Thursday, April 15, 2004
Custom Landscaping?
I just saw a truck that had a sign "Custom Landscaping" on it. My first reaction was opposed to what? Can you see a business that only does standard landscaping? I can see a conversation something like this:
customer: Hello, is this Acme Standard Landscaping?
acme: Yes it is, how can we help?
customer: I have a lawn that needs to be mowed and some hedges trimmed.
acme: OK - just to let you know though, we only do rectanglular lawns 20 feet by 30 feet with two trees. We trim hedges 10 feet long with one corner.
customer: ?? - er, ah my lawn is about 15 by 40 and I need the hedges trimmed 48 inches.
acme: hmmm - sorry, we can't help. You might try that new-fangled custom landscaper across town. I've heard they do special cases like yours.
