The price of flowers in Ireland

Tiocfaidh Armani

Another total rip off. I live in Scotland and the prices of six roses is more than what I would for a dozen here. Why the price difference? Honestly Ireland pi**es me off sometimes with the rip off culture. Delivery is also double what you pay here and all. €56 for six roses and delivery. Fecking £44 stg for a dozen including delivery here.

Love my auld one but she can go without:D

Mercurius

I'd also like to know where these prices stem from.

AngryBollix

Ply her with drink instead

Amirani

The prices really leaf something to be desired.

RobbieTheRobber

Blooming ridiculous, is what those prices are!

Mercurius

AngryBollix wrote: »

Ply her with drink instead

He aster, but she said she'd prefer flowers.

AngryBollix

A thorny issue by the sound of things

The Internet Explorer

I guess you could say, roses are more expensive here in Ireland.

TheZohanS

€54 for 12 roses delivered.

£44 = €52 approx. Difference of €2.

cgarrad

They really are too dear but...

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo1egxFjqe1qmbv49o1_500.jpg

leggit

those prices don't sound like much of a daffo-deal to me......




(Tesco reduced section, got a bunch of semi-decent flowers for 44c, what recession?)

DoesNotCompute

Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: »

Another total rip off. I live in Scotland and the prices of six roses is more than what I would for a dozen here. Why the price difference? Honestly Ireland pi**es me off sometimes with the rip off culture. Delivery is also double what you pay here and all. €56 for six roses and delivery. Fecking £44 stg for a dozen including delivery here.

Love my auld one but she can go without:D

Go on down to Henry Street or Moore St - 2 bunches of roses for five euuuuuroooo.

Has got me out of plenty of trouble with the ball and chain

strobe

Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: »

Another total rip off. I live in Scotland and the prices of six roses is more than what I would for a dozen here. Why the price difference? Honestly Ireland pi**es me off sometimes with the rip off culture. Delivery is also double what you pay here and all. €56 for six roses and delivery. Fecking £44 stg for a dozen including delivery here.

Love my auld one but she can go without:D

Roses are gay. Buy that bitch some white carnations. Bitches love white carnations.

leggit

TheZohan wrote: »

€54 for 12 roses delivered.

£44 = €52 approx. Difference of €2.

but you get a dozen as opposed to a half-dozen???
you're paying e2 more for half the roses?

Underdraft

You can get a dozen red roses for $18 in San Francisco. Bargain!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b64ZK7KDfTQ

joshrogan

We have to nip it in the bud alright

AngryBollix

A suitable compromise?



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Tiocfaidh Armani

TheZohan wrote: »

€54 for 12 roses delivered.

£44 = €52 approx. Difference of €2.

Nope $54 for SIX roses. Please read the post cirrectly my good man.

TheZohanS

leggit wrote: »

but you get a dozen as opposed to a half-dozen???
you're paying e2 more for half the roses?

Can you rephrase your post please. Have a look at my post and the OPs post first.

El Weirdo

Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: »

Nope $54 for SIX roses. Please read the post cirrectly my good man.

The link clearly states:

12 Stems Standard €54.00

Read the link correctly, my good man.

TheZohanS

Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: »

Nope $54 for SIX roses. Please read the post cirrectly my good man.

Dramatic Dozen

Same day delivery available
€54.00

What am I missing here? They're 54€ from interflora for a dozen roses. Am I having a brain fart or something?

Mercurius

TheZohan wrote: »

Can you rephrase your post please. Have a look at my post and the OPs post first.

He just dozen get it.

stovelid

Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: »

Love my auld one

Don't we all?

Immaculate Pasta

Wow I didn't know there was such a big difference in the price of flowers between Scotland and Ireland. It would be interesting to know the root cause of it all. :cool:

stovelid

Remember too that if your mot is in a foul humour over flowers, she may actually just be in her flowers rather than wanting some.

xzanti

Cemeteries are where it's at OP

Tiocfaidh Armani

strobe wrote: »

Roses are gay. Buy that bitch some white carnations. Bitches love white carnations.

That bitch is my ma, f**k face;) Sending them on behalf of my da who is in a care home after a stroke. But feck that, total rip off but shouldn't be too surprised, tis Ireland after all.

lucylu

This is a interflora's competitors take on it
http://www.flowersmadeeasy.com/blog/2009/01/valentines-day-flowers-red-rose-economics/

The Interflora Effect. Interflora has more florists in the UK and Ireland than anywhere else. They decide their prices 12 months in advance and the base their prices on sterling. This means that the price of a bouquet in Ireland is determined by an accountant 12 months in advance at an exchange rate which is 12 months old – Doh! Yes major Doh , because sterling is now above 0.85c and was above 0.90c last week. This means that the price of 12 red roses is nearly 20% cheaper in the UK than it should be if everything else was the same. That also means that the price of 12 roses is 20% cheaper in Ireland but the cost the flowers is the same. So who loses – Well Interflora does as do the florists. Having spoken to loads of interflora florists since December, most of them are simply not advertising interflora bouquets at all because they simply would loose way too much money.

token101

€56 for some flowers :eek: Chocolates are cheaper, you'll get some nice Thorntons ones for 20 quid and you get some too! And you get some chocolates after aswell....

Or if she really like flowers just do that thing that skangers in your street who'd never seen a green belt in their lives used to do as kids/young adults. Get some of those weedy, yellow flowers that stain the skin, I've no idea of the correct name, 'Pissy beds' they were known as in my ghetto, rub them violently on her cheeks and say the magic words: "Got you with a pissy bed, got you with a pissy bed, now you have a yellow head". Manys the knack was conceived after that little tradition.

Last time she'll ask for flowers.

TheZohanS

Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: »

That bitch is my ma, f**k face;) Sending them on behalf of my da who is in a care home after a stroke. But feck that, total rip off but shouldn't be too surprised, tis Ireland after all.

They're €2 more expensive in Ireland per dozen.

El Weirdo

TheZohan wrote: »

They're €2 more expensive in Ireland per dozen.

Hey, don't let facts get in the way of a good old rant, Zohan.

lucylu

Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: »

Sending them on behalf of my da who is in a care home after a stroke. But feck that, total rip off but shouldn't be too surprised, tis Ireland after all.

Ah that is a very thoughful thing to do.. ring your local florist nearest to your Mam's house (not an interflora) and they may be cheaper..

Sindri

Buy a pack of rose seeds, plant them, and spend the next year caring and cultivating them.

Now's the perfect time for planting.

Mickey H

token101 wrote: »

€56 for some flowers :eek: Chocolates are cheaper, you'll get some nice Thorntons ones for 20 quid and you get some too! And you get some chocolates after aswell....

Or if she really like flowers just do that thing that skangers in your street who'd never seen a green belt in their lives used to do as kids/young adults. Get some of those weedy, yellow flowers that stain the skin, I've no idea of the correct name, 'Pissy beds' they were known as in my ghetto, rub them violently on her cheeks and say the magic words: "Got you with a pissy bed, got you with a pissy bed, now you have a yellow head". Manys the knack was conceived after that little tradition.

Last time she'll ask for flowers.

They're Dandelions.

Tiocfaidh Armani

El Weirdo wrote: »

Hey, don't let facts get in the way of a good old rant, Zohan.

Read the post.

6 roses in Ireland - €54
12 rose Scotland - £44.

How is that €2 a difference, it's twice as expensive nearly per rose!

TheZohanS

Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: »

Read the post.

6 roses in Ireland - €54
12 rose Scotland - £44.

How is that €2 a difference, it's twice as expensive nearly per rose!

Did you even click the link I posted earlier?

€54 for 12 roses delivered.

You do know what a dozen is right?

Cantona's Collars

From Aldi,before Valentines last year.I'd expect the price to be the same this year,no wonder they could never keep them in stock-Interflora can go shite.

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_15877.htm

Tiocfaidh Armani

edit: oops get ya!

Irish Steve

A quick on line search, One dozen red roses, delivered, €49, which in my book with the way the exchange rate is right now, is pretty close, or even under the Sterling price, given the horrendous extra cost of getting fresh flower into Ireland, being as most of it comes by road from Holland, the issue is not the flowers, it's Interflora.

Interflora was a good concept 20 years ago before things like the web were around, they had a good system when there was no other option, but it's become VERY expensive, as the transmission cost is a very significant figure, as both Interflora and the sending florist get a % from the order value.

The best way to get flowers delivered now is to find an on line florist close to where you want the delivery made, and check to see what their feedback reputation is like, and then order direct either by phone or on line.

JupiterKid

My older sister lives in Holland and because they grow huge amounts of flowers over there - and they don't have a rip off culture like here in Ireland, she can get a huge bouquet of lillies or gladioli or tulips for the vases in her house for about €3 to €4.

Yes we are completely ripped off here when it6 come to flowers, especially flower arrangements. But is it any surprise to anyone?

Mickey Lover

How about 20 pink roses for €38 with free delivery ? - they look lovely wouldn't mind getting these myself - from the same site as The Zohan posted but look under the 'Free Delivery' flowers