Instead of bouquets of roses, Ukrainian women will be given jars with burlap and buttons
Kharkov – Dnepropetrovsk – Odessa, March 06 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) – Due to the difficult situation in Ukraine, men have to save on flowers on the eve of March 8th.
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“Prices for roses now start from 15 UAH and by March 8 will rise by another 2-3 UAH. The popular Polish tulips, which can now be bought from about 20 UAH per piece, will also increase in price by the same two or three hryvnias,” said a flower seller in Dnepropetrovsk.
In Odessa, the price of flowers is also steep. Especially if the flower is foreign. So, some traders ask for 70 UAH. for one rose. However, newspaper journalists "Vesti" We also found more accommodating sellers, those with “20 and above.” “Don’t be surprised at the prices of your neighbors, they have foreign flowers, they import them in advance, there is a clear link to the dollar - and no compromises. And literally tomorrow or the day after tomorrow we will have the delivery of Ukrainian flowers, so we can play with prices as we want,” said such a saleswoman.
“The fact that there will be no excitement now is clear from people’s reaction. Many people come in, ask the price, people will buy, but not in boxes, as before,” say sellers in Kharkov.
Kharkiv residents ask for 20-25 UAH for tulips. per piece, roses will cost 30-40-50 UAH. per piece (Ukraine only), gerberas – 150 UAH. for a bouquet of 5 flowers, 200 UAH. – 7 flowers, alstroemeria 150 UAH, all kinds of compositions and baskets from 80 UAH. and higher. Hyacinths – 70 UAH, daffodils – 35 UAH, crocuses – 40 UAH. Sellers promise not to raise prices on holidays.
At the same time, men in revelations with journalists claim that they will get out. For example, small jars or bottles for modest snowdrops or sprigs of small roses will be decorated for solidity.
“It could be scraps of fabric, or burlap, various ribbons, strings, buttons, whatever. If you can’t figure it out yourself, then you can find a hint on the Internet,” say the experts, whose advice is now full of Internet pages and newspapers.
“In my family, for every two men there are five women - from my niece to my grandmother. But we will definitely congratulate them. Knowing how tight money is now, my sister gave me the idea of decorating 200-gram jars and bottles with burlap, old buttons and jute rope. It will take a little time, but I will spend the same amount on flowers as on one large bouquet - from 120 to 150 hryvnia,” echoes Mikhail from Odessa.
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