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A.O.S. Selling Plants
4 quick notes:
1. Orchid people in Florida _will travel_. I've had people come [specifically, not as a side-trip] to my nursery from as far away as Gainesville [5 hours], Ocala [4+ hours], and Cocoa [4+ hours]; I routinely see people at shows that have travelled 3 or more hours to attend. 2. There were vendors other than orchid growers at the FPOS show. There was a supply vendor, Jim's Orchid Supplies; a vendor selling lovely orchid jewelry and paintings; and a vendor selling wooden plantstands and pot-hangers. Also, some of the growers had other merchandise, such as orchid books, for sale at the show, in addition to their plants. All of this is part of a good orchid show; I personally find it particularly helpful to have a supply vendor present at a show [it boosts sales of bareroot divisions tremendously, if customers can buy what they need to deal with them right on the spot; also, they will usually lend, or certainly sell, me whatever I forgot to pack that I _really_ need for my display, like empty pots or a particular type of hanger G]. 3. Perhaps it happened during the editing of the J-TOS newsletter, but I certainly couldn't tell that plants were excluded from the "clearance sale" from the notice that I read [and previously posted, so you can evaluate it for yourself]. 4. I, too, am not a member [or at least not an active member, I may have joined for insurance purposes] of FPOS, and I was fortunate enough to have a very good show there. Would it have been better without the AOS' competition? I can't even imagine any way to know for sure. That being the case, I think AOS should "err" on the side of respect for its affiliated societies. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message hlink.net... How far are you from Headquarters? I do think it begs the question Fort Pierce (where I am not a member, btw,) is about 90 minutes from AOS HQ. However, the post that Kathy put up may explain some of this away, if indeed they were not selling discounted plants during that time, but other mdse. Diana |
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