SSE requests this year - strange?

Tania · March 27, 2009

There is certainly a new pattern with the SSE requests this year (for me anyway):

I am getting the same number of SSE requests as in 2008 and 2007, but 80% of them are $2.00 requests for 1 variety. About half of these requests had $2 US check enclosed, which eventually became an embarrassing thing for me to go the the bank every few days to deposit one $2 US check (every teller in that branch now know me and laugh every time I come in). In Canada, I cannot simply deposit the US checks through an ATM, I have to go to the bank. It is my fault, as I said in my SSE blurb I do accept US checks, but I never thought anyone would bother to write a $2 check... It probably costs the banks more than $2 to process a $2 check...
Now I know better and will indicate explicitly that no checks under $10 will be accepted.

Did anyone else had similar experience this year?

And this is the first year when I got 3 requests with insufficient payments - $2 requests for squash, melon, or bi-annual seeds, all from non-listed members. All three requested 1 variety only. It costs me $3 to send this 1 packet of seeds ($2 postage + $1 bubble mailer).

I also got 1 request with no payment enclosed, for tomato seeds, and sent it anyway. I am sure the person simply forgot to put the money into the envelope, this happens.

Here is a question for other listed SSE members: what do you do when you get a request with insufficient payment or no payment at all? I feel very uncomfortable mentioning that, as I do not want people to feel bad or, even worse, send me the additional $1...

I am actually dreading coming home and discovering yet another $2 US check in the mail.

Edit: I really have quite mixed feelings about this.

Tania

March 27, 2009	#1
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	SSE requests this year - strange? There is certainly a new pattern with the SSE requests this year (for me anyway): I am getting the same number of SSE requests as in 2008 and 2007, but 80% of them are $2.00 requests for 1 variety. About half of these requests had $2 US check enclosed, which eventually became an embarrassing thing for me to go the the bank every few days to deposit one $2 US check (every teller in that branch now know me and laugh every time I come in). In Canada, I cannot simply deposit the US checks through an ATM, I have to go to the bank. It is my fault, as I said in my SSE blurb I do accept US checks, but I never thought anyone would bother to write a $2 check... It probably costs the banks more than $2 to process a $2 check... Now I know better and will indicate explicitly that no checks under $10 will be accepted. Did anyone else had similar experience this year? And this is the first year when I got 3 requests with insufficient payments - $2 requests for squash, melon, or bi-annual seeds, all from non-listed members. All three requested 1 variety only. It costs me $3 to send this 1 packet of seeds ($2 postage + $1 bubble mailer). I also got 1 request with no payment enclosed, for tomato seeds, and sent it anyway. I am sure the person simply forgot to put the money into the envelope, this happens. Here is a question for other listed SSE members: what do you do when you get a request with insufficient payment or no payment at all? I feel very uncomfortable mentioning that, as I do not want people to feel bad or, even worse, send me the additional $1... I am actually dreading coming home and discovering yet another $2 US check in the mail. Edit: I really have quite mixed feelings about this. Tania __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase Last edited by Tania; March 27, 2009 at 07:50 PM.