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Information Station/Customer Potting Shed/Help desk
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Erik Friedli Nov. 5, 2009.
waterproof signage
Replied Jun. 19, 2009
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If you do the French kiosk thing, you can really be playful with it. You can make posters advertising shows, but with a twist. For example, you can make one titled "Now Playing: 'My Fair Lady'" then have a picture of 'Lady Baltimore' Hibiscus. When…
I do love when garden centers offer handouts to their Customers. Some put handouts in one designated area, and others use mailboxes out where the plants are located. Another great idea for Information is to set up a kiosk like they have in Paris to…
I appreciate the feedback. We may be trying to make it too much. I could make it more of a potting station. We are a very small operation and it would be hard to have someone in there all the time, but I agree, if you do make it an info station that…
I wonder if you're trying to serve too many functions with one station. Information/Help should be near the solutions. And potting should be near the bedding plants. Martin Viette Nurseries used to have a Diagnostics Lab near its chemical area. They…
JIm, this position should have your most knowledgeable and best salesperson. When someone comes for information, you don't want someone handing out lists of plants, you want someone who can engage the customer, take him or her to the plants on the l…
One item to consider adding to the customer potting station would be a "Free Liquid Fertilizer" station. It is easy to set up with a Dosatron fertilizer injector and a bucket of fertilizer. It can lead to higher customer satisfaction, increased foot…
We are thinking about setting up an information station/Customer potting station/help desk in the middle of the nursery. I am trying to see what has worked and what are some of the necessities that need to be included.
We currently use Taggit Pro for our info / nursery signs. The databases were set up years ago using this software. At the time they printed on a TEC machine but, this only prints black & white. This year we used Taggit with the color laser printer X…
Jim,
Lloyd Traven of Peace Tree Farms mentioned our system, www.POPsignage.com. It is a very cost effective way to create customized garden center signage that is water proof and UV resistant. With dozens of card styles to choose from and nearly 6,0…
Carol, You are much more modern than I using staples to attach your signs to their stakes. Mine are all inside the greenhouses with no wind so I use a very atiquated method to attach my signs. For you younger folks that are not familiar with the or…
We have used Printmaster Platinum17 software for a number of years. Very user friendly, and lets you upload your own graphics. We print on vinyl pages (8 x 10) available from C. Frensch Ltd in Beamsville, ON, that work well with our Epson CX4800 ink…
We are new to the nursery business, having only been open 2 months. Since the budget was shoestring and since we are big into recycling, we've had to experiment and look around for penny-wise alternatives. For pricing, we use weatherproof labels mad…
Hi Jim,
i own retail centers that sell stone and hardscape materials so weatherproof signage has been a real challenge. We also provide landscape services including lawn fertilization. the signs that we use to indicate our visits to our customers la…
We have been using a sign system from Insignia Systems. I does make waterproof signs. We have signs that we use at Christmas that have lasted 4 years. The system comes with many options, although color is not available and there is no option to use…
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- At 2:25pm on October 30, 2009,
Victor Flaherty said…
- Jim,
Could not find a website for Lastrapes Garden Center. If you don't have one at this time then you could look forward to increased sales when you decide to publish one. Victor Flaherty
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