How bad is this place? Bad enough to make me sign up for Yelp in order to post a review.
I waited last minute to buy my mother flowers on Mother's Day. Now, I know that Mother's Day, along with Valentine's Day, are like Christmas to florists, so I know I'm going to be overcharged. I am actually ok with paying more, but what they charged me was bloody criminal.
I asked for the price of their white and stargazer lilies and was quoted a price PER BLOSSOM. It was $5 per blossom, which is ridiculous. I guess I didn't make enough of a fuss because suddenly the woman corrected herself and said it was $6. Think about that; an average stem of a lily will have 3 or 4 blossoms. That's $18 and up for one flower.
Sadly, I was in a huge rush and had no choice, and boy oh boy did they plan on capitalizing on that. I told the woman my budget was $50 as I was planning on buying a potted plant as well, and she made me a crappy bouquet of eclectic weeds that consisted of one stem each of the white and stargazer lily, A daisy (yes, ONE) and a single crap rose. As I waited for my mediocre pile of weeds to be assembled, I asked for the price of their potted azaleas. The guy came back and told me they were $70. You can usually find them anywhere else for $20. But hey, if that's too steep for you, you can opt for a half-dead African violet for $30.
As I continued to wait, a family came in to file a complaint. The mother had been waiting for five hours for her delivery and they were extremely angry about the service provided. Another woman came up front to address the situation (I'm guessing she's the owner) and attempted to justify her work by pointing to a bouquet of roses that looked like they had been bought from the grocery store. When that failed to quiet her customers, she attempted to pass the buck to the delivery guy. Well, at least I got some entertainment while I was waiting.
The worst part about this whole experience was that after being swindled, I then had to hand over a pile of crap to my mother. Which would have been fine, if I hated her. However, I do not. My mother is awesome, which is why I was willing to spend a fortune on flowers, I just wished the bouquet would have done the price a little more justice. Honestly I think it would have been classier if I would have made her a macaroni necklace. read more