OZBO - so slow

greenthumbomaha · January 11, 2014

Great prices, some soil mixes, ferts, etc. hard to find in my area. But ... I ordered a few items (my favorite brand, Espoma Seed Starter, was not available locally this year) and it is still being sent "To Warehouse" after several weeks.

Be prepared to use for next season if you order. I love a bargain but some things never change. These are the infamous Tomato Tone sellers.

- Lisa

rnewste · January 11, 2014

Agreed! Just ordered 60 pounds of Espoma lime for the containers. Hopefully, it will arrive before March or else I'll have to pick some up at Home Depot. The flat shipping rate of $2.95 (after the 5% discount) can't be beat... saves loading and hauling this home from the local store.

Raybo

greenthumbomaha · February 11, 2014

I called after posting this and Ozbo sent the items they had in stock with the other items on backorder. I called back 2 weeks ago (when the terrible snowstorms hit the east coast) and they said the remainder of the order just shipped. Still not here

My credit card was charged for the full amount when the partial order shipped. Grrr!

- Lisa

rnewste · February 11, 2014

Lisa,

My order was delivered within 2 weeks of order date. Mine was in stock, so I am sure your back-ordered items caused their problem. Hang in there - -

Raybo

DonnaMarieNJ · March 28, 2014

I ordered three 20 lb bags of Tomato-Tone from Ozbo on Wednesday. Today, Friday, I received an e-mail confirmation that my bags have been shipped. Hopefully, the box won't be crushed from the weight. I think, at least so far, that Ozbo is a good company.

What I can't understand (and has nothing to do with tomatoes or this thread), is that ONE pail of Tidy Cats litter costs between $45 and $50! I can get the exact same 35 pound pail at walmart for about $15. I don't get it. When I called today, they insisted that their site pricing was correct.

I do not want to take over your thread - just commenting - sorry!

greenthumbomaha · March 29, 2014

My order arrived a few days ago. They went to check again and actually the poor woman heard the story and loaded the heavy cart herself. Now I have 3 16qt bags of Espoma seed starter for next year as I had to purchase a local product instead. They have items I can't get locally and the shipping is very cheap for these bulk items but from my experience you can't expect it in a reasonable time with certainty.

- Lisa

snippits · April 7, 2014

Ozbo has 20 lb bag of Tomato Tone for 14.06 with 5 percent off coupon code plus 4.95 shipping. 19.01 to my door is the cheapest I have seen it, and I will need it for my plantings soon.

It says it's in stock, so should I buy it? If anybody knows where I can get it cheaper let me know.

Sun City Linda · April 7, 2014

Ozbo can be a good source for gardening stuff. I have ordered Earth Boxes, fertilizers, potting mix, dolomite lime and more. Never a problem.

RebelRidin · April 7, 2014

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Originally Posted by snippits

Ozbo has 20 lb bag of Tomato Tone for 14.06 with 5 percent off coupon code plus 4.95 shipping. 19.01 to my door is the cheapest I have seen it, and I will need it for my plantings soon.

It says it's in stock, so should I buy it? If anybody knows where I can get it cheaper let me know.

I received my order of three bags last week. Took six days from order to my door.

snippits · April 8, 2014

I placed the order for the 20 lb of Tomato Tone for 19.01 to my door. I got 500 reward points for placing the order since I am a new customer, and 500 points gets me free shipping on next order.

Hopefully I will get my order in a reasonable amount of time.

January 19, 2015

Resurrection here...

Anyone know if Ozbo went out of business or something? I can't seem to find a working page for them anymore.

Worth1 · January 20, 2015

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Originally Posted by eltex

Resurrection here...

Anyone know if Ozbo went out of business or something? I can't seem to find a working page for them anymore.

Looks like they are alive and well on Amazon.

FLRedHeart · January 20, 2015

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Originally Posted by eltex

Resurrection here...

Anyone know if Ozbo went out of business or something? I can't seem to find a working page for them anymore.

65,000 foot ecommerce warehouse company silent since last August; frequently sold inventory it didn't have at the right price, accused of not being authorized to sell some products by manufacturers, toll free number out of service at the moment, founder -former storefront website builder- left in November for Booking.com (European competitor of Expedia owned by Priceline ), eBay site dead a month ago ending with 50% negatives

... maybe it is left over in Amazon's fulfillment warehouse ...

Maybe the party really is over ... I don't think I'd risk my money with this!

January 11, 2014	#1
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	OZBO - so slow Great prices, some soil mixes, ferts, etc. hard to find in my area. But ... I ordered a few items (my favorite brand, Espoma Seed Starter, was not available locally this year) and it is still being sent "To Warehouse" after several weeks. Be prepared to use for next season if you order. I love a bargain but some things never change. These are the infamous Tomato Tone sellers. - Lisa

February 11, 2014	#3
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	I called after posting this and Ozbo sent the items they had in stock with the other items on backorder. I called back 2 weeks ago (when the terrible snowstorms hit the east coast) and they said the remainder of the order just shipped. Still not here My credit card was charged for the full amount when the partial order shipped. Grrr! - Lisa Last edited by greenthumbomaha; February 11, 2014 at 12:14 AM.

March 28, 2014	#5
DonnaMarieNJ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northeast New Jersey Posts: 726	I ordered three 20 lb bags of Tomato-Tone from Ozbo on Wednesday. Today, Friday, I received an e-mail confirmation that my bags have been shipped. Hopefully, the box won't be crushed from the weight. I think, at least so far, that Ozbo is a good company. What I can't understand (and has nothing to do with tomatoes or this thread), is that ONE pail of Tidy Cats litter costs between $45 and $50! I can get the exact same 35 pound pail at walmart for about $15. I don't get it. When I called today, they insisted that their site pricing was correct. I do not want to take over your thread - just commenting - sorry! __________________ DonnaMarieNJ I pay the mortgage, but my cats own the house!

January 11, 2014	#2
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	Agreed! Just ordered 60 pounds of Espoma lime for the containers. Hopefully, it will arrive before March or else I'll have to pick some up at Home Depot. The flat shipping rate of $2.95 (after the 5% discount) can't be beat... saves loading and hauling this home from the local store. Raybo

March 29, 2014	#6
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	My order arrived a few days ago. They went to check again and actually the poor woman heard the story and loaded the heavy cart herself. Now I have 3 16qt bags of Espoma seed starter for next year as I had to purchase a local product instead. They have items I can't get locally and the shipping is very cheap for these bulk items but from my experience you can't expect it in a reasonable time with certainty. - Lisa

April 7, 2014	#7
snippits Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: NC Posts: 77	Ozbo has 20 lb bag of Tomato Tone for 14.06 with 5 percent off coupon code plus 4.95 shipping. 19.01 to my door is the cheapest I have seen it, and I will need it for my plantings soon. It says it's in stock, so should I buy it? If anybody knows where I can get it cheaper let me know.

April 7, 2014	#8
Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	Ozbo can be a good source for gardening stuff. I have ordered Earth Boxes, fertilizers, potting mix, dolomite lime and more. Never a problem.

April 8, 2014	#10
snippits Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: NC Posts: 77	I placed the order for the 20 lb of Tomato Tone for 19.01 to my door. I got 500 reward points for placing the order since I am a new customer, and 500 points gets me free shipping on next order. Hopefully I will get my order in a reasonable amount of time.

January 19, 2015	#11
eltex Guest Posts: n/a	Resurrection here... Anyone know if Ozbo went out of business or something? I can't seem to find a working page for them anymore.