Important Information

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Index

Prices
Terms
Shipping
Return Policy
Substitutions
Seed Treatments
Limitation of Warranty and Remedy
Monetary Currency
Special Notice Concerning Watermelon Seed

PRICES:

PRICES QUOTED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

TERMS:

NON-CREDIT APPROVED ACCOUNTS: Must be prepaid or applied to a credit card. A 2% discount is allowed on prepayment of seed orders over $300.00 per invoice. There are no discounts on non-seed items. There are no discounts on credit card orders. We accept American Express, Visa, Mastercard, and Discover.

CREDIT APPROVED ACCOUNTS: Credit applications are available from our office to become a credit approved account. On orders over $300.00 per invoice, a discount of 2% is allowed if paid within 30 days, net payment is due within 60 days unless special arrangements are made prior to shipping. Orders under $300.00 are net 30 days. Non-seed items are net 30 days (no discounts on non-seed items). Overdue accounts will be charged a late payment fee of 1 1/2% per month (18% per year). Minimum late payment fee is $3.00 per month. Payments on accounts are applied to late payment fees prior to paying open invoices.

NOTE: Accounts with good payment records receive priority during crop shortages and pro-rate situations.

RETURNED CHECKS: A fee of $40.00 will be charged for any checks returned. Collection fees and/or legal expenses, including costs of any lawsuit, will be charged to any overdue account to the extent permitted by law.

SHIPPING:

SEED ONLY: Seed orders $300.00 and over per invoice are shipped free of charge in the Continental U.S.A. Shipping costs will be added to your invoice to ship outside of the Continental U.S.A.. Allow $10.00 packaging and handling for seed orders under $300.00. Costs of special shipping arrangements will be added to your invoice. DISCOUNTS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON FREIGHT CHARGES.

WE DO NOT EXPORT SEED- Siegers Seed Company is an independent seed supplier to the commercial vegetable growers in Eastern United States and Canada. We represent breeder/producers from all over the world and are under contract with most of them to only market and sell within this (the above mentioned) territory. We are not set up to facilitate foreign seed documentation / required paperwork and it is not our policy to export seed.

NON-SEED ITEMS: Costs of shipping non-seed items are at the purchaser's expense. Minimum shipping charge is $10.00.

DAMAGED SHIPMENTS - Only a small percentage of material is damaged during shipping, but be prepared to take action in order to receive proper credit or replacement. Our office staff will assist you in filing a claim with the freight company and will need accurate information. Please observe the following steps (EXACTLY AND PROMPTLY) to have your claim accepted:

  1. Take time when unloading. COUNT the pieces. LOOK for any damaged goods. Ask your driver to note any shortage or damage on ALL copies of the freight bill and sign driver's name CLEARLY...NO INITIALS.
  2. IMMEDIATELY contact our main office (1-800-962-4999) and fax a copy of the freight bill (with damage noted) to 1-877-994-0333, or mail it to SIEGERS SEED CO., 13031 Reflections Drive, Holland MI 49424. You must contact the main office within 10 days.
  3. Enclose a note indicating the name and quantity of EACH variety that is missing or damaged. Thank you.

SEED RETURNS:

Any returns must be authorized by our main office for your account to receive credit. We have no control over the environment in which the seed is stored after leaving our premises. For the protection of all of our customers, we will accept no seed returns for any reason other than an error on our part in filling your order. Our main office must be notified within 10 days of any error on our part in filling your order. Opened containers cannot be returned for any reason. The main office has the right to charge a restocking fee.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

All items offered are subject to crop failure, shortages or other causes beyond our control. We will send the closest available substitute to complete your order unless you advise us otherwise.

SEED TREATMENTS - SPECIAL NOTE:

MOST SEEDS ARE TREATED FOR NON-ORGANIC COMMERCIAL GROWERS.

LIMITATION of WARRANTY and REMEDY

Siegers Seed Company warrants that the seed it sells conforms to the label descriptions and as described in its catalog as required by Federal and State Seed Laws within recognized tolerances. Some varieties may display some genetic variability and may differ from the illustration in color, shape, and size. There is no assurance of seed or crop performance. IT MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PURPOSE, OR OTHERWISE AND IN ANY EVENT ITS LIABILITY FOR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY OR CONTRACT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SEEDS and/or ACCESSORIES IS LIMITED TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF SUCH SEEDS AND/OR ACCESSORIES. Under no circumstances shall Siegers Seed Company be liable for any incidental or consequential damages, nor for amounts expended in using or growing such seed, nor for harvesting the produce of such seed. SIEGERS SEED COMPANY FURTHER LIMITS TO SUCH PURCHASE PRICE ITS LIABILITY OF ANY KIND ON ACCOUNT OF ANY NEGLIGENCE WHATSOEVER ON ITS PART WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SEEDS AND/OR ACCESSORIES.

Acceptance of seeds upon delivery shall constitute acceptance of these terms, conditions and warranties.

In the event of resale by the purchaser, Siegers Seed Company does not assume any warranties expressed or implied by the purchaser or liability for any negligence on the part of the purchaser.

These warranties and limitations of liability of Siegers Seed Company may not be altered or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by Siegers Seed Company.

Any claims and problems due to defects or any other factors which result from the use of seeds and/or accessories purchased from Siegers Seed Company must be presented to the main office of Siegers Seed Company within 10 days from the discovery of the problem. Siegers Seed Company will not assume any responsibility after the above mentioned 10 day period.

Any claim against Siegers Seed Company is subject to mandatory nonbinding arbitration as described by the American Arbitration Association. By acceptance of the seeds and/or accessories the buyer acknowledges that the limitations and disclaimers herein described are conditions of sale and that they constitute the entire agreement between the parties regarding arbitration, warranty, remedy, or any other liability.

ANY DISPUTE NOT SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION AND ANY ACTION TO ENFORCE AN ARBITRATION AWARD ARISING FROM THE SALE HEREUNDER SHALL BE BROUGHT AND LITIGATED IN A COURT LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF OTTAWA, STATE OF MICHIGAN, U.S.A., TO THE EXCLUSION OF THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER COUNTY, STATE OR COUNTRY.

NOTICE TO PURCHASER REGARDING DISEASES: Siegers Seed Company makes no representation regarding the freedom of seedborne disease and disclaims any liability relating to such disease whether previously known to exist or not identified until this seed is grown.

CURRENCY

ALL PURCHASES ARE PAYABLE IN US FUNDS. Thank you.

SPECIAL NOTICE CONCERNING WATERMELON SEED

We want to advise you that in several areas of the United States, a bacterial disease that has been named Watermelon Fruit Blotch, has caused severe damage to some crops. The causal organism and method of infection have not been definitively identified and possible methods of control are not available. Siegers Seed Company makes no claim or representation that any watermelon seed it supplies is resistant or tolerant to Watermelon Fruit Blotch. Accordingly, Siegers Seed Company, its agents and suppliers will not assume any liability for any watermelon seed sold by Siegers Seed Company. A CUSTOMER SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED TO CONFIRM AGREEMENT TO THESE CONDITIONS PRIOR TO SHIPMENT OF WATERMELON SEEDS.