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    Business ProfileforHolland Bulb Farms

    Preserved Flowers
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    2.3/5stars

    Average of 155 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    66 complaints closed in last 3 years

    28 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 10/31/2006

    Years in Business: 21

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    Holland Bulb Farms states it is an on-line retailer offering spring and fall flower plantings, including bulbs, perennials and vegetables, as well as indoor planting items, including amaryllis and paperwhite.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    8480 N 87th St, Milwaukee, WI 53224-2400
    BBB File Opened:
    10/27/2006
    Years in Business:
    21
    Business Started:
    2/1/2003
    Business Started Locally:
    2/1/2003
    Accredited Since:
    10/31/2006
    Type of Entity:
    Sole Proprietorship
    Business Management
    • Jon W. Studer, President
    • Katie Sunderlage, Operations Manager
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Jon W. Studer, President

    Customer Contact

    • Jon W. Studer, President
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (414) 354-3825
      Primary Fax

    Customer Complaints

    66 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    07/16/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Product Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    I ordered 100 Stargazer **** bulbs . I was sent the wrong kind. I was asked to send photos of the 65ish plants that bloomed. I did . This is the guarantee that is on the website "MISLABELED ITEMS Although uncommon, human error can occur during the packaging process and items may be mislabeled. If you have received an item that is not true to the variety as labeled, please contact us during the first growing season* with an image of what you received. Submitted images are necessary to help correct any mistakes for future seasons.Once images are received and reviewed, our team will be able to offer a merchandise credit or a refund back to the original form of payment." I have asked for a refund, they have offered a credit to their website. The person on the phone was very rude . They are not honoring the Guarantee.
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    Customer Reviews

    155 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Lawrence G

    1 star

    07/29/2024

    They promote their companies 100% guarantee, but it is literally worthless. I ordered/received multiple items, several different items didn't even grow or bloom. Tried to get replacements or a refund, but they stated the guarantee was expired. I ordered in November 2023, received late November. Nothing like a worthless guarantee to ensure customers won't come back.

    Holland Bulb Farms Response

    08/02/2024

    Thank you for reaching out to us. I'm sorry you are not satisfied with your experience with our company. We do have a 100% Grow Guarantee on our items for the first growing season and do stand behind the Guarantee. As with most retail stores, our Grow Guarantee does have a date range in which we do need to be notified if items fail to grow since it is valid for just the first season. We do have the dates listed on our website as well as on the back of all of the packing slips included in the box. If we are notified after the dates stated in our Guarantee, it is at that point void. I did find a chat you had with one of our representatives on 7/27/24 regarding items that failed to bloom for you this first season. At that time we did inform you the Grow Guarantee did expire in June of ***************** our Grow Guarantee. Since all items would have grown for you in the early to mid-Spring, the Guarantee cannot be extended unfortunately. It is also normal for items to grow foliage the first season but not bloom the first season. If they did grow foliage, the bulbs were viable and will bloom the second season. With ******'s becoming a bit warmer in most locations, this trend is becoming more common. Again, I do apologize you are not satisfied with your experience. For future reference, we would ask that the Grow Guarantee is reviewed before an order is placed to fully understand the terms of our policies and procedures.

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