It doesn’t take a genius to figure out if you’re ordering $80 worth of flowers and the person you order from passes the order on after extracting part of the money you are either not going to get $80 worth of flowers or the person filling the order is going to lose money. He’s not going to lose money on the order. You are going to get less than $80 worth of flowers. Sorry! That’s exactly what is happening in the floral industry, the Order Gatherers, (people who only have phones but no store) take orders by phone, pass the orders on to retail florists to fill the orders. They take their profit out before passing on that order. It’s amazing that people put up with it, but they do. In YOUR defense, the ads these Order Gatherers have are very sophisticated and expensive, which is maybe why they have to take so much out of each order. Buy from your Retail Florist who has a store and you’ll get a lot more for your money and be happier with your flowers. Forget the National Yellow Page ads, call your local florist.
When buying your flowers – A brief pause you should take
If it doesn’t make sense – Your brain you should awake
If the man has no store – Just how is he going to sell
It must belong to someone else – A rat you should smell!!
It’s like taking out an option – Here’s an order for you
I need $80 worth of flowers – Now just what can you do
I’ll give you $65 – Now make it look good
I promised them $80 – They’ll never know in all likelihood!!
But that’s not the case – As the public gets smarter each day
The Internet is fast – You’re expected to do what you say
Know what you’re getting – And that’s easy to do
A little investigation – Should help you come through!!
Ask them, Where are you located – What’s the local number you have
Where did your designer go to school – Don’t try to be suave
Do you have a building – Is there a cooler inside
Who is your wholesaler – Are you taking me for a ride!!
They’ll try to be evasive – But stick to your guns
You are the customer – Go on, have a little fun
Call up a florist – Someone in your town
Who actually has a building – Not some flower gathering Clown!!
Oh, I love the Internet – Don’t get me wrong
You just have to be discriminating – To get through the throng
Look at it this way – It’s deceptive at the least
It borders on being illegal – On the unknowing they feast!!
Oh, don’t think of yourself as stupid – Some bigshots have fallen too
These people are slick – In the deception they do
They list a big discount – Now which of us doesn’t want that
When it’s too good to be true – It’s time to smell the rat!!
So please be careful – And watch where you buy
Those beautiful flowers – Be it for a girl or a guy
If you need some info – On who’s real or just a phone
Man In The Jug
