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| My Grass |
| 05.25.04 (2:03 pm) [edit] |
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As a single chick with a house that refuses to pay $75/week for some dude to mow my lawn, the responsibility falls on my shoulders. Springtime requires that we kill weeds, fertilize and mow our tender yards on a schedule. I sprayed my yard with a "weed killer for lawns" to kill various unwanted weeds and send them to weed heaven. A week later, some of the little buggers were dead, but many were still clinging to life. So I applied a 2nd treatment 2 weeks after the first one. The weeds were gone. So I broke out my cute little spreader and fertilized my yard. A week later, the yard is green and thriving...but so is red clover. (Imagine green clover but deep purple/red). This is NOT part of my landscaping vision... I stop to take some pictures this day of my garden and peach tree, etc - shots of my lush green grass are included. So I get the jug of the weed killer stuff and call the 800# where they 'guarantee' results. The nice guy tells me they'll send me a refund and tells me to apply a 'weed and feed' to my yard. I explain that I just fertilized my yard. He said to fret not, that it would be ok and told me exactly what product to get. I break out the handy dandy spreader again and weed and feed my yard. I'm thinking, "Gee Lawn, I hope you're hungry b/c you're gettin' fed a lot!" I follow the directions on the bag as instructed - mowing and watering accordingly... A few days later - I notice my red clover is dying. (DIE CLOVER DIE!) A week later, my entire yard is brown and dead. And the damn red clover is back. I call Spectracide - the mfr of the weed killer and the product specialist that told me what to do. He says "our products don't kill grass." I reply nicely that other than water, nothing has been applied to my yard except their products. So I called the store manager at the local Lowe's Home Improvement Store. Tell him what happened. He got all my info. I received a call back from him saying that they would be replacing my yard and the regional VP of Spectracide would be calling me. So how's that for customer service? |
posted by: SASHASMOMMA (reply)
post date: 05.25.04 (11:11 am)
HOT DAMN!!! Good for you:) Getting to the right people who can make those desicions, is by far the hardest feat to accomplish. Congrats.
posted by: chicalookate (reply)
post date: 05.25.04 (11:13 am)
Hot Damn is right.... guess it pays to go to the keep going until you get the answer that you want.
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 05.25.04 (11:15 am)
Reply to: chicalookate
New lawn would be a couple of thou easily...
Maybe they'll come mow for me too? LMAO
posted by: chicalookate (reply)
post date: 05.25.04 (11:16 am)
When I was a kid I mowed my grandma's law for $15
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 05.25.04 (11:16 am)
Reply to: SASHASMOMMA
I was just on the phone to Kodak's office of the President about my digital camera and how my calls to customer service haven't been returned....
Secret: go to the company's website, investor relations - get a name off the list and call their office - they'll get someone to take care of you ASAP. :)
posted by: kratesis (reply)
post date: 05.25.04 (11:16 am)
WOW that's great! I wish I'd have some good customer service once in a while! It goes a long way! I've had Jiffy Lube completely screw up my car, and they didn't bat and eye....
posted by: DrForbush (reply)
post date: 05.25.04 (11:29 am)
Hey scuba, I still haven't seen the pictures of your trimmed bush.
You promissed!
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 05.25.04 (11:43 am)
Reply to: DrForbush
As my earlier comment said, I was on the phone with Kodak this afternoon -I called the President's office. I am having software problems transferring the pics to my computer.
I am working on it. I promise.
posted by: riverrat338 (reply)
post date: 05.25.04 (3:19 pm)
FYI, the regualr clover you have in your yard is WHITE clover. Not Green.
posted by: riverrat338 (reply)
post date: 05.25.04 (3:20 pm)
i love your method of fixing problems too.
you go straight for the head!
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 05.25.04 (3:31 pm)
Reply to: riverrat338
Thank you Mr. Smarty Pants, but it's my yard, it's my clover and I'll describe it any darn way I want.
The bottom line, after 3 f'ing weed killer treatments, it's come back. It's like the cockroaches of the weed world.
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 05.25.04 (3:35 pm)
"i love your method of fixing problems too.
you go straight for the head!"
Laughing hysterically: You have NO idea. ;)
posted by: SASHASMOMMA (reply)
post date: 05.25.04 (5:54 pm)
Reply to: ScubaDiva
As soon as I read his post about "going straight to the head", I am. like, OH SH*T...what is her comeback going to be!! You didnt disappoint me:)
posted by: riverrat338 (reply)
post date: 05.25.04 (8:50 pm)
scuba... could you perhaps give me an idea? lol >;)
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 05.26.04 (5:21 am)
Reply to: riverrat338
Sorry stud, you'll have to use your imagination. I hope you have a very vivid one. ;)
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 05.26.04 (5:22 am)
Reply to: SASHASMOMMA
Wait until you read my reply to his last comment. Men are so easy to toy with.
posted by: dumblondegirl (reply)
post date: 05.26.04 (6:31 am)
I have to say that Lowes is pretty damn awesome. I purchased a floor model fireplace cover a year ago and it was missing pieces like insulation and screws... stuff it didn't need to be a floor model. Anyway, even though I bought it as is and got it for less that $40 the guy at the store ORDERED the extra pieces and had them shipped directly to my house.
Home Depot can kiss my ass.
posted by: dumblondegirl (reply)
post date: 05.26.04 (6:32 am)
Oh they shipped the extra pieces for free :)
posted by: Cyberpal (reply)
post date: 05.27.04 (6:23 am)
No that's what I call Consumer power or is it just Diva-power? :?
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 05.27.04 (1:48 pm)
Reply to: Cyberpal
It's called writing down people's names that you speak to and not letting them roll over you. ;)
posted by: Cyberpal (reply)
post date: 05.28.04 (2:23 am)
Reply to: ScubaDiva
You Diva you...... :-P
posted by: mblog (reply)
post date: 05.28.04 (9:17 am)
If you fertilize a lawn, using another product with "lawn food" can burn up your lawn and turn everything brown. Some of the roots may live, and the lawn may come back, but they gave some pretty bad advice. They should have given you your money back and told you to spend it on a weed puller. If you had only one clover, yanking it would have been best.
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 05.28.04 (9:21 am)
Reply to: mblog
Yep, they gave me bad advice. Now they are paying for it and I get a shiny new green yard. :)
And there's a bunch of more clover I noticed yesterday - too damn funny.
by Redonthehead