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Superior product over lower costs
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Jun. 27, 2013 4:50 pm
When I made the decision to label the plants in my garden, I went on a search for quality markers. I didn't really like what I found anywhere in Cedar Rapids, most being imported.
And then one day, purely by accident, I took my sister to a nursery I had almost forgotten about. Without naming names, Cedar River Garden Center was the only place in the Cedar Rapids area carrying this particular product. They had in stock Bio-Markers, made from recycled plastic with corncob fiber. This is an excellent product, thought of by a gentleman right here in Cedar Rapids. MCG BioComposites, LLC, is the company behind this quality, recycled product.(http://www.mcgbiomarkers.com/)
Where is everyone else? Why is CRGC apparently the only gardening center in Cedar Rapids to try this? This time I will not name names, because you know who you are. All it takes is a brief comparison and anyone with any common sense will quickly see the best product. So why no luck with all these other gardening centers? Can you say imported from China?
I only use them because they seem to be the fave choice these days.
American retail companies put cost before quality. And the sad thing is, these markers will sell themselves. Why? Because it is a quality product and this one has a home right here in Cedar Rapids. So I would challenge all the gardening centers in the Cedar Rapids area to wake up, and take the time to do a comparison. There are still some of us out here that believe in quality products.
Thank you, Sam!
Paul Forbes
Cedar Rapids
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