Re: nursery/Free plants

From: "R. S. Lockman" <thelockmans@tntie.com>

I agree with you Mike. Any time a customer is cheated or taken advantage of
it will reflect in the future of the business.
Donna Lockman
thelockmans@tntie.com

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> From: Mike Sutton <suttons@lightspeed.net>
> To: iris-talk@onelist.com
> Subject: [iris-talk] Re: nursery/Free plants
> Date: Friday, August 21, 1998 1:47 PM
> 
> From: "Mike Sutton" <suttons@lightspeed.net>
> 
> Hi Walter,
> We introduced one this year called Bonus Lite.  We picked the name last
year
> when we decided to add an additional extra to orders of $100.00 or more.
> The plant was scheduled for introduction anyway and by no means is it an
> inferior flower.  It is a highly improved White Lightning, very ruffled
with
> excellent branching and bud count.  It reblooms sporadically for us so we
> didn't list it as a rebloomer.  We will probably have another bonus iris
> next year specifically for orders over $100.00.  It is once again a great
> flower with substance about as thick as a penny.  People are welcome to
> order our bonus iris and many do.  The whole idea is to express gratitude
to
> our customers and of course give a little added incentive for the larger
> orders. I might add that the iris did not detract from our bonus
schedule,
> it was just added on.   I believe in the past there have been quite a few
> iris introduced as bonuses.  Gratuity, Bonus Mama, Muchas Garacias to
name a
> few.  I don't have any complaints with any of these cultivars.  IMHO I
feel
> that if someone introduces an inferior iris specifically for a bonus,
then
> they are cheating the customer and in the long run will really hurt their
> business.
> Sincerely
> Mike Sutton
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walter A. Moores <wam2@Ra.MsState.Edu>
> To: iris-talk@onelist.com <iris-talk@onelist.com>
> Date: Friday, August 21, 1998 8:24 AM
> Subject: [iris-talk] Re: nursery/Free plants
> 
> 
> >From: "Walter A. Moores" <wam2@Ra.MsState.Edu>
> >
> > Why are there few or none on beardless plants?  Is it
> >because they are harder to dig and require special packaging?
> >
> > Hmm...nobody responded to my post regarding irises
> >registered and introduced specifically for the purpose of giving them
away
> >as bonuses.  Two of the examples of such plants were from the past, but
> >one was rather recent.  Does this mean that those really wanting bonuses
> >are pleased with plants that are introduced for that purpose and are
> >obviously inferior?
> >
> > Walter Moores
> > Enid Lake, MS 7/8
> >
> >
> >
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