Diane, I get their catalogs/coupons all the time and have for years. As far as I can remember, I've never purchased anything from them and I doubt I ever will. I have very specific reasons. First of all, I was taught growing up that "if anything sounds too good to be true, it probably is". That makes me believe that they only offer the "$25.00 Off" coupon for one of a few specific reasons. Perhaps it is because no one will purchase from them otherwise because they get terrible reviews at the various review sites/watch dog sites. Perhaps it is a gimmick, and they jack up the cost of their products and shipping/handling accordingly. All I know is that a legitimate company that sells high-quality merchandize at a fair price and that has great customer service does not have to resort to using $25 coupons to entice folks to try them. If they are a top-notch company, they wouldn't need a coupon like that to entice people to buy. That's just my opinion, of course, and you can totally ignore it. I do visit the review sites, and this company's reviews are negative quite often, especially the last 2 or 3 years. That alone keeps me from becoming a customer of theirs, but it is not the only reason. I've also noticed the company reads at least one watch dog site and responds with the same canned statements, but if you read the negative reviews that pop up constantly, you (or at least I) get the impression the company's canned response statements are more about PR than about changing things and pleasing the customer because the same issues pop up over and over again. If they had a genuine desire to improve their operation and please their customers, they wouldn't do the same things wrong year in and year out. Another reason I choose not to send them my money is because they have contracted for customer service to be performed (apparently quite poorly) in another country. I am opposed to giving my business (and my American dollars) to companies who eliminate jobs in this country and ship those same jobs overseas. It is important that American companies keep jobs here in our for our citizens and legal immigrants, and it is more important in today's economy than it ever has been before. They don't list the ingredients in their fertilizers, or at least they didn't the last time I checked. I won't buy anything if I don't know what is in it. One person on a review site said he or she wanted to buy an animal repellent that sold for a very high amount. I remember it was between $35 and $40 for a pound or two. After they finally got someone to tell them what it contained (which was not easy), the sole ingredient was blood meal. You can buy blood meal in a local store for a whole lot less than their price. That sort of incident reminds me why it is always important to know what a product's active ingredients are. Finally, there's been an issue with private credit card data being compromised and more than one person on the review sites has mentioned having this happen to them. In some cases, let's say I ordered something, but when I got the order itself or the order confirmation, it contained your identifying data, including credit card info. How the heck does that happen? It bothered me when I read one reiew that detailed that. It really bothered me when I read more than one. I won't do business with a company that is that careless with my data. We all remember that Johnny's had their data compromised once and I know it can happen to anyone, but when it happens over and over and is seems to be an internal issue, it makes you wonder why they don't care enough to fix it and prevent it from occurring again. Many of their negative reviews include people receiving items so late that they no longer need them (like beneficial insects that arrive very, very late and are too late to save the plants from whatever pest was attacking them) and also involve people getting frustrating and wanting to cancel an order but then being told they can't cancel because it has already shipped. Of course, then they don't receive it for weeks, so they know it was not shipped. Also, they loudly proclaim they have a 'money-back guarantee' but then, if you exercise your right to demand your money back, they often block you from doing business with them in the future. Hmmm. Sounds like someone doesn't like being held accountable, doesn't it? So, that's how I feel and I hope you're not sorry you asked. : ) To get an eyeful just google their name and "who owns who" and you can see all the companies affiliated with them. Many of those companies have less than stellar reputations among experienced gardeners. Now that they've purchased Thompson and Morgan, I expect it to go straight downhill, and I hate that because I used to love T&M. Since T&M now apparently contracts their customer service call center offshore, I likely won't purchase from them again...back to that whole idea that companies doing business in America should keep their customer service people here and keep our economy humming. Dawn

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