I sell plants and I’ll regularly get people touching my plants and with the chili plants mostly they will pluck the chili. How can I put it on a sign near the plants for them not to do that so they also dont get offended or discouraged from wanting to buy? I feel like having the sign just say please dont touch plants sounds to abrasive.
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For me it doesn’t sound too abrasive but you could always ad a please if you want to soften it out.
I buy plants from the massive garden center and pick up the pots and I touch the leaves, it helps me decide and I need to see if the plant is healthy. I’m gonna be honest, if wasn’t able to touch (regardless of how it was worded on a sign), I’d just buy elsewhere. Maybe move chili plants out of easy reach, if that’s the main concern? Otherwise be ok with losing some sales. And a sign probably won’t be enough to stop those who pluck peppers anyhow, unfortunately :/
You could always joke “you broke it you bought it!” Or add that the chilis are tender and will break off if handled. Chicken wire?
How about “get the pluck away from the chilies!” LOL
I think people often touch plants at plant stores, but you could always put a “please don’t touch the plants” sign.
It might be easier to enforce a “no trimmings/no cuttings” policy, so you could put up a sign about that:
“Please don’t take cuttings from the plants”
“If you take a cutting, that plant is now yours. Please head to the cashier for payment.”
or particularly underneath the chili:
“Please don’t pluck me!”
“You pluck it, you buy it”
“The plants are happier if people don’t touch”
Sign: “Please don’t touch my chilis—I’m shy!”
Such delacasies couldnt handle such strong hands 🤷♀️ idk tho
“Don’t touch the plants, thanks”
Keep them behind an obvious barrier and charge money dor touching the plants and plucking anything off.
I know because I have people in my family who behave like you mentioned. Being polite doesn’t work because they do this exactly because they see as a pushover for being polite, they could could care less about readingsigns unless they’re warnings of charges in bright red uppercase font. Don’t grace unworthy people with your politeness. Be firm with your stance and protect your business.
Keep a camera and place offenders on a list. When they have stolen a certain amount you can definitely build a case.
Get a few signs that say “smile; you’re on camera!”
I used to walk off campus to smoke my weed during college, and no matter whether or not I saw cameras, those signs always tweaked me out (even before I lit the j)
My mom volunteers at a large nature preserve in Chicago, and there has been a problem of vandalism to the plants they put there. I admitted to her my college weed walks and told her about the signs, they put them up and it did work! At least for awhile, but mind you this is 60 acres. Dude was dedicated.
On a smaller scale I’m quite certain it would work!
Maybe saying real specific instructions like “Please enjoy with your eyes and nose but do not pick leaves, flowers, or fruit. Thank you.”
How about: “Being a plant isn’t consent -don’t touch them because they can’t say no!” or: “Be the brave guy, touch the cacti.”