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Gurneys Seed And Nursery

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Rating Distribution

Gurneys Seed And Nursery reviews show a 1.7 star rating from 7 reviews; 50% would likely recommend. Consumers report high price level, frequent shipping delays, communication problems, and dissatisfaction with customer service and discounts.

Key Takeaways for Future Customers

  • Expect large selection and easy ordering for garden plants.
  • Plan for possible shipping delays and check order status.
  • Compare prices and quality before purchasing.

Negative Feedback / Risk Areas

  • Recurring shipping delays and non-fulfillment of orders.
  • Poor customer service and communication; customer complaints about refunds and charges.
  • High pricing and reports of poor plant quality.

Positive Feedback

Reviewers note good seeds, easy to order, and a large selection; one representative was praised for helpful service.

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Anonymous
map-marker Valparaiso, Indiana

Has my order shipped?..when?..

AI Highlights
  • - Rep seemed indifferent and told me to check emails for a ship date.
  • - My March order hasn't shipped by 5/30/24 and is last on the ship list.

The representative could care less..said to keep checking emails w ship date..my order has not shipped yet..and it's 5/30/24..,looks like I'm at the bottom of the ship list..even though I ordered in March...you should take the word "pissed" out of the comment section..sends a message that you have more than a few dissatisfied customers

User's recommendation: Listen to your customers and send plants out earlier..

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Steve K Dsn

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Seeded grape vines

AI Highlights
  • - Seeks information on why seeded table grape vines aren’t offered and notes seeds may hold up to 75% of nutrients; wants seeded Concord varieties.

Why don't you offer seeded Table grape vines? When grapes are juiced, up to 75 % of the nutrients are in the seeds.

Why do you not get a couple of varieties like a seeded Concord, etc.

Dont you want us to get a healthier option? not all people want seedless shoved down our throats.

Pros:
  • Selection
Cons:
  • No seeded grapes

Preferred solution: Seeded grapes

User's recommendation: seeded varieties are not bad for you.

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Carolyn S Iwn

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I was asking a question about how I can differentiate heirloom from hybrid offers in the catalog and he hung up! Catalog went in the trash.

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AI Highlights
  • - Customer service couldn't explain heirloom vs. hybrid.
  • - Catalog doesn't denote heirloom or hybrid.
  • - Rep asked for an item number; I didn't have one.
Updated by user Feb 04, 2024

No. Have tHeard a thing. But then to be fair, extremely horrible customer is not important ti

Original review Jan 20, 2024
I am a large home gardener and have been living through my seed catalogs, deciding whom I will order from this year, which seeds I would like to be heirloom and which hybrid. I called customer service to ask how I can tell if an offering is heirloom or hybrid.

I cant see it denoted in your catalog. The customer service rep (whose speaking skills were hard to understand) asked me for a specific item number and I said I didnt have a specific item number yet, I just needed to know how to differentiate from heirloom or hybrid. He told me I needed to have an item number so I asked if I would need to ask about 20 or so different offers individually? He hung up on me, so the catalog went in the trash.

What a shame. No good reviews here
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Robert B Jdp

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Catalog

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AI Highlights
  • - Will not order from catalogs that do not have an index.
  • - There are other seed catalogs with an index, so that's who I order from.

Will not order from a catalog that does not have an index.used to buy lots of seeds from Gurneys when you could look the item up. I dont want to look through the whole catalog to find an item I need.There are other seed catalogs that have an index so thats who I order from.

User's recommendation: If you like a catalog with index this company is not for you.

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Ray V Xof

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Horrible value. High priced, awful quality, worse customer service

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AI Highlights
  • - Gurneys sent dead or dying plants.
  • - Replacement shipping was prohibitive, eating refunds.
  • - We switched to a local nursery with plants at half the cost.

We are getting a bumper crop of fruit, but NOT FROM GURNEYS!!!

Everything they sent us was dead or dying. When we couldn't order EXACTLY what needed replaced, they charged us prohibitive shipping which ate up what we were "refunded"

We gave up and went to a local nursery and now have wonderful plants that are giving us great fruit at half the cost.

The only thing worse than their prices and quality is their customer service. Save your money and shop local - they know what will grow and we have great prices, quality, and even customer service.

Loss:
$300
Cons:
  • Worse customer service
  • Bad pricing and quality

Preferred solution: Apology

User's recommendation: Avoid at all costs

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Carla K Ood

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Send delivery in 7 to 10 days. Waited two weeks and called to find out it hasn’t been shipped yet and probably won’t be till the end of the month. Original order was April 28 now it’ll be June

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AI Highlights
  • - A notification should have been sent when delivery wasn’t completed.
  • - Ads arrive daily, but no news on my order after years of buying.

I feel a notification should have been sent to me when the delivered eight was not done. I get your advertisements every day, but no news on my order. And after years of purchasing your products, this is the first time Ive been disappointed.

Pros:
  • Quality products
Cons:
  • Communication

Preferred solution: My plant as soon as possible, and notification of delays if they occur in future purchases

User's recommendation: Notification when there is a delay

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Larry L Meh

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Haven’t received an order for 3 salsa plants

I havent received my order for 3 salsa plants and was wondering when they would be sent.

Thank you,

Larry

Pros:
  • Easy to order garden plants

Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

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Anonymous
map-marker New Lisbon, Wisconsin

Pay bill

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Representative was extremely helpful t paid close attention to what my questions were. Was pleasant and knowledgeable

User's recommendation: Yea

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Dennis M Eis

Didn’t receive my seeds on promised ship fate

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AI Highlights
  • - Ordered seeds in January and asked for April 4 shipping.
  • - Only partial shipment; rest due May 20-25.
  • - It was too late for farmers markets.

Ordered seeds in January and requested ship date of April 4th. They assured me that wouldnt be a problem.They only shipped part of the order and assigned new ship date of may 20th-25th for the rest. I wouldnt get them till one week after they shipped much too late for the season as I sell these at farmers markets

Loss:
$500

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution

User's recommendation: Don’t buy from this company unreliable

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David H Ytf

Looking for my order

Have not received my order yet when is it coming under David Hedrick or Shelly Hedrick 25 strawberry plants name is Festival please call me back at 120******** thanks for your help

Pros:
  • Good seeds

Preferred solution: My Festival 25 strawberry plants I ordered thanks again

User's recommendation: Good place to shop

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Anonymous
map-marker Roy, Utah

Horrible Experience

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AI Highlights
  • - Large February order; seeds arrived only in late June.
  • - Half the live plants died; I had to buy replacements, and they won't refund or credit.

I placed a rather larger order in Feb. so that I could get my seeds and get a jump start on my garden.

Most of my seeds did not show up until late June. I called a few times to get this straighten out, but nothing changed. I also orders some live plants, and 1/2 of them died.

I had to go and buy all new seeds and plants, and they will not give a refund for their late and horrible service. I do not want credit with them.

User's recommendation: Run Away

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Emily S Jga

Poor service and notifications!!!

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AI Highlights
  • - I paid for plants, but they never arrived.
  • - Friends who ordered the same plants after me got theirs, and the refund does not reflect shipping.

I ordered and paid for plants, and they never came in. I have friends that ordered the same plants after me and they got theirs. I had to call the company to find out I would not receive my plants and the refund does not reflect the shipping.

Preferred solution: I want an invoice of my refund and to be wait listed for the plants. l should have been informed!!

User's recommendation: Do not trust them to do the right thing!!!

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Chris S Zpy

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Non-fulfillment of order

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AI Highlights
  • - Seed potatoes ordered 12/21/19; ship date pushed from 2/25/20 to 6/1/20.
  • - On 5/25/20 email said not available and no potatoes were delivered.

I placed an order for seed potatoes on 12/21/19 and was given an estimated shipping date of 2/25/20. As the potatoes should have been planted in March, when I did not receive them I checked, periodically, to see if they had been shipped.

The shipping date kept getting extended (March, then April, then May, then, finally, 6/1/20). I called Gurneys on 5/19/20 and was told they would, in fact, be shipped on 6/1/20 (3 months after they should have been shipped! And at the very end of the planting season in my area!).

Finally, on 5/25/20, I received an email saying that those potatoes were "currently not available", and I would not be receiving them at all. So, after stringing me along for months, I now have no potatoes to plant, and it's too late to order from any other company.

Loss:
$100
Pros:
  • Large selection
Cons:
  • Unreliable
  • Poor quality products

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution

User's recommendation: Do not order from this company.

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