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rosa alba · #1 (**permalink**) 23-07-2007, 04:43 PM

We get our shop paper from Zwapak thru our dutchman and he's just announced they've discontinued the colour - burgundy. Have spoken to Widdups and cos we use a 60cm wide roll, it's not their standard size and seems really expensive. Anyone recommend anyone else? We're just after a plain burgundy on brown kraft, nothing fancy.

lisaboo · #2 (**permalink**) 23-07-2007, 04:48 PM

i know cb usually do burgundy, but i got mine from Jet supplies, they have a decent website, minimum order is £70 for free delivery

Captain Janeway · #3 (**permalink**) 23-07-2007, 11:09 PM

I have mine from Keith Studley ,,haven't got his fone number here at home,,its at the shop,,he's down south somewhere,,southampton I think,,I have mine printed but I know he does all sorts. I'll put the details on 2morrow. Or failing that have you tried I.S??

rosa alba · #4 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 11:51 AM

I've got the Britannia catalogue here and all their kraft paper is 50cm wide too - is that what you guys all use? It seems really narrow, we often struggle with lilies and other long things with our 60cm wide rolls, wouldn't really want to go any narrower than that - ??

alby · #5 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Lexy

I have mine from Keith Studley ,,haven't got his fone number here at home,,its at the shop,,he's down south somewhere,,southampton I think,,I have mine printed but I know he does all sorts. I'll put the details on 2morrow. Or failing that have you tried I.S??

Keith Studley sounds like a character from Bo Selecta! Thats actually got nothing to do with anything really.

I use 50cm brown paper, never had any probs with it really even for long stems. You can add tissue for a bit of extra length so to speak.

sosas · #6 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 11:57 AM

i think ours it that length too...with hardly sell any cut flowers though so it's not really an issue

rosa alba · #7 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 12:01 PM

So how do you wrap big things? Put 2 pieces together? Our counter is so tiny and always covered with crap that quite often we have to wrap market trader stylee in mid air, would struggle to do 2 pieces like that! Maybe I'm just being too fussy, I'm rubbish at wrapping cut flowers.

sosas · #8 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 12:28 PM

yeah i would put an extra piece behind it if they were buying big lilies or something.....but we are in the middle of two shops on the precinct that sell very cheap cut flowers so we don't really sell that many...cos i wont sell cheap rubbish!!

alby · #9 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by sosas

yeah i would put an extra piece behind it if they were buying big lilies or something.....but we are in the middle of two shops on the precinct that sell very cheap cut flowers so we don't really sell that many...cos i wont sell cheap rubbish!!

I had a customer get funny with me yesterday, I've got some funky trays from Bombay Duck and she says 'I like those' so I say 'So do I actually' so she says 'Well thats a mistake isn't it, you shouldn't buy what you like you should buy for the customer' told her 'I'm not willing to sell old tat and the customers like the stock' Refrained from being rude but is there any need for that! Theres a tat shop round the corner so the stigs can go in there.

pussy lover · #10 (**permalink**) 24-07-2007, 12:54 PM

Alice - do you attract all the freaks??? That story really made me giggle, sodding know it alls, who do they think they are - next they'll be telling you they are flower arrangers. grrr.

I want to know more about the stud man....

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