Basic lack of empathy and decency
My lovely Dad died on 22 June, and when arranging the funeral we wanted to support local businesses, something my Dad always liked to do. We visited flower tops 3 days later and my Mum ordered a 6 foot coffin bouquet and my brother and I separately ordered two matching wreaths to sit either side of the coffin. The owner gave us some cards to take away.
The day before the funeral, I phoned to say that with all the other planning palaver, we’d forgotten to hand the cards back, and living in Chester, feeling exhausted, and needing some time to chill the day before the funeral, what could she suggest we do. The attitude of the owner was so unhelpful, so I discussed with my Mum and phoned back to ask if the florist could leave hooks in the arrangements for us to attach the cards the following morning. The owner was so rude and unhelpful, the attitude was computer says no, and if we didn’t get the cards to her that day ‘they’ll have to go without’, she was shouting over me on the phone until I got so upset I hung up. She phoned back, still being aggressive and lacking any kind of empathy. I asked what would be the latest time we could drop the cards off, to be told 5pm. I drove over from Chester dropped the cards off, only to find that she’d phoned my Mum to complain about me (I’m 52!). This could have created a family rift, the day before my Dad’s funeral.We later found out that she was delivering the flowers the morning of the funeral, so we could have attached the cards the following day - and that she had a reputation for being rude to customers, stated from other providers we’d used.
The cards meant so much to us, the last cards we would ever write to our lovely Dad.
I have never written a negative review about any business before, and whilst the flowers were fine, I would never ever use, or recommend, this florist to anyone again.
At a time when everyone else has treated our family with such kindness and compassion, this woman has no skills to deal with people empathetically who are dearly deep in grief.
Please avoid if you’re in a similar position.
I am not interested in whatever reply this person gives, her behaviour and attitude towards grieving people was simply unforgivable.








