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How much would you pay for these flowers?

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fmama · 03/12/2021 20:47

AIBU to think that lovely as this bunch of flowers is, there is a certain price beyond which makes them a plain rip off? What would you have paid for this? First photo shows how it arrived from the florist - priced for 10 stems+ foliage. Jar not included. Would like to know what others think. Thank you!

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GetTheFlockOutOfHere · 03/12/2021 21:52

@Cryalot2

They are beautiful and may last . Good flowers can be expensive. Just enjoy them. Dd just bought some in tesco for less than £5 . But they are not the same and you can't really compare.
I would be way more satisfied with a £5 bunch of flowers from Tesco, than I would getting a £55 bunch from some snobby city dive.

Waste of money! Give me the £5 flowers, and £50 in an envelope, so I can go buy something useful/something I actually want!

GetTheFlockOutOfHere · 03/12/2021 21:53

@BiscuitLover3679

£10-£15 but I wouldn't be surprised if you paid a lot more
OP has already said @BiscuitLover3679 They were £55!
GetTheFlockOutOfHere · 03/12/2021 21:53

@fmama

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I agree with all of you - it is an awful rip off. DH thought I was kicking up a fuss over nothing but genuinely, the sight of them is starting to enrage me. He bought it with the children's money (who were not there to choose). DC2 (10 yrs) is insisting on a refund. Shock

Hmm

He used the childrens money? WTAF?

TheVolturi · 03/12/2021 21:56

Dear God, your husband bought you flowers and you go on and on about how he paid too much, you are such a joy aren't you! Yes, they were too expensive but it's really rude and ungrateful to make such a fuss.

Theresamagicalplace · 03/12/2021 21:57

Fuck me £55?! I'm a florist and that would cost £25 at our place tops. Approx £1 a stem for the flowers and then £3.00 foliage and a bit for wrapping and labour. It's always hard if someone requests a specific flower especially if it's a small flower because they may expect bigger than they'd receive but that's an actual piss take!

StellaGibson118 · 03/12/2021 21:58

For the money they look shit. Id be annoyed at £55 of my DCs money being spent on something that will be in the bin soon enough and has little enjoyment because they look so crap. Yeah the thought counts blah blah blah but the thought can cost less.

BlackSwan · 03/12/2021 22:01

There’s no colour. No child would have chosen them. Husband to blame.
We have a florist round the corner that would pull this stunt. The prices are fanciful.

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fmama · 03/12/2021 22:02

@Thursdaymiami

Op You sound really hard work. Someone who always has to be right. Probably loves micromanaging. Always slightly disappointed that no one else could have done a good as job as you would have. It’s just not very nice.
I'm sorry I come across this way. I just didn't want DH or DC to feel that it's necessary or even good value to spend this much money to get nice flowers, and I also don't want them to feel they have to spend so much money on me. Having flowers in the house always makes me happy, I'll talk about it lots, so it won't be money wasted. I'm not always trying to be right by responding to you, I felt we were having a conversation and didn't want you to think that I'm ignoring your comments just because we didn't think the same way about the price of this bouquet. I'm taking on everyone's comments and I am relieved to know that I'm not the only person who think they are very expensive, but I will also learn to temper my budget conscious brain with more graciousness around receiving presents. Thank you!
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BungleandGeorge · 03/12/2021 22:03

They don’t look like supermarket flowers to me, even the nice ones are often much more traditional (and a tiny bit boring). I like them but yes very expensive!

Wigeon · 03/12/2021 22:05

Ok, so I guessed around £25 before I saw you said £55!!! That is outrageous for that amount of flowers. But surely any fule kno that anything being sold outside Liberty’s is going to be outrageously priced?

I’d’ve been pretty annoyed at my DH too, tbh.

Shehasadiamondinthesky · 03/12/2021 22:05

£25 - £30 where I used to live in the south east - not London.

getsanta · 03/12/2021 22:05

It's a very elegant and "high-end" bouquet to be honest. I think in the right vase, they would be stunning and last ages. The jar isn't the right home for them, but I wouldn't have the right vase either, so no judgment there!

Theresamagicalplace · 03/12/2021 22:06

@fmama ignore that pompous arse. You don't sound hard work at all. Knowing your husband has tried to do something nice means you don't want them to get fleeced doing it! I'm honestly shocked at how much they've charged him and working in that field I'm more than aware of how things can cost more than Joe public thinks. They are beautiful and if you're happy with them then great but I don't blame you for being slightly disgruntled at how much was spent!

SwumMum · 03/12/2021 22:06

I buy flowers from Aldi or Lidl and currently have about a fiver's worth in a large glass vase. They've been there well over a week and still look lovely!!

Thursdaymiami · 03/12/2021 22:07

There is a big difference between making someone feel like they don’t need to spend lots on you. And making them feel shit about themselves for doing something for you.
I mean I would think that’s pretty obvious

Illequiped · 03/12/2021 22:09

Missing the point of the thread completely but -

Anenomes are difficult to grow with long stems? Every garden and park I've seen them growing in has been happy bushes of the things ranging around waist height and I'm nearly 6 foot!

SSOYS · 03/12/2021 22:09

Flowers from Wild at Heart are always going to expensive- they have massive overheads due to the location. What someone would pay for the same bunch elsewhere isn’t really relevant.

I don’t understand the bit about it being the children’s money but other than that I think you’re being really ungrateful, OP.

ChampagneLassie · 03/12/2021 22:09

Is it worth making him feel bad? Isn't the thought the main thing? My mother critised present so much that we all stopped bothering. Christmas, birthdays, mothers day etc, nothing. Lots of money saved. No joy. Wouldn't it be nicer to just be grateful and ahead of a birthday / Christmas / mD guide them?

Franklyfrost · 03/12/2021 22:10

Have I misunderstood something? Op has been given a bunch of flowers, flowers which her partner knew she liked, despite the expense, and op is so upset she’s started an internet thread to show to her husband that he did the wrong thing? He did the wrong thing if they’re broke. Otherwise I’d take the flowers. The price and design is what you’d expect from where they were bought. I like them!

EightWheelGirl · 03/12/2021 22:11

Last photo looks like something my vegan mate would eat.

Deisogn · 03/12/2021 22:14

Hoo-boy! The flowers aren't the issue. Someone you love bought you flowers, flowers you specifically like and you've started a thread to show him he's wrong....if the man gets you anything for Christmas it will be a big surprise.

Imagine if a woman picked out a thoughtful present for her husband and his reaction was "you could have gotten it cheaper" and proceeded to start a thread about what a chump she was. It would be a chorus of LTB.

How did you even come to know the price of the flowers...?

Livelovebehappy · 03/12/2021 22:15

I like them. They don’t look like any supermarket flowers I’ve seen. Wouldn’t pay £55 for them, but then again I live in the North.

IslaInthesun · 03/12/2021 22:16

Has everyone missed that he spent the children's money? Confused

NFLwidow · 03/12/2021 22:16

Eeek; they were pricey but the thought was there so embrace that. I’ve just got membership to our local flower/grocery wholesale market as I’m changing careers ; and it’s really opened my eyes on the mark up.

flowersforbrains · 03/12/2021 22:17

Florist here...

£55 is a lot but you are talking about a London florist and they generally have to mark their prices up by an additional x2 to cover their overheads. This is also the florist in Liberty. It's like comparing steak from the meat counter in Harrods to a packet of value sausages from Tesco.

I very much doubt you would be able to buy anemones in the supermarket at the moment. Those anemones are probably Dutch and will be tall with thick stems. Anemones are expensive! The price of Eucalyptus is also insane. I've just had a look at the wholesale price and white anemones are expensive at the moment which is driven by low availability/high demand. Prices have also risen a lot over the last few years and it's off the scale with Brexit. I haven't worked for the last 18 months but we were selling anemones for £7.95 for a bunch of 5 stems (no foliage). This was a shop outside London and we were extremely competive on price.

I often used to avoid using the more expensive flowers like anemones and ranunculus because they just don't go very far and people complain. In fact, I used to dread it when people wanted specific flowers to go in bouquet because they would quickly rack up the cost and it would like measly for the money. Ilex is super popular at Christmas but we weren't even buying it because the price was extortionate and people just wouldn't have bought it.

The best approach to buying flowers is to state your budget and colour preference (i.e. white, pastels, bright, etc.) then leave it to the florist. I think if your DH had done this then you would have a much better result and much more for your money. I could have easily made something for £15 to £20 that would have made you much happier than this one!