LawrenceJ2007 said:
Wow, i have no words from this one at all. Some things medically cannot be helped with $20 worth of toothpaste, floss, etc. Other things are genetic, i.e. wisdom teeth, maxillary issue, Oralmaxillary issues which the surgeries from are very VERY painful. Maybe one day you yourself will have to have some type of surgery of the maxillary region and truly see how it is.
He's trying to make it right with you, but you rather be a smart ass with him. Good job.
Edit: Sorry Firebreath that was a little harsh on my part, had a patient pass on me today so I took it out on you, yet again sorry.
You
seem to be assuming that I have never had oral surgery. That would be incorrect. I have, and it was during a time when I was doing hard manual labor. I did not take any days off or have any trouble using my computer. With that said I do realize that different people have different pain tolerances, so I do apologize for making light of the matter. I am not really sure why you posted here since you aren't Dale Baker, though? Unless you're affiliated with him somehow then I don't really think your post was necessary. Regardless, I am sorry to hear about your patient. I am sure that is a very stressful job.
To the rest, my experience with Baker's Peppers came to a close on May 3 when I received my refund. I realize I may have come off a little strong with my previous posts, so I will just summarize the experience here. I ask only that the reader consider things from my perspective before coming to the conclusion that I am a bad person. I fully expected at least some backlash by calling him on the health issues. That's the thing about health issues; if the other person calls you on it, then they will end up looking like the bad guy whether it is true or not. I ask that you read the following and draw your own conclusions. If you still choose to believe that Dale had two lifetimes worth of dental work in a span of a couple months, then that is your right. Who am I to argue? It is every person's right to believe anything they wish. Heck, you can believe that man never landed on the moon, or that using a Shakeweight will turn you into a ripped bodybuilder after 3 weeks. Knock yourself out. Without further ado:
1. I ordered my seeds on 4/10. Keep in mind, this is my first time getting into "superhot" peppers and my first ever order. I am very excited.
2. I check my mail every day with great anticipation, finding nothing for the next two weeks.
3. I email Dale on 4/25, he responds that he sent my seeds on 4/21 and apologizes that "USPS is taking forever". He says he will send a free replacement the following Monday (4/28)
4. I check my mail the next few days with even greater anticipation. It has now been confirmed by the man himself that these seeds have been sent. Surely they will arrive soon. Nothing shows up.
5. I post here after not receiving any seeds or any replies to my emails. Dale says his wife has been in charge and that she's overwhelmed. He says she has been the one emailing me and must have been "confused". The emails in question are written with his exact writing style and signed Dale Jr
6. During this time I received no email or notice about his issues or possible delays. There was nothing posted on his website.
7. I ordered on 4/10 and the bundle cost $34.99. Sometime between 4/10 and my first post here on 4/30, the price was raised to $35.99 on his website. Somehow he or his wife had time to raise prices, but no time to answer emails or notify customers of possible delays.
8. Dale offers a refund and tells me to email him. I do, and he does not reply or refund me until a couple days later when I file a complaint with Paypal. At this point I immediately receive a full refund.
9. To date, I have received nothing in the mail from Baker's Peppers. This confirms that the seeds were never sent (original or replacement). This entire transaction essentially amounted to an interest-free, 1 month loan in the amount of $34.99 from me to Dale Baker. Note: I
did find seeds in my mailbox today... but they were from pepperlover.com. They shipped the morning after my order, arrived in 3 business days, and came loaded with free seeds.
I apologize to anyone who may have been offended by my previous posts, but that's not who I am. Those posts were a reflection of my state of mind at the time. I felt that I got lied to. In my lifetime I have found that liars do not deserve second chances, because they will just do it again. It's a character flaw. I may be sarcastic, or a "smartass", but one thing I am not and never will be is a liar. I hope that by posting my experience here it will help get Dale more focused on the service aspect of his business. I do not wish bad things for him at all and I consider this issue closed.
We hope the customers understand, AND again we are DEEPLY sorry about the delays..........
If you consider that to be true hardship then I'd love to see you live my life. You're a real fighter, eh? They should make a Dateline special about the guy with a sore mouth who struggles each day to water his pepper plants and send emails. I'm not really sure where you're going with that story. Even if that's all true I still don't feel sorry for you at all. It would take 5 minutes to update your website and say "orders may take a month to arrive" but then nobody would order, right? And if your wife has been the one emailing me then apparently she's well versed in the Baker method of excessive capitalization, ellipses, and being "terribly sorry". I'm not buying it. In all that mess you wrote... you didn't happen to mention how exactly you plan to "make this right"? I think a full refund is in order. You already wasted weeks of my time that I can never get back. Again I live in an area where there is a SHORT GROWING SEASON. Do you understand that concept? Every day counts at this point.
