V-Day Rip Offs....

Chris F. · #1 02-14-2006, 06:46 PM

So I know a lot of us got nailed with V-Day and spending a lot of money. So the biggest ripoff I saw today was a guy at work (we have vendors come in) and he was selling a dozen roses for $48!

PersonaNonGrata · #2 02-14-2006, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris F.

So I know a lot of us got nailed with V-Day and spending a lot of money. So the biggest ripoff I saw today was a guy at work (we have vendors come in) and he was selling a dozen roses for $48!

$48??? Is that it??? I think that is cheap for a day to gouge like Valentine's. A dozen long stems are usualy $75 at the cheapest. They're usually more like a C note. Rip off!

BTW, thanks Chris. They were lovely and $48 well spent.

Chris F. · #3 02-14-2006, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by PersonaNonGrata

$48??? Is that it??? I think that is cheap for a day to gouge like Valentine's. A dozen long stems are usualy $75 at the cheapest. They're usually more like a C note. Rip off!

BTW, thanks Chris. They were lovely and $48 well spent.

You're welcome sweetie

Michelle · #4 02-14-2006, 06:59 PM

LOL A friend of mine works for Sieck. They are a wholesale flower company. They sell roses for $20.00 a dozen to the florists. How 'bout 'dem apples?

x5GuyInLA · #5 02-14-2006, 07:02 PM

$48? As on the Price is Right, "THAT'S TOO MUCH!" I got my dozen for $20 at Ralph's. To spend more than that on roses is crazy, unless money doesn't matter. IMO, if you feel you need to spend $100 on flowers, then buy 5 dozen roses; I don't care how nice the roses are, from what garden they come from, how they're genetically engineered, I think seeing 60 roses is a lot more impressive than 12. I would much rather spend the $20 for the meaning behind the roses and the rest of the money on a nice dinner or a gift like a massage.

breytonX5 · #6 02-14-2006, 07:07 PM

Chris, $48 is dirt cheap!!! What about going to restaurants? How about markups of 3-4x regular price?

Like Michelle said all this money can be spent on our X5 instead. :p

Michelle · #7 02-14-2006, 07:16 PM

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Like Michelle said all this money can be spent on our X5 instead. :p

Yup yup! He looked at me like I was crazy when I said that...but I told him he was the crazy one...spending that money on flowers that will be dead and forgotten within two weeks.......I can look at my mods every day for years

breytonX5 · #8 02-14-2006, 07:23 PM

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Yup yup! He looked at me like I was crazy when I said that...but I told him he was the crazy one...spending that money on flowers that will be dead and forgotten within two weeks.......I can look at my mods every day for years

Freddie just doen't understand does he, Michelle?

Hey we're getting you addicted to mods!!