Today we have finally moved into the delights of packing away and clearing all the unsold Christmas stock. Earlier this week we recycled all our unsold Christmas trees and today we started to make way for the new seasons stock.
The centre looks really bare at the moment mainly due to the fact that none of our suppliers are back to work yet so no deliveries.
Does the whole of the Uk stop work over these two weeks ? leaving only shops and cafes open.
It does not seem that long ago when we only had Christmas and Boxing day off, but people expect to have an extended holiday over this period now. It makes it difficult for us as customers expectations have changed and expect us to have everything ready imediately after Christmas and for some people they want us to open every day except Christmas Day, how odd people view things today.
We wait in expectation of getting back to some form of normality next week, it will be interesting to see who of our suppliers are ready to get going and who have gone to the wall over the festive period.
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Friday, 2 January 2009
Monday, 22 December 2008
Christmas week and scams
With Christmas in the middle of this week we are rushing around selling the last of our Xmas trees and decorations.
Its sad to say that Christmas brings out the worse in some people, and other are of full of good cheer.
We seem to have been the target along with other garden centres of a local scam where people have been posing as a local business then passing fraudulent cheques. They appear to have been targeting the New Forest area and scamming goods to the value of £200. This leads to us having to put further controls on legitimate trade customers just because of a minority section of the public.
Fortunately we have a good security system so at least we can help the police with their investigations.
Anyhow away with the bad the feelings and in with the good.
Last week we were able to help a customer who feel very ill onsite with getting the emergancy services here quickly. We had an ambulance here fairly quickly but more excitiement came when the air ambulance landed on our neighbours front lawn much to their amazement.
It was good to hear that the casulty is now making a speedy recovery having had an operation as soon as he got to the hospital. It is great when people come back and let us know what is going on
Its sad to say that Christmas brings out the worse in some people, and other are of full of good cheer.
We seem to have been the target along with other garden centres of a local scam where people have been posing as a local business then passing fraudulent cheques. They appear to have been targeting the New Forest area and scamming goods to the value of £200. This leads to us having to put further controls on legitimate trade customers just because of a minority section of the public.
Fortunately we have a good security system so at least we can help the police with their investigations.
Anyhow away with the bad the feelings and in with the good.
Last week we were able to help a customer who feel very ill onsite with getting the emergancy services here quickly. We had an ambulance here fairly quickly but more excitiement came when the air ambulance landed on our neighbours front lawn much to their amazement.
It was good to hear that the casulty is now making a speedy recovery having had an operation as soon as he got to the hospital. It is great when people come back and let us know what is going on
Saturday, 22 November 2008
Weekend weather change
Saturday and the weather has changed. Why is it when the weekend comes along and people can get out into the garden the weather does a change for the worse. This morning in the garden centre it started to sleet. We are setting out our Christmas tree area for the first trees are due in from Scotland on Wednesday, we are expecting them to be covered with snow, how very festive.
Thursday, 13 November 2008
One day fine another wet
Today (Thursday) what a day, you could have fired a shotgun through the garden centre at 11am and not hit anybody. It certainly is not conducive to gardening, but then yesterday was glorious. Oh the vagaries of English weather.
Yesterday was our last reward card holders Christmas evening and what a great time. thank you to evrybody who came over the two days making it a very pleasant and successful time.
We got through 80+ bottles of champagne and 450 mince pies and kilos of sausages, nothing like a drink and a few home cooked goodies to liven up the evening. For those of you who couldn't make it we are celebrating a traditional Christmas in Beaulieu on Saturday 13th December so why not come along to that as the whole villiage will be participating.
Yesterday was our last reward card holders Christmas evening and what a great time. thank you to evrybody who came over the two days making it a very pleasant and successful time.
We got through 80+ bottles of champagne and 450 mince pies and kilos of sausages, nothing like a drink and a few home cooked goodies to liven up the evening. For those of you who couldn't make it we are celebrating a traditional Christmas in Beaulieu on Saturday 13th December so why not come along to that as the whole villiage will be participating.
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
I am back
22nd October
After a long absence I am back to keep you up to date with what is going on.
Christmas is happening and our gift ladies are working long hours to set our Christmas display out for you to come and spend all your heating money on it.
We opened our lighting section last weekend and you will notice we have gone down the route of LED lights as these are extremely efficient to run, costing a lot less per day to have on.
We are frantically clearing our plant area for a birds of prey weekend this weekend. We have the Wessex Birds of Prey rescue organization bring a collection of their birds along. If the weather is kind to us, and lets be honest every event we have organised this year it has rained so far, they are hoping to fly the birds around the Garden Centre plant area. At least this should keep the vermin under control.
Why not come along and have a chat to us this weekend and watch the birdies
After a long absence I am back to keep you up to date with what is going on.
Christmas is happening and our gift ladies are working long hours to set our Christmas display out for you to come and spend all your heating money on it.
We opened our lighting section last weekend and you will notice we have gone down the route of LED lights as these are extremely efficient to run, costing a lot less per day to have on.
We are frantically clearing our plant area for a birds of prey weekend this weekend. We have the Wessex Birds of Prey rescue organization bring a collection of their birds along. If the weather is kind to us, and lets be honest every event we have organised this year it has rained so far, they are hoping to fly the birds around the Garden Centre plant area. At least this should keep the vermin under control.
Why not come along and have a chat to us this weekend and watch the birdies
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