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In response to "Bery - i would TOTALLY make the call for you! :) -- nm" by Andie

We're getting bounced between three people - the owner, who knows nothing about flowers, the temporary shop manager, and the person who will be arrang

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Sep 24 '09, 13:54

ing the flowers.

It's a collosally annoying fuckup. All so that we can put two urns of 6" white potted chrysanthemums on top of two silly pillars near the ceremony.

They ordered lavender, based on old information from *may*, despite two subsequent rounds of changes and an email *confirming* the proper colour on September 1st.

Fucknuts. Grr.

And no one has apologized, at least not that I can recall.

Responses:

tell them lavendar will NOT do, and you want white flowers, period. if they can't give you mums, then give you something else. -- nm - Andie Sep 24, 13:58 39
- and show them the email. lie if you have to and say lavendar clashes with the olive green bridesemaid dresses or something. -- nm - Andie Sep 24, 13:59
- They can't, period. They are on the gulf islands, there isn't a ferry that can do that for them. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 13:59 37
  - Loser. - Spawn Sep 24, 14:03
  - they are a florist but they don't have ANY white flowers in stock? i'm skeptical. -- nm - Andie Sep 24, 14:00 35
    - Pender Island is freaking tiny, and kind of isolated by limited ferries. They get flower shipments once a week. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 14:03 16
      - If I were you (and the fiancee agrees) I'd just cancel the flowers completely and demand a refund. (nm) - musubi Sep 24, 14:05 8
        
        where the wedding will be, there is no other source, IIRC. -- nm - zork Sep 24, 14:07 4
        
        I understand that. I was suggesting to go flowerless at the wedding. (nm) - musubi Sep 24, 14:10 3
        
        what's the bride going to toss? -- nm - loosilu Sep 24, 14:12 2
        
        The florist, into the ocean. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with less Sep 24, 14:15 1
        
        waterfront wedding ... this is not out of the question. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 14:18
        
        they need the rest of the flowers, these ones aren't critical. really, i'd let it slide and not worry, but i wouldn't pay for the lavendar ones. -- nm - Andie Sep 24, 14:06 2
        
        Ah, I misunderstood, I thought the lavender was the entirety of the order. Then yes, I'm with you. - musubi Sep 24, 14:09
        
        Are they all paid for already? -- nm - the liioulu with less Sep 24, 14:08
      - is the florist on the island? then they have flowers. - Andie Sep 24, 14:04 6
        
        they are on Pender Island. The shop is *tiny*, and it's the only one on the island. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 14:05 5
        
        i get that, but it's a florist shop right? are you telling me they don't *have flowers* in the shop? -- nm - Andie Sep 24, 14:06 3
        
        they don't have WHITE flowers, no -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 14:18 1
        
        okay, i guess that's *possible*, then just don't sweat it. :) -- nm - Andie Sep 24, 14:22
        
        Seriously, not offering to make some kind of compensation is *unbelievable*. (nm) - musubi Sep 24, 14:07
        
        well, they have tomorrow to get a special shipment, right? -- nm - loosilu Sep 24, 14:05
    - So am I. Ask for some other consideration then. -- nm - the liioulu with less Sep 24, 14:02
    - if it's not many flowers, maybe a guest coming from the mainland can bring a few bouquets and just make a switch that morning. -- nm - zork Sep 24, 14:01 1
      - Steve Austin would run to the mainland and run back in 20 minutes with the right flowers. -- nm - loosilu Sep 24, 14:05
    - (however, if you are missing those flowers, who would know? throw a couple big candles there instead. don't make yourself crazy.) - Andie Sep 24, 14:01 14
      - (too many posts now)... but don't you dare pay for the wrong ones, you have writing backing you up. -- nm - Andie Sep 24, 14:02 13
        
        plus, a hip replacement was not an emergency surgery. they should have figured all of this out. -- nm - loosilu Sep 24, 14:04
        
        This is the kind of case they have on People's Court all the time. - the liioulu with less Sep 24, 14:03 11
        
        and The Equalizer -- nm - shamu Sep 24, 14:04 1
        
        and Bridezillas -- nm - znufrii Sep 24, 14:27
        
        and this is the problem with brides having some image of a perfect wedding. Life happens and there will always be things that are wrong. -- nm - zork Sep 24, 14:04 8
        
        why should this just be laid on the bride? Bery doesn't seem to happy about this either and from I gather, he's the groom. -- nm - Diva Sep 24, 14:11 5
        
        As I said they should deputize another, maybe irritating relative. - the liioulu with less Sep 24, 14:14
        
        agreed, but in most cases the plans are made to fulfill an image that the bride has been carrying around since before she even met the guy. -- nm - zork Sep 24, 14:13 2
        
        But...we're talking about Bery here, not most cases. -- nm - Diva Sep 24, 14:26 1
        
        i was just making an aside, like many people do in threads *shrug* - zork Sep 24, 14:28
        
        to = too. -- nm - Diva Sep 24, 14:12
        
        i could live without them before i'd want the wrong colour. like i said, i wouldn't make myself crazy in this case. -- nm - Andie Sep 24, 14:05 1
        
        yep. but you are the type to roll with the punches and feel good about all the good things -- nm - zork Sep 24, 14:09
(As I said, the actual florist that we had been dealing with the entire time has had hip replacement surgery. 3 months bedrest.) - Beryllium Sep 24, 13:56

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