"SuE" wrote in message
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On 02 Apr 2007 13:37:32 GMT, wrote:

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:23:50 -0500 in Manelli
Family wrote:

You can always have a FREEBIE table. One small area set aside for
whatever
you would toss. I think it would make good will, and as word got
around,
people who come to maybe get a freebie and you can sell them a pot, some
orchid mix and fertalizer... etc. and make a few bucks. :^)

Someone here (Al?) has mentioned the pitfalls of sales.
If you do a sale once, entirely too many people will never buy again
until the next sale.
I suspect a freebie table would work the same.

Freebie tables have the problem of "returns" -- Someone gets it from a
freebie table but also buys other plants. How do they/you know which
are which in 6 months? Do they remember when speaking to others that
this is from a freebie table and that was a good plant? Easier to
sell good and bury the rest.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php

It was just an idea. ) I thought it was better than tossing them simply
because they were out of bloom. Lets be honest. Orchids, as much as we love
them, are not the most attractive plants when out of bloom. Marking them
down 50% or more gives the poorer people a chance to own a few orchids, or
to buy more they couldn't otherwise afford, and lets the plant live. About
a 1/3 of my small collection are mark-downs. I do remember which are which
months later. As for buying only when the plants are on sale. I can only
speak for myself here. If I see a plant that is full price and desire to
own it, I will pay full price! After all, if I wait until they're on sale
it may be gone.

I remember years ago a pet shop was giving away free guppies. My son wanted
some. Well he got his free pair of guppies which cost me about $10 for a
small 2 gallon tank, a heater, fish food...... This pet shop was always
giving away something free that usually cost the person to get the free
fish, mouse, finch... whatever.