birthday's work colleagues!!

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Hi I work between two practices and at birthdays in one we all contribute usually a ?5.00 for whoever birthday it is. LASt year they forgot mine new well there 6 months when it was my birthday. IN fairness only there one day a week.

Well my birthday was last thursday not day i work there so. Was expecting card and usual gift vouchers what people usually get.

What did i get a bunch of flowers well if you could call them flowers 6 ornamental gabbages in them i could cope with one but 6 . Annoyed.

so i emailed the florist to say i was dissappointed told two of the girls who both agreed they would not be happy. I don't get flowers often and when i do i like them to be flowers.

my d/h says to not contribute anymore as i was just an after thought and when they come for the next birthday say no. What would you do?

ok so everyone is watching corrie and life begins look forward to some replies after. on brighter note i got babybop bag in charity shop for a pound my d/d 3 will have kittens when i give it to her

they're quite nice flowers aren't they - those ornamental cabbages? i would be annoyed too though and only contribute £1 and say it's pro-rata.

Do you have to give a set amount? If not, could you not just give a token amount so you are seen as contributing but don't feel you have been taken advantage of. I organise a lot of collections at work and tbh it is very hit and miss in that sometimes people contribute a lot and others it is rubbish - seems to depend more on the day of the week/time of year rather than who I am collecting for. Happy Birthday from me and don't take it personally !

I didn't have any presents for my birthday this year from anyone! If that is any consolation

suppose ornamental cabbage is better than nothing do you know what is really worse blooming David Cameron would be in my year. I've just turned 39 but think i look alot younger than him

Now i am embarrassed as florist is sending another bouquet