Quote: from jaie on 6:45 am on May 23, 2002
YOu know Steveo maybe right,
Maybe we shouldn't 'fund this effort'
Maybe this can force them into taking better care of their plants if no one buys them.
Just a thought.
I can't tell you how many times I grab plants b/c I know that they will end up dead.
But if no one bought them, allowed them all to die, and lose all of their money that they put into them, it might either:
1) change the way the take care of plants ( ALL plants )
1) make them quit carring things they can't take care of.
I saw the other day Lowe's stock is up...I guess them can't kill lumber and paint
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That's how I feel about it, I think. I think that problems with businesses are most effectively solved by not doing business. It's not like anyone at Lowe's can be taught anything, since there are no permanent employees nor any community responsibility there.
The price, I think, is one factor in this issue that doesn't get mentioned. There is no arguing that these dried out, light-starved plants are very cheap (Ū-3) relative to other sources. But I think that kind of saving only makes sense when you are buying them in huge quantities. I don't mind giving PFT a little more money for the maybe dozen plants I can support.
Steve