Topic: DON'T buy this compost

[manicscousers]

normally, I put u with stuff if it's cheap but this is taking it too far, 1.99 for 75 ltrs  ::)
don't know what seed they think will grow in it, letter of complaint on it's way  >:(

[ceres]

That's a shocker.  Looks like they shovelled up the remains of a bonfire.

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

you should try selling it as scrap metal

[manicscousers]

there's bits of plastic and pottery in it as well as stones and twigs..Ray said we may as well've gone to the woods and dug it up ourselves, probably've been better  ;D

[calendula]

well it does say it is multi purpose  ;D

[rosebud]

Where on earth did you buy it from?.
Send a letter to the company not the shop you may do well out of them!!.
What a nightmare to find all that rubbish, fight your corner on this one Manic.

[manicscousers]

sent one to the company, with photos by e mail..company called richmoor, sent them a flea in their ear, we'll see what they say  ::)
their web site's fantastic, their compost is not  >:(

[Georgie]

That's a disgrace! 

Mind you I see from the second picture that it's 'multi purpose with added...' and the next word is hidden.  Are you sure they didn't warn you?   ;D  ;D  ;D

G x

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

thry did say it was "Peat free"  ;D

[coznbob]

That's just shocking! :o

Like you, would put up with a bit if it was cheap, but that is ridiculous

[manicscousers]

 

That's a disgrace! 

Mind you I see from the second picture that it's 'multi purpose with added...' and the next word is hidden.  Are you sure they didn't warn you?   ;D  ;D  ;D

G x

the hidden phrase is "With added John Innes "  ::) :o

[Jeannine]

Truly disgusting, fight 'em manics.

[cazy]

Looks more like the stuff I use on my barbecue.

[manicscousers]

just realised I hadn't put the shop name in..I bought it from netto

[Eristic]

Quite frankly I think that matter should go straight to Trading Standards or whatever they're called.

[Larkshall]

Hey, steady on.

Have you thought that the company may not be to blame, it could be someone with a grudge against the company (having been given notice or some other reason) getting back at them. If all the bags were like that, wouldn't we have more comments about it.

Complain to Netto and the company, but be reasonable and you may finish up with a load of free compost. I once complained to a company about some faulty tea bags and received a voucher for far more than the value of the box of tea bags.

[manicscousers]

I've just sent pictures, the same as I've put on here, asking if their filter system has stopped working, I'm quite a reasonable person, really  ;D
also, one of our friends bought one, he mixed it in with his greenhouse border soil  ::)

[Duke Ellington]

I have never heard of netto are they like lidl?

Duke

[manicscousers]

yep, part of the big three, lidl, netto and aldi..
it's not them, it's richmoor, the company that made the stuff, no reply, sent another e mail, next I'm threatening trading standards...no excuses..it's been a couple of weeks now  :(
just noticed, it's 3 weeks tomorrow..
found a piece of a metal file top yesterday, nothing interesting like coins or gold  ;D

[calendula]

found a piece of a metal file top yesterday, nothing interesting like coins or gold  ;D

perhaps another email to them saying you've been using your metal detector and discovered several valuable roman coins in their compost and that you'd just love to know how and where they made their compost - that might get an answer  ;D