March 20, 2020, by Maartje

That deserves a flower! Also help Dutch growers through corona

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March 20, 2020, by Maartje

That deserves a flower! Also help Dutch growers through corona

Do you remember the new online marketplace for all your design interior pieces? Whoppah is the name, and here read all about it. The people behind the marketplace suddenly joined forces with a delivery service Bringer. One is a webshop, the other a delivery service and a surplus of flowers in the Netherlands because export is currently impossible. 1 and 1 is 3, the (social) entrepreneurs thought, and launched a large-scale campaign to reduce the number of people involved to help flower growers struggling with surpluses to sell their flowers directly to consumers. The first 200.000 forests have now been registered. And now you can buy them. Look, that deserves some flowers!

Who what where?

Who what where?

Okay, one more time, in case you missed it: not only the catering industry is having a hard time, and healthcare workers have to work double hours, but the flower sector is also struggling with an implosion due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Only ten percent of the Netherlands' third most important export product is still sold. Imagine what a blow that is to the economy. If we don't want it, it's not good for anyone. Hundreds of growers don't know what to do with the containers full of flowers, while millions more flowers will be harvested in the coming weeks. To help the sector, offer Whoppah en Bringer therefore both the grower and the local florist from today free a sales account in the app and contactless delivery service at home. This allows the grower to sell directly online and free of charge and those in the Netherlands who work from home are provided with a fresh bunch at home. Win-win!

How does it work?

How does it work?

The grower or florist places his offer on Whoppah by means of a photo. Whoppah users find their fresh bunch there, order it and pay digitally. Simple. The sales price is €5 per bunch. In addition, the buyer pays €1,99 transaction costs and €5 for contactless delivery via Brenger. For 12 euros you have a huge (but real) bunch and you help the growers of the Netherlands through the Corona. The grower pays nothing for the sale of the flowers. Nice: grower, florist and consumer can chat directly with each other in the app.

Bringer's couriers collect the bunches from the grower or florist and deliver them the next working day. Buyers can leave a bucket of water at the front door or the bunch will be placed on the sidewalk by the courier. This way, safe contactless delivery takes place.

“We have done everything we can to keep costs as low and convenience as possible, to also accommodate Dutch consumers. Everyone could use some flowers in these uncertain times, and we would like to contribute in this way," says Derk van der Have, founder Brenger.

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