Valentines Day

I'm going to gripe for just a moment, but honestly please chime in if you don't agree 110%. V-day is still a ways off but I got a an email the other day with various offers. Before relegating it to the archive I decided to take a look. The site had a few things that caught my eye so I decided to look at a little more detail. The problem with almost single bouquet is that the description has been carefully crafted to not tell you what I would call pretty significant details.

When you buy flowers especially roses what are the first two questions that come to mind? (assuming you already know the price) How many roses are there? What kind of roses are they? Most of the selections will show you a pretty arrangement and never mention either of these details. When they do tell you how many the description reads similar to: from 15 to 33.

From 15 to 33?!? Excuse me but last time I checked they was a pretty significant difference between those two numbers. Is it $50 for 15 roses or $50 for 33? One of these deals is not like the other, one of these deals is bad! There is no other product that comes to mind that is sold in this manner. You wouldn't pay $5 for 15 to 33 doughnuts, or apples. To add a insult to injury the site offers two upgrade options; deluxe and premium. These two features add an extra $20 or $40 to your purchase. What are you getting for this extra dosh? The helpful link they provide for an explanation simply alludes that the order will contain higher quality flowers. Higher quality? What quality are the ones that the arrangement started with?

I suppose the lesson to be learned here is to avoid online flowers all together. If someone wants to sell you something without telling you exactly what you are getting they are trying to rip you off. Otherwise they would be upfront and make a point of telling you what a great value your getting. Find your local florist, tell them what you want or better yet what you expect for your money.

Just my 2 to 15 cents...