I live in the Pennsylvania and I called this florist to purchase an arrangement for a funeral in Ohio. I spoke with Katherine and asked questions about the different sizes of their arrangements. She said the price and the scale would be the only difference. I asked about the tax rate her response 8%. We discussed the price of 3-Wreaths: $125.99, $99.95, and $88.95. I said he $125.99 item was out I was not going to pay that much. I asked about the size in terms of width and height. Instead of answering my question she began to quote me price for a basket arrangements in the range of $49 - I told her that was not what I asked, I asked about the size of the arrangements. She told me that some people cannot afford even the small basket in fact some people could not afford anything. I asked her about the type of flowers in some of the arrangements she gave extremely long explanations for everything. When I tried to ask more questions based on what she was telling me, she did not stop talking, or would not allow me to complete a sentence before she interrupted. I became annoyed and told her "I am speaking" you keep talking over me and not listening to what I am trying to say".
We discuss a basket arrangement, and the question of size (height and width) came up again. I settled on a basket arrangement for $89.95. We discussed that size would be the only difference, the assortment of flowers and everything else would be the same as advertised. I offered to purchase directly with her at that point she told me delivery was $12.95 but. 'if I purchased online it would be free'. I went online to purchase it calculated a delivery charge of $12.95 a hidden service of $9.99. I say the service fee was a hidden charge because unlike their delivery policy (which I failed to read beforehand) there was no disclosure any place on the site regarding the fee. I called back and spoke with Patty to question the delivery charge and she told me she heard (Katherine) tell me I would be a charged. I told her I did not hear what she heard; she adamant about the fact that I was told. It felt as though Patty questioned my integrity like I was trying to get something for nothing. I told Katherine Patty was stupid and what she should have done was to say she was sorry if I misunderstood or I was not told. Instead, she was defending something she was in fact wrong about. I told Katherine in blatant terms my order would probably be screwed up because I was outspoken that I did not appreciate the service. expectation was met at every level. The arrangement did not contain the flowers that were show-cased online, the basket and the vase had absolutely no resemblance. I received an e-mailed with a picture from some who called themselves JP with no further information. JP turned out to be owner. I called and spoke with JP about the discrepancy. She admitted that she made some substitutions with the flowers. She made what sounded like an insincere attempt to placate me with an apology. No mention of the inferior basket, no thank-you for your business,-a show professionalism in spite of her how she perceived me. She did take the time to tell me about her training as a florist and color matching. a defense mechanism, which was probably born out of the fact that I told them I was trained to be professional in the industry that I worked in . Her explanation was irrelevant, and her actions were contradictory of the care her company says it has for their customers. This was about what I ordered and what was agreed upon. Her attitude was less defensive once I partially explained the reason for my attitude. She offered to refund me I told her I was a person of moral character and I ordered her product (which she said was out for delivery) and would not accept the refund, but I would like to have the $9.99 for the undisclosed service fee refunded. Conclusion : Never asked how much I wanted to spend instead, stereotyped. To Katherines credit, she did offer some much-appreciated suggestions. I do consider her a nice person, just not equipped to handle complex calls. I believe her intentions were good. JP told me how they cared about their customers when in fact she did the arrangements and did not contact me to say she made some changes, in her words, "she made an assumption." She was aware there was a problem, apparently my worth did not merit the courtesy to access the situation. In my opinion she acted with indifference, micro-aggression, and subtle revenge. She offered a refund an apologized and tried to placate me, my stand, she should not have treated me this way in the first place. I know how *capitalism exploits and rips people off some more than others. What this has done for me is to sharpen my shopping skills to become an informed consumer making sure to get value for dollar. I was short-changed not for the *afore-mentioned, rather it was done with a spirit of meanness, revenge and ill-equipped to be objective in a situation. read more