AIBU To Feel Ripped off by a florist?

You must be fun at a party.

What adult in their right mind celebrates valentines never mind spends £80 on flowers?!!!! Give the money to charity where it'll do a bit of good rather than rotting in a vase!

Fingers crossed he does get a refund. If he doesn't get anywhere maybe worth mentioning that you could always drop a line to trading standards (or similar) about their actions......

Some florists are shocking. Partner was sent a bunch on a box from work, when his dad died. They arrived dead. I complained to them because, well, sympathy flowers arriving dead was even more hurtful somehow.
They wouldn't refund the buyer because it wasn't the buyer asking for a refund, funny that.

Well, yes, but I did mean while they are alive they are like Tesco! :-)

A quick Google reckons dozen white roses from florist range from £50 to £80.

The price isn't beyond what he asked for. I would complain about the quality of the flowers

Tbh if they were fresh, big head, long stem beautiful roses then £80 is probably about right from a high street florist (I used to be one years ago and that’s not far off what we used to have to charge back then as prices for roses is ridiculous at VDay) but the state of the roses is absolutely dreadful - they’re clearly not fresh. I would absolutely go back to the florist and complain.

OP, you mention you're in a village? Look on a website called Flowers from the Farm and see if there's a flower farmer in your area. You'll get a whole bucket of fresh, long lasting, locally grown flowers for £80! Valentine's Day flowers are imported from Africa, Asia, South America, all over. They come into the UK via a huge hub in The Netherlands. By the time you get them, they are days old, anything but fresh, loaded with pesticides. and absolutely not organic in any way.
So sorry you were disappointed, OP.

Wow, what looks like 12 wilting roses and a few eucalyptus leaves? I would have refused to take them. Hopefully you can speak to whoever is in charge

Hope you get somewhere by talking. If not, online review

You can change your vote. I just tried it. You cannot "unselect it" by clicking on "how you voted" (the 1%), instead click on the one you did NOT vote for (the 99%) and then it will change it.

My DH now always buys me flowers from Bloom & Wild, they're great quality and very reasonably priced too.

When you first open them (they come flat packed in a box!) you do think they look a bit sad but they always perk up when put in water and last a good week at least.

On the subject of recommendations, good old M&S are my go-to - never been let down by them and the arrangements genuinely look like the pictures on the website, always a good variety of blooms and foliage 'supporting' the 'headline' flowers' (sorry, don't know what the correct floristry terms are).

That’s terrible they’re all curled up. I stopped buying from florists as they mostly rip you off. Which is a shame as I support small businesses even if cost a bit more. I hope you get your money back.

This is one of the reasons that I tell my OH to NOT buy flowers for Valentines Day!
They are certainly not worth £80 and I would be making a formal complaint, in writing, plus a very uncomplimentary review!

Yeah those are shit, they look like he stole them off someone's grave they look so messy and old.

We have several family birthdays and anniversaries in the first few months of the year. For flowers I use Scilly Flowers or Cornish Blooms. SB have gorgeous scented narcissi this time of year. You bunch looks like something left over from last week.

Wow that’s pretty shocking. I got some roses from tesco home delivery for £3 that were better than those. I do think florists rip people off on Valentine’s / mother’s day. I’d rather have a voucher if someone was insisting on spending money on me.

Wow! YANBU. £80 for those, they're all wilted. Definitely leave a bad review and photos.

For £80 I would expect a nice fresh bunch with some mixed foliage. I would not give more than £30 for those. Did he pay by card? Do a chargeback and post a factual review with photos.

I don't think they look like expensive roses. They might have looked like expensive roses nearly a week ago though. They are very overblown. No amount of sugar and bleach pick me ups will rescue them for more than a day or two. I do think you have to pay extra for the demand for flowers on Valentines Day but this is just so disappointing if you have ordered. Luckily my birthday and wedding anniversary falls later in February so flowers are a lot more reasonable by then.

I'm not a huge fan of flowers becuase I think they are overpriced for somthing that dies but when I do need to send them I use bloom & wild. I think they are fairly reasonable and the flowers are always beautiful. I do think the florest is taking the piss here.

Wouldn’t pay a tenner for that!

Oh my gosh that's shocking! They are dying!
Tell your partner to use Bloom n wild, delivered in bud form but quality has been excellent in my opinion. I ordered for a friend several times for birthdays and two weeks later they are still going strong!

I shopped in Aldi 5 days ago, bought a bunch of roses, carnations and gypsophila for less than a fiver, they are still beautiful.

I would be fuming on your partners behalf. If the florist doesn't agree to a satisfactory refund, do as others have suggested.
Post a stinking review with pictures.