We purchased a floral arrangement from this so called 'boutique' for a funeral we recently attended. Because we live outside of Guelph, we found this store online (it claims to be #1), and selected an arrangement we were all happy with. Upon calling the store to confirm the details of the purchase, we were assured that all the flowers that were displayed on the online image were in fact in season, and that the size listed (48"x48") would absolutely be to scale give or take a couple of inches, which I completely understand.
It took us quite a while to locate the arrangement at the funeral home, and it wasn't until a friend pointed out the arrangement she noticed was from us, that our eyes fell on what could only be describes as a blatant lie. Not only were the flowers NOT as shown online, but the size difference was an absolute abomination. The widest part of the arrangement which consisted of stretched out palm branches, was maybe 35 inches...with a small portion in the center consisting of actual blooms. It was pretty, however falsely advertised at every turn.
I contacted the company the following day and spoke with one of the girls who was very polite but gave excuse after excuse about why things had turned out that way. I asked to speak to the store manager and she assured me she would call me back.
The manager who called back turned out to be Patti herself. I have worked in customer service for over 25 years, and have never come across someone that rude and relentless. She insisted that what I was saying was false, and that she had measured the arrangement herself and that it was only a few inches off. She gave even more excuses, and when I insisted I was telling the truth, she tells me that her entire staff is listening in on the conversation as she apparently had me on speaker phone all this time, and that they apparently agree with her. Thanks Patti...next time maybe some full disclosure about the lack of privacy in a conversation? Then she goes on about how she even added some 'extra' roses into the arrangement to be nice (is that why the arrangement looked so much smaller in real life?), and then claims that maybe the funeral director broke some of the leaves (he must have done a great job seeing as how the arrangement was actually quite symmetrical).
My point is this: Don't trust the details provided on this site, and furthermore, if you do happen to ever make the same mistake we did, don't count on Patti to fix the problem once it happens. You can definitely count on some seriously aggressive attitude however, and also on the fact that she's already taken off with your money.
In all fairness, I did manage to get a $30 refund on the $200 we spent, but we definitely didn't receive the one third back, on the one third size shortage of the flowers.
The best part? Later on that night, my Mother calls me to tell me how apparently a close friend had just called Her complaining about THE EXACT SAME THING! With the EXACT SAME STORE! Who, believe it or not, apparently defended themselves in the EXACT SAME WAY! Right down to the 'I even put in some extra roses' line. Unfortunately the friend wasn't fortunate enough for a refund because apparently 'we never give refunds'....you just did Patti...earlier that day. Lies, lies, and more lies. Worst customer service and a complete lack of honesty and loyalty to paying customers. read more