Thread: Valentine rose prices.
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Old 10-01-2007, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Aspirin View Post
I know exactly what you are saying mate, but take this story for example.

Last year afew days after Valentines I spoke to my uncle, and said did he get my aunty some nice roses for valentines, he said ''I made a mistake and bought them from tescos and they cost 9.99 for 12, but in sainsburys they were only 4.99''

This is getting more and more common for normal people to buy there flowers from these places, so it is hard for a florist at the moment.

You, I and the florist knows that they sell alot better quality rose than the supermarkets, but to sell them 6,7,10x more is hard to do.

If I was a florist id be complaining aswell!

Last year we sold around 60,000 stems to England, mostly Passion 60cm and our price was 95p hopefully this year the price will be about the same, but would be nice to see what quotes other florists get.
If interflora and fellow companies keep the price below 50.00 pounds, i'm sure they will do good business, but last year most people where talking 65.00 plus delivery, plus card, plus this & that. 85.00 pounds, thank you very much.
You can get away with being greedy for a couple of years, but it will come back to bite you in the long run.
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