A review of several internet vendors

[nhman]

I've just finished increasing my collection of Catts and Zygo's with plants purchased from several different vendors and wanted to update everyone on my experiences, both good and bad.

Excellent: Carmela's in Hawaii (Catt's) What more can I say but healthy, large plants for a great price. All viral tested negative by Agdia testing. VERY good pricing and shipping. One of the best vendors that I've found, just wish their website was just a bit easier to search!

Excellent to Very Good: Fender's in Florida.(Catts) Again, wonderfully healthy plants that all virus tested negative. More $ than Carmela's though, but fast and friendly customer service and good shipping charges.

Excellent to Very Good: Porter's Orchids in Michigan.(Zygos) Nice size, healthy plants that all virus tested negative. Again, pricier than Carmela's but he had plants that I couldn't find elsewhere else (excellent selection of Zygos) and at a fair value. Honest and straightforward to deal with.

Poor to unacceptable: Aloha orchids in Hawaii.(Catts) Two of five plants tested positive for viruses. It's now been about 2 weeks and several emails with no answer as to how to proceed from here. I'm VERY UNDER-impressed with their customer service to say the least.

Hope that this review helps someone else.