Re: CAT: Remember that Bonus Irises are FREE
- Subject: Re: CAT: Remember that Bonus Irises are FREE
- From: p*@whidbey.net
- Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 03:07:39 -0000
That fun and generosity -- as well as more-than-reasonable prices --
are more than apparent, and what makes Sutton's #1 with me.
Patricia Brooks
--- In iris-talk@y..., "Mike Sutton" <suttons@l...> wrote:
> Can only speak for ourselves. Our prices would not go down, I feel
that
> they are already pretty resonable (brushing the line of
profitability too).
> Sending a bonus doesn't create much more expense other than in
shipping and
> (very) small amounts of cultural costs.
> The fun I personally have sending out bonus plants more than
offsets any
> monetary costs. :-)
> Mike Sutton
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Shear <wshear@h...>
> To: IRIS <iris-talk@y...>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 10:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CAT: Remember that Bonus Irises are FREE
>
>
> > On 8/28/01 12:24 PM, "Arnold Koekkoek" <koekkoek@m...> wrote:
> >
> > > Paul, I only want to comment, "Amen"! The extras are gifts,
and we
> really
> > > ought not to complain about a gift. I'm always amazed that I
get so
> much
> > > value for a small order, often catalog value far more than I
paid. And
> so
> > > many even ask what I'd like for extras. Super bargain!!!!
> >
> > Pondering pricing...Schreiners', for example, publish a
relatively high
> per
> > rhizome price for their irises. BUT if your order tops $80 list
price, a
> > 50% discount immediately kicks in, and your cost drops to $40.
> >
> > If you shop for a given variety, you can find prices that range
over a
> > factor of 3, depending on your dealing with a bigtime nursery or
a mom-and
> > -pop operation in West Widget.
> >
> > I would have to assume that bonus rhizomes are included in their
costs by
> > the canny businessmen and women who run iris nurseries. So are
they
> REALLY
> > free? If no bonus plants were distributed, would the costs of
iris
> rhizomes
> > go down?
> >
> > Not looking a gift rhizome down the fan, you understand, just
curious
> about
> > the economics of it all......
> >
> > Bill S.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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