Cheryl,

Eons ago I worked as a deliveryman for a florist and spent thousands of hours with the owners of the business regarding in-store marketing.

What we learned was that some of the most profitable parts of the business was the sale of two things in addition to flowers:
(1) Cards (birthday, wedding, get-well, etc). Make them obvious to the customers and they will sell. Keep the seasonal cards by the register.
(2) Sales to churches. Negotiate with local churches to have weekly deliveries to the churches for their services. Keep the proces low and make heavy use of Gladiolas. This will impress the churchgoers and bring in more clients.

I wish you well in your new venture. It will be a bunch of work, but it can be profitable.

Also, if you need people to deliver flowers, hire a student with a good driving record and you will be fine.

-Vic

We have a couple lines of cards. In fact, the hotel owners wife has her own line and we will be selling them. We are also going to be selling Idaho products.

We do have a couple of churches as clients as the owner has been in business here for almost 20 years.

Good ideas!! Thanks!

your selling idaho potatoes...???? hehehehe congrats hun....woohooo I LOVE FLOWERS>>>> my mom calls me her flower child...as I love to surprise others with flowers often....hugsssss,sarah

Thanks Sarah. You never know, we might sell idaho potatoes!