For example, it pays NT $ 800 per catty (600 grams) for chrysanthemums from Taitung rather than buying them from mainland China for just NT $ 150 per catty. This is also true of the roselle it uses, which it purchases from Hualien growers for NT $ 150 per catty rather than from the mainland for NT $ 40 per catty.
以菊花為例，捨一台斤 150 元的大陸杭菊，選用台東一台斤 800 元的小菊花；捨大陸一台斤 40 元的洛神花，寧願花 150 元買花蓮的洛神。