It was for a dozen white roses in a glass vase. No baby's breath, just greenery.
We gave the flowershop $79.99 to fill the order, which included our delivery fee.
The order came back to us at Simon Says Roses an hour later.
"Priced too low. REJECTED."
Now we're not talking delivery to a remote community like Smithers, Mackenzie, or 100 Mile House.
We're talking West Van florists.
Shipping costs for flowers should be minimal. Delivery is not to a rural area. There is not a huge amount of design labour involved in this simple arrangement of roses.
But 80 bux isn't enough.
Certain florists in Canada and this West Van florist in particular might wonder why they don't sell many roses. It's really no surprise.
Of course we found a shop that was more than willing to fill this order in downtown Vancouver for the original price, but in the mean time we just give our heads a shake.
How long can some flowershops in Canada survive, when even a fellow florist cannot understand their flower prices?
We wish this shop well in the future, but they certainly won't be receiving any more flower orders from us!
YIKES!
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