Why do roses cost more on Valentines Day? The simple answer to this is supply and demand. But here is a little more in-depth answer if you are interested. - Growers need to pinch back their crops in order to time them to be ready for mid February. This leads to a period of lost production and income for the grower, which they recover by upping the price of the next crop. - The amount of labor to harvest all these roses triples for the Valentines Day crop. These extra labor charges are also passed along. - The short days and cold temperatures add to the energy costs needed to produce premium blooms. - Transportation costs also increase. Most of the roses used today in the US are imported from Ecuador and Columbia. There is such a high demand for the holiday that there is often not enough time to wait for a return load and cargo planes return empty to pick up the next shipment of roses. The additional freight needed to move all these blooms is reflected in the price. - We all want the BEST! A real local florist is ordering their roses a month or more ahead of time. We know the variety and grower who has the best performing flowers and we are all basically bidding on them to make sure we can offer the best quality. This is where you can see a fluctuation of pricing from one place to another. A reputable florist cant offer a deal on roses on Valentines Day. A place that does has probably bought the seconds or thirds that no one else wanted to take. How do you get the most for your money? - Order Local! - Order Early! - Send a mixed arrangement that includes a few roses - Take good care of your investment, change the water and recut the stems every couple days. When only roses will do, we will have them and they will be spectacular! Expect a fresh arrangement of roses to last a week or more.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 22:03:55 +0000
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