Re: Mail order nurseries
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- Subject: Re: Mail order nurseries
- From: G*
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 17:26:07 -0500
Hello Chris,
No offense was taken. Sometimes my partner may be close to agreement with
you on my appearance. Too cold to go around in my unmentionables, but when
we don't have appointments I sometimes go without shaving or to the barber
as often as I should. Get a bit scruffy on occasion.
I have an extensive web site at the address below. There is (will be
shortly) full catalog, a condensed catalog for printing our immediately, a
monthly newsletter, seeds listing, and sections about myself and other
activities I pursue. coming up soon there will be a complete reference
library to assist those wanting to know more about shade plants and
organizations.
You can request a summary catalog from the web site to receive by e-mail.
More on catalogs in another message I will be replying to.
The web site is IN ADDITION TO the hard copy catalogs (two) sent out each
year. Both are necessary today is you are a specialized nursery such as
mine.
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: Christopher P. Lindsey <lindsey@lorien.mallorn.com>
> Subject: OT: Mail order nurseries
> Date: Thursday, January 21, 1999 11:26 AM
>
> > The paragraph about mail order nurseries caught my eye since I own and
> > operate one. I can not speak for all, just my own, but feel many like
> > myself would be included here.
>
> I'm very glad that you did send this. I was just hypothesizing (in a
flippant
> sort of way), so it's good to have a real-life, in-practice view of
things.
> I hope I didn't offend you, and in all seriousness, I don't think that
mail-order
> places actually fill orders in their undergarments while working in the
basement.
>
> > Almost no one will pay for a catalog anymore and expect one free
mailed to
> > them. My biggest expense in operating a nursery are not plants, potting
> > medium or pots, but catalogs and mailing.
>
> I thought about that as I was writing, but decided to leave it be since I
was
> babbling already. But I see your point, and I imagine that it's
especially hard
> on the pocketbook if your company doesn't have huge name recognition
power.
>
> I was curious though... Is the Internet changing any of this? Catalogs
could be
> browseable online, available for download in PDF of PostScript file
formats,
> etc. for just the cost of a Web site. In all seriousness, how do you
think people
> would react if you asked them to look at your Web site instead of sending
out
> a catalog? Or what if you could send them a $.05 floppy disk instead? I
know that
> I would personally prefer an electronic copy (I could search for plants
in a catalog
> much faster, etc.)
>
> I normally wouldn't post this to the whole list, but I'm curious if
anyone knows of
> a place that does this.
>
> Chris
>
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