Quote Originally Posted by redtails
That's exactly it, it may be fairly cheap to grow yourself but do you want to invest the time in it not to mention the risks of getting caught? That's all factored into the final price along with many other things & like palerider said the clubs have to make their 50% to stay operating in the "green"...Same thing with anything really, it's cheaper to make/do something yourself if you have the resources & knowhow but most people would rather just go to a shop & have someone else pick it out for ya.
this is true+ like i said these shops get pushed around alot as u can see in the news all the time.and 1200 a month shop rent is really low it would have to be a dump of a place to rent at that price.depends on where your at in town too.1200 a month place is setup in a poorer area and is open to guess what more robbers.unless you spend thousands on setting up alarms and barred windows doors and such.then you have to by product then you have to pay for ad space to get your name out there last time i was in biz a half page ad in any good paper or phone book ran 1800 a month,better add your phone bill,lights,biz lic,ins,on and on we go.

it still urks me why when a good grower offers a deal like 1/4 or 1/2 oz a month free + 250 oz's or close to that.people act as if your ripping them off cuase it's"my plants"well if thats the way one wants to look at it then if it's "your" plants then "YOU" NEED TO PAY FOR ALL THE GEAR,ALL THE ELECTRIC EVERY THING,THEN PAY THE GROWER ON TOP OF THAT FOR THE SPACE"RENTAL SPACE" THEN PAY THE GROWER A SALERY FOR THE UP KEEP AND HIS SKILLS TO GROW IT TOP NOTCH.MY PAY SCALE IS 20 AN HOUR X 40+ HOURS A WEEK=800 A WK=3200 A MONTH=38400 A YEAR.GUESS THEM 250 TO 350 OZ'S ARE'NT LOOKING SO BAD ABOUT NOW HUH??? AND THATS AT THE LOW END OF THE SCALE.