Re: Mail order nurseries
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- Subject: Re: Mail order nurseries
- From: G*
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 17:37:01 -0500
Hello sue,
Most of what you have to say about computers and hard copy catalogs is
close to how I feel. I try to treat others as I would like to be treated. I
figure if I think or feel a certain way probably others do as well. My
business is set up that way including my web site.
There is the on-line catalog to browse for those who enjoy that way of
looking, but I do not forget that I prefer that hard copy to dog-ear and
make marks in with a red pen. All in the comfort of my recliner with a cup
of hot tea. Therefore the hard copy catalog and the web site... both.
Most of the time someone has been on my web site they end the visit with a
request for a catalog. And, this may come as a shock to some.... but there
is No such thing as a free catalog. Take a look at the prices in those full
color catalogs and the size plants you receive, then tell me if the
catalogs are free.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
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> From: Pesznecker, Sue <SPesznec@lhs.org>
> Subject: RE: Mail order nurseries
> Date: Thursday, January 21, 1999 12:11 PM
> Chris,
>
> There are indeed some sits that are already doing this, i.e. asking you
to
> download a catalog or, more often, asking you to browse a catalog at
their
> site.
>
> I have problems with this approach. In fact, when I go to a site hunting
> for a catalog and get this reaction, my impulse is to immediately go to a
> different site.
> snip...snip....
> Why?
> On the other hand, we have catalogs. I can relax in the living room,
fire
> crackling in the fireplace, snow falling outside, gardening notebook and
> catalogs at hand as I sketch out my spring veggie garden or plan a new
> perennial bed. I can sit happily in my bed at night, a cup of tea at my
> side, and can pile the catalogs up and enjoy looking through them. I can
> take one into the bathtub. I can tuck one into my briefcase for perusing
at
> lunchtime. I can leave on in the car to look through when stuck at a
train
> crossing. I can carry one to my local garden shop, comparing pictures,
> prices, etc. I can (and do) cut pictures and/or information out of the
> catalogs and paste them into my garden notebook. I can tear out really
nice
> photos or good information and tack it up above my potting bench......
(You
> get the idea!)
>
> I love computers, I love the Internet, but I love and want to keep my
paper
> catalogs. And while free is a great price (!), I would gladly pay a few
$$
> to be able to keep that catalog in hand.
>
> Sue P.
>
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