OxyMorons

"a figure of speech which produces an incongruous self contradictory effect"

QUALITY CHEAP POTS...?

Is there such a beast - NO !!!

Here I was coming back from a clients job where they used some of our oversized planters to break up the very linear appearance of the front of there extremely large contemporary home... When I was magnetically drawn to a hand painted sign on the side of the road..."CHEAP POTS" followed by another that read, "QUALITY - best price".

OK I can hear you all yelling where is this holy grail of garden pots - unfortunately folks it doesn't exist.

There is no such thing as a CHEAP QUALITY garden pot.

Having parked the Roller, I was busy perusing the choices at this quality establishment, noticing that most of it was CRAP and definitively second grade pottery - yet they were trying to sell goods at the same price if not more than what our retail prices are. I'm sure with a little bit of haggling you would find the price DRAMATICALLY REDUCED because they offer a CASH / WHOLESALE DISCOUNT of 50% or just because you're the lucky 13th customer for the day.

Guess what guys, I hate to tell you but in these sorts of instances, the RRP really has no bearing as to the costs of supplying that item to market and under no circumstances, should be used as an indicator of the quality of the item.
No one in AUSTRALIA can continuously offer ridiculous discounts upto and over 50% without either BULL SHITTING you about the RRP or being a FAKARI RUG Salesman.

When items on our website www.OutdoorEmporium.com.au go ON SALE - the RRP prices displayed are the genuine prices that we have sold our products for since day 1.
When these prices are slashed dramatically, these are either our clearance items or samples with very limited availability (a true bargain) - after all who can operate a business that sells everything at a 50% discount.

So as the World gets faster, somethings never change. BEWARE of snake oil salesmen selling CHEAP QUALITY Pots.

Happy Gardening

Saving MONEY in Sydney

Hi there... hopefully a short and incisive post today.

It was our first trading day of the 2012 - 2013 fin year and we managed to get a reasonable sized order from a Sydney customer online today.

Before you ask "why a Sydney resident would buy garden pots from a Melbourne company" when surely there are pot retailers close by, I'm going to share my theories on Internet shopping and how this rapidly growing phenomena encourages this outcome.

I'm pretty mainstream in my views and the main reasons why I purchase online is price, range & convenience - i assume, much like our customer from Sydney.

PRICE - has to be the big one. No one wants to pay more for something than the shop next door. The internet allows you to compare prices without leaving the comfort of your home.

RANGE - imagine if you were very fond of wearing wooden clogs and you lived in Townsville. Beautiful town but not a great range of clogs for sale. Online shopping allows you to view a much greater range than what you could find locally.

CONVENIENCE - and to top it all off, you can have your clogs delivered to your door.

So...our Sydney customers get to save substantial money by purchasing from our online store: www.OutdoorEmporium.com.au and they get to view our great range from the comfort of there sun lounge and have it efficiently delivered to there home. Now that's something to celebrate with a Chardy.

The crux of it is - our fixed overheads are lower than those in Sydney (i.e/ rents, freight, utilities) so everything else being equal, we should be able to sell comparable goods for less than our competitors in Sydney.

Of course if your local nurseryman or pot retailer gives you great advice and happy service, buy something & support him because they are part of your immediate community and the World would be a far less interesting place if it was left to the mass chain stores.

In summary, where possible try to buy locally BUT if you don't want to "smash the piggy bank" to purchase QUALITY pots & planters, contact us to see if we can help.

Happy gardening

Water-features

Ok...so I'm still angry. Not sure why but it could have something to do with the fact that it's end of financial year and this is the second time I'm writing this post because it did not save whilst I was trying to add photos.

So now I'm really pissed. STAND ASIDE Tony Abbot - my rant today is going to be NEGATIVE and I'm going to bag the opposition.

As everyone knows the last fin year has not been particularly kind to retailers based in the discretionary sector of the market. In order to counter this, we have decided to launch a new range of Water-features (coming shortly).

So in my spare time I've been doing a bit of research as to what is currently available in the market place...and I have to say most of what I have seen is CRAP !!!

Come on people - if you are going to put a feature in your garden, make sure it's not plain ugly. I have shown a few examples (below) to highlight what I mean.

Seriously - if you cannot see the problem in using any of the examples shown, you really need to consult our experienced team before you get anywhere near purchasing a Water-feature.

In the end we might not have exactly what you're looking for but we promise to not sell you an ugly duckling !!! When you're spending $500. upwards on a water-feature, I believe HONEST ADVICE MATTERS.

Happy gardening.