I can happily say I was a very satisifed customer of the website and was purely looking to see if anybody else had used it, as I had never heard of it before I stumbled across it, incidentally whilst looking for something else. I was publicising what I felt was a good cause, that's all, and I am surprised at the cynical nature of the responses

paulo232323 writes
I can happily say I was a very satisifed customer of the website and
was purely looking to see if anybody else had used it, as I had never
heard of it before I stumbled across it, incidentally whilst looking
for something else. I was publicising what I felt was a good cause,
that's all, and I am surprised at the cynical nature of the responses

We've had a history of people posing as customers to advertise their
website. One gets a bit cynical after the first dozen
--
Kay

In message , K
writes
paulo232323 writes
I can happily say I was a very satisifed customer of the website and
was purely looking to see if anybody else had used it, as I had never
heard of it before I stumbled across it, incidentally whilst looking
for something else. I was publicising what I felt was a good cause,
that's all, and I am surprised at the cynical nature of the responses

We've had a history of people posing as customers to advertise their
website. One gets a bit cynical after the first dozen

That is rather harsh. After all, it is the site of a garden centre,
presumably small and privately owned and not one of the big boys. He
was asked to explain himself and did so. After the reception he got
here, I am surprised he bothered.
--
June Hughes

It just surprised me, I thought that as this was a gardening website, people may be interested in what I considered a good place to buy goods that's all. I havn't done this before, having only recently got broadband and didn't mean to upset people or rile anyone

On Mon, 29 May 2006 10:44:23 +0100, K wrote
(in article ):

June Hughes writes
In message , K
writes
paulo232323 writes
I can happily say I was a very satisifed customer of the website and
was purely looking to see if anybody else had used it, as I had never
heard of it before I stumbled across it, incidentally whilst looking
for something else. I was publicising what I felt was a good cause,
that's all, and I am surprised at the cynical nature of the responses

We've had a history of people posing as customers to advertise their
website. One gets a bit cynical after the first dozen

That is rather harsh.

What do you man, harsh? It was a factual explanation of why so many of
us feel cynical at 'I found this great website' messages. It was only
polite to explain why he had the cynical response.



I think there'd be a less cynical response if people who wish to announce
such things did so honestly and openly and without - as some do - repeating
themselves. Paulo may well be genuine but it's certainly the case that we
get plenty who are not. ;-(

--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
email address on web site

In message et, Sacha
Hubbard writes
On Mon, 29 May 2006 10:44:23 +0100, K wrote
(in article ):

June Hughes writes
In message , K
writes
paulo232323 writes
I can happily say I was a very satisifed customer of the website and
was purely looking to see if anybody else had used it, as I had never
heard of it before I stumbled across it, incidentally whilst looking
for something else. I was publicising what I felt was a good cause,
that's all, and I am surprised at the cynical nature of the responses

We've had a history of people posing as customers to advertise their
website. One gets a bit cynical after the first dozen

That is rather harsh.

What do you man, harsh? It was a factual explanation of why so many of
us feel cynical at 'I found this great website' messages. It was only
polite to explain why he had the cynical response.



I think there'd be a less cynical response if people who wish to announce
such things did so honestly and openly and without - as some do - repeating
themselves. Paulo may well be genuine but it's certainly the case that we
get plenty who are not. ;-(

Yes, I agree. But in this case, he has done everything he has been
asked and the firm in question seems to be a small independent garden
centre. I wish we had more of them. (Although in Herts. we luckily
have several independents in the same place at Crews Hill).
--
June Hughes

paulo232323 writes

K Wrote:
paulo232323 writes
I can happily say I was a very satisifed customer of the website and
was purely looking to see if anybody else had used it, as I had never
heard of it before I stumbled across it, incidentally whilst looking
for something else. I was publicising what I felt was a good cause,
that's all, and I am surprised at the cynical nature of the responses

We've had a history of people posing as customers to advertise their
website. One gets a bit cynical after the first dozen

It just surprised me, I thought that as this was a gardening website,
people may be interested in what I considered a good place to buy goods
that's all. I havn't done this before, having only recently got
broadband and didn't mean to upset people or rile anyone


Don't worry about it. Stay and join us and chat about gardening!

It's not actually a gardening website, btw, it's a gardening newsgroup.
But you're accessing it second-hand through a website, whereas most of
the rest of us are accessing it directly.

--
Kay

Thank you June, I agree, that the smaller garden centres need all the support they can get, and I for one am happy to give all the support I can, whether that be by telling people about the site somewhere like this or talking to my friends about it. Those of you who followed the link will have seen it is not in fact a SPAM site or anything like that, but, as I said, a nice website I found whilst looking for the site of another garden centre near my home. I resent being referred to as a cheat and perhaps if some of you were a little less cynical, smaller businesses would still be flourishing, even in this digital age, and the monoploy of the ever expanding, 'do-what-they-like' tycoons would have a chance of being broken. I will continue shopping online and will continue to use Pleasant View, whatever you may think

In message , paulo232323
writes

K Wrote:
paulo232323 writes
I can happily say I was a very satisifed customer of the website and
was purely looking to see if anybody else had used it, as I had never
heard of it before I stumbled across it, incidentally whilst looking
for something else. I was publicising what I felt was a good cause,
that's all, and I am surprised at the cynical nature of the responses

We've had a history of people posing as customers to advertise their
website. One gets a bit cynical after the first dozen
--
Kay

It just surprised me, I thought that as this was a gardening website,
people may be interested in what I considered a good place to buy goods
that's all. I havn't done this before, having only recently got
broadband and didn't mean to upset people or rile anyone


Well, you seem genuine to me. Stay with it. Most of us don't bite.
--
June Hughes

Well, you seem genuine to me. Stay with it. Most of us don't bite.
--
June Hughes
..
..

but those which do ............. :-((

Michael Crowe


--
------------------------------------------------
Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association
www.rnshipmates.co.uk
International Festival of the Sea 28th June - 1st July 2007

"paulo232323" wrote in message
news

Has anybody seen the new gardening website www.pvgc2.co.uk? It is really
nice to see a site that looks so nice and is easy to use. I found it
very cheap too. I'll be interested to see what you all think about it


--
paulo232323

Sorry to disagree but the site is not nice or any easier to use than any
other website.
The prices are not inexpensive and the amount of detail given on products is
limited.
This is a typical example of an existing retailer deciding after a decade or
more that perhaps internet retailing may be a good idea.
This site really is a half hearted attempt
You will need to produce something much better to get me to consider
dealing with you.

In message , Janet Baraclough
writes
The message
from paulo232323 contains these words:

I will continue shopping
online and will continue to use Pleasant View, whatever you may think

Then it's even harder to understand why you were so keen to canvas our
views on the website.
(" I'll be interested to see what you all think about it")

Oh well. After 28 posts, you've made sure he's had a damned good
grilling and made his usenet experience most uncomfortable. (Nothing
new there then).
--
June Hughes

In message , Janet Baraclough
writes
The message
from June Hughes contains these words:

In message , Janet Baraclough
writes

Oh well. After 28 posts, you've made sure he's had a damned good
grilling and made his usenet experience most uncomfortable. (Nothing
new there then).

What on earth have "28 posts" got to do with me? 6 are mine.
EIGHT are from yourself.

Mine weren't having a go at him. Yours were.
--
June Hughes

Mine weren't having a go at him. Yours were.
--
June Hughes

Hand bags at dawn?

My money is on you June :-)))))

Michael Crowe FEP


--
------------------------------------------------
Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association
www.rnshipmates.co.uk
International Festival of the Sea 28th June - 1st July 2007

In article , "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)"
writes

Sorry to disagree but the site is not nice or any easier to use than any
other website.
The prices are not inexpensive and the amount of detail given on products is
limited.
This is a typical example of an existing retailer deciding after a decade or
more that perhaps internet retailing may be a good idea.




I think it's a bit confusing to name a nursery after another more famous
one. Christine Yeo's wonderful salvia nursery is called Pleasant View

Although it's in Cornwall, not Kent won't some people think they are on
another nursery's site?.


I found this Maidstone nursery's site a bit 'bitty' in appearance and
have to agree with Rupert that the prices aren't cheap.,



Janet

--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk