Today is the last day of this business.
I'm so unhappy.
The friendly banter with bill and Leslie the Owners will be gone.
They will be selling stuff from noon til 2pm today and that's it.
The mass market of mini sainsburys
Mini waitrose & mini co-op all selling flowers as a loss leader has nailed this fab little shop down.
All three have opened shops within 50 metres of its front door.
(For those who don't know, a loss leader is any goods sold for @ or near its purchase price. Sometimes even below it to entice you within.
Often no care of the plants and flowers occur , the shop makes more profit on a tube of sweets than flowers and it just goes into the skip.
A good flower shop like Mr. Buttercups had expertise cared for their plants and alas now. It has gone.
So say goodbye to a shop that's been in Putney. Serving the community for over 23 years. Birth deaths marriages. It has seen.
And all those roses at valentines day.
Goodbye. You WILL be MISSED. read more