Flowers as a gift?

My wife liked a gift of flowers, but I sent them on anniversaries, not birthdays, and I usually got her another gift as well, and dinner out. That's probably not the answer you wanted, but (other than funerals) I've never used flowers as a gift. I'm not opposed to it, as long as you're confident the person would like them. If she lives a very comfortable lifestyle and seems to have everything she needs, flowers may please her. If she's extremely practical, they may not.

I never give gift cards. It's shocking when I read stories of how many of those are never redeemed. Also, I see gift cards that say, "Valid at participating locations," and I have no way of knowing if the location they go to is "participating." I'll probably be criticized for this, but I don't care - whether t's right or wrong - if buying power is my object as a gift, I give cash in a money envelope and a greeting card. I've yet to see anyone open it and look disappointed, and I guarantee you it won't go "unredeemed."
 
MACKTEXAS said:
My wife liked a gift of flowers, but I sent them on anniversaries, not birthdays, and I usually got her another gift as well, and dinner out. That's probably not the answer you wanted, but (other than funerals) I've never used flowers as a gift. I'm not opposed to it, as long as you're confident the person would like them. If she lives a very comfortable lifestyle and seems to have everything she needs, flowers may please her. If she's extremely practical, they may not.

I never give gift cards. It's shocking when I read stories of how many of those are never redeemed. Also, I see gift cards that say, "Valid at participating locations," and I have no way of knowing if the location they go to is "participating." I'll probably be criticized for this, but I don't care - whether t's right or wrong - if buying power is my object as a gift, I give cash in a money envelope and a greeting card. I've yet to see anyone open it and look disappointed, and I guarantee you it won't go "unredeemed."
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you have the same mindset as me where this is concerned, I never buy gift cards for anyone...
 

It's a very individual decision. I like flowers, but they're dead in a few days. I'd much prefer a plant as a gift.

Some people are allergic, so keep that in mind before getting flowers or plants as a gift.
 
Happyflowerlady said:
I think that it depends on the person that you are giving the gift to, and what they would enjoy the most. Personally, I would much rather have a live plant that I can keep than a bouquet of flowers that are going to wither and be gone in a few days.
Many years ago, my (ex) husband bought me a rose plant for Mother’s Day, and I planted it and it grew and had beautiful red roses on it. Everytime we moved, I dug up that rosebush and took it along with us to the new place and re-planted it. He worked line work construction, so we moved a LOT back then, but I had that rose for years and years.
I think that at some point, we had to move in the middle of winter, and the snow was too deep and the ground to frozen for me to dig the rose bush up and take it with me.
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I also prefer plants over flowers, but some people have little interest in keeping a plant, caring for it, replanting, etc. I've had some flowers that lasted a couple of weeks with regular water and light attention, but a plant is more long term. Flowers or plants always bring a smile, IMO. 🌷
 
My aunt is exactly like your mom lol. She hated throwing away wilted roses after three days, said it was like watching money rot.

I ended up getting her some high-quality artificial ones from Silks Are Forever for her sunroom. They look legit enough that she tries to water them sometimes haha. At least they stay pretty and she doesn't feel guilty about the "waste."
 
I got flowers from my dad when I got my first kid. But I was so busy with the baby that I forgot all about the flowers. The next day he came again and they were still laying outside on the bin. He said to my sister: Don't bother to give her flowers. :ROFLMAO:
 
Pinky said:
There are always chocolates 😋
Dinner at a nice restaurant.
Then, there are gift certificates .. though, some might say they are too impersonal.
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My wife always enjoys flowers and she treasures the messages on the card. On her birthday I give her money, as in the filthy folding stuff. She also gets a card, flowers and chocolates as well, and either a meal out or I cook her something special. The first time that I gave her cash an explanation note read: "It is suggested that giving cash is lazy and vulgar. That's just a rouse put out by the retail industry who rely upon useless gifts left to gather dust being sold so that hapless husbands come back time and again. Your gift will be by your own choice. But in order to placate the retail industry, don't think of it as cash, think of it as a personal portrait of Queen Elizabeth."
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I prefer a plant that flowers.

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