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11-03-2009, 05:58 PM
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Nice..
You know, for a while there I was thinking that fragalot has gotten so much bad press and had hit rock bottom after being pulled from canreef that he had nowhere else to go but up. I was certain he'd learn his lesson and pull himself out of the ashes and become one of the best online vendors we'll ever see. Looks like I was wrong about him, again. I guess he won't be truly done until he's been pulled from every forum online. |
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11-03-2009, 11:13 PM
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Well after speaking with my council, we decided it would not be cost effective to bother the legal course, however I have heard a few things about Burc's business practices lately that have me curious to know if any one has been receiving any products from him within the last month.
I am not allowed to say what it was I heard, as I made a promise, but... when I heard it all I had to say is KARMA. This guy really needs to change his business practices a lot. Many people are unhappy with him. Eventually that will bite you in the arse. Since my very bad experience with him, I have purchased frags from other members on here of sps (6 for $100) and they all survived and are growing like crazy in my system. Of 3 $100+ purchases I made from Burc, only 3 frags ever survived. That is damn expensive survival rate when you think about it!! People need to know and be aware of the business practices of the places they purchase from. My mistake was believing his own hype from his website and making the payments through paypal and not directly from my credit card. My advise from other people is: - Buy Local - Look at the frags you are ACTUALLY purchasing. - If you buy from another hobbyist, ask them to keep the frags in their system for a few weeks to a month prior to pick up to allow them to heal, as this will give them a better chance of surviving in your system. -Ask for pictures of the actual frags. - Pick up the purchase yourself. Check your local transportation authorities to see if they have a same day return trip special. If so, this usually is cheaper than the actual cost of shipping through UPS or FEDEX. When I got my frags in Toronto, this was the case. If you drive, don't be afraid to drive 3 hours to get your items. It is worth it in the long run to ensure the health of the corals yourself.
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Hmmmmmmmmmmm buy local didnt you buy local thou ONTARIO ya i know that Ontario is a big place. i would just drive there.
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11-04-2009, 12:12 AM
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Well, when you don't own a vehicle, local is within a 45km distance to you...
Burc is about 3 hours away from me one way. He doesn't want me knocking on his door!!!
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ahuge difference when hhhhhhhhhhhhhh that will u dont have a car
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Yes, yes it is a huge difference when u don't have a car. One of these days I will then I will be hitting all the good Toronto shops I can't get to by using transit and won't have to hurry or plan trips a month or more in advance.
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11-04-2009, 01:53 AM
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Ah, sucks to hear that your issue hadn't been resolved.
When I ordered frags from Burc, pretty much all of them died/were dead/had red bugs/AEFW. When I wnet to pick them up - a not so local 2 hour trip for me, the bus out to Guelph (a drive would still have been 1.5 hours) - and I chose out frags and brought them home, they all survived. I ordered a frag or three later and had him meet me somewhere - all those are dead too  Good to hear that the frags are doing well for you  |
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11-04-2009, 02:13 AM
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I went in on a group order with Fragalot recently (maybe 3 weeks ago?). There were several of us, and I'm not sure how everyone else made out, but 3 1/2 out of 5 survived for me. The way I see it is that I paid $50 for 3 good frags, and one that is still struggling. Really...that's not a bad price. There were a few frags on his $10 list that I figured were worth the "risk" of ordering. I kept my "risk" to $50, and I wasn't disappointed...maybe because my expectations were pretty much nil.
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11-04-2009, 02:19 AM
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Yeah I am really happy with the frags I got from you.. The MontiCap is really growing like crazy now. I will have to take more pics. The green bottlebrush is glowing green all the time now and the digis have almost half an inch of new growth.
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