Compare and Save!
With the economy so out of hand over the past year, more people are now price shopping. Here at Greenwood, we, too, are consumers and want to save money and cut corners where we can. Greenwood Nursery offers great plants that are the perfect size for landscaping and gardening at reasonable prices, as well as excellent service and contact our customers. When you phone Greenwood, you are actually speaking with one of my staff, and sometimes it’s me, ready to take your order or answer your questions.
Today, let’s talk about how to compare. Then, I want to share with you how to save even more with Greenwood Nursery. Keep reading...
Compare sizes as well as prices:
A couple of days ago, I was talking on the phone with one of our long time customers, taking their fall order and answering questions as I do. One question that they posed to me was that from time to time they also order a few items from another nursery (name withheld, but a good nursery). They had noticed that the new Cityline Hydrangea Rio was 2 dollars less on the other nursery’s site compared to Greenwood’s.
Well, while I was on the phone with them, I checked this out. This is the perfect situation to note that when you are comparing prices; you really need to make sure you are comparing the same size plants being offered. Greenwood offers the Cityline Rio as a one gallon (trade size) plant, while the other nursery was offering the Rio in a 3 ½ inch pot. Greenwood’s plant is considerably larger, older and better established than the smaller plant. Be sure that the prices you compare are for the exact same item. Otherwise, there really is no savings.
The Good Ole Days:
Years ago, when we shipped mostly bare root plants, we offered free shipping on orders. As we grew into shipping larger container grown plants, packages became quite heavier and UPS charges drastically increased, so we had to charge shipping. Our shipping charges may be a little more than some of the other nurseries. As you have seen when your orders arrive, we take pride in prepping and packing our plants so that they arrive to you healthy, happy and ready to plant.
How Greenwood Ships:
Here’s an example...customer orders 4 plants that are one gallon sized. - Greenhouse department pulls and thoroughly checks plants
- Containers are wrapped securely with stretch wrap to hold soil
- Plants travel down to shipping department
- Shipping department manager picks plants according to order
- Complete order is directed to available shipper
- Shipper selects proper box for order, cuts bamboo stakes to size & inserts them into containers
- Plants with stakes are placed securely in box and checked for stability
- Shipper fills void spaces with shredded paper, places order info on top, closes and secures box
- UPS picks up box and order is on its journey home
Now, how you can save even more with Greenwood.
Steve and I have talked this matter over with everyone here at the office to see if we could figure out how to keep the same size plants we offer and yet still be able to do help with shipping costs. Well, Brenda came up with a wonderful idea to help our customers by offering ½ off shipping, for a limited time, which would come close to putting the charges back to where UPS had them a few years ago. So, that’s what we’re doing.
Fall back to the good ole days when shipping charges weren’t so expensive.
With a 50% savings on shipping costs...
we’re meeting our customers half way!
Compare our prices and plant sizes with other online nurseries, then come save with Greenwood. For years, Greenwood has been listed as one of the Top 5 Online Nurseries on www.about.com .
We truly appreciate your continued support.
Until next time…….Cheryl
