Who is recognized as the best merchants to buy orchids from through
mail order or online?

I have been happy with everything I have bought from Ray,
both plants and supplies.

Ray is at http://www.firstrays.com/

Bob

<ssantang [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Who is recognized as the best merchants to buy orchids from through
> mail order or online?
>

In addition to First Rays, there is also Kenni Judd's place at
www.jborchids.com
Bob Campoli - Philadelphia, Pa.

bobc wrote:
> In addition to First Rays, there is also Kenni Judd's place at
> www.jborchids.com
> Bob Campoli - Philadelphia, Pa.
>

Both are great. For more vendors, try here

http://orchidmall.com/

For any vendor, what matters most is your own experience with them.
Don't discount your instincts. If a deal sounds too good to be true, be
suspicious. But, if you think you might want to 'audition' a vendor,
buy a few plants. Don't go nuts and buy dozens, just a couple. Maybe
you want to select a few of the less expensive offerings. If they are
of good quality and you are satisfied with the service and price, then
you have greater confidence that a more extensive (or expensive) order
will go smoothly.

One of the great joys of the internet is that there is such a wide
variety of orchid plants and vendors to choose from. By all means
purchase (frequently! *grin*) from your favorite vendor, but don't
forget to experiment a bit, you may find new favorite sources.

And use your credit card. There are a lot of protections built into the
system that give you power as a consumer. If something goes horribly
wrong, you can always dispute a charge.

Rob
--
Rob's Rules: http://littlefrogfarm.com
1) There is always room for one more orchid
2) There is always room for two more orchids
2a) See rule 1
3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more
orchids, obtain more credit

Oh, and Rob's http://littlefrogfarm.com is a very good place to shop, too.
:-) Some of you may remember that Rob was evil enough to insist upon sending
free orchids along with ones that were ordered. Not sure whether he still
does that sort of thing, though.

And http://www.orchidsexchange.com (Al's Orchid Greenhouse) is great as
well -- though my experience with Al's Orchid Greenhouse is in buying in
person and not through the mail, since Al's is local to me.

Joanna

P.S.: Which one of our rgo regulars who are vendors have we forgot to
mention in this thread so far? (Joanna looking sheepish.)

"Rob" <rob [at] littlefrogfarm.com> wrote in message
news:dnpk5i$luk$1 [at] news.msu.edu...
> bobc wrote:
>> In addition to First Rays, there is also Kenni Judd's place at
>> www.jborchids.com
>> Bob Campoli - Philadelphia, Pa.
>>
>
> Both are great. For more vendors, try here
>
> http://orchidmall.com/
>
> For any vendor, what matters most is your own experience with them. Don't
> discount your instincts. If a deal sounds too good to be true, be
> suspicious. But, if you think you might want to 'audition' a vendor, buy
> a few plants. Don't go nuts and buy dozens, just a couple. Maybe you
> want to select a few of the less expensive offerings. If they are of good
> quality and you are satisfied with the service and price, then you have
> greater confidence that a more extensive (or expensive) order will go
> smoothly.
>
> One of the great joys of the internet is that there is such a wide variety
> of orchid plants and vendors to choose from. By all means purchase
> (frequently! *grin*) from your favorite vendor, but don't forget to
> experiment a bit, you may find new favorite sources.
>
> And use your credit card. There are a lot of protections built into the
> system that give you power as a consumer. If something goes horribly
> wrong, you can always dispute a charge.
>
> Rob
> --
> Rob's Rules: http://littlefrogfarm.com
> 1) There is always room for one more orchid
> 2) There is always room for two more orchids
> 2a) See rule 1
> 3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more
> orchids, obtain more credit
>

Oops, got Al's URL wrong -- the correct one is
http://www.orchidexchange.com/
Ever since Al mentioned on rgo or abpo the difference that that one extra
"s" could make in his URL, I keep thinking of it with the "s" in it. :-)

Joanna

"J Fortuna" <joanna [at] REMOVEfortunabujard.com> wrote in message
news:9F0of.21407$OK6.7561 [at] trnddc03...
> Oh, and Rob's http://littlefrogfarm.com is a very good place to shop, too.
> :-) Some of you may remember that Rob was evil enough to insist upon
> sending free orchids along with ones that were ordered. Not sure whether
> he still does that sort of thing, though.
>
> And http://www.orchidsexchange.com (Al's Orchid Greenhouse) is great as
> well -- though my experience with Al's Orchid Greenhouse is in buying in
> person and not through the mail, since Al's is local to me.
>
> Joanna
>
> P.S.: Which one of our rgo regulars who are vendors have we forgot to
> mention in this thread so far? (Joanna looking sheepish.)
>
> "Rob" <rob [at] littlefrogfarm.com> wrote in message
> news:dnpk5i$luk$1 [at] news.msu.edu...
>> bobc wrote:
>>> In addition to First Rays, there is also Kenni Judd's place at
>>> www.jborchids.com
>>> Bob Campoli - Philadelphia, Pa.
>>>
>>
>> Both are great. For more vendors, try here
>>
>> http://orchidmall.com/
>>
>> For any vendor, what matters most is your own experience with them. Don't
>> discount your instincts. If a deal sounds too good to be true, be
>> suspicious. But, if you think you might want to 'audition' a vendor, buy
>> a few plants. Don't go nuts and buy dozens, just a couple. Maybe you
>> want to select a few of the less expensive offerings. If they are of
>> good quality and you are satisfied with the service and price, then you
>> have greater confidence that a more extensive (or expensive) order will
>> go smoothly.
>>
>> One of the great joys of the internet is that there is such a wide
>> variety of orchid plants and vendors to choose from. By all means
>> purchase (frequently! *grin*) from your favorite vendor, but don't forget
>> to experiment a bit, you may find new favorite sources.
>>
>> And use your credit card. There are a lot of protections built into the
>> system that give you power as a consumer. If something goes horribly
>> wrong, you can always dispute a charge.
>>
>> Rob
>> --
>> Rob's Rules: http://littlefrogfarm.com
>> 1) There is always room for one more orchid
>> 2) There is always room for two more orchids
>> 2a) See rule 1
>> 3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more
>> orchids, obtain more credit
>>
>

Isn't it amusing how one letter can change so much?

"J Fortuna" <joanna [at] REMOVEfortunabujard.com> wrote in message
news:9F0of.21407$OK6.7561 [at] trnddc03...
>
> And http://www.orchidsexchange.com (Al's Orchid Greenhouse) is great as
> well -- though my experience with Al's Orchid Greenhouse is in buying in
> person and not through the mail, since Al's is local to me.
>
> Joanna

I don't buy many BS or NBS plants most all my work is in flask.
I can say that over the years http://www.oakhillgardens.com/ in IL and
http://www.clanorchids.com/ in FLA both have had good stuff for a very
fair price.
dude
>Oops, got Al's URL wrong -- the correct one is
>http://www.orchidexchange.com/
>Ever since Al mentioned on rgo or abpo the difference that that one extra
>"s" could make in his URL, I keep thinking of it with the "s" in it. :-)
>
>Joanna
>
>"J Fortuna" <joanna [at] REMOVEfortunabujard.com> wrote in message
>news:9F0of.21407$OK6.7561 [at] trnddc03...
>> Oh, and Rob's http://littlefrogfarm.com is a very good place to shop, too.
>> :-) Some of you may remember that Rob was evil enough to insist upon
>> sending free orchids along with ones that were ordered. Not sure whether
>> he still does that sort of thing, though.
>>
>> And http://www.orchidsexchange.com (Al's Orchid Greenhouse) is great as
>> well -- though my experience with Al's Orchid Greenhouse is in buying in
>> person and not through the mail, since Al's is local to me.
>>
>> Joanna
>>
>> P.S.: Which one of our rgo regulars who are vendors have we forgot to
>> mention in this thread so far? (Joanna looking sheepish.)
>>
>> "Rob" <rob [at] littlefrogfarm.com> wrote in message
>> news:dnpk5i$luk$1 [at] news.msu.edu...
>>> bobc wrote:
>>>> In addition to First Rays, there is also Kenni Judd's place at
>>>> www.jborchids.com
>>>> Bob Campoli - Philadelphia, Pa.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Both are great. For more vendors, try here
>>>
>>> http://orchidmall.com/
>>>
>>> For any vendor, what matters most is your own experience with them. Don't
>>> discount your instincts. If a deal sounds too good to be true, be
>>> suspicious. But, if you think you might want to 'audition' a vendor, buy
>>> a few plants. Don't go nuts and buy dozens, just a couple. Maybe you
>>> want to select a few of the less expensive offerings. If they are of
>>> good quality and you are satisfied with the service and price, then you
>>> have greater confidence that a more extensive (or expensive) order will
>>> go smoothly.
>>>
>>> One of the great joys of the internet is that there is such a wide
>>> variety of orchid plants and vendors to choose from. By all means
>>> purchase (frequently! *grin*) from your favorite vendor, but don't forget
>>> to experiment a bit, you may find new favorite sources.
>>>
>>> And use your credit card. There are a lot of protections built into the
>>> system that give you power as a consumer. If something goes horribly
>>> wrong, you can always dispute a charge.
>>>
>>> Rob
>>> --
>>> Rob's Rules: http://littlefrogfarm.com
>>> 1) There is always room for one more orchid
>>> 2) There is always room for two more orchids
>>> 2a) See rule 1
>>> 3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more
>>> orchids, obtain more credit
>>>
>>
>

J Fortuna wrote:
> Oh, and Rob's http://littlefrogfarm.com is a very good place to shop, too.
> :-) Some of you may remember that Rob was evil enough to insist upon sending
> free orchids along with ones that were ordered. Not sure whether he still
> does that sort of thing, though.
>

Evil? Bwah hah hah ha.... *grin*

If you saw how full my greenhouse is right now, you would realize that
sending free plants is indeed a selfish evil scheme, not a benevolent
one. Don't tell my wife, though...

In my experience ordering plants, a lot of people will send bonus plants
with a nice order. Not everybody, and not always on every order, but
most orchid people are generous to a fault.

Rob

--
Rob's Rules: http://littlefrogfarm.com
1) There is always room for one more orchid
2) There is always room for two more orchids
2a) See rule 1
3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more
orchids, obtain more credit