Terms and Conditions:
Seedling orders over 25 per size/species must be in increments of bundle sizes.-- ie., 25,
50, 75 etc.
No reductions to orders allowed after March 15th.
Order Cancellations after March 15th, forfeit 50% of the order.
Minimum order is $150.00.
5% discount for orders over $10,000--under most circumstances--fall orders generally
excluded.
Balance of payment
due 14 days prior to planned shipment date, unless other arrangements have been agreed
to.
Shipping: UPS, 15% of total order - or - at cost for actual costs over the 15%
charge. FOB, Holland, MI
Minimum shipping charge for UPS orders is $40.00
Unpaid orders will be assessed a service fee of 18% per annum,
calculated from shipping date.
Orders of 500 per species, per size - earn 1000 rate.
Sizing: Sizes are estimated in June for the current crop. Sometimes exact sizes may
vary
from published sizes
for this reason. Normally, 95% (+/- 5%) of plants should be in the published (estimated)
size range.
Bundle sizes:
Evergreen Seedlings:
25/bundle;
Evergreen Transplants: 2-1, P+1s...
25/ bundle;
Evergreen transplants: 2-2s and P+2s...
10/bundle;
Deciduous Seedlings:
25/bundle;
“Bigger Stuff”:
2-3' deciduous are in 25s or 10/bundle for taller sizes.
Cancellations: Buyer has 14 days to cancel order after receipt of acknowledgement
form.
After 14 days, A.N.I reserves the right
to cancel any or all of the order at anytime thereafter. Under most circumstances,
cancellations before March 15 forfeit
deposit and should cancellations of complete orders, complete line items or line item
reductions
occur after March 15th,
then a 50% fee will be assessed based on the reduced amount.
Deposits: If you place an order--then we record your request as an order. Orders must
be
confirmed by a deposit payment
within 14 days of order being written. If we do not receive the deposit payment, we reserve
the
right to cancel the order
but the process is not automatic. Our goal is the fair and equitable treatment of all of our
customers. Demand is high and
we need to verify customer commitment via the deposit system for orders placed.
Warranty, Limitation of liability and Disclaimer:
Alpha Nurseries, Inc. (A.N.I.) makes no warranty regarding its products, merchantability or
any other type
of guarantee, express or implied. All of our material is sold true to form and general
species characteristics.
All plant material will be shipped in good condition, in proper packaging to extend the
viability of the
living plant material. Due caution must be taken by the customer to insure proper care once
the trees have been
received and should be planted as soon as feasible. If any product is not shipped in good
condition, buyer must
immediately notify A.N.I. before planting the product, and buyer must, as directed by
A.N.I., hold or return the product to
A.N.I for inspection and/or replacement. In no event will A.N.I. be responsible for any
indirect, incidental, special or
consequential damages of the buyer, including lost profits, even if A.N.I has been advised
of the possibility of such losses.
Recognizing our dependency on and exposure to the elements, all orders are subject to crop
conditions. A few of such
(but not limited to) are listed here: Hail, Frost, Inventory error, Flooding, Fungal
infections and Insect damage.
Failure to pay when credit has been extended:
A.N.I. charges interest for outstanding balances, with the first charges assessed via
statement 60 days after shipment.
Interest is calculated from the date of shipment as payment is due prior to shipment. If
payment is not made in 3 months,
A.N.I. will likely file with the court within 4-6 months from shipment date. Customer
assumes all costs in debt
collection. If it is necessary to take an account to court, the customer agrees to assume
A.N.I. legal costs if found liable.
Any dispute will be resolved exclusively in the State of Michigan, and buyer consents to
jurisdiction in Michigan.
Corrections to inventory:
While a conservative and accurate inventory is our goal, at times we do
not have enough plants to fill all our orders. Our policy in those cases is to share the
impact of
that reality as broadly as possible to make any change to your order - a minor impact.
Aside from the legal statement:
We want you to know that we will do everything possible to make your experience with
Alpha Nurseries, Inc. a pleasant one--and our goal is to see our plant material does well on
your site. While our legal
responsibility ends when the stock leaves the door in good condition, we will try to go the
extra mile wherever we can.
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