31/07/2025
I so relate to this story 🤣
“Are you busy?”
Well… I was.
I was sitting on a bag of potting mix, mid-lunch, trying to soak up a bit of winter sun like a lizard on a rock. Sausage roll in hand (part of my very balanced diet). Then I hear it…
“Hey mate, are you the manager?”
Now look… when someone interrupts your lunch, it’s always one of two things:
1️⃣ “Lochie is FANTASTIC!”
2️⃣ “Can I get a discount?”
So, I wiped the sauce off my fingers, gave him a smile, and said, “How can I help?”
He asked if I was the owner (I considered saying no — I could see what was coming)…
And yep. There it was.
Not a compliment. Not a glowing review.
Just:
“Can I get a discount… on this $12.95 plant?”
So I patted the potting mix beside me and said,
“Take a seat, mate — I’ve got a little story for you.”
🌿 Where does that $12.95 go?
Let’s break it down…
💸 GST (straight to the tax man):
→ $1.18 – gone before we even say “thanks for shopping!”
📦 Plant cost from our growers:
→ $6.00 – we support Aussie growers who grow the good stuff.
🧑🌾 Wages & super for our team:
→ $2.50 – because legends like ours don’t work for exposure.
🏡 Overheads (rent, power, fuel, mulch in my un**es, etc):
→ $2.00
💳 Extras (pots, tags, eftpos fees, Craig’s bandaid fund):
→ $0.70
So what’s left for us?
👉 Just 57 cents.
That’s not even enough for another sausage roll (RIP my lunch).
Now imagine giving a discount on top of that… 😳
We’d be paying you to take the plant — and I already live off potting mix and sarcasm.
So next time you’re tempted to ask for “just a little deal”… remember:
✅ You’re already getting a big, bushy bargain
✅ With real advice from real gardeners
✅ At prices that smash the big guys
✅ And my slightly unhinged humour thrown in for free
THANK YOU for supporting small, local, family-run nurseries like ours.
Because without you, we’d be up the nursery creek without a hose reel 💚
Ps. Of course I took the plant to his car and loaded it into the back of his BMW and the free knowledge of how to grow it successfully..
Now where’s my sausage roll gone ..
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