Maybe MZ should have just picked up some flowers from Walmart or the grocery store instead. FTD sent the order to a local florist, but not a competent local florist. Maybe FTD should learn to search Yelp first.

“Look at what I ordered vs what they delivered,” MZ typed with their thumbs on our Tipster app (also available for Android). “I could have gotten a prettier bouquet at Walmart for $4.” Yes, maybe this would look like the catalog photo if the flowers were all expertly primped and facing the same direction. And if there were twice as many of them.

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