Changes to Liquor Licensing for Florists Thread

Annette is this only to do with the Queensland liquor licensing?

We recently had a LARGE increase in it's license fee's in the last year because of the Victorian Governments new legislation that has put several businesses out of action because of the extreme hike (Not Florists though)

Be alert to the full story of the misleading email received entitled "changes to liquor licensing" for all florists.
The law states that all liqour must be bought at an retail outlet at retail prices.
Liqour placed in a flower order must be cost out at the retail price paid. A mark-up is not allowed
Two litres of wine or one litre of spirits is the maximum allowed in one order.
The value of liqour in any one order must not exceed 75% of the total value of the order.
The order must be delivered and not be a cash and carry from the floristshop.

This email is just another promotion ploy of taking the florist "for a ride" to sell this company's wine. An customer order can request $75 of liqour in a $100 order, with a delivery fee of $10 allows $15 for flowers and make-up which does not even cover time.
A Florist still has to have a Liqour Licence to buy Wholesale and sell retail
If the law stated 25% liqour the florist may be able to make a little profit out of the flowers.

When are Australian Florists going to support one another and be proud of their Industry and promote flowers for the betterment of the enviroment?
 
This Liqour Industry is another to add to the list of rip-off Industries playing on the florists ie "order-gatherers, relays, funeral, computers, internet, websites,  etc. who make more profit out of flowers than the florists do.

The FLORISTS PRODUCTS are FLOWERS, PRESENTATION, and SERVICE to the HEALTH of the LOCAL COMMUNITY
Learn to cost for your own shop and to say NO to those orders you cannot complete and present by using your own formula.

Cheers....EFlowersAlive...The Wise Old Owl.....Ron

Wow, very strange. I remember at TAFE that my teacher said exactly what Eflowersalive is saying, that you can't mark up alcohol or advertise. But when the interflora rep came to sign me up, I queried that and she said we can mark up, but can't have alcohol in the showroom.

From the interflora IAU browser, see number 5- (NSW)

NEW SOUTH WALES The sale of liquor to accompany a flower package is exempt from the legislation and does not require a licence provided that:- 1.       The liquor provided to the consumer is included in the gift basket such as flowers/mixed goods. 2.       The liquor provided may not exceed 2 litres. 3.       The basket must go to the gift recipient. 4.       The liquor may only be purchased from a retailer and not a wholesaler of liquor, that is off licence retail or hotel licence holders. 5.       There is no restriction as to the sale price of the liquor. 6.       The liquor cannot be delivered to/left with anyone under the age of 18. 7.       The liquor cannot be left unattended e.g door stop delivery is not permissible. A flower retailer should assume it may not sell only liquor direct to the public without considerable costs and expense.  In New South Wales, a retailer seeking to sell liquor may either choose to purchase a dormant licence or alternatively make a fresh application to the licensing authority to sell liquor to the public.  Either alternative will cost considerable time and money and will also require Council approval.