Jay

The holidays are several weeks past and I still am having difficulty with one of my gifts. First let me say that I was EXTREMELY touched by my brother-in-law’s and sister-in-law’s thought. We do not exchange gifts with this couple even though we are very close to them, so I had no choice but to thank them and show my appreciation… and with the idea that it is the thought that counts this was one wonderful thought…. The problem? The gift!

They sent me a bonsai from Jackson and Perkins Company “America’s Gardening Experts for over 130 Years” or so they say. The plant was a Pyracantha or a ‘Berry Bonsai’ as they call it. It came in garden soil and a bonsai pot that is not even close to being right for this tree… even I can tell this. The tree is far far from being a bonsai and is very immature although they claim it to be trained for three years. Going to their site and checking gifts will show you what I mean…they do show a good example of what you get.

My problem is should I just let this go, or, should I take the time to write the company and let them know that they are creating a lot of ‘bad will’ for themselves? I have such a bad taste in my mouth from this that I will never order from this company.

Thank you for reading and perhaps learning from my case. I of course can never let on to the family directly about this…….J and P got a good ‘scam’ going…they know we cannot tell the giver what they really gave…..

Yeah this was a bit of a rant…thanks all
Jay

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