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I placed an order on a French supplier Tropa-------
I sent a checque with the order 5 weeks later the checque was returned with the order
it said:-Not available,
that is all no sorry nothing!!!
I placed the same order on Chiltern Seeds in England One week later the seeds arive and I was informed by email that the company received the order and the dispatch date that is what I call service, a company like that deserves to prosper.
By the way if you have a bug called Aphids use garlic on the infected plant/s
it realy seams to work and its Green!
Desmondo
I have ordered from international seed sources for years. Suggestions for the future.
ORDER EARLY!! I mean like around first week of January, if not while everybody else is out still Christmas shopping. This GREATLY increases your chances of getting the seeds you want, especially if supplies run short on some varieties. I would apply this rule even to orders with companies located in the USA.
Shop... AND PAY!! ... online with PayPal or your credit card. This takes care of the change of currency fees that all banks must charge, as by these means you are automatically paying in the currency of the country where you placed the order.
If you send a check, it has to go thru the systems of international currency, their bank will charge your supplier a handling fee (which hopefully you added to the amount of your check?), and when it's going to cost an international-rate postage stamp to return your check, you've cost that supplier money just by his being courteous enough to send your check back. With an electronic funds transaction, the supplier could have refunded your money instantly at no cost to either of you when they did not have the product.
Allow for communications to be brief and / or difficult if you are not able to correspond in the language of the country from which you are ordering. Altho English is widely taught in Europe, it's unrealistic and vain of us to assume that every business in another country employs people who read and write fluent English. A brief answer could come from a book of translated phrases. Sending you a whole letter of explanation would take a lot more employee time (thus company money), and remember they are not getting a sale from you anyway.
For best economy, see if your desired variety of seeds is already available here in the United States. Major seed houses have branches in the USA, and many of the smaller ... and larger!... seed companies stock varieties from other countries, offering imported seeds in many cases.
Hopefully these tips will by helpful in the future... and help prevent any misunderstandings when you're shopping across oceans and thru language and currency mazes.
