The Orchard — Local services in New York

This fruit business is the biggest hoax of the Century. At the helm, are two rip-off artists who sells fruits from a neighborhood fruit vendor, that is no different than the pesticide laden fruits most sold elsewhere in the neighborhood.Arrive at the former" Blue Ribbon Fruits, and see the Orchard workers handtrucking fuits away to their Coney Island Avenue store.The father & son team has unjustifiably enriched themselves, selling ordinary fruits, as if bought from exclusive fruit growers from around the world. Dan Spitz, and his son, Mitch are raking the dough in while the healthy bodies of people/ customers are accumulating chemicals and pesticides every time they ingest a fruit.

On the other hand, they literally enslave many national Mexicans, who stand for the day, making an enormous volume of fruit baskets. They are underpaid, and often accused of theft, so some could be fired without due process.

Additionally, they have for the longest, hired numerous vendors, for services to their boilers, heaters, toilets, often burning them in the process. If a bill is not presented to them soon thereafter, they will refuse to pay you for services rendered. These are slumlords, and some of the most vicious misers on this planet. They own plenty of commercial properties on Ave J, K and on both sides of Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. They have refused payments for years despite enjoying the fruits of my labor and parts for their boilers and plumbing leaks. Even at 1367 Coney, they have allowed the urinal to leak onto the floor. When fixed,they refused to pay the bill when requested.

Wake up to these ruthless hucksters, and do no business with these...

My family and I have been long time customers of Mitchell and The Orchard, though I haven’t been able to catch him directly when I call. A few weeks ago I called to order a fruit bowl which I picked up. I requested it be packed with lots of ice. It was -everything was fresh, sweet, and delicious. The recipient was most impressed-just what I’ve come to expect from this place!

Last week I called for a delivery to my home. I got a different person on the phone. I requested ice as it is very hot and humid and the items are perishable. I was told they had run out of ice. First I was told we always deliver with no ice, then I was told we would NEVER deliver with no ice!

I called this morning, a week after my last call, got the same person on the phone. and again, was told they had no ice! What is going on? I am unable to get to the store right now. Most frustrating and...

My advice to everyone is to never ever buy from this awful unprofessional business. Their delivery guy was too lazy to bring my fruit bowl birthday gift up to my apartment in the elevator and hand deliver it to me; instead, he left it on the counter in the lobby of my building and told my doorman that he was in a rush because his car was parked outside. The fruit bowl sat on the counter for hours and the fruit became limp and spoiled, so I had to throw out the entire thing. It is unacceptable and disgusting that these people own and run a business that will not hand deliver a perishable gift to a person on his special birthday. These folks have no idea how to give proper customer service. They should go out of business. Do not shop there. My order is #71376, so let's see if they refund the money and do the right thing; probably not because they are greedy, awful...