1800flowers
Chelsea wanted to do something nice for her grandparents' anniversary, since she couldn't be there to celebrate. She decided to send them some
flowers through 1800Flowers.com. Unfortunately, she had no way of knowing that the local florist handling orders in her grandparents' area closed on Saturdays, and chose Saturday delivery.
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outings
A Texas man is suing
1-800-Flowers for $1 million after a thank you note from
the web florist outed him as an adulterer. Leroy Greer specifically asked 1-800-Flowers not to send him a receipt for the cuddly stuffed animal and dozen long stemmed roses he ordered for his mistress. Despite his request, 1-800-Flowers sent a thank you note to his house several months later, prompting his wife to ask who the hell got flowers. She called 1-800-Flowers, which gladly faxed her a copy of Leroy's order form that included the following message meant for his mistress: "Just wanted to say I love you and you mean the world to me! -Leroy." Above The Law has the legalese:
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1-800-flowers
1-800-Flowers charges an extra $3 to guarantee the delivery of your flowers ON Valentine's Day, but due to threat of snow, they're rescinding that guarantee, delivering flowers early, and not telling anyone.
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Consumerist
