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Re: Brooding


I have to confess that I can relate a bit to your miffed owner, Linda. Sometimes it is not possible to get the latest plant. Sometimes a nursery might decide to offer something a bit different but in the same line. Sometimes there may be very similar plants, if not the same, being offered under their "regular " name sans proprietary label.
Stepables is a wonderful example of proper plant selection for that line and marketing. But there are other plants about that fill a similar if not the same function.

A quick owner might have responded that they are aware of Stepables, give them the praise due and slip in a few words about their plants. You might have given them a pass for that particular article, you might have added a paragraph talking about alternatives;but, you certainly would have gone back to them in a good frame of mind. Which would have turned into a nice column or feature about their operation.

Most owners are savvy enough about PR ( after paying a lot of money for advertising) that would never snap back that. Then again, we all have our bad days.

And thanks to Duane for starting another interesting thread,
Dan
The Good Earth Columnist
dan.clost@sympatico.ca

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