Overheard a customer say they'd never buy a bouquet with baby's breath again

I was at the wholesale market in Springfield last Tuesday, and a woman in line behind me was telling her friend, 'It just looks cheap and dusty to me now, I'm over it.' It made me pause, because I use it as a filler in probably 30% of my arrangements. I'm starting to wonder if it's becoming a dated trend, or if it's just a personal taste thing. Has anyone else noticed a shift in how customers feel about certain fillers?

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abby_robinson581mo ago

Check your local market first.

karen_nelson401mo agoMost Upvoted

My local market is a single sad cart of lemons next to the guy selling bootleg DVDs. Last week I saw a single zucchini priced like it was made of gold. I'm pretty sure the "local" part just means they found it in the alley behind the building. I'll stick to the big store where the tomatoes don't look so depressed.

john_singh1d agoTop Commenter

Baby's breath is getting a bad rep and it's kind of unfair. I see it everywhere from grocery store bouquets to fancy wedding arrangements and people are starting to call it the cilantro of flowers. You either love it or you hate it with no middle ground. The dusty look is actually what makes it work as a filler but I guess that's exactly what people are tired of seeing. It's cheap and it has that fake floral vibe now so customers are moving on.