Price of flowers
 

Why is it the price of flowers always goes up round mothers day and valentines day and easter?

I went to buy some flowers for mothers day and okay i was looking at yellow roses because they were my mums favourite flowers and they were £7.99. If i'd bought them last week they were only £4.99 at the same shop.

All the kids though buying a bunch of flowers for mothers day out of their spending money you would have thought they'd have made enough profit anyway.

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Did you ask the florist why they had put the price up?

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advertising in all national papers, £5.00 a big bunch of roses, valentines day is the biggest rip off,if it warms up a bit the parks may have daffodils blooming ready for sunday! :D

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tesco are supposed to be doing an offer for flowers 30 roses for a £5 or a bunch of mixed for a £5. not sure if they are cos i havn't been .

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I'm not doing flowers for Mothers Day......they are a rip off every year...what's more they don't last.

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I went to tesco and got a bunch of roses for £3.99. I wasnt paying £7.99 when i'd seen them the week before for £4.99!

Mez when i went there i didnt see any.

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A money grabbing exercise same as Crimbo, Easter, Halloween etc.

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Sold out today, some more coming in tomorrow morning!

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I'd far rather have a bunch of flowers bought for me on any other day of the year than have someone forced to buy them on Mother's day - it means much more!

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Box of choccies then for you then Gayle on Mothers Day.

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I wish....... mmmmmm chocolates! No, homemade cards and breakfast in bed.

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I didn't realise Gayle was your mother, she doesn't look old enough.

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Didn't you know Spuggie was only 12 - he looks much older don't you think?

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But Gayle you're only 21 yourself ;)

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Yes, of course, but for some reason I seem to have two birthdays every year!

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And I thought we only had one Queen on AccyWeb ;)

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No, I think we have a few! :D

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Now.......don't you all be having a dig at my 2 birthdays...:D ;)

I think special occasions are a total rip off as far as florists and card manufacturers go. There's nothing a bigger rip off than weddings. If you hire a room for 50 people, 3 course meal with wine/champagne you'll get a price for it..... Tell them it's a wedding and that price will be inflated by at least a third.

The reason that prices go up on special occasions is because they can. People are made to feel tight if they don't join in these charades. If everybody refused to buy flowers at that price on Mother's day, then the retailers and suppliers would have no choice but to lower their prices. There you go....problem solved. :D

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Thanks Lettie, I will blame you when Rhonda doesn't get any flowers from the children :D

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Originally Posted by Neil
I didn't realise Gayle was your mother, she doesn't look old enough.


Didn't you know Spuggie was only 12 - he looks much older don't you think?

I matured straight out of the craddle. :p

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Aldi was selling a decent size bunch of flowers for £4.99. Got a couple and they are a really good selection.

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our pound a bunch shop was selling bunches for a pound. They also had some decent sized bunches for 3.50.
who said its cheaper to live up north!