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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Title: Re: [NAFEX] nurseries

In my case, I was speaking not just from the customer's side, but from having worked for the places I mentioned.  Saw some unspeakable practices that made me leave lest someon think I would do such things.
-Lon Rombough
> From: "David Doud" <doudone@netusa1.net>
> Reply-To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 13:06:53 -0500
> To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: [NAFEX] nurseries

> without passing any judgment on anybodies specific case,  the realities of small nurseries providing trees of a hundred varieties makes for ample opportunity to end up with some disappointed customers - planning and inventory managment are difficult at best,  handling orders of less than 10 trees of assorted varieties,  expectations of trees the size of the 3 YO potted specimans such as you see at walmart etc etc - no excuse for poor manners or dishonest dealing of course,  but I would suggest we assume the best,  be slow to cast stones or to paint anyone with a broad brush - DOUD