Cheaper Flowers?

It's been about a year since I had last gone to the Los Angeles flower mart. Why have I avoided for so long you might ask? Simply because, I have had a full-time day job and it has just been easier to go with the local wholesaler rather than drive to LA and back and then to my job. Why am I able to go now you might ask? That would be because in this economy, I no longer have a full-time job. So, driving to LA isn't quite as daunting as it was previously.

I ventured to LA in hopes of finding some really great quality flowers at a really good price...unfortunately, this time around I must say I was quite disappointed with the selection. Although I found some "decent" deals on roses, naturally there was a reason that they were such a good deal because the next day most of them were trash. All-in-all, I did manage to save about $70-$100 compared to what I would have spent if I had gone to my local wholesaler or had the corporate wholesaler deliver them to my house.

You can tell that the economy has really taken a toll on the floral industry. One reason being, while I was at the flower mart, I noticed that there was hardly anyone there shopping. Normally it's busy and bustling! Also, as I mentioned the "deals" weren't really anywhere to be found.

One plus, I finally picked up my vendor badge! Although, being that I've only been up there 2 time in over a year...I'll probably only get to use the badge once maybe twice before it expires!

I have another Gallo Wines event coming up next month, hopefully I can find some better quality and priced flowers then!