I am relatively new as I joined just last fall. I had loitered outside just reading the posts and enjoying the photos so I 'know' most of you much longer than you have 'known' me. At one point I had a small business where I sold to the public. I not only waited for the check but I waited until it cleared their bank before I shipped. Unfortunately you cannot tell the good people from the crooks.
There is a local grower who digs, ships and waits for my approval before I add the actual postage to my order and send a check. She is a great person but I have not shared this grower with anyone on the web because I think she is a sitting duck for some unscrupulous site stalker. On an earlier thread we were asked to share our vendors and I refrained from posting a good thing to my fellow iris lovers because I did not want to be responsible for any harm coming to this grower. This is a sad world sometimes. I do not mind in the least paying and/or shipping first just as long as I get to play too. smiles
