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 >:( ohh..not nice...give them a call..and this time try to use a tad more firmer tone of voice....

Thanks for the thread, until I read it I hadn't thought about checking the number of seeds. If seed companies are doing this on purpose (which hopefully they aren't as some seem to get more seeds than advertised) then it's beyond the pale. Anyway, I'll certainly be more aware when buying.  ;)

Firstly can you imagine some poor little chap sat on a stool counting seeds  ;)
Thompsn and Morgan have emailed me to say they will send a replacement pack of chilli seeds because I told them of poor germanation this is worth mentioning because ?
The seed was a FREE promotional pack and I only emailed them for their records
Thumbs up T&M  :)

Quote from: macmac on April 12, 2010, 23:06:39
Firstly can you imagine some poor little chap sat on a stool counting seeds  ;)
Thompsn and Morgan have emailed me to say they will send a replacement pack of chilli seeds because I told them of poor germanation this is worth mentioning because ?
The seed was a FREE promotional pack and I only emailed them for their records
Thumbs up T&M  :)

Quality checks aren't hard and should be standard, T&M have behaved admirably with you.

It's a mechanised/automated process in most seed companies and if the machine hiccoughs you get empty or under weight packs...
the machine should reject under-weight packs but doesn't always...

...however, new packet arrived today, and has roughly 50 seeds in it, so they have done well.

don't it feel like victory?... ;D

 ;D

I have just opened a packet of Cavilli Courgettes from T&M labelled 5 seeds and got 8, and another of courgette Parador labelled 5 and got 9.  So perhaps T&M have redeemed themselves.  

But I do not think in general I send enough packets back, if nothing grows I tend to blame myself.  I have been stunned at how high the gemination rates of my own saved seeds are. 

 

QuoteI have been stunned at how high the gemination rates of my own saved seeds are.

They are fresher... I never mananged to get bought Scorzonera to germinate... bought loads of packets... same with Salsify, now they flower and set seed which come up all over the lotties...  ::)

Had a packet of Johnson's Sweet corn which said average of 25 seeds.
Lucky me there were 40 seeds in the packet so I sowed the lot and going to give away some to friends.