My sweet husband sent me a dozen roses, but they arrived (at work)

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

at 5:15 and looked like shit! I'm thankful for the thought, but wtf! I called the place (Tropical Treehouse...beware) and told them they looked terrible. They're supposedly going to 'call me in a few days' and arrange for a replacement (they first wanted me to come down there...excuse me??? They f*cked up...I'm not wasting my time and gas). Hopefully, they'll call, but this really sucked. Feel bad for my husband. Not his fault, but I think he feels bad.

Minor shit in the big scheme of things, but grrrrrrrrrrr..........

[Minstrel Boy]

1. Speaking as a husband with floral anxiety,

I'm sure he feels bad. I always worry they won't arrive in time.

[hatredisnotavalue]

2. I don't think you have been married very long...

Am I right?

Married almost 25 years here, my husband's anxiety over buying me anything is the saddest thing you would ever see. Long ago, I told him don't get me anything, I will buy it for myself, when I want it. That is how I show my love to him, taking away the anxiety over gift giving...Just food for thought. Happy Valentine's Day by the way.
I am going to get myself some snowshoes when they go on sale next week.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

3. Seven years, been together 15.

[Heyo]

4. I had the same problem..

I sympathize with you from the other side of it.

I ordered some roses and a teddy bear from rosefarm.com (don't use them!)

One of the main reasons I ordered from there was this certain teddy bear they had in the picture on the site... the most awesome bear I have ever seen.

So I also was meeting her for lunch today at her job while on lunch break from my job.

The roses arrived before I did, and I got lucky because she is not materialistic and she likes them, and so she was happy. However, and I didn't make a big deal out of it at the time, but I thought that the roses were nowhere near worth the price paid..these roses had some brown spots and looked a little dismal... I have got much nicer roses for cheaper, and plus, after I SPECIFICALLY specified in TWO e-mails that the bear MUST be the same on on the site and making sure they have it in stock, and to contact me if they didn't. They "assured me"... by basically saying yeah okay place the order.. I should have been more persistent saying I wont order unless you specifically confirm the bear...

.. long story short, the bear, while cute, is NOT the same bear from the site....

And that ticked me off... but the bear we got, he has such a sweet face, and an eager-to-please expression that melted my heart, too... like saying "I know I'm not exactly like the bear you ordered, but if you give me a chance you'll love me too...".. so I have fallen in love with the new bear..."Teddy Bear Medium" is his name now...

.. that's not the point though... from now on I will only do roses locally.. no more websites...

To their credit, they included a piece of paper that said fresh cut roses may not look all that great right off the bat, they last a long time and may take a day or two to open up.. which I understand.. and she did call me later in the day and said they were looking better.. but he initial presentation just didn't seem like they'd put much effort into making it nice, for the price paid, and knowing the price paid for them, plus getting RAPED on the shipping if I might add...

SO I sympathize with you and it's good of you to understand it's not his fault.. that he had the best intentions as did I...

.... bottom line is though, she was happy... so that was my intention.. so all worked out.. but I did learn a lesson about buying flowers..

Heyo

edit: spelling

[Sequoia]

5. I worked for a woman once whose boyfriend sent her roses but

she tossed them because they weren't "good enough" for her. She wanted long stem, no thorns, and delivered in a cold white box, from an exclusive Beverly Hills flower shop. She was pretty mean and was even upset when he got her a tennis bracelet for Christmas. She wanted an big rock. When he finally gave her "the rock" she decided she didn't want to marry him, not big enough I'd wager. All in all, valetine's day is a waste and makes single sad people feel worse, especially when they're young and never get a box of candy, or flowers. It is all about the money in the long run.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

6. I appreciate what he sent me; I just feel bad because they

weren't very 'fresh.' I called up the florist and complained. They 'claim' they're going to call me in a few days and send me another dozen roses when their new supply comes in. If they don't, I'll be a pain in the ass and bug them; or I'll have my hubby get a credit on his card.

I vote for showing love and affection all 365 days of the year.

[BikeWriter]

14. They should never have taken his money for wilted flowers! :-(

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

7. That woman sounds like a cold witch! I'd never do such a thing.

[liberalhistorian]

8. Well, at least you have someone

to send you something. I can't remember the last time I got flowers or roses from a man, and this has been yet another long, lonely Valentine's Day.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

9. I'm sorry. Here are some:

Chocolates, too!

:grouphug:

[liberalhistorian]

11. Why, thank you

ma'am, those are lovely!

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

12. Enjoy...and I love those Godiva chocolates. Yummmmm....

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

10. I'll share...

[liberalhistorian]

13. Are you sure ya

wanna share the chocolates? Once I get around those things, they tend to disappear very quickly! :evilgrin:

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

15. Sure. Why not?

[koneko]

16. Man that sucks

Last year, my best friend since forever had her first child. She & hubby live 2000 miles from me. I ordered an enormously beautiful bouquet to be sent to the hospital. Spent $129 on it.

Her mom, a florist, flew out there for the birth. Told me that the bouquet that was delivered was, at BEST, a $40 bouquet. I was LIVID. Any other time, a holiday, whatever, that would suck. But I was PISSED - I was so afraid my best friend since forever would always think I chintzed out on her firstborn child.

I was LIVID, and FTD, upon my seriously psychotic rantings, ponied up a much nicer replacement.

[aePrime]

17. I ordered roses for my wife

And paid extra $$$ to have them delivered today.

They never came.

[SW FL Dem]

18. My sister ordered tulips for my bday which is a few days beforeVDay

she ordered from 1800Flowers.com. The first bouquet arrived in bad shape, the tulips never opened and the petals just fell off the stems after 2 days. I called customer service and they sent a replacement bouquet which was only marginally better. They guarantee their flowers to last at least seven days. Mine are dead after 4 days. I know my sister meant well, I love tulips, but at this point a gift card to Target would have given me more enjoyment, even if I used it to buy toilet paper.

[SW FL Dem]

19. I finally got through to my hubby

I would much rather have a nice dinner at home than waste $100 on roses that don't last more than a few days. I know he loves me, he shows that every day. I don't need him to waste money to prove it to me.

[Sgent]

20. Word of advice

Never, but never use a national florist company (FTD, 1-800-flowers, etc).

Call a local florist, who you trust, and order from them. Sometimes if you want a specific thing (roses) they will deliver them, but tell you their overpriced or look like crap this week. I usually just call and tell them how much I want to spend and tell them to make it so. I've always gotten GREAT results and good flowers -- often times things I wouldn't have thought of.

Even if you don't know a local florist (out of area), call one close to where you want it delivered, talk to the florist, and order that way.

[SW FL Dem]

21. Good point

I just cringe at the thought of spending $100 or more for flowers that will die in a week. If it were my wedding, I would spend the money, but not for a weekday where we didn't even sit down for a family dinner because I had a meeting.