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Comments (16)Tim Doyle complained that he never received a pop-up greenhouse after ordering it. The company in California that drop ships this item for Educational Science led us to believe that the item was in stock when it was actually back ordered. As soon as we received notice that the item was back ordered and did not drop ship, Tim Doyle was credited back in full and offered a FREE Flowerhouse pop-up greenhouse. We have no record of phone calls or emails from Mr. Tim Doyle. Educational Science has had over three years of documented problems with the MSN server--both in receiving and sending emails and Q-system phone messages delivered via email ( MSN-800-494-2962 Case # 1135555813) and did not receive any BBB or customer complaints via email, fax or mail which resulted in an arbitrary BBB F rating. According to the BBB, any company that does not respond to a customer complaint will receive a F rating. As a matter of fact, our original email edusci@msn stopped working and we had to change our email to educationalscience@msn.com (documented), which further disrupted communication with our customers. MSN is aware of the server issue and has assured us they are working to resolve the issue. Again, the BBB will arbitrarily give a company a F rating if a BBB complaint is not answered. Since responding to the one unanswered complaint our rating with the BBB is now A. Better Business Bureau Start With Trust Serving Greater Houston and South Texas BBB Business Review Reliability Report for Biogentex Laboratories, Inc. Rating: A Ratings Explanation... BBB issues Reliability Reports on all businesses, whether or not they are BBB accredited. If a business is a BBB Accredited Business, it is stated in this report. Find out more about this business: BBB Accreditation BBB Rating Business Contact & Profile Products & Services Business Management Additional Locations & Phone Numbers Customer Complaint History Government Action(s) Advertising Review BBB Copyright and Reporting Policy BBB Accreditation Back to Top This business is not a BBB Accredited Business. BBB Rating Back to Top Based on BBB files, this business has a BBB Rating of A on a scale from A+ to F. Click here for an explanation of BBB Ratings. Business Contact & Profile Back to Top Business Name: Biogentex Laboratories, Inc. Educational Science Business Address: 610 Clear Creek Avenue, Suite C League City, TX 77573 See the location on a Mapquest Map See the location on a Google Map Original Business Start Date: 12/31/1993 Local Business Start Date: 12/31/1993 Type of Entity: Corporation Incorporated: 1995 in TX Principals: James C. Wiggins, President/CEO Janice Rogers, Administrative Assistant Phone Number: (281) 554-9783 (281) 334-2064 Fax Number: (281) 557-4340 Email Address: jcw_edusci@msn.com BBB Accreditation: This business is not a BBB Accredited Business Type of Business: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS Website Address: http://www.educationalscience.com http://www.butterflystores.com http://www.texagenLS.com http://www.ealestra.com Products & Services Back to Top This company specializes in Molecular & Cell Biology Reagents & Kits, Biotech & Life Science Kits & Equipment & Biotech Education Kits & Equipment. Business Management Back to Top Ms. Janice Rogers , Administrative Assistant Mr. James C. Wiggins , President/CEO Additional Locations & Phone Numbers Back to Top 1629 Corniche Street League City , TX 77573 See the location on a Mapquest Map See the location on a Google Map P O Box 747 League City , TX 77574 See the location on a Mapquest Map See the location on a Google Map (281) 554-9783 (760) 203-1100 (800) 832-3596 (281) 557-4340 - Fax Customer Complaint History Back to Top When considering complaint information, please take into account the business's size and volume of transactions, and understand that the nature of complaints and a firm's responses to them are often more important than the number of complaints. BBB processed a total of 8 complaint(s) about this business in the last 36 months, our standard reporting period. Of the total 8 complaint(s) closed in the last 36 months, 5 were closed in the last 12 months. These complaints concerned: 1 regarding Customer Services Issues 1 regarding Customer Services Issues 1 regarding Delivery Issues 1 regarding Delivery Issues 1 regarding Product Issues 1 regarding Product Issues 5 regarding Refund Or Exchange Issues 5 regarding Refund Or Exchange Issues These complaints were closed as: 8 Resolved 4 Assumed Resolved 2 Company resolved the complaint issues. The consumer acknowledged acceptance to the BBB. 2 Resolved Janice Educational Science...See MoreEducational Science Now has an A rating with BBB
Comments (1)Rick, Just prior to your placing an order with us for the cages, our stock was depleted by multiple large orders. Normally, the cages take one day to ship from the APOGEE warehouse in Dallas to our location. We offered to immediately credit back your account or optionally to ship your order when the Apogee terrarium cages arrived (usually one day from Dallas) I am personally looking into why the cages took one week to get in and why Cecilia misinformed you about the expected date of arrival. It was probably due to the fact that when we placed our last order with Apogee they were out of stock and we had to wait until their CHINA order arrived. We are looking into manufacturing our own line of Apogee like cages with parasite proof netting. WE apologize for any inconvenience. We would be more than happy to send you a FREE LH38 cage for all your trouble. Please contact Cecilia or April on Tuesday as we are closed for the Columbus day holiday. We look forward to sending you a free Apogee reptarrium. The large pop-up Butterfly breeding cages are imported from China and we have several thousand in stock. Today we have them on sale!!!!!! By the way, if one complaint goes unanswered, a company will receive an arbitrary F rating by the BBB. Our rating is now A with the BBB. I sincerely appreciate your understanding in this matter. Our aim is to please all of our customers. Cecilia has been reprimanded and I personally do not think she will be with the company much longer. Kind regards, Janice EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE / Texagen Life Science Online Life Science, Biotechnology, Nature, and Butterfly Store Customer / Technical Support Phone: 281\-554\-9783 (EAST) 760\-203\-1100 (WEST) Fax: 281\-557\-4340 Email: www.educationalscience.com URLS: www.educationalscience.com www.butterflystores.com www.milkweedplants.com www.texagenLS.com Thank you for selecting Educational Science ~~~~Better Business Bureau Start With Trust Serving Greater Houston and South Texas BBB Business Review Reliability Report for Biogentex Laboratories, Inc. Rating: A Ratings Explanation... BBB issues Reliability Reports on all businesses, whether or not they are BBB accredited. If a business is a BBB Accredited Business, it is stated in this report. Find out more about this business: BBB Accreditation BBB Rating Business Contact & Profile Products & Services Business Management Additional Locations & Phone Numbers Customer Complaint History Government Action(s) Advertising Review BBB Copyright and Reporting Policy BBB Accreditation Back to Top This business is not a BBB Accredited Business. BBB Rating Back to Top Based on BBB files, this business has a BBB Rating of A on a scale from A+ to F. Click here for an explanation of BBB Ratings. Business Contact & Profile Back to Top Business Name: Biogentex Laboratories, Inc. Educational Science Business Address: 610 Clear Creek Avenue, Suite C League City, TX 77573 See the location on a Mapquest Map See the location on a Google Map Original Business Start Date: 12/31/1993 Local Business Start Date: 12/31/1993 Type of Entity: Corporation Incorporated: 1995 in TX Principals: James C. Wiggins, President/CEO Janice Rogers, Administrative Assistant Phone Number: (281) 554\-9783 (281) 334\-2064 Fax Number: (281) 557\-4340 Email Address: jcw\_edusci@msn.com BBB Accreditation: This business is not a BBB Accredited Business Type of Business: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS Website Address: http://www.educationalscience.com http://www.butterflystores.com http://www.texagenLS.com http://www.ealestra.com Products & Services Back to Top This company specializes in Molecular & Cell Biology Reagents & Kits, Biotech & Life Science Kits & Equipment & Biotech Education Kits & Equipment. Business Management Back to Top Ms. Janice Rogers , Administrative Assistant Mr. James C. Wiggins , President/CEO Additional Locations & Phone Numbers Back to Top 1629 Corniche Street League City , TX 77573 See the location on a Mapquest Map See the location on a Google Map P O Box 747 League City , TX 77574 See the location on a Mapquest Map See the location on a Google Map (281) 554\-9783 (760) 203\-1100 (800) 832\-3596 (281) 557\-4340 \- Fax...See MorePlant Science Day, Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Comments (1)Linked below is a pic of a tomato hornworm someone brought to the event. I thought it was rather large and we could watch as it chewed the leaf down. That is a dime & a quarter in the pic. Here is a link that might be useful: Tomato Hornworm pic...See MoreAli Smith - How To Be Both - Discussion
Comments (59)At long last. I'll try not to write too much as most of you have probably sent your books back to the library or have become hazy about the plot. My copy started with 'Camera' which was just as well as I think 'Eye' would have been difficult to start with and put me off continuing. BTW my 'picture' at 'Eye' . . the odd pair of eyes . . . is taken from a del Cossa picture of St Lucy who's eyes were gouged out when she was put to death. I checked out the various friezes mentioned in the book and available to down-load. Not easy to get clear images but at least I felt I had a better idea of the various characters del Cossa had painted. Did anyone notice there is quite a bit about the detail of St Francis Ferrer in the 'Camera' section, as George studies the painting in the National Gallery but little mention of it by del Cossa in 'Eye'? I had no trouble in accepting the 1960's pre-theme and didn't read anything too special in it. It provided a period in which Smith based Carol (the mother) who is quite hippy-ish in her way of life/outlook. Nor did the lack of speech marks and odd words scattered about . . . once I had got used to them. In fact it forced me to be more alert to the various 'conversations' in case I missed something. The 'Camera' setting of Cambridge is where Smith lives and presumably mixes among the intelligentsia so I suppose it isn't surprising that George is much brighter than the average teenager. The hospital, Addenbrookes, where G's Mother dies and where G cycles round part of the lay-out of the gene and photos the double helix, are all there in real life. I wonder if this part of 'Camera' is telling us about the 'twist' in history (as the DNA spiral is depicted) when G says "What if the received notions of history were deceptive." As to the characters. I felt very sorry for both Georgia and Henry (who at first I though much younger than he actually was . . more of a toddler). Their Father seemed a distant rather ineffectual figure and G is left to look after the boy/cook the meals etc. although Smith doesn't make a big thing of it. And what was it about the damp patch on the wall in her bedroom? Did it have some significance that I've missed? The Mother, for me, seems quite a believable 'her-own-woman' sort of character. How many people would just up and take the children away to Italy for a few days? She shows guts and obviously is happy to put two fingers up at authority, in true hippy style. She tries to make George think at an adult level, which perhaps leaves G more vulnerable after her death. Helena, another very bright girl, comes in and out of G's life too briefly. I feel, if Camera had been a story on its own H could have played a greater part/been developed more. Mrs Rock? Did anyone mention her? Is her name meant to imply some sort of security for G; she seems to have no one else rooting for her? I liked the way she answers a question with a question or repeats back the same sentence. I have a friend, something of a Social Worker who does that same thing; it can drive you mad. Lisa Goliard? Obviously someone who Carol was attached to in the past, but so little information is given about her and why does G thinks she was/is a spy? Is she maybe the link between the now and then? George sees her in the National Gallery and apparently follows her to her house . . or so del Cossa 'says'. Very confusing. I cannot think that the second part (for me) of 'Eye' is meant to be written by George and Helena, they wouldn't have had either the skill or knowledge of mid-fifteenth century Italy. Why has del Cossa been taken forward in time? No idea, unless it is just because of the length of time G spends staring at the St Francis picture, as though he has been temporarily resurrected. I couldn't see the point of making del Cossa a female, nor the mention by some here about pornography; I hardly noticed it, (although the male review writers in the papers did!) I was more annoyed by del Cossa' using the word cause instead of 'because' on almost every page. Finally I think 'tomatoes' was just an error. I also noticed 'breeches' which I don't think were worn back then; still to be invented! So, I've still written too much but must say it made me think outside my comfort zone, but I don't think I would read this type of book again too soon. Rather too clever for everyday comfort. Final thought; all the way through reading this in my mind's background I kept 'hearing' I am a Camera...See Moreveer
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