Mother's Day Arrangement Project
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Has anyone tried the Vazu vase/sleeve?
www.vazuusa.com
I like the blume box but wondered about these.
www.vazuusa.com
I like the blume box but wondered about these.
Dollar Tree - Mark Anderson
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You are so right about things not always being in stock. The good news is we have just launched our new website and call center and hope to be managing the inventory a lot better. I also have a promotion code that saves you some money by waiving the handling fee. Pomo Code: STRETCH. If you have any issues with the promo code just let me know.
Arrangement #1 - Temporary Name: Gerbera BlumeBox
Target - Young Mom
Recipe:
1/4 bu Bupleureum $5/bu = 1.25
12 Assorted Bright Gerberas @.75 = 9.00
8" BlumeBox @ 1.80 plus 20% freight (est.) = 2.16
1 yd. sheer polka dot ribbon est .30
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Total coast: 12.71 (please note, cost is an estimate - your mileage may vary!)
One-sided
Assembly time: just minutes
Suggested retail: $39.95
Arrangement #2 - temporary Name: Blue Blume Box
Target - Martha Stewart Fan
Recipe:
6" Blue BlumeBox @ 1.60 plus 20% fresight (est.) = 1.92
1 st Stargazer/Acapulco lily @ 1.50
1-1.5 st Lavender Matsumoto Asters @1.00
1 st green hypericum .50
1/6 bu seafoam statice .60
3 springs rosemary .50
1/5 bu waxflower 1.00
1/6 bu beargrass .50
1 mini green hydrangea 1.10
1 yd pink wire ribbon @.30
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Total cost: $8.62
One-sided
Assembly time (a bit longer than the gerberas)
Retail price - $29.95 - $34.95 (could add another stem or two)
Would you keep this one lower priced or add stems to bring it up to $35?
Suggestions? Feedback? Is this something you can use to complete with drop-shippers?
As I said earlier - I think I am the ONLY one to comment on these as great alternatives to cash and carry, dropship, loose bunch choices......Interestingly, I havent heard Goldie or JB weigh in with their observations
Heather -
You can use a small waste basket sized liner on the outside of the box - to keep it from getting dirty during delivery. Or - the box could be packaged just like you would a vase, with cellophane, since so many Eastern US shops wrap their arrangements.
They're no more difficult to handle than classic cardboard rose boxes.
You can use a small waste basket sized liner on the outside of the box - to keep it from getting dirty during delivery. Or - the box could be packaged just like you would a vase, with cellophane, since so many Eastern US shops wrap their arrangements.
They're no more difficult to handle than classic cardboard rose boxes.
CHERYL BAKIN
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Cathy:
Both Heather & I (and several others) belong to delivery pools. All the pools require that the package be wrapped completely.
The package is handled at least 4 times in route to the customer.
the challenge is getting it to the customer in great shape. That is why, so far, we have not used them for everyday design.
We have used them for wedding bouquet deliveries, and for party type deliveries that we do ourselves....where we can directly control how we handle said package.
Yes, I think this could compete with a drop shipper design.
No, I do not think it is practical, as a vessel for delivery of flowers, in most low priced everday situations.
Cheryl
Both Heather & I (and several others) belong to delivery pools. All the pools require that the package be wrapped completely.
The package is handled at least 4 times in route to the customer.
the challenge is getting it to the customer in great shape. That is why, so far, we have not used them for everyday design.
We have used them for wedding bouquet deliveries, and for party type deliveries that we do ourselves....where we can directly control how we handle said package.
Yes, I think this could compete with a drop shipper design.
No, I do not think it is practical, as a vessel for delivery of flowers, in most low priced everday situations.
Cheryl
We don't have a pool to deal with and have featured a BlumBox in a V Day/Everyday arrangement for the last 3 years.
No problems, no complaints, no replacements.
No problems, no complaints, no replacements.
CHERYL BAKIN
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Cathy:
beautiful picture, and product.
Delivery pools require that you understand that every package is not going to be handled exclusively by "your" driver and will not probably be handled "exactly" in the same manner as you have trained your driver to handle the package.
The pool driver may not realize that this is a cardboard vessel, and that even a little tipping and spillage can cause damage to the product.
Delivery pools have their very, very good points.
But not all delivery pool drivers are created "equal".
In our pool, upwards of 50 different pairs of hands could handle your package.
In our pool, your very pretty box vase would get wrapped in cello, or paper, and then placed in a corrugated vased packer box, to lend support to the arrangement during transport. The possibility of water collecting in the bottom of the packer or inside the cello (if the package is tipped at all) is very, very real. It would then damage the box, which in this case IS the product.
Since the volume of packages at Mother's Day is always HUGE. we try our best to minimize damage and complaints from the get-go.
We are going to try some blumeboxes next week, during easter, for a live "pool test". Will keep you posted on how they survive.
thanks again for all you do.
Cheryl
beautiful picture, and product.
Delivery pools require that you understand that every package is not going to be handled exclusively by "your" driver and will not probably be handled "exactly" in the same manner as you have trained your driver to handle the package.
The pool driver may not realize that this is a cardboard vessel, and that even a little tipping and spillage can cause damage to the product.
Delivery pools have their very, very good points.
But not all delivery pool drivers are created "equal".
In our pool, upwards of 50 different pairs of hands could handle your package.In our pool, your very pretty box vase would get wrapped in cello, or paper, and then placed in a corrugated vased packer box, to lend support to the arrangement during transport. The possibility of water collecting in the bottom of the packer or inside the cello (if the package is tipped at all) is very, very real. It would then damage the box, which in this case IS the product.
Since the volume of packages at Mother's Day is always HUGE. we try our best to minimize damage and complaints from the get-go.
We are going to try some blumeboxes next week, during easter, for a live "pool test". Will keep you posted on how they survive.
thanks again for all you do.
Cheryl
I finally got the images finished. One was cleaned up and the other re-shot & renamed.
Sassy Gerberas Recipe at the top of this thread
Description: Fun and festive, this collection of one dozen Gerberas delivers a bright and sassy smile for Mother’s Day. Casually arranged and delivered in an eco-friendly Blumebox, our California grown gerberas are sure to please.
Sweet Wildflowers Bouquet
Description: Remember when you’d go and pick a bunch of flowers for Mom from the neighbor’s yard? Well, this hand-tied garden bouquet - featuring super fresh California blooms - will send Mom your love and a sweet memory of that first bouquet. Your pastel gift arrives in an eco-friendly Robin’s Egg Blue Blumebox and is tied with sheer pink ribbons.
I am granting FC members permission to use these for free on their local florist sites for the holiday. The images are 300 X 300 with a thumbnail at 140 X 160.
Email me at [email protected] and let me know which size(s) of which image(s) you need and I'll send you web-ready versions in a reply.
I know this is a bit late and hopefully most everyone has already determined their product mixes for M Day, but if you're looking to add a couple low-priced, low labor items, they could work.
Sassy Gerberas Recipe at the top of this thread
Description: Fun and festive, this collection of one dozen Gerberas delivers a bright and sassy smile for Mother’s Day. Casually arranged and delivered in an eco-friendly Blumebox, our California grown gerberas are sure to please.
Sweet Wildflowers Bouquet
Description: Remember when you’d go and pick a bunch of flowers for Mom from the neighbor’s yard?
Well, this hand-tied garden bouquet - featuring super fresh California blooms - will send Mom your love and a sweet memory of that first bouquet. Your pastel gift arrives in an eco-friendly Robin’s Egg Blue Blumebox and is tied with sheer pink ribbons. I am granting FC members permission to use these for free on their local florist sites for the holiday. The images are 300 X 300 with a thumbnail at 140 X 160.
Email me at [email protected] and let me know which size(s) of which image(s) you need and I'll send you web-ready versions in a reply.
I know this is a bit late and hopefully most everyone has already determined their product mixes for M Day, but if you're looking to add a couple low-priced, low labor items, they could work.
Knife's Wife
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I'm curious if the the price you listed for gerbera is a price you got for buying in volumn or is this your normal weekly price?
We have tried gerbera over the years from several places. The only good gerbera we have found come out of Canada and they run $1.10-1.25 per stem, and mini gerbs run even more.
Thanks for the offer to share the pics. The are very lovely arrangements!
Joan
We have tried gerbera over the years from several places. The only good gerbera we have found come out of Canada and they run $1.10-1.25 per stem, and mini gerbs run even more.
Thanks for the offer to share the pics. The are very lovely arrangements!
Joan
.60 - .75 here. No doubt, Randy pays less.
CA has awesome Gerbera growers and since most are moved around in proconos, they never get that 'smashed in the box' look.
CA has awesome Gerbera growers and since most are moved around in proconos, they never get that 'smashed in the box' look.
RC in Dayton and Cincinnati
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I pay less per stem, but after shipping I'm not so sure I pay much less than 60 cents as gerberas are very expensive to ship.
The arrangements are very nice and the photography great.
RC
The arrangements are very nice and the photography great.
RC
Palms
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We use these boxes all the time, i have the liners but i tend to use cellophane to keep it waterproof.
We also arrange in foam out of them like this.
Kristine, i have used those vases, i seen them at a trade show, i thought they were great but i found they were not so versitile (sp) and would not hold that many stems. They were also hard to stand up, took a while to sort.
We also arrange in foam out of them like this.
Kristine, i have used those vases, i seen them at a trade show, i thought they were great but i found they were not so versitile (sp) and would not hold that many stems. They were also hard to stand up, took a while to sort.
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