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May 19, 2015 2:06 PM CST
Name: Arlene
Southold, Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)
Region: Ukraine Dahlias I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Houseplants Tomato Heads Garden Ideas: Level 1
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@Dave has posted that people should not request anyone for plants unless that person says the plant is for trade or sale. People are ignoring his request and I've had too many requests for specific plants, along with "instructions" for how to dig/wash off/pack even though I've sent well over 100 packages in the past. I don't need or want instructions and I do not want anyone contacting me. There are some plants I simply can't dig and won't pay my local guy $50.00 an hour to dig them for someone else!

When I spot "New member" I can't help but wonder if they only joined to try and get free plants.

Is it possible that we could each report all offenders to Dave or is that too much of a burden, Dave? You do such a splendid job with ATP that I hate to ask you to do more and yet don't know how to get the message across to people. It's so irritating. Perhaps if they knew their name would be on a list of abusers they'd reform.

Though I do enjoy trading plants with special people, I'd like it to be on my terms, not theirs.

Even more annoying is that when I did send two packages neither person ever said they received them, nor did they thank me. Have manners ceased to exist?

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