Business at home.

There are many advantages of having a business at home.  Since our house is on the same property as the business, the commute to work is and easy one.  I can also snack and eat lunch whenever I want.  The real point is that although I have specific business hours, I can stay open later or open earlier if the need arises.  Monday was such an example.  I had a customer come by at around 3:00pm on Monday.  He had never been to our bonsai nursery and was wandering from place to place looking at everything.  Since he was so focused I told him that I would be around if he had any questions.  So I went back to what I was doing.  After about an hour he came up to me and said he had a few questions.  The floodgates were wide open.  He wanted to know about the pricing on some of our junipers that we had already shaped.  He asked about the different prices on the container trees, he asked about the landscape trees and about the trees in the field.  Since he was a young guy, I thought he was just curious.  It turns out he was asking about all the different trees because he wanted to purchase them.  He picked many smaller container trees, some shaped junipers, some landscape pines and we also dug trees out of the field.  He had a small pick up truck.  I suggested that before he continue picking trees, maybe we should see how they will fit in the truck.  We put the landscape trees on there side and filled the back with the smaller containers.  He also filled the interior of his truck with about 7-8 trees.  He picked out a beautiful wisteria that he wanted to protect, so he put that in the passenger seat.  The tree barely fit, but we got the tree in there.  There are still 3 larger landscape trees that he wants to pick-up, but that will have to wait until his next trip.  By the time he was ready to leave, it was around 6:40pm.  Where else can you shop beyond closing time?  Where else can you buy trees for bonsai and landscape at odd hours and the proprietor helps you with all your questions and concerns with a smile on their face?  Keep supporting your local small businesses and we will keep supporting your habit. I just love my job!!!!!!!!

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