Great letters from you all...I have to say Jan Jeddeloh is correct,..I agree...use common sense on all orders ..Thank you On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 3:17 PM Jan Jeddeloh via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > For great, unusual plants I’ll happily deal with a non-professionally > designed website. I’m hot after the plants not the graphic design. So as > long as I can figure out how to pick the plant and pay for it I’m good. > > Jan > > > On Feb 17, 2021, at 2:47 PM, Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > i think we can show our thanks to Diane and Robin by patronizing their > nurseries. > > Even if it's only a bulb or two. > > > > I heard a quote once about small specialist nurseries. > > How do you make some money with a specialist nursery? > > "Start with a lot of money" > > > > ArnoldSnow coming in NJ > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vlad Hempel via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > Cc: Vlad Hempel <vlad.hempel@gmail.com> > > Sent: Wed, Feb 17, 2021 3:57 pm > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Telos Rare Bulbs > > > > If I may add my two cents: > > > > Diana, I find your website good enough for what it is. > > > > Being a bulb enthusiast myself and not from US, I took time to read > through > > the conditions (especially the international orders page). > > > > I think your request about name and address is essential. > > > > Please continue to offers these gems. There are hardly any place that > offer > > so many generas and species in one place. > > > > Greetings from Berlin, > > Vlad > > > > > > > > > > On Wed 17. Feb 2021 at 21:43 Diana Chapman via pbs < > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > >> Thank you, Robin. It has actually taken me the best part of three weeks > >> just to update the availability on the web site, and I still have the > >> greenhouses to take care of and orders to fill. As for hiring someone > >> to do it, I couldn't possibly afford it, and anyway, I tried some time > >> back to have someone make a cd of bulbs that I would provide to > >> customers and it was a total nightmare, she couldn't understand the > >> names, couldn't spell them, even with me going over them carefully, and > >> I finally abandoned it. So, if my web site is clunky and 'not modern', > >> that's the way it is. I have rarely had any complaints about it. > >> > >> Diana > >> Telos > >>> A suggestion that revamping our websites that would avoid questions and > >> other issues is great. But when you're a single proprietor with no paid > >> help and when revamping takes an incredible amount of time and > resources, > >> it's much, much more difficult. We struggle along as best we can and > make > >> changes as we can, but for me the last two years have been very > difficult > >> due to family issues, a major move and other obligations. Oh, yes, and a > >> grandson who is no longer readily available... Given the pandemic and > the > >> fact that we all have family, often elderly or otherwise needing > >> assistance, things don't happen as quickly or efficiently as they > should. > >>> > >>> Right now I'm faced with at least updating some website information and > >> finding the time, let alone determining the best way to do it, can be > >> roadblocks in themselves. > >>> > >>> So, these upgrades will get done, but for specialist nurseries, these > >> take a lower priority than making sure we have unusual and/or rare > plants > >> available for the plant lovers who support us. Personally, I'll put up > with > >> clunky websites to get what I want, knowing I can't get a plant anywhere > >> else nearly as easily. > >>> > >>> Robin Hansen > >>> Hansen Nursery > >>> In the southern wilds of Coos County, Oregon > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> pbs mailing list > >>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > >>> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > >>> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> pbs mailing list > >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>