Still no word from Denver Botanical Gardens. If there is one place that could house a 70 foot pine tree - inside - it would probably be them.
I'm going to look into how much it costs to send the tree to Oregon by post.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Tree Drama
Okay, ready for this? So we had a landscaper out today, who informed me - GET THIS - that the Christmas tree I bought is NOT ZONED for Colorado. And that if I planted it outside, it would die.
So I went to Home Depot, the place where I bought this tree, and spoke to the customer service folks there. Here's how it went...
"I bought a live tree from you that is not zoned to be planted in Colorado." - me
"Did we have it inside the building or outside when you bought it?" - HD customer service
"Inside." - me
"Well that's because it's supposed to be an indoor plant." - HD
"I find that highly unlikely. It's supposed to grow to be 70 feet tall. You can't HONESTLY tell me that it is meant to be an indoor plant." - me
"Do you have your receipt?" - HD
"No. I thought I was going to plant it outside." - me
"You could always return it and then we will probably just throw it away." - HD
"Well that kind of goes against the whole concept of buying a tree so that I can plant it. I mean doesn't it seem a little strange that you would sell a live tree that can't be planted in this state?" - me
"I don't know what else to say, except you could return it to us." - HD
"Can't you send it to another Home Depot in another state where it could actually be planted?" - me
"No. We don't exchange live goods with other stores." - HD
"Well that's just great. Thanks so much." - me
"Have a good day." - HD
So I went to Home Depot, the place where I bought this tree, and spoke to the customer service folks there. Here's how it went...
"I bought a live tree from you that is not zoned to be planted in Colorado." - me
"Did we have it inside the building or outside when you bought it?" - HD customer service
"Inside." - me
"Well that's because it's supposed to be an indoor plant." - HD
"I find that highly unlikely. It's supposed to grow to be 70 feet tall. You can't HONESTLY tell me that it is meant to be an indoor plant." - me
"Do you have your receipt?" - HD
"No. I thought I was going to plant it outside." - me
"You could always return it and then we will probably just throw it away." - HD
"Well that kind of goes against the whole concept of buying a tree so that I can plant it. I mean doesn't it seem a little strange that you would sell a live tree that can't be planted in this state?" - me
"I don't know what else to say, except you could return it to us." - HD
"Can't you send it to another Home Depot in another state where it could actually be planted?" - me
"No. We don't exchange live goods with other stores." - HD
"Well that's just great. Thanks so much." - me
"Have a good day." - HD
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