Pacific Northwest Garden Forum: Not the Review They Want

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DebbieTT
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Sunset zone 5, USDA zone 8

Joined: Jan-25-2003
Location: Washington, Kitsap Peninsula
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Topic: Not the Review They Want
Posted: Mar-14-2012 at 12:37pm

I received seeds from an unknown company and when I found out who owned them...

Is It Really Free?

What do you think?

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JeanneK
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Location: Oregon, Greater Portland Metro
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Posted: Mar-15-2012 at 3:21pm

Heck no! I wouldn't plant those seeds if they paid me. LOL! Sounds like you have to contact your lawyer just to open the packet. Maybe you should sue them for sending you junk mail. LOL.

Jeanne

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MrJohn
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Location: Washington, Western Cascade Foothills
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Posted: Mar-15-2012 at 10:54pm

Semd them to me and I'll plant them and do whatever the heck I want with them.
Do you think they're going to come spy on you?

huh?

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CJoy
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Posted: Mar-16-2012 at 11:28am

I am guessing that Debbie II has a lot more at stake than the rest of us. Reputation in the world of gardening for one thing. If they didnt send one to you or me, why did they choose Debbie?It probably isn't random. When you dont know the gift giver, you have to wonder why you were chosen to be a receiver.

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greenmann
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Posted: Mar-17-2012 at 9:18pm

I am sure Deb was chosen because of this web site and the reviews she regularly gives of gardening products. But I bet whoever sent them didn't really pay much attention, if any, to who they were sending the seeds to, since her response is exactly what I would expect from her.

And rightly so, if you ask me. I personally consider Monsanto one of the worst examples of big business. I can't for the life of me understand how any ethical scientist would even consider working for them, let alone spout the nonsense and pseudo-science the company regularly uses to justify it's actions. And I agree whole heartedly with Debbie that after seeing that kind of legalese on a seed packet, and knowing that the sue happy Monsanto legal staff is behind it, the only sane response is to get rid of the seeds unopened.

The only thing I might have done different was to repackage the seeds in the envelope they came in, and mark them "return to sender". But then, the mail man probably wouldn't have wanted to deal with them either.

Green Man Gardens
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DebbieTT Admin Group Sunset zone 5, USDA zone 8 Joined: Jan-25-2003 Location: Washington, Kitsap Peninsula Posts: 4241	Topic: Not the Review They Want Posted: Mar-14-2012 at 12:37pm
	I received seeds from an unknown company and when I found out who owned them... Is It Really Free? What do you think?

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JeanneK none Joined: Jul-28-2003 Location: Oregon, Greater Portland Metro Posts: 2068	Posted: Mar-15-2012 at 3:21pm
	Heck no! I wouldn't plant those seeds if they paid me. LOL! Sounds like you have to contact your lawyer just to open the packet. Maybe you should sue them for sending you junk mail. LOL.
	Jeanne
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MrJohn none Joined: Mar-25-2010 Location: Washington, Western Cascade Foothills Posts: 81	Posted: Mar-15-2012 at 10:54pm
	Semd them to me and I'll plant them and do whatever the heck I want with them. Do you think they're going to come spy on you?
	huh?
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CJoy none Joined: Apr-09-2011 Location: Oregon, Greater Portland Metro Posts: 100	Posted: Mar-16-2012 at 11:28am
	I am guessing that Debbie II has a lot more at stake than the rest of us. Reputation in the world of gardening for one thing. If they didnt send one to you or me, why did they choose Debbie?It probably isn't random. When you dont know the gift giver, you have to wonder why you were chosen to be a receiver.
	CJ
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greenmann none Joined: Jan-13-2006 Location: Washington, Puget Sound Corridor Posts: 534	Posted: Mar-17-2012 at 9:18pm
	I am sure Deb was chosen because of this web site and the reviews she regularly gives of gardening products. But I bet whoever sent them didn't really pay much attention, if any, to who they were sending the seeds to, since her response is exactly what I would expect from her. And rightly so, if you ask me. I personally consider Monsanto one of the worst examples of big business. I can't for the life of me understand how any ethical scientist would even consider working for them, let alone spout the nonsense and pseudo-science the company regularly uses to justify it's actions. And I agree whole heartedly with Debbie that after seeing that kind of legalese on a seed packet, and knowing that the sue happy Monsanto legal staff is behind it, the only sane response is to get rid of the seeds unopened. The only thing I might have done different was to repackage the seeds in the envelope they came in, and mark them "return to sender". But then, the mail man probably wouldn't have wanted to deal with them either.
	Green Man Gardens design and consulting with a focus on native plants and wildlife habitat
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