One of my competitors in town just called to suggest we both list in special info on our FTD or Tel special info section of the directory that we are 'not the local grocery florist".. we now have a Price chopper aka Central Market in town and he is spitting mad. He thinks this is a good thing??
:fdevil:
I do not go after the incomings anymore I just could not justify all the things needed like special listings, buying containers, accommodating the .coms and OG's so it's not like I am going to get anymore orders. I figure if he wants them than he has figured out a way to make a profit on them..I just can't figure that out..
But the idea is to alert sending florists to the fact that one of the listed shops is in fact a grocery store and we are not.
I am not opposed, I guess to change my listing this way..What do you all think about it?? Good Bad or just a waste of time??
As an aside.. PriceChopper (aka Central Market) home office in NY tries to call out their orders.. and surprise surprise they do not call their own stores for these orders.. they call real florists.. I know because we have caller ID and I just refuse them.. or tell them to send them on the merc..which they don't have..
:fdevil:
I do not go after the incomings anymore I just could not justify all the things needed like special listings, buying containers, accommodating the .coms and OG's so it's not like I am going to get anymore orders. I figure if he wants them than he has figured out a way to make a profit on them..I just can't figure that out..
But the idea is to alert sending florists to the fact that one of the listed shops is in fact a grocery store and we are not.
I am not opposed, I guess to change my listing this way..What do you all think about it?? Good Bad or just a waste of time??
As an aside.. PriceChopper (aka Central Market) home office in NY tries to call out their orders.. and surprise surprise they do not call their own stores for these orders.. they call real florists.. I know because we have caller ID and I just refuse them.. or tell them to send them on the merc..which they don't have..