BX rate change
Jane McGary (Tue, 03 May 2011 08:37:37 PDT)
Jude wrote,
Hey there,
That's something I didn't even think about - good input. Maybe
following the name of each donor (in the offerings) an e-mail could
be made available for us to contact the donor with any concerns or
questions ? It could also be a way to say "Darn! Mine died, do you
have another?" without having Dell go through any extra trouble.
This is something that happens to donors to major seed exchanges, and
I have to say that it can be troublesome to the donors. Over the
years I have been contacted a number of times by people who saw that
I had donated a certain kind of seed to NARGS or AGS, but they didn't
get it from the exchange and wanted me to supply it personally. At
times this has resulted in interesting correspondence and exchanges
that profited both parties, but at other times it has just caused me
a lot of extra trouble. (Once it even led to my being offensively
harrassed via e-mail, fortunately by someone very far away!) On the
whole, I think it's worth taking a chance on, but not every donor
might feel that way. I'd just suggest that anyone who personally
approaches a donor asking for material be very cautious and
understanding if the response isn't what they had hoped.
Jane McGary
Portland, Oregon, USA