Would You Hire a Florist Who Treated You Like You Were Crazy?
This woman looked at me like I was crazy and said that my bouquets would look cheap and fake if I did artificial(duh on the looking fake lol). I’d just like my bouquet to be a keepsake, but she had this wide-eyed smug smirk like I had just said I saw Bigfoot wearing a tutu in Mcdonalds.
Then I told her I’d prefer the corsages and boutonnieres to be blue because blue is our favorite color, and she said it would look fake and cheap since blue isn’t a natural color in roses(though genetic engineers created a blue hybrid rose a few years ago.)
It was like I could do no right, though I’ve been planning for over a year, and have seen about 90% of weddings with artificial bouquets, AND others with blue roses and corsages..
I understand her concern, but I feel she could have expressed it a little different than making a customer feel stupid for wanting something. I’m also wondering if Florists make more money off of real flowers…
Should I just look elsewhere? I’m almost worried she may try to be too pushy or change something at the last minute…
Yeah, she added her opinion without my asking. There was an odd silence because she just froze and went to that weird smile/look, and then asked in a huffy way "what do you plan on doing with your bouquet?" then after I told her I’d like it for a keepsake, she sighed, brushed her hair back and said it would look fake and cheap… I practically forgot about that part because her first reaction is what struck me the most, and I just didn’t come out feeling good. I felt more like I was 5 inches tall
LoL DJ, glad I could make ya laugh ^_^
You know it’s one thing to give your opinion, but it’s another to act like you’re a know it all and completely rude. I’d personally go somewhere else obviously she doesn’t value your business so she probably wouldn’t spend a lot of time ensuring your flowers were done well. Or as you suggested she’d be pushy because it’s not how SHE would do them. Yes real flowers are usually more expensive. I going your route and going artificial too… i just wanted to have it. Plus for it was cheaper to get them artificial for me because I was lucky to find a sale.
I worked with a Dress shop earlier this year for a BM dress for myself for my cousin’s wedding and the women acted like it was an inconvenience for her to have to measure me and that I wasn’t a size 2. And by the time I left there I felt like you did today about 5 inches tall and like a cow on top of it. In the end I had to pay extra because she "forgot" to order the dress. So I forked out 40 extra bucks on top of the 250 I’d already given her just so I could have the dress in time. So that was my experience with pushy shop people.
Good Luck and Congratulations
Sounds to me like she doesn’t want your business.
It’s your wedding and your flowers.
Get someone else!
Look for someone who cares about your needs, this person is insensitive and boring.
It’s your wedding and your money. You should do it your way. Unless you asked for her input, then I’d say look elsewhere. Of couse, I was not there when the discussion took place, so I don’t know if you were just sensitive to her comments, of if she was over the top.
Remember, you’re the customer. Even if she politely added her input, in the end, it should be up to you. If you don’t like how the working relationship is going, then get out now before you have made major commitments. Do what you need to do to enjoy your special day.
Good luck.
She obviously has strong opinions as to what would look best. She was probably well-meaning, but she pushed it a little too far. If she’s not willing to work with you and do what YOU want, then take your business somewhere else.
I would look elsewhere, she does not deserve your business and you don’t want a stress like that before your wedding
Real flowers are a lot more expensive than fake. i would hire someone who’s more sensitive to your wants and not out to make a buck. it’s your wedding you have it the way you want, don’t let anyone give you unwanted advice or try to make you feel the way this woman did, hire someone else.
It could be many reasons – perhaps this florist truly has your best interests at heart because blue roses do photograph as "cheap" looking and she has her reputation as a florist to consider as well. There’s no doubt in the world that she could have been more tactful. No fresh flowers are not more profitable for her. She can probably buy artificial ones at a great price but, as a professional florist, her training is focused on the beauty of real flowers. That isn’t even the point though. You obviously have a personality conflict and there is enough to fret about with planning a wedding. You feel like she’s an opinionated snob who thinks you have all your taste buds in your arm pits, and she thinks that you have "trailer trash" taste in flowers. There’s no one twisting your arm to use her services and she would probably prefer that someone else have the privilege (?) of making your arrangements. Win-win for everyone if you take your business elsewhere.
I mainly only answered this because "I had just said I saw Bigfoot wearing a tutu in Mcdonalds" made me laugh my fool head off!!!
But anyways, yes. It seems obvious this woman wants to sell more expensive, fresh-cut flowers and isn’t hearing a word you say.
This is a recession. SOMEONE out there is DYING for your business. This lady clearly does not care about you or your business. Next!!!
I don’t care what her opinion is she was VERY unprofessional to you. She is NOT your wedding planner/coordinator. She is not paid to give her opinion on whether the flowers you want will look cheap/wrong she is paid to get the flowers YOU want since this is YOUR day and YOU are the one paying for it and do the arranging that’s it. She is NOT to question your ’sanity’ just because your opinion is different from hers. If I were you I’d take my business elsewhere not because I think she might be pushy or try and change something but she obviously does not know how to be a professional and just do what the client is paying her to do. Also, I’d warn anyone thinking of going to her for flowers for anything away from her. Not to be spiteful or anything but word of mouth is still one of the best advertisements for lots of business’ like these and she is not doing herself any favors by being so appallingly unprofessional. Plus you don’t want other peoples special occasions to be ruined or a bad experience because of people being unprofessional.
I wish people would be more honest with me. I ask them what they think and their all IT"S YOUR DAY!!! Then you try and read their mind and wonder what they are thinking.
You know what you want and then you can change your mind.
you have time to think about it then you will be really sure and then it gets to late and you have no choice.
Then your day comes and you let it all GOOOOOOO.
Ok, I know I’m coming close enough to sounding like one of the "it’s your wedding so do what you want" idiots, but it depends on what you want. Are you just looking for someone to put together the flowers to your artistic vision, or are you looking to hire a professional to provide you with flowers? I think you want the former, so go with someone else. This woman caters more to people like me who have "I want flowers" as a requirement, and need someone with good taste and artistic vision to pull it off. (That said, I wouldn’t hire her, because fake flowers are way better than real).
I say look elsewhere.
Agree with all the others on this one !
Get out of there fast !!!
You are paying her for what you want, what she thinks is not the issue.
It sounds as though she is a lot older than you and is just looking down on you, as being naive and impressionable.
Get your self another florist, who is more up to date and will listen to what you want.
Good luck, and watch out for those Bigfoot in McDonalds, specially the Scottish one’s "Big Mac’s" !!
i wouldn’t give her any business – ever!
if you are using artificial flowers they are dead easy to make yourself! you can do a beautiful bouquet for under twenty dollars! and they look gorgeous!
get someone to do your boutonnieres for you – not her – and you could easily handle the rest! if you need encouragement or hints on how to then please feel free to email me!
good luck, happy wedding and don’t use that witchy florist!
Lmao@bigfoot wearing a tutu in mcdonalds. When I read that I literally busted out laughing. My family was looking like what’s so funny. I really do think you should find another florist. I understand where she is coming from but if you want artifical flowers then that’s what you want and she needs to accept it bottom line. She should have simply said in my opinion artifical flowers don’t look as nice, without the negative looks. And I don’t know if she should of even said that, she really just should of started discussing which artifical flowers you want. And yes real flowers cost a lot more than artifical ones so they do make more money off real ones. Find another florist, this lady will try to push her own opinions on you and become an annoyance. The last thing you need right now.
Duh, find another florist who isn’t crazy. She sounds like a nut job but she makes some valid points. Blue flowers that aren’t naturally blue look weird. Blue hydrangea, blue delphinium are natural and look pretty. I too don’t think the fake flowers will look nice. I’d do real flowers and then make a fake bouquet as a keepsake. Still find someone who will listen to you and give you direction without insulting you. She sounds very unprofessional and unpredictable.
Never give your money to someone who makes you feel like they’re doing you a favor by taking it. They do not deserve to be in business, because they have forgotten rule number one of customer service: The Customer Is Always Right.
This woman obviously has so much business that she can afford to blow off potential customers. How motivated is she going to be to do a quality job for you? She’s telling you she doesn’t want your business. So oblige her by not giving it to her.
i would not use her. If she wants my business she better be nice to me! go look elsewhere. I would not trust this woman.
If the florist doesn’t like artificial flowers, she is not the person to ask to do your flowers. Find someone who specializes in artificial flowers. It requires different knowledge.
I would have looked at the florist and told her that her business was FAKE! And that you were going to tell every single person that you knew that she was RUDE, discourteous, and flat out annoying. Ive been flowers that are blue at weddings, and guess what? They did NOT look fake me. You should have just taken your business elsewhere. Obviously she dioesn’t want it.
good luck.
I would not hire anyone that I wasn’t comfortable working with and talking to. She doesn’t deserve your business or she would treat you with more respect. So what if she doesn’t like your ideas; it’s not her job to belittle you. She can explain reasons without making you feel stupid.
And that’s my opinion, and I’m sticking to it. ha! If she is in customer service industry, she certainly needs to learn how to treat people.
Hell no, I would not hire her. If she refuses to work with you, and treats you like you are crazy, run, don’t walk, to the next florist. Why would you give your money to someone like her?