. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Bars:ain or Slaughter Sales. A paper read by W. A, Adams, Buffalo, N. T., before the, Buffalo Florists' Club, October 12, X909.'^-' "When I was asked to read a paper be- fore this club, and on a subject of such im- portance as "Bargain or Slaughter Sales," I thought the club had erred in their selection of a writer. However, I propose to do my best and in as few words as possible. Bargain sales to the florist of today is a very serious question, and all cities cannot answer it, as possibly we do in
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Bars:ain or Slaughter Sales. A paper read by W. A, Adams, Buffalo, N. T., before the, Buffalo Florists' Club, October 12, X909.'^-' "When I was asked to read a paper be- fore this club, and on a subject of such im- portance as "Bargain or Slaughter Sales," I thought the club had erred in their selection of a writer. However, I propose to do my best and in as few words as possible. Bargain sales to the florist of today is a very serious question, and all cities cannot answer it, as possibly we do in Buffalo as to the effect it has on the business at other times. Do bargain sales injure the busi- ness? I will say "No," if conducted as they should be. They are in many cases a blessing if the goods offered are fresh, of good quality, and at a price lower than they are ordinarily sold at, so that the average person, who has any idea of flowers, knows that it is a bargain. In this way you encourage the sale of flowers, educate the people to the fact that flowers are always appreciated and lend a tone of refinement to the home, or wher- ever sent, and enable some one to enjoy one of God's greatest gifts to the world. What are the reasons for bargain sales? They are many, but the most important is to force business in a quiet time; to get rid of a surplus stock in many instances, and to get the people to come to your place of business, as when buying a bargain flower they often see something else that they want, which you sell at a good profit. I do not say that in every case you sell the surplus you have in your store; nor do I say that the man who grows his own stock can sell it at all times at a low price because he has a large supply, for if he is running his place systematically as every grower should do, he has to charge the store with what the green- house sends, and in many instances, with coal at $6 per ton, and wages at the prevailing scale, he would find that
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