Bought 3 seeds. Got 3 free from herbies. Was only able to germinate 1 of paid for seeds. My first try also. Would you tell herbies and complain? It was only 35 bucks. But i think i should at least tell them.
... Something worries me though, I keep hearing more and more stories of bought seeds not germinating. We planted 21, almost one year old, bag seed and they all sprouted, though 3 were weaklings that we put out of their misery. Our next grow will be fem seeds only. I sure hope we don't have germination problems.