Date: 22 Jan 97 12:33:21 EST From: Chris Marsden <100620.2156@CompuServe.COM> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg325$foo@default> Subject: Re: R.I.P sarracenia nurseries
Hi All,
> > I don't mean to be rude, but I think Sarracenia Nurseries has ..er.."ceased
> > trading" ...well jacked it in. I think the owners have given up. Could
someone
> > correct me if I'm wrong please?
>
> Yes, you're right. They told me on the phone that they had decided to give up
the
> business after 20 years, and for a very odd (and difficult to believe) reason:
> the British postal system was losing over 50% of their shipments. I always
thought
> the British postal system was famed for its efficiency - hmmm... Anyway,
they closed
> up shop so quickly that they even decided not to send half of my PREPAID
order! After
> over 10 long-distance phone calls and several faxes requesting they send the
remaining
> stuff, I finally gave up too.
Well that's not what I heard. At the risk of dirt-dishing, I was told (probably
third, fourth or twenty-fifth hand) that the owners had... er... /fallen out/. I
understand they had mistrusted each other for some years and finally they had
given up. This may well not (and probably isn't) totally true but it's what I
have heard. If the person who told me is listening and wished to elaborate,
please go ahead.
Kind regards,
Toby Marsden
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