Sooner Commitment of Satisfaction
By completing your purchase from Sooner Plant Farm, you agreeing to the following terms and you acknowledge you have read and are aware of our policies and guarantees stated below.
Sooner Commitment of Satisfaction:
At Sooner Plant Farm we care about your online plant purchasing experience. We take pride in maintaining a Top 5 Rating with the Garden Watchdog an independent rating site for home gardeners. We strongly suggest you visit the Garden Watchdog to review customer feedback before purchasing from any online plant source.
Because buying plants online may sound risky, we want you to rest assured our professional plant and packaging experience and quality control procedures ensure your 100% satisfaction that our plants will arrive true to type, established in their growing container, and to be in healthy condition.
Note: Due to the time of the year our plants will be in different stages of growth. Most plants on our farm break dormancy early March and begin dormancy early September. Because we must maintain our plants for year-round shipping, we must continually prune them. This means the plant you receive may have recently been pruned to improve their quality and health, this is normal plant care and maintenance, and the plant will regrow new foliage once established in your garden. If you have specific requirements regarding the size, shape or condition the plant you order, please contact us either by phone or email immediately after placing your order. Once plants are shipped and deemed healthy upon arrival no returns or credits will be allowed.
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Note: Orders shipping to (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) may be delayed up to 10 days on our farm before shipping is allowed to these states for a Department of Agriculture inspection.
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If you are paying by credit card:
Credit cards will show a reserve or hold from Sooner Plant Farm for the amount of your order when the order is placed.
In most cases, your credit card will not be charged until your order begins preparation for shipping, usually 3-4 days before the scheduled ship date.
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Other Payment options:
Check or money orders must be paid within 14 days, or the order will be cancelled.
Orders paid by money order will ship promptly upon payment.
Check orders will be held until check clears your bank before order will ship.
Sooner Plant Farm is not responsible for overdraft fees:
By checking and agreeing to the above terms, Sooner Plant Farm will not be held responsible for any additional fees that may be assessed to the payment method you provided us for your purchase.
Paypal Payments must be received within 5 days, or the order will be cancelled.
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Cancelling Orders:
If your order has not been charged no fees will be charged to cancel.
If your credit card has been charged a 10% cancellation fee will be assessed to cover our fees.
NOTE: some 5- and 7-gallon plants are special order from our supplier, once we receive them, cancelling will result in a 30% restocking fee. Special order plants will not be ordered without credit card on file.
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Address Corrections:
If we are charged a address correction fee by our shipping company, we will pass that charge of $15.00 to the credit card used for the order. This charge may show up on your credit card statement up to 30 days after shipping.
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Sooner Plant Farm Guarantee
Arrive Healthy Guarantee:
If you receive a plant that is damaged, we require that you notify us within 24 hours of delivery and send us pictures of the plants and state the problem or concern. We will promptly determine severity of damage and best direction to proceed. If we conclude the plant’s health has been compromised due to severity of damage, we will issue a store credit for 100% plant and any customer paid normal UPS Ground shipping charges. Customers may reorder the same plant or a different plant of your choice online. Note: Any shipping charges that have been upgraded by customer request to 3-day Select or 2nd Day Air are non-refundable.
Arrive Healthy Extended Guarantee:
If a plant arrives and you have concerns regarding its health, we require that you notify us within 24 hours of delivery and send us pictures of the plants and state, the problem or concern. We will promptly determine severity and the best direction to proceed. If we conclude that the problem is a cosmetic issue and should not affect the overall health of the plant, we will request the plants to be planted and given additional time to recover. If we request that the plant should be planted, we will extend our 100% Arrive Healthy Guarantee to 60 days. If the reported plant dies within 60 days of delivery, notify us and send us a picture of the dead plant. We will issue store credit for 100% plant and any paid normal UPS Ground shipping charges. You may reorder the same plant or a different plant of your choice online. Any shipping charges that have been upgraded by customer request to 3-day Select or 2nd Day Air are non-refundable.
**Arrival Only Guarantee**
Selected Plants which are identified with an Arrival Only Guarantee are covered under our Arrive Healthy Guarantee ONLY, as listed above, and are not covered by any other part of our guarantee.
NOTE: Minor leaf damage and minor broken non-structural branches or stems, although not cosmetically desirable, in most cases do not constitute immediate plant replacement. (The pruning and trimming of plants and trees is a normal and necessary plant maintenance process.
30-day Guarantee Details:
We guarantee each plant we sell for a period of 30 days from the date of delivery. In the event a plant you purchase from us fails to survive within 30 days of delivery and no 24-hour damage report has been filed we will issue a one-time store credit of 50% of the original amount paid for the plant, shipping costs are not refundable. NOTE: Store Credit will only be approved upon us receiving a picture of the dead plant.
Not True to Variety
If you discover within 365 days of delivery a plant purchased from us is not true to variety, send us a picture of the plant along with your order number and the reason you feel the plant is not true to variety. Once we confirm the plant is untrue, a claim will be processed, and we will issue a store credit for 100% of the plant cost and any paid normal UPS Ground shipping charges. Any shipping charges that have been upgraded by customer request to 3-day Select or 2nd Day Air are non-refundable.
Guarantee Overview
All claims will be issued in the form of store credit. No refunds or credits on any paid shipping or handling costs or other associated non-plant costs, i.e. hardgoods, accessories, etc. Store credits are valid for 90 days from the issued date then expire. No cash, credit card, or PayPal refunds will be issued.
- All store credits or refunds are based on the original paid purchase price of plants, minus any order discounts. Store credits are valid for 90 days from issuance, then expire.
- If a plant is damaged or if you have concerns regarding the plant’s health upon delivery, we require notification to us within 24 hours of its arrival. If there is damage to the box which resulted in damage to the product, send us pictures and retain the box and product until we receive instructions from the carrier.
- Pictures clearly detailing the damage, problem, or concern must be submitted to us through our online claim form or by email. No claims, credits, or refunds will be issued if an acceptable picture is not submitted.
- If a 24- hour plant arrived damaged report has not been filed, we assume your plant(s) arrived in acceptable condition and your plants are covered by our 30-day 50% Guarantee. No other guarantees apply.
Guarantee Exceptions:
- Plants shipped outside of our recommended shipping schedule are not covered by any part of our guarantee.
- Plants that are planted outside of our published hardiness zone ratings are only guaranteed to arrive healthy, no other guarantees apply.
- Plants left in growing containers, or repotted into another container are not guaranteed.
- Plant guarantee claims are only valid to the original purchaser, no third parties, i.e. landscapers or garden centers.
- Plants damaged due to obvious neglect are not covered by any part of our guarantee. Examples of neglect include but are not limited to: failure to prepare for plant delivery, i.e., plants left in shipping boxes and failure to unbox plants properly and in a timely manner, failure to water as needed, failure to plant in a suitable location per variety or species preferred requirements, failure to timely treat for insects or diseases, failure to notify us in a timely manner regarding a developing problem.
- Due to the unpredictable severity of winter weather, we do not guarantee plants that do not survive the winter, or plants that fail to emerge in spring. We recommend planting 6-8 weeks before first average frost date, to allow plants to root in well and offer the best chance of winter survival.
If you have any questions regarding the terms and conditions of our guarantee, feel free to contact us we will be happy to discuss them with you.
Thank you and Great Growing,
Sooner Plant Farm Management Staff
NOTE: Although each plant is inspected before shipping, there are times when a plant(s) may experience some shipping stress. This is almost always only a cosmetic issue, and the plant(s) should recover quickly after planting. Yellow, and or brown leaves, leaf drop, or tip burn are typical symptoms that you could possibly see, but as stated previously, it is most often merely a cosmetic issue and will not affect the plant’s overall health. Please consult your planting instructions and remove any bad foliage and or lightly prune the plant and allow a minimum of 14-21 days for the plant(s) to recover and to start flushing new growth (light pruning encourages new growth). Because we know most plants will recover once planted, after reviewing a photo of the damaged or unhealthy plant(s), we may request you to plant it and give it some time to recover before we deem a replacement plant(s) are shipped. Should a replacement be necessary, Sooner Plant Farm will pay normal ground shipping costs on a plant(s) that have a damage report on file within 24 hours of delivery, for a period of one year from delivery.
Recommended Beginning and Ending Shipping Dates:
Sooner Plant Farm recommends planting within these times to allow for late spring and early fall freezing temperatures. If you choose the option “SHIP AT THE BEST TIME FOR MY ZONE” at the time of checkout, we will follow the shipping chart below for optimum performance.
NOTE: When choosing the “SHIP NOW” option at the time of checkout will indicate to Sooner Plant Farm to ship your product on our next available shipping day, and will override these preset recommendations and void any guarantee on your shipment if shipped outside of these preset shipping windows.
ZONE BEGINNING SHIP DATE ENDING SHIP DATE
2 June 1st August 15th
3 June 1st September 15th
4 June 1st September 15th
5 May 15th October 15th
6 May 1st October 30th
7 April 15th October 30th
8 March 15th November 15th
9 February 15th December 15th
10 February 1st December 15th
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NOTE: Sooner Plant Farm reserves the right to make changes to these policies in any form, written or otherwise, at any time.