Pen 'n' Ink
This one has started to bloom and it is solid purple. It's another plant from the same vendor that has had so many that are off or even just wrong. Is there any hope that this one will develop into...
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Diana, is it warm in your house? I've had bi-color violets turn solid in the summer time. I hope it's not sported...Violet
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My thumbprints have lost a lot of their white color, probably due to heat.There are a few plants out there, such as ICEBERG that are mostly one color with only a bit of blue. The photo from Stanley...
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Oh my.......I just pulled the last of the spent blossoms off of my Pen N Ink a few days ago. It bloomed normally....I'm more concerned about yellowing foliage. It seems like more than normal.My house...
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Thanks for the information. This one is so very blue-violet that it seems unlikely it will get any white. There have also been so many "off" plants from this grower. I may repot it since it is a...
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Hi Diana, Did I misunderstand you when you said Fools Gold was a standard? It is definately a semi miniature I am positive about that because First Class2 has a picture of my plant which won Best in...
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Ah, I think I see where I confused you, Fred. No, "Fool's Fold" was not listed as a standard. It was the freebie fantasy which is a standard and I haven't remembered its name or checked. [It is...
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As far as NOIDs go, I have purchased my fair share. But if they stop blooming they find a new home. I grow to show and that means showing every spring. Space is valuable and if you are trying to...
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I haven't been out for a long time, but there were plants from another source (US though) at a Lowe's in another area, although they still had some Optimaras. I wondered if it was the end of the...
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Have you told the vendor about the plants not blooming true? If so, have they taken any responsibility for it?I run a forum for discussing African violet vendors, so this is all stuff I like to know....
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Ann-Marie, Considering the whole picture with this vendor, I prefer to just cut my losses. If this particular issue is widespread, it will probably turn up on your forum. It's too bad though. I wonder...
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I would hesitate a long time before flaming any vendor. Having been a seller of leaves on ebay I understand the problems they receive from irate customers who at times can be unreasonable. Once a...
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Nancy it's true. I had a really really bad experience with a seller recently. It was the box of frozen violets, it was soak n wet and froze. But I had to give the seller the benefit of the doubt...
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There were multiple experiences and I did not post that lightly. These were plants, not leaves. I have been an eBay seller also in the past. 100% positives and I worked hard for them. I come from a...
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I think I feel guilty posting a negative. Obviously, if the seller was nasty or uncooperative then I wouldn't have a problem posting a complaint. But for normally good sellers, with a bad shipment...
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I didn't post a neg. on eBay on any violet sellers. I only posted one or 2 in the whole time I bought on eBay and they certainly deserved it. I always figured for every neg a seller had, they probably...
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Diana I'm with you on ebay. Its not that I don't trust them, I hate to pay that awful postage and I like to see what I am getting. So I don't even look at ebay. Fred in NJ
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The problem with public opinion is that it is personal. For instance, there is one seller who has a good reputation. I purchased leaves from him and because he is in the mid west and I am in Canada,...
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ROFL @ quimoi.... And grabbing my seat on the train....... *CHOO CHOOOOOOOOO* PS: ANYONE is allowed on my message board, and I ABSOLUTELY ENCOURAGE SELLERS TO JOIN!!! I WANT them to tell their side of...
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