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A sad bunch of Birthday Flowers

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crazyH Sat 28-Jan-23 17:46:55

I really don’t want to rub salt into your wound, but, I was given a bouquet on 18th Dec (Sainsbury’s) and some of them have lasted until a couple of days ago. Honest !

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TillyTrotter Sat 28-Jan-23 17:43:44

What a letdown Meow .
Always best to tell the gift sender and the retailer and usually a swift refund follows.
You can choose a healthy vase of Alstromeria from a local shop hopefully to make up.

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Septimia Sat 28-Jan-23 17:40:59

DH often buys me alstroemeria. The buds soon open and they buck up no end. If I mix them with, e.g. roses, and cut them to the same length, the alstroemeria are soon raising their heads above the roses. Mind you, the bunches DH buys me cost £3...

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JaneJudge Sat 28-Jan-23 17:38:13

they do look sad sad

happy birthday?

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MeowWow Sat 28-Jan-23 17:35:15
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My lovely sister sent me a bunch of flowers from a very well known retailer. They cost £25 and we’re advertised as a “rainbow Alstroemerias bouquet”. What I received was a limp bunch of leaves with only burgundy Alstoemerias that looked really drab and forlorn. They have been in water for three days now and they still look drab. It’s the first time I’ve ever received flowers that are not cheerful and they certainly didn’t brighten up my day. Fortunately the retailer refunded the cost of the flowers to my sister after I encouraged her to complain.

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