Hanging basket offer from T & M

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    Just wondering if anyone else received this, 3 of the fuchsias are my favourites also the petunia looks a bit different but I have decided not to send for them and I feel quite down in the dumps because of it!! :sad: I just don't think these plants are going to get a chance to bloom and thrive, not this year anyway.

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    Create a spectacular display in your garden with this great-value hanging basket collection. For just £9.99 you will receive the following;
    1 plant each of Fuchsia 'Swingtime', 'Southgate', 'Dark Eyes', 'La Campanella' & 'Marinka' - These fuchsias produce an abundance of vibrant, double blooms on gently cascading stems all summer long. + FREE Fuchsia Growing DVD
    5 plants of Petunia 'Crazytunia Mandevilla' - Simply spectacular! This compact, upright petunia has a robust habit and superb weather resistance which ensures a brilliant performance throughout summer. + FREE Petunia Fertiliser (100g)
    1 double hanging basket - This hanging basket has two levels, meaning you can either plant your petunias and fuchsias separately, or mix them together for a wonderful display of colour. These sturdy hanging baskets come complete with coir liners for easy planting.

    Hanging Basket Collection - just £9.99, worth £36.97
     
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      They sent me one of those double baskets in my goodie-bag selection last year - doesn't look bad. Not a bad deal with those seedlings too - must admit, I am tempted.
       
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      Yes looks good , but when will they deliver ? Still waiting for my Wave petunia plugs from T and M . I have just checked the sales invoice...."delivery before late November " :gaah:
       
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      What are you complaining about? they still have another seven months to come up with the goods :biggrin: :biggrin: and you wont have to worry about watering them in November:biggrin:
       
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        Well, feel different today, sun was shining, so I ordered these!! I'll let you know how long they take to come!

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          I've just ordered one too - and by goodness, they know what they are doing with these offers, as I also bought 48 of these and a packet of tomato food at the same time.

          In fairness, I needed the tomato food as its going to save me a fortune in comparison with Tomorite over the summer, and the strawberries we had last year didn't really come to anything, and don't look particularly healthy following the long winter (probably as much my fault for not offering them any protection).

          PS - delivery is stated as by the end of May
           
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          fc have you received these yet? end of May tomorrow and still nothing here!!!:dunno:

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            Hi Val

            I didnt order these but other plants I was waiting on , I rang them and they have told me because of the cold spring everything is two weeks behind what they expected to send out , then gave me the garb about ideal time to plant etc and still plenty of time !!! bla bla you get my drift I should've told them I was GC member maybe it would've been quicker ;)

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            Oh thanks for letting me know Spruce, I won't wait on the postman tomorrow!!

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            Mine haven't arrived either Val - nor have the 48 strawberry runners I ordered. :gaah:
             
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              I don't think I shall be using T & M anymore, too unreliable.

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              Mine has just arrived; the plugs enclosed are OK I suppose, but disappointing given that it is June, and certainly make my home grown ones look really good.

              Like you, I am becoming less and less enamoured with T&M.

              EDIT - it is barely worth the £9.99 we paid, and certainly never worth £36.97 as they claim.

              Poor germination from their seeds, wrong strawberries sent, poor plugs with the hanging baskets - so far that makes three out of five purchases disappointing.
               
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              My T and M Wave petunias arrived on the 25th of April about 4 weeks after ordering . I also got an offer for 10 single colour begonia tubers for £2.99 , these arrive on the 8th of May as mixed colours with a £5 voucher as it was a different item ! T and M aren't all bad , I'll still use them.
               
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              They aren't all bad, I agree, and in fairness they usually give a money off voucher when they substitute stuff - but, how can they be making money by selling stuff so cheap (29p per begonia tuber, or even free in the case of the magnolia etc that I ordered at the start of the year?), and then giving money off vouchers and discount codes all over the place.

              Also, how many times are customers going to go back when they either don't get what they ordered, or when it does arrive its almost too late to fit in with planting out plans? I've tried to leave room for my XXXL Dahlias, however going by the size of the plugs being supplied at the moment, I am going to have to bring them on for 4-6 weeks before planting out, which means that they aren't likely to do much in the way of flowering before August!

              I understand, of course, that last summer and this spring has been exceptionally difficult for all growers and gardeners, but you have to wonder how a big concern like T&M don't seem to have managed to get their produce up and ready in time, when home growers like us have produced bigger, healthier plants?

              Here are the fuchsias and petunias received today:

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              For comparison, here are my home-grown petunias last week (top shelf) IMAG0273.jpg :
               
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