[bkcunningham1]

Originally Posted by Bonanza

I'm a relative newcomer, but it seems to me that Talk of the Villages
is for residents. I don't think that suppliers, companies, professionals, etc., should be making comments and posting things here. If they want free press, they can take out an ad and pay for it.

These two landscape companies are advertisers on TOTV and do pay for advertising here which keeps the forum operating. Using the comments made by customers in a post is one way to advertise and stretch the advertising dollars they are spending here with the owners of TOTV. It is a very common form of advertising.