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    Business ProfileforAmerican Meadows, Inc.

    Online Shopping
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.44/5stars

    Average of 18 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    4 complaints closed in last 3 years

    3 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 3/20/2015

    Years in Business: 43

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    American Meadows Inc. specializes in retail and e-commerce gardening and supply sales and consultation. The business services include but are not limited to, online ordering, consultation and inspiration, shipping service, gift certificates, blog, newsletters, and more.

    Products & Services

    Wildflower Seeds, Flower Bulbs, Vegetable Seeds, Gardening Gifts, Perennial Plants, Flower Seed Packets, Custom Seed Packets

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    2438 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, VT 05482-6839
    BBB File Opened:
    1/1/1981
    Years in Business:
    43
    Business Started:
    1/1/1981
    Date of New Ownership:
    12/24/2008
    Business Incorporated:
    12/24/2008
    Accredited Since:
    3/20/2015
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Number of Employees:
    15
    Related Businesses
    Hours of Operation

    Primary

    M:
    9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    T:
    9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    W:
    9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Th:
    9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    F:
    9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Sa:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Su:
    Closed
    Business Management
    • Mr. Michael Lizotte, Partner
    • Mr. Ethan Platt, President
    • Ms. Tabar Gifford, Manager of Customer Relations
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Ethan Platt, President
    • Ms. Tabar Gifford, Manager of Customer Relations

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Michael Lizotte, Partner
    • Mr. Ethan Platt, President
    • Ms. Tabar Gifford, Manager of Customer Relations
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (802) 951-9089
      Primary Fax

    Email Addresses

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    Customer Complaints

    4 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    04/17/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Product Issues
    Status:
    Resolved
    I ordered 3 plants from American Meadows in ******* on April 4, 2024 for $40.15. I ordered 3 Dwarf ************* Weed plants in 3" pots (the only option) for our Monarch Waystation. Not a big order but an important order. When the order arrived yesterday, I opened the box to inspect the plants. I was terribly disappointed. Two of the 3 inch pots had soil, but no plants....the 3d one had a dead twig in it. I immediately called their phone number and their "recording" said I had a 12 minute hold; it was 21 minutes. I was able to leave a voicemail. I called back a second time about 30 minutes later; hold time was to be 16 minutes. I held for 44 minutes and finally hung up. I called back a third time and tried leaving a voicemail with someone in administration hoping my problem would make it to customer service so I picked **************** ***************** isn't an option when you call them.) No one picked up so I left a voice mail. I then used their scan and tried to upload a picture but it wouldn't take the picture from my Android. I did send an through the scan link. To date, customer service is nonexistent. I want a refund credited to the credit card I used, not another shipment of a dead plant and empty pots. As of today (4:02 p.m. CST) I've not received an email, a telephone call, or any form of communication from American Meadows.
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    Customer Reviews

    18 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Dave F

    1 star

    04/25/2024

    Unbelievable incompetence I ordered two trays of 32 potted plants as well as three trays of 16 potted plants, The total amount I should've received was 112 potted flowers of phlox I only got a shipment of three trays of 16 potted flowers, so only 47 potted flowers missing 64. you would think you would receive an email if an order you placed way back in February March suddenly became out of stock, but no nothing. I had to call them to tell them it was missing for them to reimburse me.. and they say oh what happened sometimes I took off of day of work and prepped all this area for exactly 112 flowers and I can't even get anymore because it's out of stock and by the time it gets received from another company would be too late.What am I supposed to do with the people that are supposed to help me plant these tomorrow and the 64 missing spaces? Not to mention of the ones I received 4 came dead.This was a big screwup and caused a lot more trouble. You would think they would offer to send me other types of flocks that might be out of stock or something, but just completely unhappy with this company right now

    American Meadows, Inc. Response

    05/02/2024

    Dear ****,Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and experience, we are very sorry for this disappointing error. We appreciate that you reached out to us directly so we can assist you in resolving this per our guarantee. Your order should have had 4 boxes shipped (4 trays of plants would have been sent out as 4 boxes). We've shared this with our greenhouse team, operations manager and have addressed this internally with our team. We recognize how frustrating this has been, and are very sorry to have let you down this season. We hope to have the opportunity to regain your trust in the future. Thank you again for bringing this to our attention and allowing us the opportunity to make it right. Kind Regards,********************* - President

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