The book is reliable and Bill Strange and his family at Sanibel have always
been very "user friendly" in my experience.
-----Original Message-----
From: Diana Pederson <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, December 06, 1999 8:01 PM
Subject: Books


>Hi:
>
>I just made a quick trip out to the Michigan State
>University library.  Was pleasantly surprised at
>how many books about shells I found!  Have a copy
>of the COmpendium of Seashells.  Is this
>considered a reliable book for identification?
>
>Also, wanted to share a delightful experience with
>you.  I made arrangements to buy a gallon of
>shells from Sanibel Seashell Industries in
>Florida.  The person taking the call left a
>message that I needed some of the shells for my
>hermit crabs.  The brother of that person emailed
>me to let me know that what I had ordered would
>not be suitable.  Another phone call is getting me
>$13 worth of hermie shells and $10 sample
>collection of the lower priced shells.  Their good
>customer service (wanting to make sure I knew what
>I had ordered saved me from a mistake!  Needless
>to say, they will get my business in the future
>too.
>--
>Diana Pederson, Lansing, Michigan, United States,
>USDA Zone 5
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