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By whatsgrowingon
Posts:  144
Joined:  Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:29 pm
#113049
OK, Im just throwing this out there to vent a little. A month or so ago I had bought a few plants and also received plants as a unexpected gift bought from petflytrap.com. First, the plants were not actually shipped until a week after order was placed. Then, some of the plants showed up in poor condition(opened day of delivery) and the others seemed in ok condition. Within a few days the plants in poor condition died and the others started looking bad and a few of those died as well. I looked closely at the plants and a few of them seemed to have a white mold or something growing around the roots and under the leaves. I also pulled up the rhizome to make sure the plant was not still alive and it was just a black ball of mush. I have numerous other CPs in the same growing conditions and they are thriving. The plants were also being acclimated properly to the new conditions. I wrote several nice e-mails with photos explaining the situation and even attempted to call twice with no reply on the email and no answer on the phone call. It has been around a month without receiving a reply. So instead of writing a mean e-mail or something like that I decided to just post my experience with them in the forum. 8-) Oh and I have had several other people say their plants from them were also bad. So, if you are thinking of ordering from them I suggest just ordering from FTS or maybe trying somewhere else. ALL my plants from FTS showed up quick, in perfect condition, and are kicking ass! My maroon monster is growing fast and looking great! Here are some comparisons ;) Im sure I dont have to label them
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By John S
Posts:  57
Joined:  Tue May 10, 2011 5:15 am
#113051
I absolutely agree. The plant I bought from them was in terrible condition when I received it. I also tried calling at least twice and left a message but never got a call back. They're nothing compared to Flytrapstore!
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By whatsgrowingon
Posts:  144
Joined:  Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:29 pm
#113055
John S wrote:I absolutely agree. The plant I bought from them was in terrible condition when I received it. I also tried calling at least twice and left a message but never got a call back. They're nothing compared to Flytrapstore!

Yeah Matt and Steve obviously care about the plants too. Petflytrap.com I think just mass produce plants and sell as many as they can with little care. Where is the TLC petflytrap.com? I didnt even ask for a refund or a new plant, I just asked for a response :?
By Shimizoki
Posts:  975
Joined:  Tue Jun 07, 2011 3:12 am
#113104
My Akai Ryu's I got from petflytrap.com and even though I had them for longer than FTS's mystery box plants they still look worse. They take twice as much effort for half the results.
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