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This is round 2 of my Etsy Plant Mail shopping! You guys voted for me to do another one of these and I was so excited to film again. I didn’t have a particular plant in mind but I did have a $50 budget. When the plant arrived, it came with zip ties in the packaging and the plant had a possible spent node. I include my conversation with the seller and a 2 week update!
Etsy Plant Shopping Video Part 1:
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:37 Online Browsing
09:25 Browsing of purchased plant
17:07 Unboxing Part
21:07 Unboxing begins
22:30 Zip ties
26:44 Spent node part begins
29:57 After messaging seller
38:46 2 Week update
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23 Comments
Oh HELL NO!!
I would Definitely ask for a refund!
You are absolutely correct, paying $50+ for the plant, you should not have to lose sleep over her mistake?!
Get your $$ back and wait til Spring to get exactly what you want.
We ALL make bad purchases and learn…the point is we learn!
“Screw me once shame on you…screw me twice shame on me”
Love your videos
Thanks for sharing
BTW, she’s on my radar/wishlist also…I’m waiting for Spring maybe the price will drop by then😋
I have my scares with Etsy sellers but so far I’m good. Hope everything works out though.
When I've ordered plants in the past, I received bare-rooted plants wrapped up in layers of newspaper so the newspaper helps to protect the plants that I've ordered in the past. So disappointing to see this plant not packed very well. I've NEVER had ties on packaged plants.
How can I tell if I have a spent node? I purchased a rooted M. Albo cutting with three leaves and I’ve had it for about 2 maybe 3 months now with nothing happening at all. Idk where a new leaf would even come from.
That black margin Hoya leaves Ike’s like green alligator skin. It reminds me of luggage.
I got slammed by someone for calling the Krohniana “Eskimo” even though that was in the name. It’s considered derogatory.
Zip ties not known to me. That is weird. Also it was up against the cold end of the box. Not really near the heat pack and I didn’t see any insulation between the plant and the cold wall.
Contact the company
You’ve got more experience than I do but no I don’t think you’re over reacting.
I never thought to look for an active mode but I will now.
It's impossible to examine the cuttings that close from a picture online. They shouldn't be selling cuttings that she has to circle where growth should come from…it should be visible.
That being said..I just started buying plants online ans when I bought one on Etsy and one on Facebook…both times the plant went down hill FAST. I'm rehabbing one now and it's coming around but I've learned my lesson. I will only spend $ on plants from nurseries with great reviews. I've found Orange Lake Nursery and they sell younger plants and all the plants I've bought from them are thriving! Amd their prices are awesome too♡
Don't feel bad. You have a right as a consumer to get your $ worth. I'm sure they've dealt with issues before and with plants it's so easy for the seller to blame misfortune on the buyer…they don't know what they're doing or talking about. But you know when something is wrong. Trust your gut girl!
I hope something grows,anyone will be upset about having to wait,you will know soon🙏
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Thank you for explaining helps with being a newer to buying online !
I bought a monstera Thai con from Gina and it was absolutely the best packaged plant I’ve ever received. I am sorry you got the scare I hope it grows for you
I am the seller,It’s a base cutting with 2 growth points.I think buyer has found the growth points after talked with me.Can you verify it? I promised if it can not grow the new leaves you can get full refund.
ETSY have buyer protect programs,if the node have the problem you can get the refund.but the cutting has 2growth points and you also found it after talked with me,I also upgraded your package form usps first class to express to make you get the package before thanksgiving.I don’t know why you still post that wrong informations.I am so so so so so sad !
This video was very helpful! I was not aware of spent nodes and you definitely educated me tonight with this video. You had every right to be upset especially because of the amount you spent on just a cutting. I hope the cutting shows signs of growth soon and if it doesn’t, I hope that the seller refunds you back.
What a rollercoaster with this order 🙁 and really sad the seller came to comment after noting the description was off.
Shady. Even if there is a growth point, it certainly wasn’t active if you had to wait 2 weeks to maybe see a tiny bump. You’re feelings are legitimate. Don’t let the seller gaslight you. So shady…
Did you post the whole chat with Gina? I hope you can post the whole story, and that it’s not hard for you. Just put some screenshots at the end of the video, so everyone can know what happened.
Speaking the seller misleading information, your video title is more misleading.
Big hug to u melissa.hope you feel better sooon..also hope that plant will thrive as it should.. xox
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