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  • Report:  #21882

Complaint Review: Gardners Choice - Hartford Michigan

Reported By:
- flanders, NJ,
Submitted:
Updated:

Gardners Choice
81961 County Road 687 South Hartford, 49057 Michigan, U.S.A.
Phone:
616-621-3196
Web:
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Tell us has your experience with this business or person been good? What's this?
They cashed my check for 3 empress trees in early March...no product, no contact, no webite anymore...you probably heard it all by now. I was VERY CONCERNED when I hit this website.

I was successful contacting them thru their bank, which processed my check (Shoreline Bank, Hartford, MI). It seems they are a very small company and cannot handle the nationwide order volume, so complaints are from a small percentage of total requests(including me!).

They were very uncooperative with the refund and said my product would be delivered in 2 weeks(for the third time in 3 months I've called). I was told if product was not received in 2 weeks to call back and they would issue a refund. But they could not do it now. This was not a reply I wanted to hear and after reading other postings of repetitive deliveries of dead items, I just wanted out.

NOT HAPPY, SO, I contacted the bank and opened a complaint for fraud against their Account AND I called the Hartford Sherriff's office(616-657-3101)to file a complaint. Sgt. Sam DeLeo took my name and address and payment info and will personally follow-up with Gardners Choice for immediate refund.

I feel confident the Sherriff will get the job done. If you feel this avenue is for you....just do it! The Sherriff also mentioned that they do get some complaints every spring, and the bank representative stated they have been in business for about 20 years.

It's just their customer service and quality assurance that sucks! I am also following up with a complaint to "Woman's Day Group" (800)362-3817, which seems to be their advertising administrators. They should drop this client and not be allowed to advertise based on their ability to provide adequate service levels. Maybe, you call too!

My suggestion is calling the Sherriff to get a refund and cancel the order!

John

Flanders, New Jersey


4 Updates & Rebuttals

Miriam

West Valley City,
Utah,
U.S.A.
'Gardners choice?'

#2UPDATE EX-employee responds

Thu, October 30, 2008

I am a former employee of GARDENERS CHOICE in Hartford MI and a current customer residing in Utah-are you sure you checked your spelling when checking for the website??? I have had NO trouble finding it since I moved to Utah in 2001???


Miriam

West Valley City,
Utah,
U.S.A.
'Gardners choice?'

#3UPDATE EX-employee responds

Thu, October 30, 2008

I am a former employee of GARDENERS CHOICE in Hartford MI and a current customer residing in Utah-are you sure you checked your spelling when checking for the website??? I have had NO trouble finding it since I moved to Utah in 2001???


Miriam

West Valley City,
Utah,
U.S.A.
'Gardners choice?'

#4UPDATE EX-employee responds

Thu, October 30, 2008

I am a former employee of GARDENERS CHOICE in Hartford MI and a current customer residing in Utah-are you sure you checked your spelling when checking for the website??? I have had NO trouble finding it since I moved to Utah in 2001???


Miriam

West Valley City,
Utah,
U.S.A.
'Gardners choice?'

#5UPDATE EX-employee responds

Thu, October 30, 2008

I am a former employee of GARDENERS CHOICE in Hartford MI and a current customer residing in Utah-are you sure you checked your spelling when checking for the website??? I have had NO trouble finding it since I moved to Utah in 2001???

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