. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 8tiry8 sliould he sent by wire, eaine up for debate Wednes- day morning. Cliarles Henry Fox, who advertises "I will never send you an order less than $5," declared liiinself in favor of a ffeneral rule anionji; associa- tion mendjers making' that sum the minimum. Tie declared that almost everyone who wishes to send ilowers by telegra])h is willing to sjiend that mucdi. In liis (jwn store he ex|K'i'ienced next to no dilliculty in that respect. Oc- casionally at ("iiristnias ;ni inexperience pa ill by a customer. A ]ilea for tiie tlori
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 8tiry8 sliould he sent by wire, eaine up for debate Wednes- day morning. Cliarles Henry Fox, who advertises "I will never send you an order less than $5," declared liiinself in favor of a ffeneral rule anionji; associa- tion mendjers making' that sum the minimum. Tie declared that almost everyone who wishes to send ilowers by telegra])h is willing to sjiend that mucdi. In liis (jwn store he ex|K'i'ienced next to no dilliculty in that respect. Oc- casionally at ("iiristnias ;ni inexperience pa ill by a customer. A ]ilea for tiie tlorist in small towns, where $'2 or $.'! often buys a good many Ilowers, was made by Max Schling. fie believed that the customer's desires should always l)e met. The same thought was ])reHeated by William V. (Uule, who stated that occasionally' a customer wished a simple token—a single rose or a bunch of xiolets—tidegrajihed to a friend in anothei' city. He declared that a customer who would ])ay in tide- grajdi charges, as sometimes hai)pened, more than the cost of the flowers sent was a customer^ whose desires should bo satisfied. X^ndoubtedly the llorist in a large city is embarrassed at times l)y the receipt of an order of small amount from a well- meaning tlorist in a small town, es- ]>ecially if the latter specilics exactly what his customer wants to have sent for the money. For the better satisfaction of his customer and for the sake of his fellow florist's interest, the sender of an order shoubl always take into con- sideration the trade conditions in the city to which he is relaying it and ask of the receiving florist nidhing whi(di ht> himself would not be willing to do in his jdace. The sender should not sjiecify too exactly how the order is to be fillecl and with what and how many flowers. It is better to ;illow seme latitude to the llorist at the other end. Then he is likely to do as much as he can for the money and so better ]dease the recipient and therefor
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