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How much would you pay for this bouquet?

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Disappointedflowers · 12/06/2024 11:34

I ordered a bouquet online to be sent to my DP's and my DM sent me a picture of them to say thank you.
I was extremely disappointed considering what I had spent and said so. Only then did my DM say that she hadn't thought they weren't all that thinking I had probably spent £x amount to which I then said I spent considerably more.
She did say that there was also a hydrangea head that didn't really go with the rest of the arrangement, so she put that elsewhere, and a ridiculous amount of foliage, some of which she used in another bunch of flowers she received and the rest ended up in the green bin as it was too much.
I'd really appreciate some thoughts from you lovely bunch (see what I did there! 😜) as to what you think I should have been charged for these flowers? 🙏🏻

How much would you pay for this bouquet?
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CocoapuffPuff · 12/06/2024 11:51

A couple of peonies would have been nice in that.

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Disappointedflowers · 12/06/2024 11:51

£70. Plus delivery.

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PhilosophicalCheeseSandwich · 12/06/2024 11:50

How much were they?

CocoapuffPuff · 12/06/2024 11:50

SwingTheMonkey · 12/06/2024 11:49

Yes, the white flowers are lisianthus.

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Gosh they do look like roses. Can you tell i don't have flowers often?

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Disappointedflowers · 12/06/2024 11:50

The vase was my DM's own and agree probably not the best flower arranger! There was no picture on the website, just said florist's choice and then could choose how much to spend.
I used them for Mother's Day and it was a really beautiful bouquet. Don't know if it made a difference that I was collecting it myself 🤔

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Gabbsters · 12/06/2024 11:49

The white flowers look like lisianthus.

£30-40 although hard to say without knowing what it looked like before your mum took bits out.

SwingTheMonkey · 12/06/2024 11:49

CocoapuffPuff · 12/06/2024 11:48

I see 3 large pink roses, but it looks like there are small white ones too. Am I misidentifying them?

Yes, the white flowers are lisianthus.

Tractorqueen678 · 12/06/2024 11:48

I’d say £30 to 40

CocoapuffPuff · 12/06/2024 11:48

I see 3 large pink roses, but it looks like there are small white ones too. Am I misidentifying them?

FUBAR77 · 12/06/2024 11:48

30-35

SwingTheMonkey · 12/06/2024 11:47

I think a lot of people are utterly clueless as to how much flowers cost. And the fact the florist is a business, not making bouquets out of the goodness of their own heart.

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Disappointedflowers · 12/06/2024 11:47

JurassicFantastic · 12/06/2024 11:40

Actually maybe more than £50 now I look at it properly. There's about a dozen roses there plus other flowers and the hydrangea.

There are only 3 roses, 3 chrysanthemums, some lisianthus and delphiniums.

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PurplePolkaDot0 · 12/06/2024 11:46

If she trims the stems it would make it look better, they are too tall for the vase atm I’d say which is making it look more sparse than it is.

ActualChips · 12/06/2024 11:46

Impossible to know, since a large chunk of it is in the bin. The original order or photo from the website would help.

CocoapuffPuff · 12/06/2024 11:46

Sounds like your Mum chucked a lot of what you paid for out. What's in the vase is probably a £50 bouquet but I bet she's thrown out £20 worth. Be mad at her, not the florist.

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Disappointedflowers · 12/06/2024 11:45

Thanks for all the replies. I agree that I don't know what it looked like on delivery. Unfortunately they were out when it was delivered and it was just left under the porch without any hydration so she rushed to get them in water.

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Precipice · 12/06/2024 11:45

I don't think people expect vast swathes of foliage with the bouquet they're ordering, or to have that be something they're specifically and deliberately paying for.

Did the online service not show what it was going to send or allow you to select beforehand?

SwingTheMonkey · 12/06/2024 11:44

JurassicFantastic · 12/06/2024 11:40

Actually maybe more than £50 now I look at it properly. There's about a dozen roses there plus other flowers and the hydrangea.

There’s 3 roses.

Op I’d guess about £60?

Tryingtokeepgoing · 12/06/2024 11:44

MatildaTheCat · 12/06/2024 11:38

£40-50?

However you aren’t showing the whole bouquet if she’s removed some of it. Hydrangeas are expensive and the foliage is important in creating a beautiful arrangement. Also the roses aren’t fully out which is a good thing as they will last longer.

I’d agree, removing half of it then posting a picture / asking the question isn’t really fair. Given that’s a fireplace it’s obviously a reasonable sized bouquet. With the other bits that were supplied and given that it was, presumably, delivered in a van from a local florist, I reckon £75 is about right

PurplePolkaDot0 · 12/06/2024 11:42

£40-£50 assuming the bouquet was bigger when it arrived and came in a box etc. I usually keep the bouquet in the box with the oasis for a bit then decant when some of the flowers are looking a bit tired.

Can you share the pic from the website?

Gemstonebeach · 12/06/2024 11:42

It’s very hard to say, given you said your mum removed a lot of it and it’s not the original bouquet!

AFanOfTinyBiscuits · 12/06/2024 11:41

£30-40

DoreenonTill8 · 12/06/2024 11:41

And did the vase come with it? More again if so. With the removal of.the hydrangea and foliage it's actually half a bouquet really?

TheYearOfSmallThings · 12/06/2024 11:41

I'd guess about £40 but it sounds as if she took apart the bouquet and chucked out half of it, then rearranged the rest, so it is hard to know what it looked like on arrival.

Troubledprimarymum · 12/06/2024 11:41

£65

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