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Retail prices on Easter lilies

What are you charging or what have you seen Easter lilies going for at retail?

Permalink Reply by snewman7118 on March 24, 2009 at 6:15pm: Hey! That was my question ;-)

I can't wait to hear the results.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Lesa Killian on March 28, 2009 at 11:41am: We are charging a 60% mark up on our easter lilies. A 5 to 7 bloom we have priced at $11.95. There are SO many big box stores selling them I have to be competitive or they will just sit there. I did not order a ton of them but I did want to have them available for our regulars. Lesa; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Joyce Hart on April 7, 2009 at 6:24pm: We are charging 10.99 for single in a 6" pot.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Cathee Thomas on April 7, 2009 at 8:04pm: $12.99 on Friday, dropped to $5.99 today, just pennies over wholesale for a single stem, 5 bloom 6" pot.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by snewman7118 on April 7, 2009 at 8:10pm: I had asked Sara this question earlier. I am working with my sons' Scout Troop. We have had no trouble selling Easter lilies at $11 or two for $20. Actually we sold out and had to go and buy another 120 at two churches yesterday, Palm Sunday. This was about 30% more than last year's fund raising sale for the Troop.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Michael Pawelek on April 8, 2009 at 7:51am: I don't think you can compare fund raising prices with those a retailer has to charge to meet overhead and stay in business. Whether it be for a scout troop, church or school function folks will always pay more to a fund raiser especially when children/younger folks are the beneficiaries.
Michael Pawelek
Prcan Hill Nursery
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Permalink Reply by snewman7118 on April 8, 2009 at 10:17am: I agree that fund raising prices may not be relevant. Yet, having worked with fund raising plant sales for a long time has lead me to understand that market prices do have an influence on fund raising. The typical buyer often does think about what prices they have seen as the enter the grocery store not thinking about where the money goes. For those growers that do choose to work with fund raising programs selling plants, pricing is very much a concern. Also, during times of economic downturns, don't forget about fund raising programs to move your plants. It is good promotion for your business and most organizations are looking for the dollars that they can generate and have no problem paying a fair wholesale price.

Michael Pawelek said:
I don't think you can compare fund raising prices with those a retailer has to charge to meet overhead and stay in business. Whether it be for a scout troop, church or school function folks will always pay more to a fund raiser especially when children/younger folks are the beneficiaries.
Michael Pawelek
Prcan Hill Nursery
pecanhillnursery.com; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Donna Kutil on April 12, 2009 at 6:30am: late to the party- but the stop & shop in sandwich, cape cod was $12.99; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Erik Friedli on April 12, 2009 at 8:42pm: In our market (South Florida), there's very little demand for traditional holiday plants. If I told you that I brought in 12 6" Easter Lilies total, you'ld probably gasp. But that's all I brought in this year. We were way more successful with Hydrangeas, Miniature Roses, Calla Lilies, and Rieger Begonias. Oh, and of the 12, I gave away the last 3 today.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Erik Friedli on April 12, 2009 at 8:53pm: We've also been selling this Eggplant with white, egg-shaped and sized fruit. I'ld love to see this in an "Easter Basket" with the fruit somehow dyed bright colors. By itself, it hasn't been a hit, but I think with a little marketing and Paas (?); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sara Tambascio on April 13, 2009 at 8:48am: Do you have any photos of that plant, Erik?

Erik Friedli said:
We've also been selling this Eggplant with white, egg-shaped and sized fruit. I'ld love to see this in an "Easter Basket" with the fruit somehow dyed bright colors. By itself, it hasn't been a hit, but I think with a little marketing and Paas (?); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Andy Bittner on April 13, 2009 at 10:52am: Home Depot had them for 5.99 a week before Easter and they dident look that bad, looks like they have gone the way of cuts; ▶ Reply to This