Re: self-sowers now bulb sale

Oh, Jim, I print blowups of the photos on glossy 8x11 photo paper.  I print
quarter page bulb tags with all information plus photo for every bulb.  I
specially package each and every lily bulb in a blueberry carton with wood
shavings.  And still, sometimes they just sit there.  Sometimes the problem
is color.  I had 30 huge asiatic Enchantment for only $2.00 each and sold
only one.  Several sizes of asiatic 'CT King' priced from $1 to $4 and
managed to move most of those by pushing hard.  These are 2 beautiful,
tough, vigorous lilies, but yellow, and especially orange, do not sell well.

'Luminaries' is very pretty, but if the supplier's retail is $30 per bulb, I
can't imagine them going lower than $10. That's way out of the question.
Silk Road could be a possibility -their price is $12.50.  If I could get it
for $4. I could probably sell a few for $7, but not enough volume to
interest the seller in giving me that price.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] self-sowers now bulb sale


> How do you know? Try a few [with pictures]. Might be a pleasant
> surprise.
>
> On Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at 12:43 PM, Kitty wrote:
>
> > Sure I can, but virtually no one will pay that for them.
> > Kitty
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 5:54 AM
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] self-sowers now bulb sale
> >
> >
> >> Hum... although timing is a bit rough for this year understandably,
> >> but
> >> why the limit on purchase price? Can't you mark them up at the same
> >> ratio and have different prices per bulb?
> >>
> >> Donna
> >>
> >>>
> >>> She actually did try to make it later (but not for this reason) and I
> >> said
> >>> absolutely not.
> >>> Speaking of the bulb sale.  Another woman is trying to 'help' me.
> >>> She
> >>> wants
> >>> to split an order of Orienpet Lilies from Lily Garden.  They'll quote
> >> her
> >>> a
> >>> quantity price.  Unfortunately the retail prices on these items run
> >>> between
> >>> $12.50 and $30.00 each bulb, so I can't see even the qty prices being
> >>> within
> >>> my reach .  I can't pay more than $2.00 for them and be able to sell
> >> them
> >>> at
> >>> a profit.  I also explained I'd have to have them by Oct 2.  She
> >>> seems
> >> to
> >>> think that's not a problem.  I don't see that happening.
> >>>
> >>> Kitty
> >>
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