Orchid Buying Guideline for 2017

[Leafmite]

Good luck! What I have been doing is making myself wait a few days before purchasing. It has really been helping.

[plantluvver]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

Good luck! What I have been doing is making myself wait a few days before purchasing. It has really been helping.

This will work for me with online purchases, but not when hunting for random treasures at Trader Joe's. On the other hand, I only go past there once a week (and probably only monthly after awhile.) Good think the commute is about an hour!

[Leafmite]

Good luck, then. Personally, I am concerned about the upcoming show season. Ecuagenera usually comes to the Strongsville Ohio show and I work at our own show which means I often see the orchids before our show opens. Last year, I went a little crazy....

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Originally Posted by Leafmite

Good luck! What I have been doing is making myself wait a few days before purchasing. It has really been helping.

This has taught me that something I really want is often not available when I go back.

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Originally Posted by plantluvver

Yes, there is a big show here in mid-March. I don't own a car, so I am limited to what I can carry at one time and also to shows that are convenient to bus lines.

You can request an Uber van for the ride home.

[Leafmite]

[QUOTE=estación seca;828450]This has taught me that something I really want is often not available when I go back.[COLOR="Silver"]

If it is something for which I have been searching, something that is on my list, I do buy it right away. However, after all these years of collecting, I have gone through many phases and I think I am done with the impulse buying. I find that if I have too many orchids, I do not enjoy them as much.