snoop1130 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Where’s the love? Rose suppliers suffering on Valentine’s Day By The Nation The roses being purchased by the romantically inclined in southern Songkhla for Valentine’s Day on Friday (February 14) aren’t exactly local buds. The owner of a flower shop with gorgeous displays in the window admitted that she orders her roses from Chiang Mai and China because they’re inexpensive and the cooler weather up north has produced even more beautiful blossoms than last year. She ordered 2,000 A-grade roses from Chiang Mai and 1,500 from Kunming, just across the border in China. She sells rose bouquets for between Bt800 and Bt3,000 and gets orders from both the private and public sectors. Surprise Valentine’s Day deliveries to a sweetheart can be arranged. But there’s less “love” in the air across the country this year, with drought and the slumped economy cutting farm production of flowers by 70 per cent and orders by 50 per cent. One large-scale rose grower in Loei said he’s usually swamped by demand ahead of Valentine’s Day, but not this year. Speaking on condition of anonymity, he said he plants four rai of roses every season – raising beautiful, bright blooms – and orders come in from many provinces. He usually charges Bt400 per package of 50 roses, but this year has cut the price to Bt250. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30382077 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-02-13 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted February 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: She sells rose bouquets for between Bt800 and Bt3,000 and gets orders from both the private and public sectors. Surprise Valentine’s Day deliveries to a sweetheart can be arranged. But there’s less “love” in the air across the country this year I am pretty sure most women would prefer the cash. 3,000B for roses, yeah, sure. 3 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Only 400 baht for 50 roses? Doubt it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eindhoven Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 58 minutes ago, madmen said: Only 400 baht for 50 roses? Doubt it Doubt no more. It depends on the quality. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickbat Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Business dictates as usual to the gullible. When to display your love. When.....Every day is an opportunity to show your partner that you love them. And the cunning Business fraternity and the gullible will resound “ you are so unromantic!” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post legend49 Posted February 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2020 Wife said she cant eat roses!!! Bought her sushi fish, very happy lady. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted February 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2020 12 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: I am pretty sure most women would prefer the cash. 3,000B for roses, yeah, sure. Slightly off topic, I was sitting in a Chiang Mai bar with a lady a few years back. A rose seller convinced me to pay 10bht for a rose. I gave it to the girl and she said, "Next time just give me the 10bht" That was the last rose I ever bought. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 12 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Speaking on condition of anonymity, he said he plants four rai of roses every season – raising beautiful, bright blooms – and orders come in from many provinces. 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: She sells rose bouquets for between Bt800 and Bt3,000 He usually charges Bt400 per package of 50 roses, but this year has cut the price to Bt250. pricing themselves out of the market... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Slightly off topic, I was sitting in a Chiang Mai bar with a lady a few years back. A rose seller convinced me to pay 10bht for a rose. I gave it to the girl and she said, "Next time just give me the 10bht" That was the last rose I ever bought. It seems she was a little desperate. ???? I think it's always funny when some guys in gogo bars want to give the dancers 20B tip and those dancers give the guys the dirty look. How dare you. And then a few minutes later someone throws ping pong balls on the stage (max 20B for the girls). And they jump to get these balls as if they were filled with 1,000B notes. TiT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 For anybody who really needs to buy roses to keep the missus happy. 20B each today at the Klong Toey fresh market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elkski Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Flowers do seem to be a rare gift. It does really impress thai women. Everyone at work is jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHolmesJr Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Roses have been replaced by snapchat and dick pics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Headline should read...''Where's the Money'' ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Another commercial event pushed hard to the consumers. There's so much competition for the few loose baht that these imports are the first ones to loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Roses are very much in fashion...you know those rose coloured papers with 100 written....very popular....so what's all the fuss ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 On 2/13/2020 at 8:08 AM, madmen said: Only 400 baht for 50 roses? Doubt it He's the farmer, not the florist. Farmers are not the ones with the massive mark up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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