**Just to give you an idea what I’m talking about, here are a few businesses that are likely to bite the dust because of impeding market trends

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Floral shops – Have you purchased a dozen roses lately? I have and they actually charged me for the greens! My god, charging me for weeds! The Super Wal-Marts, mega-supermarkets and now Home Depot sell the same things for half price (with a QUALIFED staff) ? not to mention the ease of 800# delivery and online services…**

i have been in the floral design business a long time…FIRST of all ‘greens’ are not “weeds”..they are PLANTS and they are not FREE…those ‘weeds’ you talk about cost the florist up to a dollar( or more) a stem…a small shop cannot afford to give them away all the time ( that would be bad business- wouldn’t it?)…ALSO what you are ‘buying’ at walmarts and mega stores are second quality flowers…if you only want flowers that will last a DAY for your money then that is where to buy…if you want to spend a few more dollars for something that is not garbage a ‘real’ florist would not sell- then go to a florist..shop around and find better prices amongst florists…the one i work for charges 25 dollars for a dozen, wrapped…in another location the same would be 60 dollars..for the SAME roses…
not ALL small businesses are ripping people off..
sorry but the screwing of small businesses is what has ruined the economy in this country… also 800-flowers goes THRU local florists to send flowers…a LOSING proposition for the florist AND the buyer as 800 flowers makes a large fee while the florist has to fulfill a ridiculous request for an arrangement they cannot possibly do for the fee they are given…many florists will not do them anymore..the BUYER loses out on 800 flowers because of this…you get less for your money…if you were to call a florist directly and order- you get more…the florist cannot possibly fill those orders to the letter without alot of loss….using the internet to order flowers is just lazy and stupid once you know the facts…
…screwing your local businesses helps no one…
KNOWING about what you are buying is smart..and also knowing what you are criticizing is smarter..
you should do your homework before damning a business that has been a staple in towns all over this country and glorifying big businesses that have helped ruin the lives of the alleged little people in this country and it’s economy..