Florist News

Do any of you get fed up with your customers pulling at the flowers, i know i do, my boss especially can't stand it. But she reminds me so much of the old granny on The Catherine Tate show
When the customers are outside she's moaning like crazy because, as she would say, are dartboarding them back in the buckets.
But when she is faced by them,she licks there butts like crazy, when they turn their back,there f*****g libertys!!!!!

I hope i can post this admin.......because it is funny if you've watched Catherint Tate

Yes, get that all the time, but just have to accept it goes with the territory. The only way to avoid it would be to put everything behind barbed wire.
It's when people pull up the flowers to look at them and then leave them sitting up in the air..out of water.
Kids can be as bad..just watch them walk along a line of flowers dragging the palm of one hand across the top of them all.

Oohhh I lurv this floristnews you get to whinge about stuff with like minded people. I tell parents of touchy feely kids that some of the flowers could be toxic and it is best if they get them to lick their fingers straightaway, if they keel over then it was poisonous and the local A & E is 10 minutes away! I always pounce on 'touchers' straightaway and offer my assistance, particularly when I see them heading towards the exotics. I will also admit to uttering 'Nans' fantastic line when a customer came in the other day and complained that my roses were more expensive than M & S's, obviously not to her face - well not quite

My favourite response;

"That's a bit expensive!"

"Compared to what, exactly"

WELL YESTERDAY, WAS THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE IN MY SHOP, THIS CRAZY WOMAN AND HER WHIPPET NAMED GILES !!!! GILES THE WHIPPET , YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT GILES LOOKED LIKE WITH HIS WET POINTY NOSE, WELL I HAVE A LARGE REINDEER CALLED "WAYNE THE WAYNEDEER" IN MY WINDOW, GILES FELL IN LOVE WITH WAYNE, HAND TIED WERE, LET'S STRESS WERE BEHIND WAYNE IN THEIR VASES STANDING VERY PROUD AND LOOKING GORGEOUS, GILES JUMPED ONTO WAYNE, KNOCKED HIM OVER AND VASES WENT FLYING, WATER EVERYWHERE fairy lights and Christmas tree still ok, but Giles was eventually removed from my window, Wayne looks very shocked, after his attack by the whippet. I had to have a large tia maria to get over the shock, I'm thinking twice about dressing my mannequin up in a Christmas Elf costume!!!! I'm now the joke of Worthing, but I've got publicity at Waynes cost!! Very ashamed Sally

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Oh Dear !!

Sally..I hope you're going to exploit this for all it's worth.

i think the best person to tell the story would be...Jonathon Ross...

"Weird Whippet woos Wayne the Waynedeer in Worthing!"

Does anyone else get someone in most days who mumbles to who evers with them, "No they haven't got any" and wanders off I'd love to know what I haven't got because i'd make sure in future i'd have plenty of it because it must be very popular!

I have tried asking several times what it is they are looking for and the answer is usually the same "I'm not sure but I'll know when I see it!!"

I give up!

Yes, hear that as well. Usually means they have no intention of buying anything at all, but rather than just admit it, will make it seem like it's your fault.

We call them W.O.F.T.'s ........... waste of flipping!?! time. We have had quite a few WOFT's in just lately, obviously doing the pricing up rounds for Christmas. Oh well it breaks up the day!!

yes def! doesn't it just wind you up when you go outside and all the celophane is everywhere!
Only last week we had a group of school kids walked past our shop, and decided that they thought it would be a laugh to knock over a handtied. How irresponsible are children these days,they have no respect for other people's property. I'm sure i wasn't like that at there age!!!!!