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assignment question
''Please source the following, your sources should be a mixture of local, national and international. Evaluate the sources for these materials for use in a wedding Bouquets in a medium. State the minimum quanties you will need to purchase for each, and if applicable minimum order cost from your supplier sourced -
x65 very pale pink roses (medium to large head)
x25 bright pink tulips
x15 Eucalyptus cinerea
pink or clear glass beads
x12 srems of artifical/silk roses
x1 Cornucopia/Cone accessory (variety of sizes)

state quanties in packets and variety names.''

ok
got the idea of variety names and packet sizes most web sites show that BUT no one shows prices on fresh flowers/foliage at wholesale costs, i never see the invoices at the shop i do work experience at - so could anyone give me a approximate wholesale cost from some of the wholesalers you use and if you have a minimum spend with them how much please for the stuff listed above
thank you i know it's probing into your businesses your all wonderful fabulous people (hope i've grovelled enough)

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Wendie
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international...would Germany prices help?

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they would be great
thank you

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Wendie
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Ok!! ( i must tell you tho that my "wholesale" prices are a bit higher than some other places I COULD buy, but I want quality not quantity!! AND I'm on the dutch border so that makes a big difference too...those farther away from the border do have higher prices...just so you know!)
And...prices in €!
65 Sweet Avalance @ ,58/stem, come in 10's
25 pink tulips @ -,27/stem, come in 50's
15 Eucalyptus @ 1,95/ BUNCH (5-7 stems in bunch), come in package of 5 bunches
(fresh flower/foliage prices vary a few cents each week)
Bead-box @ 4,95/box of 300
12 silk roses..any colour-(the GOOD ones where you can't tell they're silk!) @ 3,60/stem

And as far as "cornucopias, cones" go, if you mean the ones for a wedding bq then you can get a cheapie one in white plastic at 1,25 a piece(have to buy 5) or really fancy ones in say antique silver or pearl-y creme at 11,85 a piece(need only to buy one!)

No minimum spending at either fresh or sundry guys!!!
Hope that helps... ...it was what you're looking for...right?

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Heemskerk: Pale pink roses - Barbie 70cm - 61p
Sweet akito 60cm - 50p
Sweet avalanche 80cm - 57p
sweet avalanche is the palest and have to buy them in 20's so you'd need 80
If that is 15 stems of eucolyptus then that is difficult to say because they are sold in bunches but depending on how heavy they are depends on how many stems you get. there can be as little as 3 stems and as much as 7 or eight but suppose averaging bout 5 stems per bunch. French one which is pale is £2.81 per bunch, italian is £3.06 per bunch which is more bluey, both cinerea type. You have to buy 5 bunches off of the website but the lorries sell by the bunch. Sorry they dont have any bright pink tulips only pale but tulips are selling for between 18p to bout 40p stem and you have to buy 50. Done forget there is 17.5% vat on top of there prices

you are so sweet
thank you for your help
we do costings etc at college but no minmum spend info, i have phoned a few suppliers but not too helpful - too truthful told em i was a student - even on the phone i stammer if i'm lieing - phoned hubby and asked to ring round but he's backward at coming forward so refused - thank you for you help xXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx

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Wendie
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if you pm me with proper email address i can send you my price list from my wholesalers so you can have constant reference. will have to be tom now cos logging off. hope this helps