Thank you for sharing this! I, too, have gotten impatient and overpaid for plants that I would've gotten for 1/6 the price had I done a little more searching and a lot more careful thinking. For example, I got a discount code from Planterina for "65% off". I quickly put a large-sized Alocasia Stingray that I had been pining for in my cart, and was thrilled to see the priced reduced by that much. Since I was going to pay almost $14 in shipping and $10 in "Winter Protection Packaging", I decided that I might as well order another couple of plants. I put a Epipremnum (Pothos) 'Pearls and Jade' in my cart and hit "submit". Yes, I had noticed its "inflated" price of $55 for a pothos, but thought, "65% off $55 is a good price for a hanging basket of these, already full and trailing". However, I didn't pay close attention to the restrictions on the discount code I was using. It was only for their RARE plants, which the Alocasia qualified for, but not the Pothos! Completely MY mistake, but the 2 plants, the "Winter Protection Packaging" (which was NOT optional for this site) and the shipping, altogether came to a little over $100. I had clicked on the "purchase" button already and had received a confirmation number. I tried to cancel the order, but the request "didn't go through in time" despite it being within 5 minutes of my placing the order. There's no returning plants because one made an ordering mistake, so, BUYER BEWARE! In the end, my plants arrived in beautiful condition, but the experience certainly left me with a bad taste in my mouth for online shopping. Here are the things I would advise! 1--If you live where winters are cold, wait until spring to place your orders. Winter shipping is expensive for the buyer, and stressful on the plants 2--Check every line of your order before you click the purchase button! 3--Be extra careful if you're using PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, or any of those services that make shopping very quick. Sometimes they make ordering SO easy that we don't stop to think "Wait, what? How much? I don't think that's right." 4--Wait a few months, or even a couple of years, before buying a super trendy plant. (Remember the prices of Philodendron Pink Princess? I saw some for $12 at Lowe's. Unless you are buying to propagate and resell...perhaps you don't need to spend $300 on that plant?) 5--Keep an eye open while you go to the grocery store, pharmacy, even yard sales! Sometimes there are planty treasures to be found there! 6--Cruise the "clearance" racks of the garden department at the hardware store. I have purchased salvageable plants for $2 and $3, and also picked up beyond-repair ones for pennies just because the ceramic pot or glass terrarium in which they were planted would have been $20 by itself. Thank you for this video! It's so good when we all can learn from each other's experiences!
EXCELLENT VIDEO! I REFUSE to spend more than $15 for most any plant and I have over 100! I paid $3 for my S. Exotica! It is BEAUTIFUL…FLAWLESS, easy and fast growing for me! I’ve propagated the mother plant heavily and she just keeps bursting with new growth! From one small plant I’ve been able to propagate (2) 6” inch hanging baskets, 2 on a moss pole, and (2) 4” inch table top planters. I’m about ready to propagate from my moss pole, again! TIP: I use clear pots so that I can monitor soil moisture AND root growth! Takes the guesswork out! Keep it simple with this one, that’s how they like it!
I know even though I didn't have the best experience on their website, It was still sad to see that it closed out! She closed the website and TH-cam channel. Came out of nowhere!
I bought two of these plants from Planterina and both were in fantastic condition, well rooted and larger than yours. Both of mine are growing like crazy, I've had to propagate it twice in a year. I've purchased around a dozen plants from Planterina and they've always been larger than I expected. Also always in excellent condition and pest free. Had I received it as you described, I would have taken pictures and immediately reached out to Planterina. When I purchase from Planterina, I only purchase when a plant is on sale since their prices are high.
I didn't even know that you could request a refund. I just thought that's how the plants were. I'm glad you had good experiences with Planterina! All of the plants I have purchased from them are in good shape and doing well just smaller than expected and expensive compared to other retailers. Thank you so much for sharing your experience!
@@spacecaseandherplants you just need to contact the seller right away and have pictures. The only time I had an issue was with an Esty seller, charged $65 for a variegated string of hearts for a 4 inch potted plant that was pictured, it came with 3 single leaves & one vine with 5 leaves. That seller was terrible to deal with, refused a refund or even a partial refund...didn't even offer a replacement plant. Now I never pay more than $40 for a plant online...I will wait until I find it in person before I pay more than that.
Completely agree with u about this plant website!!! I got a Hoya in the same exact way!!! Completely I rooted I couldn’t believe it!!!! Super expensive too! Lesson learned no more plant shopping from that website! And yes just by waiting a lil bit u can find what u want! When I was watching u I feel same way when I want a plant😀🪴🪴🪴gorgeous exóticas! I can’t never have enough of those!!!
Wow that last plant was beautiful 😄 I've been wanting a Satin Pothos for some time but have as many plants as I can handle right now! Am I crazy for wondering if I should rehome a few of my other plants to make room for her??? 🤗
Absolutely not! Plant trading, combining pots and sharing cuttings is what having a plant community is all about 🥰 Supporting each others passion, lol. There's always room for one more!
They are some of my favorite plants, too. I own several of them and, like you, just had to get one during the pandemic. I loved your presentation and description of how you care for them. I do the same with mine. Btw, I think Planterina is GROSSLY overpriced. Thank you and wishing you much joy in your beauties!
Wooow 🤩 I can’t believe you got the huge one at Albertsons 😮 I just got one at Rehm’s like two weeks ago, but it’s the size of your planterina one! It was so beautiful, and I couldn’t pass it up! Lol
@@spacecaseandherplants That’s so cool, Live trends is really pumping out some beautiful plants 😆 I will have to keep an eye out for those at my local Smiths!
I bought four huge trailing hanging baskets from a plant shop on Etsy. They were around $80. each. I kept two, gave one to my mom and the other to my daughter. They were worth it. So beautiful!
I love your videos. Absolutely LOVE. I agree with the waiting to find a better deal. I've been burned several times. And I'm sorry about your Planterina experiences. Thank you for sharing them with us. I've ordered from there before- Rhaphidophora tetrasperma- it arrived declining and kept on doing so. I don't think I'll take that chance again. (Although, they did refund my money.)
This plant is not common where I am frm aswell so I knw the feeling. My local grocery store believe it or not seems to be where I get the luckiest. But ur right, u have to go a few times a week to find those exciting good finds. I just found the exotica last week for 5.99 !!!! Its only small maybe 4 leaves but when I tell u my heart was pounding with excitement, I couldn't believe it. Lol Especially for the price around here just seemed unheard of. So excited with my plant and CnT waittttttt for it to grow and get big. Edit : thnx for the tip on the leaf touch. I'm still a bit new (5 mnths ) into plants so still learning
How awesome!! What a great find. I love that feeling of finding something unexpected! I hope your plant does well. Thank you so much for sharing and for watching!
@@spacecaseandherplants I do have another question tho. I decided to repot my exotica and thank goodness I did because it had that net of death trap around the roots. But my question is I watered before I decided to repot. Should I rewater again .... Or should the roots have already soaked up enough water ? I deff am not trying to over water as past mistakes lol
I found mine half price at Lowe’s just because it needed to be watered. I love it! It is gorgeous! I have considered Planteria, so I’m glad I hesitated and didn’t buy anything.
Oh my gosh! The Lowes by my house drowns the plants. I always try to check the roots if I decide to buy a plant at lowes. I actually learned this lesson after buying a plant, bringing it home and hanging it in seclusion. The next morning I had maggots on the floor around the plant. Lowes did give me a total refund. Yucky! I have found some nice plants there but if they’re watering, I skip the plants. Lol.
I have to drive across town to go to Albertsons. 😆 Which one do you haunt? I find cool plants occasionally at the Smiths at San Pedro and Lomas. You can find me in Walmarts around town dumping water out of all the over-watered plants I can't rescue.🙄😏
Ooooh I always find some really big hanging baskets at Smith's! I always have to stop myself from buying one more that I don't need lol. Oh I know the poor plants at Walmart always need some water! The Albertsons that I usually have really good luck is the one on Paseo and Ventura
I got mine from a farmers market for 7 dollars. It is strikingly beautiful. Recently I found a Hoya cutisii at a local nursery with a few rooted cuttings for 8 dollars. If I had just waited a few more days, literally 5, I would have found the nice full trailing one I purchased in Lowes for 17. Sometimes you have to wait. Btw that particular Hoya is not common in my big box stores. The exotica you got for 12 dollars is amazing?
I've always wanted to find a curtisii at Lowe's! I have seen other people find them but no luck yet in my area. That's a good find at such a good price!
I am in the UK and recently paid £4.50 for a single leaf cutting and then found it for sale on a Facebook group for £7 for a beautiful, full size plant! I got a refund for the cutting. You are so right to say try to wait and compare prices if possible but sometimes the impulse just takes you!
It is a silvery ann. You can tell because one of the leaves is completely silver and the rest of the leaves have different patterns and varying degrees of silver. The only thing consistent is the dark vien down the middle of the leaves. The exotica doesn't do patchy silver like that. Silvery Ann is on my wishlist and that's a beautiful plant! I can't believe you got it for that price! Only because it was mislabeled, lol. Congratulations 🎊😁🎉Not as expensive as silver hero but they are expensive and hard to find. Thank you for these videos 😊 Not enough people do such comparisons. Very helpful!
Interesting!! Thank you so much for watching! Never heard of silver hero. I love doing my comparison series! Next one I want to do is the philodendron micans
I purchased 2 plants from Planterina and had a similar experience to your own plus a few spider mites. They gave me a partial refund after I sent photos but, the process took several weeks. I will never purchase from Planterina again, as there are SO many great Etsy shops that sell plants also.
I wait until I find a plant that I can live with. I dont like buying online because its a mystery of how big you will get them! I found one for $17 in a 10 inch hanging basket at meijers. Prior to that I have been looking for almost 2 years for the exotica! I know thats a long time but I always wait until I find one the size I like in person! I saw plenty but it was like 3 leaves for $40...I knew I could do better! pics just do not do this plant justice. its a stunner!! as are most scindapsus in my opinion!
I agree! Pictures definitely don't do this plant justice! Wow what a great deal! I'm definitely learning my lesson in buying plants online. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
Wow ! U R really messing up planterina. I propagated a scindapsus earlier this year. Easy to grow but have to give it too much attention so I am giving it away. I just put it in front of my building with a take me sign. It is large with long vines. I want Cebu blue.
59 Dollers?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Omg! I hope you got your Money back! I dont know how about other places. I am from Germany and here you get them well rooted for 6 to 8 € (10$). But i am shocked by your discription. With Planterina i thought they must be perfekt!
The plant I purchased was 'potho's silver satin large' (even though it's actually a scindapsus pictus exotica) it's currently going for $59 on their website. I did not purchase the small scindapsus pictus that you mentioned. I am not dragging their name through the mud I am just sharing my experience.
A lot of people seem to be having issues buying plants online. A little advice. Always take pictures right out of the box. That way you can ask for a refund or a replacement plant if you need to. Ask for pictures of the actual plant you will receive before you buy it. A larger plant shop like Planterina won't be able to, but any smaller seller like on etsy or facebook marketplace will. That way you know what your getting and you can see how it has survived shipping. Check reviews. People will tell you what to expect. I personally don't get plants from anyone who doesn't have multiple and good reviews. I know that's not exactly fair to new sellers but I've been burned by new people with no experience at all. Try to keep your communications on the platform so your conversation can be tracked if there's a problem. Same with your payment method. Try not to use an untraceable payment method, like a prepaid card. That way you can cancel payment, use their fraud protection service or get refunds. I had to do that once and thankfully paypal refunded my money, even though they never got it back from the phony seller. That's when I stopped using new people. These are some of the things I do to protect myself when buying plants online. Any seller worth their salt will not have a problem with any of those things. I have found they want to and will do the right thing with a little communication 😊 Happy and safe plant shopping!
I have been burned by sellers online before! Not with plants but with other products that ended up being counterfeit. It's always good to check your sources as well and to use PayPal. Which I never used before until recently. Thank you so much for sharing all these tips!!
Thank you for sharing this! I, too, have gotten impatient and overpaid for plants that I would've gotten for 1/6 the price had I done a little more searching and a lot more careful thinking. For example, I got a discount code from Planterina for "65% off". I quickly put a large-sized Alocasia Stingray that I had been pining for in my cart, and was thrilled to see the priced reduced by that much. Since I was going to pay almost $14 in shipping and $10 in "Winter Protection Packaging", I decided that I might as well order another couple of plants. I put a Epipremnum (Pothos) 'Pearls and Jade' in my cart and hit "submit". Yes, I had noticed its "inflated" price of $55 for a pothos, but thought, "65% off $55 is a good price for a hanging basket of these, already full and trailing". However, I didn't pay close attention to the restrictions on the discount code I was using. It was only for their RARE plants, which the Alocasia qualified for, but not the Pothos! Completely MY mistake, but the 2 plants, the "Winter Protection Packaging" (which was NOT optional for this site) and the shipping, altogether came to a little over $100. I had clicked on the "purchase" button already and had received a confirmation number. I tried to cancel the order, but the request "didn't go through in time" despite it being within 5 minutes of my placing the order. There's no returning plants because one made an ordering mistake, so, BUYER BEWARE! In the end, my plants arrived in beautiful condition, but the experience certainly left me with a bad taste in my mouth for online shopping. Here are the things I would advise!
1--If you live where winters are cold, wait until spring to place your orders. Winter shipping is expensive for the buyer, and stressful on the plants
2--Check every line of your order before you click the purchase button!
3--Be extra careful if you're using PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, or any of those services that make shopping very quick. Sometimes they make ordering SO easy that we don't stop to think "Wait, what? How much? I don't think that's right."
4--Wait a few months, or even a couple of years, before buying a super trendy plant. (Remember the prices of Philodendron Pink Princess? I saw some for $12 at Lowe's. Unless you are buying to propagate and resell...perhaps you don't need to spend $300 on that plant?)
5--Keep an eye open while you go to the grocery store, pharmacy, even yard sales! Sometimes there are planty treasures to be found there!
6--Cruise the "clearance" racks of the garden department at the hardware store. I have purchased salvageable plants for $2 and $3, and also picked up beyond-repair ones for pennies just because the ceramic pot or glass terrarium in which they were planted would have been $20 by itself.
Thank you for this video! It's so good when we all can learn from each other's experiences!
Thank you for this comment! Lots of good advice!!
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EXCELLENT VIDEO! I REFUSE to spend more than $15 for most any plant and I have over 100! I paid $3 for my S. Exotica! It is BEAUTIFUL…FLAWLESS, easy and fast growing for me! I’ve propagated the mother plant heavily and she just keeps bursting with new growth! From one small plant I’ve been able to propagate (2) 6” inch hanging baskets, 2 on a moss pole, and (2) 4” inch table top planters. I’m about ready to propagate from my moss pole, again!
TIP: I use clear pots so that I can monitor soil moisture AND root growth! Takes the guesswork out! Keep it simple with this one, that’s how they like it!
That's great! Your house is full of exotica!
🤣🤣 I love these videos! You and Planterina have such a wonderful relationship. So sad to see her channel was shut down.
I know even though I didn't have the best experience on their website, It was still sad to see that it closed out! She closed the website and TH-cam channel. Came out of nowhere!
I bought two of these plants from Planterina and both were in fantastic condition, well rooted and larger than yours. Both of mine are growing like crazy, I've had to propagate it twice in a year. I've purchased around a dozen plants from Planterina and they've always been larger than I expected. Also always in excellent condition and pest free. Had I received it as you described, I would have taken pictures and immediately reached out to Planterina. When I purchase from Planterina, I only purchase when a plant is on sale since their prices are high.
I didn't even know that you could request a refund. I just thought that's how the plants were. I'm glad you had good experiences with Planterina! All of the plants I have purchased from them are in good shape and doing well just smaller than expected and expensive compared to other retailers. Thank you so much for sharing your experience!
@@spacecaseandherplants you just need to contact the seller right away and have pictures. The only time I had an issue was with an Esty seller, charged $65 for a variegated string of hearts for a 4 inch potted plant that was pictured, it came with 3 single leaves & one vine with 5 leaves. That seller was terrible to deal with, refused a refund or even a partial refund...didn't even offer a replacement plant. Now I never pay more than $40 for a plant online...I will wait until I find it in person before I pay more than that.
Yes, Planterina is great for their sales and is always packaged well...I would check the description before spending that much money
Completely agree with u about this plant website!!! I got a Hoya in the same exact way!!! Completely I rooted I couldn’t believe it!!!! Super expensive too! Lesson learned no more plant shopping from that website! And yes just by waiting a lil bit u can find what u want! When I was watching u I feel same way when I want a plant😀🪴🪴🪴gorgeous exóticas! I can’t never have enough of those!!!
Unrooted!!!!!
I'm sorry you had the same experience on Planterina!
In New England where I live we have Shaw’s grocery store which is owned by Albertsons 😊
That was a really good description of when the plant needs water. I feel like I can go out and buy one today and know how to take care of it. Thanks!
I'm glad you found this video helpful!
That last plant is huge and beautiful 🪴💜
Gorgeous plants! One of my favorites.
Loved the comparison video!
Thank you so much!
Wow that last plant was beautiful 😄 I've been wanting a Satin Pothos for some time but have as many plants as I can handle right now! Am I crazy for wondering if I should rehome a few of my other plants to make room for her??? 🤗
Hahaha I potted a few of my duplicates together so I could make room for more 😆
Absolutely not! Plant trading, combining pots and sharing cuttings is what having a plant community is all about 🥰 Supporting each others passion, lol. There's always room for one more!
Your story is the same as mine with planterina. The Silvery Ann has small leaves. Exotica has the largest leaves. 🙋♀️🪴
They are some of my favorite plants, too. I own several of them and, like you, just had to get one during the pandemic. I loved your presentation and description of how you care for them. I do the same with mine. Btw, I think Planterina is GROSSLY overpriced. Thank you and wishing you much joy in your beauties!
Thank you so much for watching!
Hey Girl!! FYI they had micans and frydek at home depot on Eubank and central.. 🥳
Whaaaaa! I'll check it out tomorrow!! Thanks for the heads up!
Yes. Your welcome! I just got them earlier so yes they should still have some.
Wooow 🤩 I can’t believe you got the huge one at Albertsons 😮 I just got one at Rehm’s like two weeks ago, but it’s the size of your planterina one! It was so beautiful, and I couldn’t pass it up! Lol
It was such a good find! Oh shoot I didn't even realize I said Albertsons but I meant Smith's! Ahhh I saw those at Rehm's too!
@@spacecaseandherplants That’s so cool, Live trends is really pumping out some beautiful plants 😆 I will have to keep an eye out for those at my local Smiths!
I bought four huge trailing hanging baskets from a plant shop on Etsy. They were around $80. each. I kept two, gave one to my mom and the other to my daughter. They were worth it. So beautiful!
Nice! How nice of you to gift them too. Such a beautiful plant! Thank you so much for watching!
I love your videos. Absolutely LOVE. I agree with the waiting to find a better deal. I've been burned several times. And I'm sorry about your Planterina experiences. Thank you for sharing them with us. I've ordered from there before- Rhaphidophora tetrasperma- it arrived declining and kept on doing so. I don't think I'll take that chance again. (Although, they did refund my money.)
I'm so happy you like my videos! I'm sorry you had a bad experience with Planterina but I'm glad you got a refund!
This plant is not common where I am frm aswell so I knw the feeling. My local grocery store believe it or not seems to be where I get the luckiest. But ur right, u have to go a few times a week to find those exciting good finds. I just found the exotica last week for 5.99 !!!! Its only small maybe 4 leaves but when I tell u my heart was pounding with excitement, I couldn't believe it. Lol Especially for the price around here just seemed unheard of. So excited with my plant and CnT waittttttt for it to grow and get big.
Edit : thnx for the tip on the leaf touch. I'm still a bit new (5 mnths ) into plants so still learning
How awesome!! What a great find. I love that feeling of finding something unexpected! I hope your plant does well. Thank you so much for sharing and for watching!
@@spacecaseandherplants I do have another question tho. I decided to repot my exotica and thank goodness I did because it had that net of death trap around the roots. But my question is I watered before I decided to repot. Should I rewater again .... Or should the roots have already soaked up enough water ? I deff am not trying to over water as past mistakes lol
I found mine half price at Lowe’s just because it needed to be watered. I love it! It is gorgeous! I have considered Planteria, so I’m glad I hesitated and didn’t buy anything.
What a great find! I love when a plant just needs water and they think it is dead and mark it down!
Oh my gosh! The Lowes by my house drowns the plants. I always try to check the roots if I decide to buy a plant at lowes. I actually learned this lesson after buying a plant, bringing it home and hanging it in seclusion. The next morning I had maggots on the floor around the plant. Lowes did give me a total refund. Yucky! I have found some nice plants there but if they’re watering, I skip the plants. Lol.
I have to drive across town to go to Albertsons. 😆 Which one do you haunt? I find cool plants occasionally at the Smiths at San Pedro and Lomas. You can find me in Walmarts around town dumping water out of all the over-watered plants I can't rescue.🙄😏
Ooooh I always find some really big hanging baskets at Smith's! I always have to stop myself from buying one more that I don't need lol. Oh I know the poor plants at Walmart always need some water! The Albertsons that I usually have really good luck is the one on Paseo and Ventura
@@spacecaseandherplants Thank you for the information. I'll have to check out that Albertsons. 🤗😊💕
I got mine from a farmers market for 7 dollars. It is strikingly beautiful. Recently I found a Hoya cutisii at a local nursery with a few rooted cuttings for 8 dollars. If I had just waited a few more days, literally 5, I would have found the nice full trailing one I purchased in Lowes for 17. Sometimes you have to wait. Btw that particular Hoya is not common in my big box stores.
The exotica you got for 12 dollars is amazing?
I've always wanted to find a curtisii at Lowe's! I have seen other people find them but no luck yet in my area. That's a good find at such a good price!
I am in the UK and recently paid £4.50 for a single leaf cutting and then found it for sale on a Facebook group for £7 for a beautiful, full size plant! I got a refund for the cutting. You are so right to say try to wait and compare prices if possible but sometimes the impulse just takes you!
I always let my impulse take over because I think I'm never going to see the plant for sale again lol glad you got a good deal!
That happened to me also w/ planterina...I took pictures and insisted on them reimbursing me. (They did)
I wish I had asked for a refund on the dischidia. I didn't even know I could do that! Glad you got your refund
It is a silvery ann. You can tell because one of the leaves is completely silver and the rest of the leaves have different patterns and varying degrees of silver. The only thing consistent is the dark vien down the middle of the leaves. The exotica doesn't do patchy silver like that. Silvery Ann is on my wishlist and that's a beautiful plant! I can't believe you got it for that price! Only because it was mislabeled, lol. Congratulations 🎊😁🎉Not as expensive as silver hero but they are expensive and hard to find. Thank you for these videos 😊 Not enough people do such comparisons. Very helpful!
Interesting!! Thank you so much for watching! Never heard of silver hero. I love doing my comparison series! Next one I want to do is the philodendron micans
I purchased 2 plants from Planterina and had a similar experience to your own plus a few spider mites. They gave me a partial refund after I sent photos but, the process took several weeks. I will never purchase from Planterina again, as there are SO many great Etsy shops that sell plants also.
I'm sorry you had such a bad experience with planterina! I agree, there are so many great plant sellers out there!
I wait until I find a plant that I can live with. I dont like buying online because its a mystery of how big you will get them! I found one for $17 in a 10 inch hanging basket at meijers. Prior to that I have been looking for almost 2 years for the exotica! I know thats a long time but I always wait until I find one the size I like in person! I saw plenty but it was like 3 leaves for $40...I knew I could do better! pics just do not do this plant justice. its a stunner!! as are most scindapsus in my opinion!
I agree! Pictures definitely don't do this plant justice! Wow what a great deal! I'm definitely learning my lesson in buying plants online. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
It’s not an silvery Ann it’s a silver satin
Yes, silvery anne. Beautiful. But it also looks like the Pothos Silver Satin
I agree! There are so many plants that look so much alike
Wow ! U R really messing up planterina. I propagated a scindapsus earlier this year. Easy to grow but have to give it too much attention so I am giving it away. I just put it in front of my building with a take me sign. It is large with long vines. I want Cebu blue.
Hey that's a good idea to just put them outside with a free sign! I might be doing that soon!
59 Dollers?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Omg! I hope you got your Money back! I dont know how about other places. I am from Germany and here you get them well rooted for 6 to 8 € (10$). But i am shocked by your discription. With Planterina i thought they must be perfekt!
I didn't get my money back because I didn't know there were better options out there ☹️ thank you so much for watching!
The small scindapsus pictus on Planterina is ONLY $25.....So ????? You are dragging their name through the mud, and not even telling the truth.
The plant I purchased was 'potho's silver satin large' (even though it's actually a scindapsus pictus exotica) it's currently going for $59 on their website. I did not purchase the small scindapsus pictus that you mentioned. I am not dragging their name through the mud I am just sharing my experience.
A lot of people seem to be having issues buying plants online. A little advice. Always take pictures right out of the box. That way you can ask for a refund or a replacement plant if you need to. Ask for pictures of the actual plant you will receive before you buy it. A larger plant shop like Planterina won't be able to, but any smaller seller like on etsy or facebook marketplace will. That way you know what your getting and you can see how it has survived shipping. Check reviews. People will tell you what to expect. I personally don't get plants from anyone who doesn't have multiple and good reviews. I know that's not exactly fair to new sellers but I've been burned by new people with no experience at all. Try to keep your communications on the platform so your conversation can be tracked if there's a problem. Same with your payment method. Try not to use an untraceable payment method, like a prepaid card. That way you can cancel payment, use their fraud protection service or get refunds. I had to do that once and thankfully paypal refunded my money, even though they never got it back from the phony seller. That's when I stopped using new people. These are some of the things I do to protect myself when buying plants online. Any seller worth their salt will not have a problem with any of those things. I have found they want to and will do the right thing with a little communication 😊 Happy and safe plant shopping!
I have been burned by sellers online before! Not with plants but with other products that ended up being counterfeit. It's always good to check your sources as well and to use PayPal. Which I never used before until recently. Thank you so much for sharing all these tips!!