Demand is up for Mother's Day flowers this year --
and so are the prices, just one of the things you'll be spending more on as you
try to get something special for mom thanks to inflation.
Samantha Monday, the owner of Gardenia's Flower
Shop in Metuchen, is used to Mother's Day bringing in business, but this year,
she says the prices for flowers and anything else associated with the
flower business are the highest she's seen in her 11 years of owning the shop.
"You can't put a price on mom, but prices are going up
and you can blame inflation for some of that,” says Caleb Silver, with
Investopedia. “Here in the Northeast, we're expected to spend about $265 on
average for Mother's Day."
The experts watching
consumer pricing say expect anything you purchase for mom to cost a little more
this year.
"Well clothes are the
big one -- 6.5% higher than it was a year ago,” says Silver. “If you want to
get mom that nice sweater, flowers are up 5.8%. Postage, if you have to mail
something to mom -- up 3.8% and jewelry up about 2.8%. So, prices mounting
across the board, but she's worth it.”
The owner of Gardenia's
Flower Shop says she's been trying to offset the higher costs for her customers as best she can.
The financial expert News
12 spoke with says you could consider making mom your own present if you
have that gift, or cook her a nice meal, but food costs are rising too.
He also says even though everything is a little more
expensive this year, you still need to celebrate mom.