Author Topic: Staples. A warning!  (Read 2917 times)

Palustris

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Staples. A warning!
« on: February 07, 2004, 21:58:52 »
THis morning while potting up some plant divisions I found out the hard way that the nursery had attached the plant label to the pot with a staple gun. The prongs on the staple were sticking out into the soil. Fortunately I was wearing thicker than normal gloves for some reason. Even so the staple ripped through. Without the gloves I would have had a bad wound instead of a scratch. So take care all you pot re-cyclers.
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Mimi

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Re: Staples. A warning!
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2004, 10:34:01 »
This seems to be a common practice now Eric.  I think that it is their way of preventing plant and correct label parting company. :)
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Re: Staples. A warning!
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2004, 11:21:57 »
Viscious though!  Do you think it's their way of telling us to keep up with tetanus jabs! ;D
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Re: Staples. A warning!
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2004, 02:01:05 »
I`m firmly convinced that it`s their way of trying to discourage people from using the pots again.  They work on the basis that by the time you`ve got sore fingers from getting the first staple out you`ll give up and go and buy some new pots
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Re: Staples. A warning!
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2004, 02:07:02 »
Yeah, but we're not all that daft, are we? ;D ;D ;D
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