case the cans arrived in were not damaged in any way.

The shipping seems to reflect the precise condition the cases were shipped. The puts it squarely on you or your supplier.

I will not accept this.

The bottoms of the cans are ruined and untrustworthy, and as you can see by lower pictures, the tops are not the least bit damaged.

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Here is a 2nd view of the damaged cans.
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And just to make sure you see, a 3rd.
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And from one of my cats… "Would you make me eat such possibly damaged food?” Botulism can be fatal!
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Here is the number of cans from the order I will not trust to feed my cats.
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Here is the thing. If you can’t send me cans I can trust, I will no longer order from you. It doesn’t seem to have been the shipping. And I don’t care whether you handled it badly in your warehouse or whether the supplier provided damaged goods. That’s YOUR problem.

How are you going to make this order right, and more importantly, assure me that I won’t have to toss cans away because of structure and safety damage in the future? Your prices are good, but when I have to throw 33% of them away, that’s no bargain.

So what are you offerring to fix this mess and change in the future?

Every saved plant is great!

No pix here.................

Here either...

pepper23 said:Here either...

Sorry, been having computer problems lately.

Pictures...




Chewy agreed to sent an entire new order at no cost AND review their input from the suppliers. Not an ad, just a comment.

Wow!!! Those are dented up.

That was a ridiculously damaged bunch of cans. Had to be a complete mistake. Or some disgruntled/bored employee acting out. I'm sure the co. was semi horrified.

Some of the `Nobody sees me for what I can be` rejects turned out to be some of my best plts.

sallyg said:That was a ridiculously damaged bunch of cans. Had to be a complete mistake. Or some disgruntled/bored employee acting out. I'm sure the co. was semi horrified.

They are re-shipping the entire order. Not just the reported number of damaged cans - the whole order. They also send a free return label asking me to return the most damaged cans so they can try to identify the cause. Very good people!

Wow, that is really customer support. How many of those cans WILL you send back??

Went to Lowe's today. Got a lovely hanging pot with a portulaca for $5. Nothing really wrong with it. I also got a lovely Dracaena marginata 'Colorama' for $3 and a Croton (Codiaeum variegatum 'Petra') for $3. Nothing wrong with them either. It's like an early birthday gift!

Lowes in Severn MD had several carts of frost damaged perennials. Lot of lost value there